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A DIARY BLOTTING D
Year: 1867

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Henry Kearns, of 20, Bennets' Hill, Saint
Paul's, in the City of London, for the Invention of "A DIARY BLOTTING
D
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said John Henry Kearns at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition and Declaration,
on the 24th June 1867, pursuant to the 9th Section of the Patent Law
Amendment Act, 1852.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
HENRY KEARNS, of 20, Bennet's Hill, Saint Paul's, in the City of London,
send greeting.
WHEREAS I am in possession of an Invention for "A DIARY BLOTTING
PAD," and have petitioned Her Majesty to grant unto ine, my executors,.
administrators, and assigns, Her Royal Letters Patent for the same, and have
made solemn Declaration that I am the true and first Inventor thereof.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Henry Kearns, do hereby declare
that the following Complete Specification, under 'my hand and seal, fully
describes and ascertains the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed in and by the following statement :-
This Invention consists in combining in one pad an ordinary blotting pad
with a diary, in such manner that the diary being affixed to the blotting pad
is immediately available for recording memoranda.

page_text: The annexed illustration shows one form of the diary blotting pad. The
diary blotting pad is constructed by placing on a portion of a piece of mill-
board, or cardboard, or other board a certain number of sheets of blotting
paper one over the other, see Drawing a to a, and on the remaining portion
of the board a certain number of sheets of writing paper one over the other
made in the form of a diary, B to B, the edges only of both papers are then
gummed and bound round and to the board so as to form the whole into one
complete pad; the edges only of both papers being gummed and bound as
above described, the upper sheets of either can easily be lifted off one by one
as they are used.
In witness whereof I, the said John Henry Kearns, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twenty-first day of June, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
JOHN HENRY KEARNS. (L.S.)
IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY SLEEPERS AND CHAIRS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Leach Thornton and Edwin
Thornton at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 24th January 1867.
We, LEACH THORNTON, of Shalford, near Guildford, in the County of
Surrey, Mechanist, and EDWIN THORNTON, of Croydon, in the said County of
Surrey, Mechanist, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY SLEEPERS AND CHAIRS," to be as follows:-
I construct the sleepers of iron or other similar hard metal or other hard
material, and such sleepers (which should be of the transverse kind) I form
with notches or cuts near each of the ends in order to allow the chairs to be
properly fitted on to the sleepers without making it a matter of necessity to
use bolts, screws, or other fasteners. Each chair is constructed so as to fit
into the said notches or cuts, for which purpose it has at its under part grooves
or ears or grooved pieces, the grooves clipping the sleeper and holding the
chair and sleeper firmly attached together. I prefer to make the base of the
chair fit obliquely across the rail, two ends of the said chair being sloped off,
namely, to fit where the aforesaid grooves are situate, that is, at the right
hand end on one edge of the sleeper and the left hand end on the other edge
of the sleeper, the sleeper being cut away in a corresponding manner, as
before mentioned. The chair is slipped on from the end of the sleeper prior

page_text: to its being secured in position on the line of railway. The jaws of the chair
are so situate with regard to its base as that when fitted in position they may
all form one right (or curved) line for the reception of the rails as usual. The
rails are inserted and keyed in their places in the customary manner, and the
chair may be arranged to receive single or double rails.
IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC" RAILWAY SLEEPERS AND IN THE MEANS OF FIXING THE RAILS ON TO THE SAME
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henri Adrien Bonneville at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
12th April 1867.-A communication from abroad by Achille Legrand,
residing at Mons, in the Kingdom of Belgium, Manufacturer.
I, HENRI ADRIEN BONNEVILLE, of the British and Foreign Patent Offices,
24, Rue du Mont Thabor, Paris, in the Empire of France, and 38, Porchester
Terrace, Bayswater, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC"
RAILWAY SLEEPERS AND IN THE MEANS OF FIXING THE RAILS ON TO THE SAME," &
communication from Acbille Legrand, a person resident at Mons, in the
Kingdom of Belgium, Manufacturer, to be as follows:-
These improvements relate to a new and improved means of fixing rails in
combination with an improved system of metallic sleepers; they consist in placing
between the sleeper and the under part of the rail a flat iron plate, by means
of which the requisite inclination is given to the rail; the whole is then
connected together by means of two wormed bolts which are placed on both
sides of the rail, held firm by their head or upper end, and which extend
through the metal plate and the sleeper to screw into an iron plate placed
under the sleeper to augment its thickness; the junction might also be effected
by means of a single wormed bolt fixed on one side of the rail whilst the
interposing metal plate would carry on one side a hook which would maintain

