AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND DELIVERING ALE, BEER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS FOR DRINKING
Year: 1874

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Adolphus Clark, of the Firm of Dows, Clark,
& Co., Soda Water Machinery Manufacturers, 46 and 47, Firth
Street, Solo Square, in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention
of "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND DELIVERING ALE, BEER,
AND OTHER LIQUIDS FOR DRINKING."-A communication from abroad
by Charles L. Ridgway, of Boston, Massachusetts, United States of
America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Adolphus Clark at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
13th May 1874.
I, ADOLPHUS CLARK, of the Firm of Dows, Clark, & Co., Soda Water
5 Machinery Manufacturers, 46 and 47, Firth Street, Soho Square, in
the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND DELIVERING ALB

page_text: BEER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS FOR DRINKING," a communication, to be as
follows:-
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The said Invention relates to a novel and simple apparatus for drawing
ale, beer, or other liquids from a barrel or fount, and cooling the said
liquid and supplying it in a cool and agreeable condition to be drank,
and the said apparatus for cooling and delivering ale or beer is in some
instances combined with a soda water fountain or apparatus for supplying
soda water or other effervescing liquids.
The said apparatus is constructed with a vessel of glass or other
suitable material, preferably of a spherical or globular form. This glass
vessel is mounted upon a standard, which may be either vertical or hori-
zontal, and which forms the pipe or passage whereby the ale or beer is
conveyed from the barrel or fount to the said vessel. This standard, if
vertical, is secured by its base to a counter or table; if horizontal, it
may project from the side of the wall or other part of a room or bar or
its fittings.
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Inside the aforesaid glass vessel I place a vertical cylinder of thin
metal (preferably white metal or glass) to be filled with ice for cooling.
the beer or other liquid in the glass vessel. The glass vessel or globe
has an aperture at the base just large enough to admit the said cylinder,
which extends to the top of the glass vessel, or nearly so. The said
vessel rests upon a concave flange formed upon the standard, in which
flange I place plaster of Paris or other cement to form a bed for the
said vessel. The standard has a small neck or projection, on which is
cut a screw thread, whereby the ice cylinder is secured. A washer is
slipped over this screw, and then a nut is screwed down upon the said
washer, thereby forcing the glass vessel down in the plaster of Paris or
cement and making the joint perfectly tight. The said globe or vessel
has an aperture at the top closed by a cover of metal or other suitable
material. The said screw-neck or projection, besides its central hole
whereby the water is drawn from the ice cylinder, has small holes for
the passage of the beer or other liquid from the barrel to the glass vessel
or globe and from the latter to the delivery nozzle. The standard is fitted
with a cock, whose plug may be turned to allow the beer or other liquid
to rise from the barrel into the globe or glass vessel or to flow from the
said globe to the delivery nozzle, or to pass directly from the barrel to
the delivery nozzle. For this purpose the handle of the said plug is

