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Improvements in and relating to the Filtration of Beet Root Juice in the Process of Making Beet Root Sugar and in the Utilisa- tion of the Filtering Material after Filtration has been Effected.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in and relating to the Filtration of Beet Root Juice
in the Process of Making Beet Root Sugar and in the Utilisa-
tion of the Filtering Material after Filtration has been Effected.
1, OTTO BLUHME of Coeslin, Germany, Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
In accordance with my invention instead of employing as hitherto for the filtration
of beet root juice, such materials as charcoal, fine gravel and the like, 1 substitute
in lieu thereof the exhausted beets from which the saccharine juices have been
expressed.
By means of my invention I am not only enabled to ensure a higher degree of
purity than has been attainable under existing methods of filtration, but my invention
also allows of the advantageous utilisation without further preparation of the resulting
bye-products retained in the filtering medium as an article of food for animals.
In carrying out my invention, I collect and dispose in a suitable vessel the
exhausted beets from which the saccharine juices have been expressed so as to
present therein a filtering medium, upon which the juice is poured and through
which it percolates. The exhausted pulp from its spongy condition takes up and
retains all vegetable and mineral impurities from the juice in its percolation through
the substance of said exhausted pulp.
By the means above described, the saccharine liquid not only leaves the filter in a
high degree of purity, in the ratio of say 96.5, as compared with 915 obtained by
existing methods of filtering, but the spongy pulp which has become impregnated
with the various salts and foreign matter taken up from the juice will become a
valuable article of food as above mentioned.
Also the filtering vessel may be readily recharged, when required, with the filtering
medium, which latter is always on the spot, and without necessitating the
employment of extraneous substances.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1. declare that what I
claim is :--
:
First The filtering of saccharine liquid obtained from beet root, through exhausted
beet pulp, whereby the vegetable and mineral impurities contained in the juice are
removed therefrom and retained in the spongy substance of the exhausted pulp
aforesaid substantially as herein described.
;
Second The utilisation of the exhausted beet pulp charged with the bye-products
substantially as herein set forth.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1888`
Complete Specification Left, 30th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 31st Aug., 1888
The manner of mixing is as follows:-
I put No. 1, 2 & 3 into a mixing tank & mix them intimately for about half an hour.
I then add parts 4, 5 & 6 to the mixing tank and stir them continually from
6 to 8 hours, when it is fit for use and run out into suitable vessels.
This Composition is to be applied with a brush, in the ordinary manner of coating
surfaces with paints.
I claim the admixture of Soapstone, or technically called Steatite, with a quick
Irying varnish and coloring matter, as the basis of this Patent. It offers greater
resistance to all atmospheric influences than any other pigment known to me.
Dated this Fourteenth day of January 1888.

page_text: An Anticorrosive Composition for the Protection of the Inside of
Iron and Steel Vessels, Bridges, Piers, and other Structures
which may be Exposed to the Action of the Atmosphere
or Water.
I WILLIAM CHARLES ADOLPHUS HOLZAPFEL of the City and County of Newcastle
upon Tyne Manufacturer of Anticorrosive and Antifouling Compositions do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
:
This invention has for its object an improved method for protecting the inside of
iron and steel vessels, Bridges, Piers and other structures against the deleterious effects
of the atmosphere or water.
The composition consists of the ingredients hereafter named the proportions annexed
thereto are calculated by weight and are those which I find to answer best in practice,
although I do not confine myself to the precise proportions given as it will be
understood that the same may be varied without departing from my invention.
No. 1.
2.
43 parts
15 do.
"
3.
"
4.
30 do.
12 do.
"
Varnish (quick drying).
Shale or other spirits.
Soapstone (Steatite).
Venetian Red or other coloring matter.
These ingredients are incorporated together in the following manner.
I put Nos. 1 and 2 into a mixing tank and mix them intimately for about half
an hour, I then add parts 3 and 4 to the mixing tank and stir the whole continually
from 6 to 8 hours when it is fit for use and run out into suitable vessels.
This composition is to be applied with a brush in the ordinary manner of coating
surfaces with paint.
"
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
The Anticorrosive Composition consisting of the ingredients and prepared in the
manner substantially as herein specified.
In witness whereof I the said William Charles Adolphus Holzapfel, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty fifth day of July in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty eight.
WILLIAM CHARLES ADOLPHUS HOLZAPFEL.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 29th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 29th Jan., 1889
I JAMES HENRY HOYLE of 50 Industrial Road, Sowerby Bridge in the county of
York, Schoolmaster do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My improved sandal I make of indiarubber felt or other suitable material to fit on
the boot in sandal form, with a leather insole, and with a cross piece at or near the toe,
and an ankle strap from or near the heel, and an indiarubber outsole, by this means
the sandal prevents slipping, and is easy to put on and take off; the cross piece
at the front is preferably laced or buckled, so that it will fit almost any width of toc,
the ankle strap is preferably buckled.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Moulds for the Manufacture of Stoppers for Bottles and Jars.
Year: 1888