page_text: the rail in position instead of the second bolt, and would be fixed on that
side to the sleeper by a rivet; these improvements are represented in the
accompanying Drawings, in which A is the sleeper; B, the metal plate
without the hook; C, the rail; D, D, the wormed bolts; E, the metal plate
with the hook; F, the rivet; and G, the subjacent iron plate.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF PRESERVING BUTTER AND SUBSTANCES OF A SIMILAR. NATURE, AND IN THE APPARATUS OR MEANS EMPLOYED THEREIN
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Henry Johnson at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 3rd July
1867. A communication from abroad by Adolphe Huillard, of Paris,
in the Empire of France.
I, JOHN HENRY JOHNSON, of 47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF PRESERVING BUTTER AND SUBSTANCES OF A SIMILAR.
NATURE, AND IN THE APPARATUS OR MEANS EMPLOYED THEREIN," a communication
to me from abroad by Adolphe Huillard, of Paris, in the Empire of France,
to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to effect the preservation of butter and other,
substances of a similar nature, and consists in retaining such substances free
from contact with the sides of those vessels in which they are or may be
enclosed; and this Invention further relates to apparatus to be used for that
purpose, and also to the surrounding of those substances herein referred to with
purified or distilled water, or with distilled water containing in solution carbonate
or bicarbonate of soda or other alkali, such as potash, either alone or in
conjunction with tartaric acid or other suitable acid capable of liberating
carbonic acid from such alcaline solutions. The apparatus is so constructed
as to effect the enclosure of the butter or other substances of a similar nature
between two rectangular boards or frames, one placed at the top and the other

page_text: at the bottom, which are connected and secured by bandlets of linen or other
suitable material or means, whereby the butter or other similar substance is
enclosed as in a cage. A wooden disc or other arrangement fixed upon each
of the rectangular boards maintains the requisite distance between the mould
of butter or other similar substance and the ends of the box, whilst the rectan-
gular edges of the boards prevent contact with the sides. The butter or other
similar substance may as an additional precaution be enveloped in linen before
being placed in such protector or cage. Or instead of the preceding arrangement
the butter or other similar substance may be enclosed in an open frame or in
a wickerwork or other cage, and be then placed within the box or case, it
being maintained free from contact with the sides and ends of the box by
suitable cross bars and rods. The water or other solution to be placed in the
box and with which the butter or other similar substance is to be surrounded
will vary according to the length of time to which the preservation is to
extend.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR ACCUMU- LATING AND DELIVERING SHEETS OF PAPER OR OTHER FABRIC RECEIVED FROM A PRINTING PRESS OR OTHER SUPPLY
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Jefferson Mayall at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 25th
November 1867.
I, THOMAS JEFFERSON MAYALL, of the European Rubber Works, Pownall
Road, Dalston, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR ACCUMU-
LATING AND DELIVERING SHEETS OF PAPER OR OTHER FABRIC RECEIVED FROM A
PRINTING PRESS OR OTHER SUPPLY," to be as follows:-
The object of the Invention is that sheets of paper or other fabric as
received from a printing press or other supply may be accumulated in
regulated quantities, and that when the desired number have been accumu-
lated they may be delivered on to a table or other receiver. For this purpose
the separate sheets are received between pairs of endless tapes which are kept
distended by rollers. These receiving tapes conduct the sheets to the surface
of a cylinder, which may be called the accumulating cylinder, and to which
the sheets are borne by other endless tapes formed of india-rubber web or
other elastic material. These elastic endless tapes are kept extended by
means of extending rollers, by which aided by guide rollers they are caused
to bear against a considerable portion of the surface of the accumulating
cylinder. One of these extending rollers is supported on arms capable of being
actuated so that at one time the portions of tapes passing over it may, aided by
other arms, act to facilitate the accumulation of sheets on to the accumulating
cylinder, and then when desired be moved to cause the accumulated sheets,

