IMPROVEMENTS IN REBURNING ANIMAL CHARCOAL
Year: 1852

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
TOкR, of the Chemical Works, Trunley's Lane, Rotherhithe, Animal Charcoal
Burner, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster, the Third day of
February, in the fifteenth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs
and successors, give and grant unto me, the said George Torr, my exors,
admors, and assigns, Her special licence, full power, sole privilege and
authority, that I, the said George Torr, my exors, admors, and assigns, or
such others as 1, the said George Torr, my exors, admors, or assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
during the term of years therein expressed, should and lawfully might
make, use, exercise, and vend, within England, Wales, and the Town of
Berwick-upon-Tweed, and in the Islands Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark,
and Man, and in all Her Majesty's Colonies and Plantations abroad, my
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN REBURNING ANIMAL CHARCOAL;" in which
said Letters Patent is contained a proviso that George Torr shall cause a
particular description of the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, by an instrument in writing under my hand
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page_text: and seal, to be inrolled in Her said Majesty's High Court of Chancery
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
in part recited Letters Patent, as in and by the same, reference being
thereunto had, will more fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
George Torr, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Invention,
and the manner of performing the same, are fully described and ascertained
in and by the following statement thereof, reference being had to the Drawings
hereunto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked thereon; that is to
say:
My Invention consists of improvements in constructing and setting the
revolving retorts or apparatus used in reburning animal charcoal; and in
order that the Invention may be most fully understood and readily carried
into effect, I will proceed to describe the means pursued by me.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure shews a longitudinal section of a retort and apparatus constructed
and set according to my Invention. Figure 2 is a transverse section thereof.
Figure 3 is a front view, and Figure 4 a back view of the same. In each of
these Figures the same letters are used to indicate the same parts. a, a, is
the retort which has an open end in front, and a closed end with a hollow axis
at the back, by which arrangement the back end of the retort can be within
the masonry or setting, and consequently can be heated, as is clearly shewn by
the Drawings. b is a fixed tube passing within the retort, having an opening
at b', through which any vapours evolved, as the process of reburning animal
charcoal goes on, may escape and be conducted away by the pipe c. In order
to turn over the matters under process, the long plate e is employed; it is
fixed within the retorts by arms f, as shewn, by means of which the
animal charcoal will be distributed more advantageously as the retort revolves.
g is the cover at the front. h, h, are the pulleys by which the retort is put
into motion. i is the fireplace. i, the chamber within which the retort
revolves, and from which the heat and products from the fire pass, and thence
into the chimney. It will be seen that the back end of the retort is within
the chamber, and there is space between it and the masonry or setting, hence
that end of the retort can be heated, which is important.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of
performing the same, I would have it understood that I do not confine myself
to the precise details as herein given, so long as the peculiar character of my
Invention is otherwise retained. But what I claim are the improvements in