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Moulds for the Manufacture of Stoppers for Bottles
and Jars.
I, JIM HARRY BROOKE DENISON of 63 Lowgate, in the town and County of
Kingston upon Hull, Publican, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to construct a mould, which shall be used in making
Denison's patent stopper, No. 16,572 A.D. 1886 for Bottles and Jars.
made.
For this purpose, I construct a circular mould in two parts of cast metal or steel.
Both parts of the mould are divided into spaces, and in each space a stopper is
In these spaces are projections forming recesses or grooves in the stopper.
The moulds can be constructed to make any number of stoppers by one process of
pressing.
The upper part of the mould has a hole pierced in the centre through which the
molten glass is poured, running into the spaces for making the stoppers.
A short distance from the centre of the moulds are channels through which the
Diolten glass runs, into the spaces herein before described.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the mould closed, shewing the same ready for
receiving the metal.
Fig. 2 is a plan shewing one part of the mould.
Fig. 3 is a plan of the stopper.
Fig. 4 is a front elevation.
Fig. 5 is a plan, shewing the stopper with two straight grooves or recesses leaving
the front and back part of the shoulder webbed to the head.
Fig. 6 is a side elevation shewing the webbed head.
Therefore in Fig. 1
A, indicates the hole in the upper part of the mould, through which the molten
glass is poured ready for being pressed into the spaces.
B are the spaces.
Cis the channel through which the molten glass passes into the spaces.

page_text: D is the upper projection forming the head and flat part of the shoulder, which
when manufactured forms the locking part of the stopper..
E is the lower projection forming the recess or groove for the reception of the
elastic washer.
F are the pins to keep the two parts of the mould together in proper position.
G are the handles for opening and closing the parts of the mould.
H is an elevation of the plunge used in forcing the metal into the spaces.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
=
First The projections forming the recesses or grooves in the stopper, as
substantially set forth and indicated, and in the accompanying Drawings.
And, lastly, The form, arrangement and action of the parts, as hereinbefore set
forth and indicated with reference to Fig. 1 of the accompanying Drawings.
Dated thin 5th 1
T11000
Improvements in the Construction of Boxes, Moulds, or Flasks for the Use of Dentists and others for Moulding and Casting Work therein
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 29th July, 1889-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Boxes, Moulds, or Flasks for
the Use of Dentists and others for Moulding and Casting Work
therein.
I FISHER SIMMONDS, resideing at 21 New Charles Street, City Road in the County
of Middlesex, Brass and Metal Founder do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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3
It consists of a Box Mould or Flask made of two or more pieces of any suitable
form, metal or material-in the following manuer-the said parts may be made of any
suitable form to one of said parts-1 attach projections or lugs as known in the
trade to which said projections or lugs I attach Asps-(of suitable form), by riveting
or other suitable means to the opposite said outter part-I also attach projections or
lips of suitable form-and when the whole of the parts are placed in position-
I draw the Asps refered to-over the other projections or lips-herein described—thus
holding the whole of the parts-securly in position-for the purpose above described-
thereby dispensing with the use of screws-Bolts-or pins-as hetherto used.
Dated this 30th day of October 1888.
FISHER SIMMONDS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Boxes, Moulds, or Flasks for
the Use of Dentists and others for Moulding and Casting Work
therein.
I FISHER SIMMONDS resideing at 21 New Charles street City Road in the County
of Middlesex, Brass and Metal Founder do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
It consists of a box-mould or flask made of two or more pieces of any suitable
form metal or material-in the following manner the said parts, may be made in any
suitable form to one of said parts-I attach projections or lugs as known in the trade-
to which said projection attach an asp-of suitable form-by riviting or other
suitable means to the opposito outter part I also attach projections or lips-of
suitable form and when the whole of the paris are placed in position-they are held
so-by means of side lugs I draw the asp refered to-over the other projection or lip
herein described-thus holding the whole of the parts-securely in position for the
purpose above described-thereby dispensing-with the use of screws-Bolts or pins
as hetherto used.