page_text: aided by other arms or guides, to pass between delivery rollers, by which they
are delivered to a table or other receiver. The order of accumulation and
delivery or adaptation to the number of sheets to be accumulated for each
delivery may be determined by the rotation of a ratchet wheel driven from an
adjustable crank pin, or by other suitable means, and studs or arms actuating
a sliding plate to cause projections thereon to actuate or miss a crank pin.
The curved arms which at one time aid in the accumulation of the sheets on
to the accumulating cylinder, and at another to deliver them therefrom are
supported from an axis with weighted leverage tending to keep them in one
position whilst they are actuated in the opposite by the movement of other
of the parts.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF MIXED FABRICS AND THE EXTRACTION OF WOOL THEREPROM, AND IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS TO BE USED FOR SUCH TREATMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Martin at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 5th October
1867.
I, GEORGE MARTIN, of Toadsmoor, near Stroud, in the County of Gloucester,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE TREATMENT OF MIXED FABRICS AND THE EXTRACTION OF WOOL THEREPROM,
AND IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS TO BE USED FOR SUCH TREATMENT AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object the carbonizing or destroying cotton and
other vegetable fibre or material contained in mixed fabrics, and the separation
and extraction of the wool therefrom more expeditiously than has hitherto
been done by means of certain apparatus constructed as herein mentioned,
and which apparatus is also applicable for drying rags, flocks, and other
materials. For these purposes after the usual process of steeping the materials
in acid or other chemical the same are placed within a stove or vessel similar
to the ordinary rotary boiler, but of such dimensions as may be necessary to
carry the quantity of rags, cotton, or other material to be operated upon; the
apparatus being actuated by suitable gearing connected with a source of
motive power, as well understood. In order to raise the heat requisite to effect
the objects of this Invention the trunnions at either end of the stove or vessel.
and upon which it rotates are made hollow. Steam or hot water pipes or
flues charged with heated air are so arranged as to pass through the trunnions
for the purpose of heating the interior of the stove or vessel. By preference
hot water pipes upon what is well known as Perkins's principle, or steam

page_text: may be used; but a flue may be employed to ad vantage with or without hot
water or steam pipes, through which flue the interior of the stove or vessel
may be heated by means of heat specially generated, or by the waste heat from
any steam boiler or other available source; and for the better radiation or
diffusion of the heat, and evolution of the moisture, air may be forced through
the trunnions or any suitable openings by means of an ordinary centrifugal
fan or blower, or in any other manner adapted for the purpose. The interior
of the stove or vessel is provided with spikes, ledges, or other analogous
contrivance or contrivances for the purpose of agitating and separating the
rags, cotton, mixed fabrics, or other materials to be operated upon or dried as
the vessel rotates, the steam or moisture evolved or given off being carried
away by an exbaust pipe which passes through the trunnions or through
suitable openings in the side or ends of the vessel itself. The heat can be so
regulated as to be applicable for the carbonization or destruction of the cotton
or vegetable fibre in mixed fabrics, or for the simple drying of rags, flocks,
and other materials as before mentioned.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN BREECH-LOADING GUNS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William James Hill at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 25th January
1867.
I, WILLIAM JAMES HILL, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Gun
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "CERTAIN
IMPROVEMENTS IN BREECH-LOADING GUNS," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is by the means herein-after described to attach
the barrels to the body of a breech-loading gun in a convenient manner, and
so that they may be perfectly secure; and my Invention has especial reference
to an improved manner of "locking" the barrels.
The disadvantages of the present modes of locking is that the locking bolts
which are usually employed in connection with the "lump" have not the firm
hold or grip upon it which they ought to have, by reason of the slot or groove
being formed in the "lump" and not carried through it.
Now according to my Invention the slot or hole in the lump is carried
not partly but completely through it, and the bolt which secures the barrels
to the body being caused to pass in a horizontal direction through this perfect
slot in the lump the barrels are most securely locked. Upon the right-hand
side of the body of the gun is placed the lever, upon which presses a spring.
The said lever is pressed inwards (when needed) by a thumb piece, and is by
means of a piston caused to be in direct communication with the locking bolt,
which, as before mentioned, has a direct or horizontal action. The said

