IMPROVEMENTS IN DATING STAMPS FOR RAILWAY AND OTHER TICKETS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOHN MOGILL, of the Glasgow, and South Western Railway Station, Ayr, in
the County of Ayr, North Britain, Station-Master. do hereby declare the naturo
of my said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN DATING STAMPS FOR RAILWAY AND
OTHER TICKETS". to be as follows:-
My said Invention has for its object to simplify and improve the construction
and action of ticket dating stamps and to render them more convenient and less
liable to get out of order.
In my improved apparatus the wheels with the raised numerals, letters or other
printing devices formed on them are stationary (except when being adjusted to
change the date) inside of a box or case, and the entire vertical front piece of the
box is arranged to move or slide inwards when a ticket is inserted into the opening
provided for it and the front piece is at the same time pushed inwards. A curved
lever jointed to a part of the front piece which projects inwards is by the inward
movement caused to rise and press the inner end of the ticket up against the
printing wheels; and when the ticket is withdrawn a spring at the back pushes
the front piece outwards and at the same time lowers the curved lever. The
inwardly projecting part of the front piece is made with a small trough for
the ink and is fitted with a small roller and a doctor and the inward and outward
movements of the front piece cause the inking roller to ink the printing types or
devices and at the same time to be turned round through the ink. The back of
the box or case is fixed to the base and the two sides to which the top is fixed are
at their front lower corners hinged to the base so that they can be turned down
with the top to give convenient access to the interior.
And in order that my said Invention and the manner of performing the same
may be properly understood I hereunto append a sheet of explanatory drawings to
be hereinafter referred to and representing my improved apparatus.
Figures, 1, and 2, of the accompanying drawings are vertical sections as at right
angles to the front and back of the apparatus and respectively showing the front
piece in different positions. Figure, 3, is a face view of adjusting wheels at tho
left-hand side; figure, 4, is a transverse vertical section showing the printing
wheels and their adjusting wheels in edge view; and figure, 5, is a face view of
adjusting wheels at the right-hand side. In these drawings the same reference
letters are used to mark the same or like parts wherever they are repeated.

page_text: The parts are contained in a box or case having a base, A, to which is fixed a
back, B, and sides, C, which have a top D, fixed to them, and which are attached
to the base by binges, E, at their bottom front corners. The front F, is a single
vortical piece which is fitted to slide inwards and outwards on the base A between
the sides, C, and under the top, D. This front piece, F, is made with an angular
or narrowing aperture, G, for the insertion of a ticket; and on its inner side
beneath this aperture the piece, F, is formed with a part H, projecting inwards to
the inner end of which there is jointed a curved lever, I. The forward part of
this lever, I, which enters up through an opening made for it in the projection, H,
is formed with a broad head, J, to bear up against the underside of the ticket T,
as shown in figure, 1. The curved lever, I, is made with a slot at its lower part to
work on a pin K, which is held in a forked part, L, formed on or fixed to the
base, A; and when the front piece, F, is moved inwards the pin, K, causes the
lever, I, to turn, so that its front end presses the ticket, T, up against the printing
wheels. A blade spring, M, fixed to the part, L, bears against the back of the
curved lever, I, and through it pushes the front piece F, out again whenever the
ticket is withdrawn. The inside projection H of the front piece, F, has a trough N,
formed in it for ink and is fitted with a roller R, to apply the ink, a doctor, P,
being added to regulate the ink on the roller; in front of the trough, N, there is
formed or fixed a small stop on each upper side of the projection H to prevent the
ticket entering too far.