page_text: 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―
Firstly the particular construction and adaption of the asps or catches-as marked
and described in the Drawings Figs. 1-2 A-Fig. 3B and Fig. 4 C.
Secondly the manner in which they are applied as shown-in front and side
views Figs. 1-2-3 and 4.
Doted this 20th ov
ST... 1000
FISHER SIMMONDS.
Year: 1888

page_text: I, THOMAS ROBERT SARGENT of 19 Pier Road Rosherville in the County of Kent,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
My invention relates to a compact and simple apparatus for tilting casks constructed
and applied as I will describe referring to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side view of a cask with the tilting apparatus applied to it, Fig. 2 is a
plan of the apparatus.
To a wall or other stationary object A I attach a board B either by hinges at H or
merely by a pair of hooks catching over the edge of a plate secured to the wall or
object A.
The board B has at its end projecting on its underside two curved
pieces, which rest on the front part of the cask D. In a hole of the board at E is
mounted on trunnions a nut through which passes a screw F, having at its upper end
a handle G and at its lower end a hook K to engage in the hinder lip of the cask.
When it is necessary to tilt the cask, the board B is hooked to H with its end pieces C
resting on the front part of the cask. The hook K is engaged under the hinder lip of
the cask and then by turning the screw F by means of the handle G, the hinder part of
the cask can be gradually raised, while its front part rests on any suitable support L.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
The construction and use of apparatus for tilting casks substantially as herein
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
D
T 1
ML
1000
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
or other Materials
Year: 1888

page_text: or other Materials
We JOHN MOORE and ROBERT HUGH MOORE, trading 15 John Moore & Co,
Cambric, Lanen, and Damash Manufactures, of Ashfield, Dromore, Co Down,
Ireland do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement
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This Invention relates to Feather stitch for the ornamentation of Cambric, linen,
cotton or other materials
The Feather stitch is formed by two threads The top thread passes through the
eye of the needle of the machine, the under thread is in the shuttle of the machine
When the machine is in motion, the needle moves down to the shuttle
The shuttle then passes the needle causing the thread to loop, the neodle then
rises and performs the same movement is before
The foot of the machine works in conjunction with the needle and moves the cloth
forward and bach and from side to side thus forming "Feather stitch "
The stitch is mide either after the form of a feather with strught thread up the
centre and thread projecting on each side forming cute angles, or with thread
projecting on each side horizontally forming right angles
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
The improved Feather stitch, for the ornamentation of Cambric, Linen, Cotton, or
other materials, as herein described
HUGHES & SON,
5, Chancery Lane, London, WC,
Agents for the Applicants
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 188
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 24th Aug., 1888
I, THOMAS GELDART of Pontefract Lane, Leeds in the County of York, Soap
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
My improvements have reference to a convenient method whereby soft soap can be
packed in small quantities for retail trading, which permits of the soap being handed
to the purchaser in a more cleanly form than hitherto.
For this purpose I employ a box similar in construction to the common match box;
in this box the soft soap is placed, a piece of paper (preferably brown) is cut to a
suitable shape and passed round and over the ends, the whole is then enclosed in a
parchment or parchment paper cover, which is fastened round the box by some
adhesive substance.
When the soap is required for use the packet formed as above described is cut
round the top in direction marked by a line, the cut part can then be raised and the
contents of the box taken out.