page_text: locking bolt is fitted in the left-hand side of the body opposite to the said
lever. The normal action of the spring is to keep the bolt within the slot
or hole in the lump, and so keep the barrels locked. When it is desired
to unlock the barrels nothing more is needed than to press the thumb piece
inwards; this immediately causes the locking bolt to be withdrawn from
the slot or hole in the lump in which it had been previously resting. When
needed the barrels may be again locked by simply jerking the breech ends
of the barrels into their normal positions, when the locking bolt taking into
the slot provided for its reception in the lump the fastening is complete.
Unlike other snap guns my improved locking action, berein-before described,
does not depend wholly for its efficiency upon the action of the spring, for
should the spring happen to get broken the locking bolt being on that part
of the piece where the left hand of the person using the gun would press it
would be held in its proper position by him without difficulty.
AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR HOLDING AND LIFTING PLATES AND DISHES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Brown at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his. Petition, on the 18th June
1867. A communication from abroad by Howard Tilden, of Boston,
Massachusetts, United States of America.
I, THOMAS BROWN, of No. 96, Newgate Street, in the City of London,
Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR HOLDING AND LIFTING PLATES AND DISHES," a com-
munication, to be as follows:-
The object of the said Invention is to afford a convenient means for holding
and lifting heated plates, dishes, and other similar articles, and the apparatus
for effecting the same consists of two parallel arms formed of wire or other
light and strong material which extend radially from a rod or handle,
and whose extremities are formed to lie under the rim of a plate or dish
and support the same. One of the said arms is fixed rigidly upon the
handle while the other is made to swing loosely thereon and is arranged
to open and allow the apparatus to be adjusted to articles of various sizes.
The rod or handle is by preference formed of wood, but a bar or tube of
brass or other suitable metal may be used, and furnished with a handle of
wood or other suitable non-conducting material. The arms for holding the
plates or other articles extend radially from one end of the said rod, and
are by preference made of iron wire of suitable strength for the purpose.
The arms are by preference made in the form of a loop or staple, whose ends
are united by a curved cross bar which forms the support for the articles to be

page_text: lifted. The ends of the fixed arm are passed through the rod, and clenched or
bent over so as to take a firm hold in the same, or they may be attached to the
said rod in any other secure and convenient manner. The ends of the loose
arm are supported in eyes or loops formed in the fixed arm or attached to the
rod, and these ends are so fitted to the said eyes that the loose arm will swing
freely to adjust the apparatus to any ordinary sized plate or dish, but cannot
be accidently displaced or removed. The outer ends of both arms are made of
sufficient width apart to afford a firm support to the plates or dishes, and
are bent into the form of a hook with the points turned inward and united
by the curved cross bar. When the arms are thus constructed the weight
of the article being lifted tends to draw them together and causes them to
bold the said article firmly. To lift a plate it is only necessary to place the
cross bar of one arm under the rim of the plate, and then turn the handle till
the cross bar of the other arm adjusts itself under the opposite side of the rim.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SECURING THE HANDLES OF DOORS AND IN THE MEANS EMPLOYED THEREFOR
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Crockatt at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th May
1867.
İ, JAMES CROCKATT, of Dundee, in the County of Forfar, North Britain,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
SECURING THE HANDLES OF DOORS AND IN THE MEANS EMPLOYED THEREFOR," to
be as follows, that is to say:-
This Invention, which has for its object an effective mode of securing the
knobs or handles to the spindles by means of which they are attached to
doors, consists in forming the inner end of the knob with a projection of dove-
tail form. The bar or spindle to which the knob or knobs are fixed is also
constructed with a series of dovetail indentations on its sides, and a duplex
dovetail clutch is provided, which on being slipped down over the dovetailed
projection on the inner end of the knob also at the same time slips into one
pair of dovetail indentations on the spindle, this locks the knob or knobs
firmly to the spindle, so that they can neither be turned round thereon nor
withdrawn therefrom until the clutch is removed. To secure the clutch firmly
in its place the rose or escutcheon is made deep enough to completely cover
in the clutch, so that it cannot be withdrawn until the rose or escutcheon is
removed, which is effected by taking out the pins or screws by means of.
which it is fastened to the door.
In place of forming the spindle with dovetail indentations in two or more.
sides it is sufficient for the purposes of this Invention to have them on one
side only, or instead of such indentations holes may be made in the spindle,