The printing type wheels, W, are carried on tubular spindles between two
cheeks or side pieces, S, fixed to the base, A, and having hinged upper parts, V, to
allow of the wheels being taken out. There is a central solid spindle on which the
tubular spindles are carried as none of the latter extends across from one cheek to
the other. The middle wheel, W, is for printing the months and is fixed on a
tubular spindle having fixed on its outer end an adjusting wheel X shown in
figure, 5. At the-right-hand-side of-the-month wheel, W,-are two wheels for tho
units and tens of the years, the unit wheel being on a tubular spindle having an
adjusting wheel, Y, also shown in figure, 5. The tons wheel, requiring to be
altered only once every ten years, has no external adjusting wheel, but is fixed_by-
means of a small catch Z fitted inside and movable with the cheek piece, V. The
adjusting wheels X, Y at the right-hand side as well as similar wheels, a, b, at the
left-hand side are fixed by separate hinged catches c, d, c, f. At the left-hand side
of the month wheel, W, there are two wheels for the days of the month, one for
the units being on a tubular spindle on the outer end of which there is fixed an
adjusting wheel, a, whilst the one for the tens is on a tubular spindle having an
adjusting wheel, b, fixed on it, the adjusting wheels a, b, being shown in figuro, 3.
On each side between the checks, S, and the printing wheels there is a washer or
distance piece placed on the tubular spindles to fill up the space between the cheeks
and the printing wheels.
Dated this eleventh day of January 1884.

page_text: I, JOHN MCGILL, of the Glasgow and South Western Railway Station, Ayr, in
the County of Ayr, North Britain, Station-Master, do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN DATING STAMPS FOR RAILWAY AND
OTHER TICKETS" and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, that is to say :-
My said Invention has for its object to simplify and improve the construction
and action of ticket dating stamps and to render them more convenient and less
liable to get out of order.
In my improved apparatus the wheels with the raised numerals, letters or other
printing devices formed on them are stationary (except when being adjusted to
change the date) inside of a box or case, and the entire vertical front piece of the
box is arranged to move or slide inwards when a ticket is inserted into the opening
provided for it; and the front piece is at the same time pushed inwards. A curved
lever jointed to a part of the front piece which projects inwards is by the inward
movement caused to rise and press the inner end of the ticket up against the
printing wheels ; and when the ticket is withdrawn a spring at the back pushes
the front piece outwards and at the same time lowers the curved lever. The
inwardly projecting part of the front piece carries an inking vessel the lower part
of which is turned upwards and provided with an inking pad. On a ticket being
withdrawn and the front piece being pushed outwards by the spring the upper part
of the inking vessel which can turn on centres comes in contact with a fixed pin or
projection and thereby causes the lower end to rise and press the inking pad up
against the printing types or devices. The back, two sides, and top of the box or
case may be fixed together in any suitable manner and the two sides are, at their
back lower corners, hinged to the base so that they can be turned down with the
back and top to give convenient access to the interior.
And in order that my said Invention and the manner of performing the same
may be properly understood I hereunto append a sheet of explanatory drawings to
be hereinafter referred to and representing my improved apparatus.
Figures 1, and 2, of the accompanying drawings are vertical sections as at right
angles to the front and back of the apparatus and respectively showing the front
piece in different positions. Figure, 3, is a face view of adjusting wheels at the
left-hand side; figure, 4, is a transverse vertical section showing the printing wheels
and their adjusting wheels in edge view; and figure, 5, is a face view of adjusting
wheels at the right-hand side. In these drawings the same reference letters are
used to mark the same or like parts wherever they are repeated.
The parts are contained in a box or case having a basc, A. The back, B, sides, C,
and top, D, are fixed together, the sides, C, being attached to the base by hinges, E,
at their bottom back corners. The front, F, is a single vertical piece which is
fitted to slide inwards and outwards on the base, A, between the sides, C, and under
the top, D. This front piece, F, is made with a narrowing aperture, G, for the
insertion of a ticket; and on its inner side beneath this aperture the piece, F, is
formed with a part, H, having two sides projecting inwards and guided by horizontal
ribs formed on them and working in grooves in cheeks or sides, S, fixed to the
base, A. To the inner end of the projecting parts, H, there is jointed a curved
lever, I, the forward part of which enters up through an open space between the
sides of the projections, H, and is formed with a broad head, J, to bear up against

page_text: a small block, g, capable of rocking in its seat, and an indiarubber pad, ¾, so as to
adjust itself in a manner to bear equally up against the ticket, T, being stamped.