page_text: I, THOMAS GELDART of Pontefract Lane, Leeds in the County of York, Soap
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My improvements have reference to a convenient method whereby soft soap can be
packed in small quantities for retail trading which permits of the soap being handed
to the purchaser in a more cleanly form than hitherto.
Figs. 1 and 2 are perspective views respectively shewing the box and forms of paper
employed, and the same box enclosed in such wrappers ready for sale.
For this purpose I employ a box A similar in construction to the common match
box; in this box the soft soap is placed and the box closed, a piece of paper B
(preferably brown) is cut at C and folded over the ends of the box A and is sufficiently
wide to be folded also partially down the sides of such box A and caused to adhere
thereto, it is afterwards dipped or coated with gum, paste or any other adhesive
substance, after which another piece of paper D is wrapped over and round the box A
transversely to the aforesaid and again dipped or coated with gum, paste or any other
adhesive substance, after which the whole is enclosed in a larger sheet E of parchment
or parchment paper and folded as shewn at Fig. 2, this being fastened round by some
adhesive substance and then coated with varnish rendering the whole air tight.
When the soap is ready for use the packet formed as above described is cut round
the top in direction marked by a line, the cut part can then be raised and the contents
of the box taken out.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
The method of packing soft soap, substantially as and for the purposes herein-not
farth
th
Dated this 20th day of July 1888.
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Treatment of Dried Plums or other Fruit.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 13th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 15th Apr.. 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 1st June, 1889
[Communicated from abroad by JULES HESS ET CIE., of Antwerp, in the Kingdom
of Belgium.]
Improvements in the Treatment of Dried Plums or other Fruit.
I, WILLIAM ROBErt Lake, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of
the said invention to be as follows:-
In order to preserve dried plums.or prunes, give them. a more tempting appearance
and improve their quality, they are packed in any of the various closed receptacles
in which they are brought into the market; the prunes thus packed are placed in a
suitable drying-stove which is heated to a proper temperature (from forty to one
hundred and twenty degrees Centigrade) which varies in inverse ratio to the degree of
desiccation of the packed prunes. These prunes remain in the stove for a longer or
shorter time according to the size of the fruit,. the degree of desiccation which the
latter has attained before the drying operation, and the temperature of the stove.
The prunes can also be dried in special receptacles and afterwards packed for the
market.
.
Dated this 18th day of July 1000.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 4th May, 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 8th June, 1889
I, ALAN REEVE MANBY of East Rudham, Swaffham, in the County of Norfolk,
Doctor of Medicine, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It.
This apparatus is designed to supercede the ordinary cheesecutter knife.
consists of a disc cutter fixed at one end of a roller of somewhat smaller diameter
and of narrow width working on the same axle as a second roller of conical shape
the outer rim of the circumference being one sixth less than the inner which touches
Lut does not adhere to the roller which carries the cutting disc. The ends of the
common axis of the disc and rollers are received in bearings carried by a handle by
which the apparatus is pushed along the roller being on the surface of the lawn whilst
the disc cutter projects downwards and cuts the edges.
In order to enable the apparatus to be readily propelled round curves there are
two rollers and the end of the second roller which does not carry the disc cutter is
coned.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements.in Apparatus for Cutting the Edges of Lawns.
I, ALAN REEVE MANBY of East Rudham, Swaffham in the County of Norfolk
Doctor of Medicine do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
This apparatus is designed to supersede the ordinary cheesecutter knife. It
consists of a disc cutter fixed at one end of a roller of somewhat smaller diameter
and of narrow width working on the same axle as a second roller of conical shape
the outer rim of the circumference being one sixth less than the inner which touches
but does not adhere to the roller which carries the cutting disc. The ends of the
common axis of the disc and rollers are received in bearings carried. by a handle by
which the apparatus is pushed along the roller being on the surface of the lawn whilst
the disc cutter projects downwards and cuts the edges.
In order to enable the apparatus to be readily propelled round curves there are
two rollers and the end of the second roller which does not carry the disc cutter is
coned.
In order that my said invention may be more fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1 is a front elevation.
Figure 2 is a side elevation, and
Figure 3 a vertical section of an apparatus constructed according to my invention.
A is the disc cutter fixed by bolts and nuts A' to the roller D mounted upon an
axis E which also carries the conical roller F. The ends of the axis E are carried by
the forked handle G.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven- 2
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. The combination of a cylindrical roller carrying a disc cutter with a conical
roller
upon the same axis.
2. Apparatus for cutting the edges of lawns substantially as described and shown 3
in the drawings..
Dated this 20th 1
J
A
"11000
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 31st Dec., 1888
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers,
Boar Lane, Leeds,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: RICHARD POTTER Master Mariner, 55 Coltman Street, Hull, Yorkshire, do hereby
declare the nature of this Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
The object of my invention is to fix a propeller, screw, or rotator, which shall
operate upon a spoed indicator for steam ships, and other vessels, and be sufficiently 5
submerged to ensure the regular working of such propeller, screw, or rotator, and to
correctly indicate upon a suitable dial or indicator, the speed of the vessel.
Fig. 1 is an end elevation of my apparatus.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1.
I emply a propeller, screw, or rotator A, with suitable wings B, revolving inside a
tube C, or other covering for its protection from fouling, and from the ships
grounding.
The said tube or covering is secured to the bottom or side of the vessel, D is a
small grooved wheel formed upon or attached to the rotator A, around the periphery
of the said grooved wheel is passed a small endless wire, chain, or cord E, which
passes up through the ships bottom, thence up through suitable tubes to the vessels
bridge, or any suitable part of the ship, and there passes around the periphery of a
second grooved wheel K, mounted upon a spindle L, connected with an indicator dial
carried upon a stand or frame F, the indicator or dial M, indicates according to the.
revolutions of the rotator, the distance the ship has travelled, or the speed at which
the vessel is running.
The dial is fixed upon the stand F, supported by studs G, and springs H from a
second stand J, which is fixed to the bridge, or other suitable part of the ship, the
spring stand F being for the purpose of always keeping the endless wire or band
sufficiently tight to prevent its slipping.
In lieu of the endless band a shaft may be used, baving a small bevel wheel, gearing
into bevel wheels, in place of the grooved wheels; or motion may be communicated
from the rotator to the dial or indicator, in any other suitable manner. N are the
hearings or supports of the spindle of the rotator.
By the above arrangement the screw or rotator is always sufficiently submerged to
ensure its regular working, and so correctly indicating the speed of the vessel.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :—
1. The use and employment of the propeller, screw, or rotator A, fixed in a suitable
position on the side or bottom of the vessel, and operating a dial on the bridge or
other suitable part of the vessel, as and for the purposes shown and described.
2. The employment of the spring stand F, carrying the grooved wheel K, for
keeping the endless band or wire tight, and preventing its slipping as shown and
described.
Year: 1888