page_text: into which a pin in the clutch would pass and so fix the knob or knobs when
the clutch was applied thereto.
In cases where-it-is desired that both knobs should be capable of withdrawal
from the spindle, the clutch and rose or escutcheon of one-knob-is-bevilled,-
the rose or escutcheon being put on from the front after the clutch is in
position, the spindle with the knob so attached being passed through the door
and lock; the other knob is fixed as.herein-before set forth.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SCREWS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Robert Lake
at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
26th March 1867.-A communication from abroad by Valentine
Fogerty, of Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the "International Patent Office," No. 8,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Con-
sulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN SCREWS," a communication, to be as follows:-
In all screws for woodwork heretofore made the spiral thread or worm
extends to the entering point, whether the said screws are made with or
without gimlet points, the progression of the screw after being started into
the wood being due wholly or almost so to the working of the thread into and
(generally) nearly parallel with the fibres.
The said Invention consists in combining with the thread of an ordinary
wood screw, and as an aid thereto in penetration, a prolongation or point,
which breaks away or displaces the fibres in the path of the shank somewhat
as the point of a bradawl is driven into wood by rotation and pressure.
The shank of the screw, the thread, the head, and the nick, may have any
of the well-known forms of construction. At the point a prolongation
extends beyond the thread, which prolongation is formed into an awl, chisel,

page_text: or tapering point, or a point which has an edge upon it, which edge is so
disposed as to break away the wood in its path as it enters or to clear the
path for the shank of the screw. The chisel point affords a very convenient
means for affixing the screw where it is to be driven or turned into the wood,
and very materially aids in the progression of the screw after the thread starts
into the wood, being in this respect (especially for penetrating hard wood)
superior to a gimlet pointed screw. The point may be modified in form; it
may be made tapering or with a reaming edge, or of some other form in
which a clearing edge is extended from the core.
IM- PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF METALLIC ROLLERS USED IN PREPARING OR TREATING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Joshua Horton at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 8th March
1867.
I, JOSHUA HORTON, the younger, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF METALLIC ROLLERS USED IN PREPARING OR
TREATING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES," to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to the metallic rollers used in supplying cotton and
other fibrous substances to the flyers of spinning machinery. The said rollers
are made of iron or other metal, and are fluted. The flutes of these fluted
rollers are ordinarily made by a cutting process, the unfluted rollers being
fixed on the bed of a planing machine, and subjected to the action of cutters by
which the flutes are cut.
My Invention consists in fluting the said rollers in the following manner :-
I take a draw plate similar to the draw plates used in drawing wire, excepting
that the hole or holes in the said draw plate have the figure and size of the
cross section of a fluted roller. I take the unfluted roller and inserting the neck
of the roller through the hole in the draw plate I force the said roller through
the said hole by means of hydraulic or other pressure; or instead of forcing
the roller through the draw plate as described it may be drawn through the

page_text: said draw plate by the drawing process as practised in the manufacture of wire;
I prefer, however, to force the roller through the draw plate rather than to
draw it through. The figure given to the hole in the draw plate may be such
as to give the required fluting to the rollers at one operation; or two or more
holes may be employed, the respective figures of which progressively approach
the shape to be given to the finished fluted roller. The roller by being passed
in succession through these holes is gradually brought to the required fluted
shape.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SIZING COTTON AND OTHER YARNS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Clarance Brazil at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th December
1867.
I, 'CLARANCE BRAZIL, of Chorley, in the County of Lancaster, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR SIZING COTTON AND OTHER YARNS," to be as follows:-
My Invention is applicable to the sizing machines known as "tape legs"
and "slashers," and it consists in an improved combination of a revolving
cylindrical brush with one or more revolving smoothing guard rods, a
revolving presser rod, and one or more revolving opening rods; the yarn on
leaving the size box passes over the first guide rod, then over the brush and
under the presser rod, then over the second guard rod, and then it passes to
the drying cylinder, being divided into two or more parts by the opening rod
or rods. The depth of penetration of the bristles of the brush through the
yarn is governed by a regulating set screw passing through the lever in which
the press rod revolves. By this means the fibres on the yarn aro laid, the
size is evenly distributed, and the ends are opened and separated before passing
on to the drying cylinder.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR MIXING PAINT, PUTTY, AND OTHER LIKE SUBSTANCES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Smalley and Samuel Bridge
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on the
24th April 1867.
We, JAMES SMALLEY, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer,
and SAMUEL BRIDGE, of the same Place, Engineer's Fitter, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR MIXING
PAINT, PUTTY, AND OTHER LIKE SUBSTANCES," to be as follows:-
Our Invention consists of apparatus for mixing or incorporating dry and
liquid and other substances into a plastic or semi-fluid state, and is particularly
suitable for preparing paint, putty, and other articles ordinarily sold by
colourmen.
Within a vessel or container of any suitable size and form, and made of metal
or other material, we cause two sets of arms or vanes to rotate in opposite
directions. The manner of effecting the rotation of the said arms or vanes is
readily accomplished by bevel wheels. One set of the vanes or arms is fixed
on a central spindle, and the other on a hollow tube surrounding the said
spindle; on the said spindle and also on the said tube there is a bevel wheel.
One driving wheel geared with the wheels just mentioned on being made
to rotate causes the respective sets of arms or vanes to revolve in opposite
directions.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE PREPARATION OF CHOCOLATE AND COCOA
Year: 1867