The curved lever, I, is made with a slot at its lower part to work on a pin, K,
which is held in projections, L, formed on or fixed to two checks or side pieces, S,
which are fixed to the base, A, and when the front piece, F, is moved inwards the
pin K causes the lever, I, to turn so that its front. end, J, presses the ticket, T, up
against the printing wheels. A blade spring M, bears against the back of the
curved lever, I, and through it pushes the front piece out again whenever the ticket
is withdrawn. A vessel, N, for containing ink and constructed like a bird fountain
is centered by means of two small pins, j, on its sides, these pins being entered into
notches in the sides of the inwardly projecting part, H, of the movable front, F,
and being prevented from getting out by springs covering the notches. The lower
end of this vessel, N, is turned upwards and is formed with a recess for an inking
pad, k, of felt or cloth to which the ink has access through perforations in the
bottom of the recess. On a ticket being withdrawn and the front piece, F, being
pushed outwards by the spring, M, the upper part of the inking vessel, N, comes in
contact with a pin or projection, l, fixed to one of the cheeks or side piecos, S, and
is thereby made to turn so as to raise the inking pad, k, up against the printing
types or devices. When the front, F, is moved inwards the inking vessel N, turns
back away from the printing types. Small stops, m, are formed or fixed on the
sides of the inwardly projecting part, H, to prevent the ticket entering too far.
The inking vessel, N, is filled through an opening in its top which is closed quite
tight by a screw plug, P.
The printing type wheels, W, are carried on spindles between two checks or side
pieces, S, fixed to the base, A, and having hinged upper parts, V, to allow of the
wheels being taken out. There is a central solid spindle on which the middle
wheel, W, which is for printing the months, is fixed, the spindle having fixed on
one of its outer ends an adjusting wheel, X, shown in figure, 5. At the right-hand
side of the month wheel, W, are two wheels for the units and tens of the years,
the unit wheel being on a tubular spindle having an adjustable wheel, Y, also
—shown-in-figure, 5. The tens-wheel-requiring-to-be-altered-only-once-every-ten-
years, has no external adjusting wheel, but is fixed by means of a small catch, Z,
fitted inside and movable with the cheek piece, V. The adjusting wheels X, Y, at
the right-hand side as well as similar wheels a, b, at the left hand side are fixed by
separate catches c, d, e, f, which are held in their places by springs, n. At the left
hand side of the month wheel, W, there are two wheels for the days of the month,
one for the units being on a tubular spindle on the outer end of which there is
fixed an adjusting wheel, a, whilst the one for the tens is on a tubular spindle
having an adjusting wheel, b, fixed on it, the adjusting wheels, a, b, being shown in
figure, 3. On each side between the checks, S, and the printing wheels there is a
washer or distance piece, O, placed on the tubular spindle to fill up the space
between the cheeks and the printing wheels; or these distance pieces, O, may be
fixed to or formed in the same pieces with the printing outer wheels, W.
I do not restrict myself to the precise details herein described or delincated
provided that the distinctivo features of my Invention are retained; theso
being 1, the improved mode of arranging or combining together the several parts
forming the completo dating stamp, 2, the combination of the movable front with
the curved lever for pressing the ticket up against the dating wheels, 3, the
combination of the type wheels with their adjusting wheels and catches, and, 4,
the binging of the top and sides of the box or covering case to the base so as to
give convenient access to the interior.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The improved mode of arranging or combining together the several parts
forming the complete dating stamp substantially as herein before described and
shown on the accompanying drawings
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page_text: 2. The combination of the movable front with the curved lever for pressing the
ticket up against the dating wheels, substantially as heroinbefore described.
3. The combination of the type wheels with their adjusting wheels and catches
substantially as herein before described.
4. The hinging of the top and sides of the box or covering case to the base so as
to give convenient access to the interior substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated thin ninth day of October 1884
EDMUND HUNT,
Applicant's Agent.