page_text: 1, HEINRICH MITZSCHKE, of Waldhof, near Camenz, Saxony, in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to manufacture improved portable bowling alleys for
skittles, suitable for the open air, as well as for indoor use; parts thereof being
convertible into a table or tables for other purposes.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal elevation, partly in section; Fig. 2 is a transverse section,
on the line ab of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal elevation, partly
in section, shewing a portion of the alley elevated to form a table, and Fig. 5 is a
transverse section of the same, on the line cd of Fig. 4.
In the drawings the apparatus is shewn sunk to the level of the floor line, but it
is obvious that it may be placed above such line, when necessary.
e is the alley, consisting of suitable boarding firmly united by means of wood
screws passing upwards through the double angle iron bars ff, whereby the screws
are secured from damp or moisture. gg are ledges hinged to the alley, so that they
may be raised and supported by small brackets, as shewn in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, to keep
the ball on the alley or the ledges may be laid flat, as in Figs. 4 and 5. h is the
platform, upon which the skittles ii are placed, as shewn in Figs. 1 and 3. k is the
ball. This platform may be formed of wood or iron.
:
The alley may be made of any suitable length, and is made up in short lengths or
sections, for the purpose of facilitating its removal.
In Figs. 4 and 5, a portion of the alley is shewn raised to form a table; m m are
the standards which are bolted to the longitudinal H-iron bars ss as shewn. The
upper ends m² m² of the standards are bolted to the double angle iron ff, and
longitudinal steadying rods or tie bars nn are fixed to the standards m m.
When packed up for removal the space p forms a box or receptacle for the skittles
and ball.

page_text: Two or more tables, as above described, may be formed, according to the length of
the alley.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The manufacture and use of portable skittle alleys, portions of which are capable
of being converted into a table or tables, the wooden floor e being fixed by wood
screws upon angle or other iron bars, the latter resting upon longitudinal supports ss,
carrying at one end the platform h, substantially as herein before described and shewn
on the drawings.
2. The general construction, combination, and arrangement of the several and
respective parts together forming my invention of an improved convertible portable
skittle alley, substantially as herein before described and shewn on-the-drawings.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 9th Nov., 1888