page_text: provided with a spring catch or trigger arranged in combination with
stops on the standard. When the plug is turned without depressing the
trigger its movement will be limited by the said stops, and it will there-
fore turn just far enough to open and close the cock to deliver the beer.
or other liquid either from the barrel 'or globe, as may be desired, but
when the said trigger is depressed it will pass over the said stops and
change the passage of the liquid to reverse the delivery or to stop the
delivery, and raise the liquid into the globe, as above described. It is
obvious that where the barrels of ale or beer are kept in a cellar below
the said apparatus the ale or beer must be raised by a pump or other-
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When the ale or beer is drawn direct from the barrel it will have the
ordinary proportion of froth or foam, but when it is drawn from the .
globe it will be without any froth or foam, and may be drank in this
condition or may be "topped" with froth or foam from the barrel by.
turning the plug in the proper direction. The glass globe will expose.
the ale or beer to view, so that its condition may be always known. A.
very small quantity of ice in the ice cylinder will keep the contents,
of the globe very cold without diluting them with water, and however;
numerous the demands for the liquid, they can be supplied without
delay.
My Invention may be modified by making the apparatus without the
aforesaid glass globe or vessel. I thereby provide an apparatus which
will be easily portable, and may be moved without danger of breaking
it. The receiver or vessel for containing the ale or beer to be cooled is
enclosed in a covered box and will be out of sight. The delivery pipe
extends horizontally from the said box, and is provided with a small
glass gauge, which shows the quantity of liquid in the said receiver.
This form of the apparatus may be conveniently combined with a soda.
fountain
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page_text: Manufacturers, 46 and 47, Firth Street, Soho Square, in the County of
Middlesex, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Thirteenth day of May, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, in the thirty-
seventh year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said Adolphus Clark, Her. special licence
that I, the said Adolphus Clark, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as I, the said Adolphus Clark, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to- time and at all times thercafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED
APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND DELIVERING ALE, BEER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS FOR
DRINKING," a communication to me from abroad by Charles L. Ridgway,.
of Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, upon the condition.
(amongst others) that I, the said Adolphus Clark, my executors or.
administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one.
of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent
Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date
of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Adolphus Clark, do hereby declare:
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by.
the following statement, reference being had to the accompanying:
Drawing forming a part of this Specification:-
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The said Invention relates to a novel and simple apparatus for drawing.
ale, beer, water, milk, coffee, or other liquid from a barrel or fount and
cooling the said liquid and supplying it in a cool and agreeable condition
for drinking, the said apparatus for cooling and delivering such liquids
being in some instances combined with a soda water fountain or
apparatus for supplying soda water or other effervescing liquids.
The said apparatus may be advantageously constructed as shown in
the accompanying Drawing, which I will now proceed to describe.

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Figure 4 is a side view of a cock for regulating the passage of the
liquids through the said apparatus; Figure 5 is a transverse section on
the line y, y, Figure 4.
Figure 6 shows a modification of the said cock,
Figures 4, 5, 6, are drawn to an enlarged scale.
..Like letters indicate the same parts throughout the Drawing.
a is a standard or pillar which is designed to be fixed upon a counter
or table; b is a vessel of glass or other suitable material, preferably of
a spherical or globular form, and mounted upon the said standard. The
lattor may be either vertical or horizontal. If horizontal it may project
from the side of the wall or other part of a room or bar or its fittings.
The said standard forms the pipe or passage, whereby the ale, beer, or
other liquid is convoyed from the barrel or fount to the said vessel.
Inside the aforesaid vessel 6 I.place a vertical cylinder o of thin sub-
stance (preferably white metal or glass) to be filled with ice for cooling.
the beer or other liquid in the glass vessel b. The vessel or globe 6 has
an aperture at the top just large enough to admit the said cylinder,.
which extends to the top of the vessel 6, or nearly so. The said vessel
rests upon a concave flange a¹ formed upon the standard a, in which
flange I place plaster of Paris or other cement to form a bed for the said
vessel. The standard a has a small neck or projection a², in which is
cut a screw thread, whereby the ice cylinder c is secured. A nut d is
screwed down upon the part a*, thereby forcing and holding the
glass vessel b down in the plaster of Paris or cement, and making the
joint perfectly tight, as shown in Figure 3. The said globe or vessel 6.
has its aperture at the top, closed by a cover 62 of metal or other suitable
material. The said screw neck or projection a² has a central hole e
communicating with the cock e', whereby the waste water is drawn from
the ice cylinder c; it also has small holes f, clearly-shown in Figure 2,
for the
passage of the beer or other liquid from the barrel to the vessel
or globe b, and from the latter to the delivery nozzle g. The standard a
is fitted with a cock, whose construction is illustrated in Figures 4, 5,
and 6, and whose plug h may be turned to allow the beer or other liquid-
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page_text: to rise from the barrel into the globe or vessel 6 or to flow from the said
globe to the delivery nozzle g, or to pass directly from the barrel to the
said delivery nozzle. For this purpose the handle ¹ of the said' plug is
provided with a spring catch or trigger arranged. in combination with
stops or shoulders on the standard, and the said trigger is provided with
an adjustable thumbscrew, which comes to a bearing against the said
stops or shoulders.
In Figure 4, which shows my improved cock or faucet, is the plug;
is the handle for rotating the plug; i is the trigger or check latch;
and jis the thumbscrew which come to a bearing against the stops /
and limit the rotation of the said plug. By adjusting this screw the
rotation of the plug will be increased or diminished, as desired. When
the plug is turned without depressing the trigger i its movement will be
limited by the said stops, and it will therefore turn just far enough to
open and close the cock to deliver the beer or other liquid either direct
from the barrel or from the globe b, as may have been previously deter-
mined, but when the said trigger is depressed it will pass over the said
stops and change the passage of the liquid to reverse the delivery or
to stop the delivery and raise the liquid into the globe, as above.
described.
The cock shown in Figure 6 has no check latch, the required changes'
in the delivery being effected by the adjustment of the screw j.
It is well known, that in drawing foaming liquids with an ordinary
faucet a sudden and too great opening of the said faucet causes the.
liquid to spirt with such force as to be thrown out of the tumbler or
other receptacle into which it is drawn, but by regulating the opening
of the cock by the use of the said thumbscrew this difficulty is avoided,
and when the screw is once properly set the plug may be turned freely.
without needing any care on the part of the operator.
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It is obvious that where the barrels of ale or beer or other liquid arc.
kept in a cellar below the said apparatus the said liquid must be raised
by a pump or otherwise. ...
When the ale or beer or other liquid is drawn direct from the barrel
it will have the ordinary proportion of froth or foam, but when it is
drawn from the globe bit will be without any froth or foam, and may
be drank in this condition or may be "topped" with froth or foam from