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Christian Klug, of 77, Regent Street, W., London,
for the Invention of "AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE PREPARATION OF CHOCOLATE
AND COCOA."
Sealed the 22nd November 1867, and dated the 17th July 1867.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Christian Klug at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 17th
July 1867.
I, CHRISTIAN KLUG, of 77, Regent Street, W., London, do hereby declare
5 the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE PREPARATION OF
CHOCOLATE AND COCOA," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in the application of malt, barley, and salep in the
manufacture of chocolate or cocoa; these ingredients may be applied in the
form of paste, flour, or cakes, or tablets. I first cleanse, grind, and pulverise

page_text: and purify them, and then carefully compound them with powdered cocoa in
various proportions in the ordinary manner of making chocolate or cocoa for
sale.
The following are the proportions which I generally prefer:-50% cocoa;
30% patent barley; 10% malt; 10% salep.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIREPROOF FLOORS FOR BUILDINGS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edward Taylor Bellhouse at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 19th
December 1867.
I, EDWARD TAYLOR BELLHOUSE, of the Eagle Foundry, in the City of
Manchester, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIREPROOF FLOORS FOR BUILDINGS,"
to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in constructing fireproof floors in the following
manner: The beams, skewbacks, and tie rods are arranged in the same way
as for the ordinary arched floors in mills and warehouses, the beams being
either cast or wrought iron, or other material. Instead of a segmental
centering usually employed I make use of a flat board or stage to support the
bricks which are set obliquely from each bevelled side of the beam or skew-
back, or from specially made bevelled bricks or blocks, the lowest angle of the
bricks resting upon the wooden board or stage. When the bricks are set
from each side nearly to the centre the triangular space which is left between
the bricks in the centre is filled up with triangular bricks or blocks. When
the brick work is sufficiently set the stage is removed, and the ridges left on
the upper surface by the oblique position of the bricks are covered with con-
crete, cement, asphalte, or other material to make a level surface forming
the floor. The ridged surface of the bricks below can be plastered over to

page_text: make the ceiling. By this means a floor of simple construction and great
strength is obtained, and the depth very considerably reduced from that of
the ordinary arched fireproof floor. The advantage also of a flat ceiling is
secured.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF PLUMMER BLOCKS AND BEARINGS FOR PROPELLER SHAFTS AND OTHER ANALOGOUS PURPOSES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Burley and William Henry
Glasson at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 24th December 1867.
We, WILLIAM BURLEY and WILLIAM HENRY GLASSON, both of Landport,
in the County of Southampton, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF
PLUMMER BLOCKS AND BEARINGS FOR PROPELLER SHAFTS AND OTHER ANALOGOUS
PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in certain improvements by the adoption of which
propeller and other shafts can be lifted or removed from their bearings with
Plummer blocks
much greater facility than has hitherto been practicable.
employed for such purposes are ordinarily constructed in two sections, one
being secured to the bed plate or other supporting surface and receiving the
lower portion of the bearings in which the shaft revolves, and the other or
upper portion of the block being placed over the upper part of the bearings,
the two several sections of the plummer block being thus united and secured
together horizontally. The result of this arrangement is that when the upper
section of the plummer block and the bearings are removed great difficulty
arises in lifting the shaft out of the lower portion of the bearings and which is
avoided by means of this Invention. Instead of constructing the plummer
blocks with a horizontal junction they are made in two sections which meet
and are connected vertically or at any angle less than 90°. The lower portion
of each section is properly secured to the bed plate or other support, and the