page_text: I JOSEPH HALL of the Shambles in the City of Worcester, of the Firm of J. &
F. Hall, Iron Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
My invention consists in making Fire Bricks for Grate Backs of such a shape
that each Brick forms all the sides of the back of the Fire and so that by using
Bricks of this shape but of different depths from back to front, the back of the
fire or grate may be made to project forwards or recede backwards, or be of any
irregular form the bricks used will allow of.
In order to explain more clearly how this is accomplished I hereunto append al
sheet of drawings shewing 3 forms of Brick Backs made on this principle and
which I will now proceed to describe, in these drawings the same reference letters
are used to mark the same or like parts where they are shewn or repeated.
Figure I. A. B. C. I. E are plans of Bricks of one shape but of different depths
from back to front, F being a front elevation of each and all of the Bricks, and it
will readily be seen by the dotted lines that when any of the Bricks are placed
one on top of the other, the front faces F¹, F, will fit exactly over each other
forming two true upright faces.
Fig. 2, G, H. 1. J. K. L and Fig. 3 M. N. O. P. Q. R shew two other forms of
Bricks constructed on the same principle and to which the explanation given to Fig. I
will apply.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 are sectional views and shew 3 of the many different ways in
which the bricks may be arranged to form the backs or fire parts of Fire Places.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and shewn 3 forms of same, I declare that I do not bind myself to any of the
precise shapes shewn but what I claim is:
Making Fire Bricks for Grate Backs in the manner and on the principle described
herein and shewn on the drawings.
Dated this 5th day of October 1988
Improvements in Pads suitable for Trusses, Pessaries, and other Instruments.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 26th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted 30th Mar., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pads suitable for Trusses, Pessaries, and other
Instruments.
I, EDWIN DODD of West Green Road, Tottenham, in the County of Middlesex,
Surgical Instrument Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Pads for trusses, pessaries and other instruments are now commonly made of an
india rubber bag of a suitable annular or other form and are filled with some material
such as glycerine to keep them distended.
According to this invention I employ as a filling a mixture of petroleum molle and
thereaca which I have found to answer admirably not being liable to alteration by
prolonged use.
Dated this 31st day of May 1888.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pads suitable for Trusses, Pessaries, and other
Instruments.
I, EDWIN DODD, of West Green Road, Tottenham in the County of Middlesex,
Surgical Instrument Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :—
Pads for trusses, pessaries and other instruments are now commonly made of an
india rubber bag of a suitable annular or other form and are filled with some material
such as glycerine to keep them distended.
According to this invention I employ as a filling a mixture of petroleum molle
(commonly known as vasaline) and thereaca (commonly known as golden syrup)
which I have found to answer admirably not being liable to alteration by
prolonged use.
The proportions I find suitable are 2 oz. of petroleum molle to 1 lb. of thereaca :-
these are mixed at a temperature of about 70° or 80° F.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
Pads filled with a mixture of petroleum molle and thereaca.
Improvements in Connecting Links for Chains, Cables; and other Analogous Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in Connecting Links for Chains, Cables; and other
Analogous Purposes.
:
I, LEONARD BAXTER of Falcon Works Wood Street Willenhall in the County of
Stafford, General Stamper Piercer and Die Sinker, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention consists in improvements in the construction of connecting links for
coupling chains, cables and other similar purposes, whereby I render the operation
more simple, and also add considerably to the strength of the said links, as
follows:-
I make these links in two halves each half being in the shape of an S-Figs. 1
and 2-each being a duplicate of the other, struck in and produced from one and the
same pair of dies.
The novelty in their construction is that each half is both male and female-
hermaphroditical-so that in forming the link by the connection of these two halves,
each enters and receives the other, see Figs. 5 and 6 and by virtue of each fitting
into. the other crosswise, considerable extra support is afforded to operate against the
force or strain which may be brought to bear upon either end of the link. Where
these ends-a-a-a-a-meet and lap over each other I preferably propose to bevil
them, as shews in Figs. 3. 4 and 5 which are side and end views, and I may or may
not employ a pin on each end, stamped in a solid with the link, and fitting into
corresponding holes.
I do not however confine myself in any way to the exact bevil of the ends where
they overlap, or to any particular shape, but shall adopt any form which I may
hereafter find most suitable.