page_text: the barrel by adjusting the plug in the proper manner.
The globe b
when made of glass will expose the ale or beer to view so that its
condition may be always known. If the said globe, or vessel is formed
of metal or other opaque material I provide it with a gauge to show the
condition of the liquid within it. A very small quantity of ice in the
ice cylinder c will keep the contents of the globe very cold without
diluting them with water, and however numerous the demands for the
liquid, they can be supplied without delay.
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My Invention may be modified by making the apparatus without the
aforesaid globe or vessel b, so that the said apparatus will be casily
portable and may be moved without danger of breaking any of its parts.
The receiver or vessel for containing the ale or beer to be cooled is in
this form of my Invention enclosed in a covered box, and will be out of
sight. The delivery pipe extends horizontally from the said box, and is
provided with a small glass gauge, which shows the quantity and
condition of the liquid in the said receiver. This form of the apparatus
may be conveniently combined with a soda fountain..
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Having thus fully described the said Invention as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, and shown how the same may be con-
veniently and advantageously carried into practice, I claim,-
First. In an apparatus for cooling äle, beer, or other liquid for drinking,
a vessel for holding ice placed within another vessel, through which the
liquid passes as it is being drawn or delivered, for the purpose of cooling
the liquid without immersing and melting the ice in the same.
Second. The apparatus, consisting of the globe and ice cylinder,
mounted upon a standard or column or other support, which is formed
with passages for the liquid and provided with a cock or valve, whereby
the delivery of the liquid is regulated, and with a waste water passage,
as herein set forth.
Third. The cock or faucet in the standard, with the holes or apertures
in its plug, formed as described, and operating in combination with
passages in the said standard, so arranged that by the adjustment of the
said plug the liquid can be caused to pass from the barrel to the globe,
from the globe to the delivery, or directly from the barrel to the delivery,
as herein set forth.

page_text: Fourth. Providing the plug of the said cock or faucet with a trigger
and thumbscrew or with a thumbscrew alone, operating in combination
with stops or shoulders, as herein set forth and for the purpose
specified.
Fifth.. The combination of the said apparatus with a soda fountain, as
herein set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Adolphus Clark, havo hereunto set
my hand and scal, this Twelfth day of November, in the
year of our Lord One thousand cight hundred and seventy-
four.
Witness,
W". ROBT. LAKE,
8, Southampton Buildings,
London.
ADOLPHUS CLARK. (L.S.)