page_text: Fig. 5 is a side view of the two halves united.
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6 is a half size top view of same.
The letters of reference to these drawings are the same throughout.
Upon reference to these accompanying drawings and the foregoing description it
will be seen that by uniting these halves Figs. 1 and 2 each fits into the other and
the link is formed as shewn at Fig. 6, and by virtue of the shoulders-b, b, b, b, on
either side of each it will be obvious that whatever amount of pressure or strain may
be brought to bear upon the ends, from the fact of the support afforded by these
shoulders, it will be impossible for either to give way without actually breaking the
solid metal of which they are made.
The screw through the centre is used to prevent them from becoming loose.
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 1
claim is
1. The construction of Connecting Links in duplicate hermaphroditical halves
substantially as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The overlapping of the ends of the links in an angular or any other suitable
form, substantially as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 19th dose of Tu 1000
Year: 1888

page_text: ImprovOCESS CO
ALFRED HOPTON 126 Euston Road London N.W. Coach Ironmonger do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention applies to Railway Carriage or other windows which are raised and
lowered. To illustrate my invention Fig. 1 represents the upper portion of a Railway
Carriage Door, of which A A A is the glass frame, B the holder for raising the glass
or window, CC being metal racks fitted on the right & left sides of the glass frame;
the black lines D D being the grooves in which the glass frame rises & falls.
At the
bottom of the frame is a movable flap EE fitted with metal caps, or casing, &
projecting spindle F F, at each side, working in metal sockets G (shewn on the left
side only), the drawing being cut away on the right to shew the spindle of the flap F
already referred to. In the centre of the flap a pull H is provided, the flap being
pressed against the metal rack of the glass frame by metal springs I, one on each sido,
fitted into the pillars of the door. The flap E E can be made wholly of metal, or, of
wood with metal ends as shown.
Fig. 3 is a representation of the socket G as described in Fig. 1:
Fig. 4 represents a section of the flap EE with the metal cap & spindle.
Figs. 2 shews how the rack C. C. in fig. 1, can be used as an adjustment for a
roller blind by having the bottom spindle or stick R of the blind provided with
projecting ends S. S to catch the teeth of the rack already referred to.
In working, the window is raised by the pull or lift & the flap, being pressed
against the rack by the springs on each side, adjusts itself firmly under any teeth of
the rack according to the height desired.
To lower the window, the Hap is pulled forward & the window is lowered to any
distance, or, fully down as required.

page_text: Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
Firstly, my method of adjusting a window by means of a metal rack fitted in the
glass frame.
Secondly, my arrangement of a flap of wood & metal; or, wholly of metal, acted
upon by a spring, for holding up the window.
Thirdly, my arrangement for supporting the flap in the socket as shewn, & the
separate or combined use of my rack & flap, & acted upon by a spring, all of which
I claim to be new.
Dated this Fifteenth day of November Eighteen hundred and eighty eight.
The Manufacture of Lubricating Cream, White, Brown, and Dark (otherwise Called. Solidifled Oil or Grease), for the Lubrication of all Kinds of Surfaces Subject to Friction.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1888
Specification Accepted, 20th Apr., 1888
The Manufacture of Lubricating Cream, White, Brown, and Dark
(otherwise Called. Solidifled Oil or Grease), for the Lubrication
of all Kinds of Surfaces Subject to Friction.
I, JAMES LUVIAN WADE, of 26 Avenue Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark,
Manufacturing Chemist, and J. L. WADE & Co. Limited, of 26 Avenue Street in the
County of Lanark, Manufacturing Chemists, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention relates to an improvement in the Manufacture of Grease for
lubricating all kinds of Surfaces subject to friction, especially for the lubrication of
cog-wheels. Compared with the compounds in ordinary use for the purpose indicated,
a much smaller quantity of this Grease suffices for efficient lubrication. It is of
firm consistence, and its composition is such, that, instead of becoming heated, liko
ordinary Greases, it keeps the Machinery constantly cool, and exhibits no tendency to
run, thus effecting a considerable saving.
The following are the ingredients of this Improved Grease, together with their
proportions, which however, may be varied according to the degree of heat to which
the lubricant is to be subiected —
The fatty matter and the Hydrated Basic Oleate of Potash (which is prepared by
boiling together equal parts of Oleine & Caustic Potash 42° Twaddell) are first
formed into a mass of lubricating matter of the consistency of Soap, but with an
excess of Sperm Foots which imparts to it an unctuous quality. The consistency,
which is gauged by the purpose for which it is to be used is regulated by the quantity
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page_text: of Bees' or other Wax employed; the Vaseline serves to promote the uniform
amalgamation of the several substances and thus ensure the homogeneousness of the
compound; whilst the proportion of Glycerine (which is one of the fluid principles of
fatty bodies) by diminishing the tendency to harden, serves to preserve the Grease at
the same degree of consistency in any temperature.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The Grease has a high melting point, does not gum, and no loss is sustained
through "running."
2. It is very economical, as compared with other Greases used for the same
purpose.
3. Its consistence is little altered by change of temperature-It is therefore
admirably adapted for use either in very hot or cold climates.
Dated this Tenth day of March 1888
0
JAMES LUVIAN WADE.
J. L. WADE & Co., LIMITED,
J. L. Wade, Director.
J. L. WADE & Co., LIMITED,
P. Fotheringham, Secretary.
Improvements in Oven Plates or Shelves.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Aug.. 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th Apr., 1839-Accepted, 17th Aug. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Oven Plates or Shelves.
I JOHN MEGSON PORTER of Number 34 Ebor Place Leeds in the County of York
Architect do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Instead of the ordinary sheet iron oven plate or shelf I propose to make the plate
or shelf of iron corrugated either parallel with the sides of the oven or transversely as
may be desired with the object of preventing the bread or other article which is being
cooked from resting on a flat surface and so ensure free passages for the air. The
use of corrugated plates as above will effectually prevent any risk of the bread or
other article in the process of cooking from being burned and will also ensure a more
equal distribution of the heat over all parts of the oven and so enable articles to be
cooked on the upper portion of the oven with the same facility and expedition as in
the lower portion.
Dated this 27th day of August, 1888.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Oven Plates or Shelves.
JOHN MEGSON PORTER of Number 31 Ebor Place Leeds in the County of York
Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
Instead of the ordinary cast iron plates or shelves I make the plates or shelves of
stoel or other suitable metal corrugated parallel to the oven sides or transversely as
may be desired by means of any ordinary corrugating rollers, with the object_of
preventing the bread or other article which is being cooked from resting on a flat
surface and so ensure free passage of air. By which means I prevent any article in
the process of cooking from being burned or scorched as well as equalizing the heat
all over the oven & enabling articles to be cooked or baked in the upper portion of
the oven with the same facility and expedition as in the lower portion.
The ends of the corrugated shelves or plates forming ample space for the free
passage of heat from bottom to top of oven.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The corrugated plate substantially as set forth and described herein.
Year: 1888

page_text: I, ADAM MILLAR of 45 Montrose Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark,
Electrician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement
My invention relates to improvements in jars or cells for primary or secondary
electric batteries. The improved jar or cell as constructed under the invention is
made with a wide cylindrical mouth upon the interior or exterior surface of which
cylindrical mouth a screw thread is formed. A circular cover of wood, vulcanite or
other suitable material is made to rest on the cylindrical mouth, and is held down
upon it by a screwed ring or cap adapted to fit the screw thread on the mouth of the
jar or cell, a water tight cover being thus provided.
In the accompanying drawings figure 1 is an elevation of the improved jar or cell,
figure 2 is a plan of the same and figure 3 is an elevation with the ring for retaining
the cover in place shown in section. As represented in these drawings the jar or
cell A is formed with a screw thread a around the exterior surface of the cylindrical
mouth. Over the cover B which rests on the mouth of the jar or cell is fitted the
screwed ring C which engages the screw a on the jar or cell, a flange c on the ring C
bearing on and serving to retain the cover B in place. The terminals or connexions D, D,
from the electrodes of the battery are fixed to and project through the cover B so as
to permit wires or other conductors to be attached to them. An aperture or vent is
made in the cover to permit of the escape of gases produced within the cell, and this
vent may be closed when required by a peg or plug E.
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In lieu of complete screw threads formed on the jar or cell mouth and on the
retaining ring interrupted on partial screws or inclined planes may be formed thereon.

page_text: 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 :-
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1. A jar or cell for a primary or secondary battery having a circular mouth on
which is formed a screw thread or its equivalent whereto a screw ring or cap is fitted
and adapted to hold down or retain the cover carrying the electrodes of the battery
substantially as described.
2. The combination with a jar or cell having a screw thread formed on its mouth of
a cover and a screwed ring or cap adapted to fit over said mouth and cover to retain
the latter in place substantially as described.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.