page_text: two sections are connected at the top by a bolt or other analogous contrivance.
When it is desired to lift the shaft it is only necessary to remove the respec-
tive portions of the plummer blocks and bearings, which is done with great
facility, when the shaft will be left entirely free.
A further portion of this Invention consists in forming plummer blocks
arranged as before mentioned with bearings in the interior thereof instead of
the same being separate as hitherto constructed.
AN IMPROVED HAT COVER
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Auguste Brunier at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 2nd May
1867.
I, AUGUSTE BRUNIER, of 15, Passage des Petites Ecuries, Paris, in the
Empire of France, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "AN IMPROVED HAT COVER," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in the application of caoutchouc to the manufacture
of coverings for hats. These light and waterproof covers take every shape
given to a hat, may be dyed any color, and their bulk is so small that a folded
cover occupies no more space in the pocket than a pair of gloves. In case of
rain this cover is immediately placed on the hat, which is thus completely
protected from the wet.
My Invention bears specially on the use of caoutchouc pure or in com-
bination in the manufacture of hat covers. I also propose using for the same
object all textile fabrics woven with and rendered waterproof by the appli-
cation of the caoutchouc.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PREPARATION OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR EMERY PAPER
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Reginald Chauncy at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 19th December
1867.
I, REGINALD CHAUNCY, of 3, Clyde Street, Brompton, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PREPARATION OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR EMERY PAPER,"
to be as follows, that is to say:-
This Invention relates to the production of a substitute for the paper now
used for cleaning metallic and other articles, and well known as emery paper.
The emery used for the preparation of this article is obtained by the crushing
or reducing the emery stone to small particles of different degrees of fineness
as may be required, and as the emery stone is an exceedingly hard material
the expense of reducing such material is very heavy; now this Invention
consists in taking the iron sand of New Zealand, now well known as Taranaki
sand, or any other iron sand, and after sifting or dividing the sand into different
degrees of fineness as may be required, applying such sand to the surfaces of
paper or other similar material with any suitable adhesive substance, and so
producing a paper in all respects equal for cleaning purposes to emery paper
and at a very much reduced cost.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CERTAIN METALLIC ALLOYS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Philip Albert Muntz at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 23rd February
1867.
I, PHILIP ALBERT MUNTZ, of Keresley, near Coventry, in the County of
Warwick, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CERTAIN METALLIC ALLOYS," to be as
follows:-
My Invention relates to alloys of copper and zinc, or alloys composed
mainly of copper and zinc, and consists of the improvements herein-after
described in the manufacture of the said alloys, whereby great saving of zinc
is effected as well as economy of fuel.
In the ordinary method of manufacturing alloys of copper and zinc the
copper is first melted and the zinc in a solid state is introduced into the
melted copper contained in the melting pot or melting furnace; in this
method of mixing and alloying the metals there is a great waste of zinc.
In alloying copper and zinc according to my Invention I melt both the
copper and zinc, and I pour the melted zinc into a ladle or vessel situated
near the melting furnace, and I afterwards pour the melted copper into the
said ladle or vessel; the two melted metals are then stirred and immediately
combine and form a perfect alloy, the heat which is evolved in the act of
combination of the metals raising the sensible temperature of the alloy and

page_text: preventing the undue cooling which would result but for the said evolution of
heat. The alloy is immediatety ready for casting.
Although I prefer to mix the melted metals outside the furnace as described,
yet the melted metals may be mixed in the furnace with nearly the same
effect. In this case I melt the metals separately and pour the melted copper
into the melted zine while the latter is in its melting vessel. Or instead of
melting both the metals the copper only may be melted and the zinc in a solid
state put in the vessel outside the furnace and the melted copper tapped
or poured thereon. The heat evolved by the combining of the metals is.
sufficient to prevent the cooling of the alloy formed. The liquid alloy may
be stirred to secure perfect uniformity of composition in the alloy.
The essence of my Invention consists in manufacturing alloys of copper
and zinc by mixing the two metals while both are in a liquid or fused state,
or by tapping or pouring melted copper upon solid zinc contained in a vessel
outside the furnace.
IMPROVED MEANS OF APPLYING AND FIXING METALS ON FABRICS, FEATHERS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, AND OTHER ARTICLES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Clinton Edgcumbe Brooman at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with bis Petition, on the 29th
June 1867. A communication from abroad by Georges Henri Beraud
and Pierre Dugué, both of Paris, France.
I, CLINTON EDGCUMBE BROOMAN, of the Firm of Robertson, Brooman, and
Company, of 166, Fleet Street, in the City of London, Patent Agents, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED MEANS OF
APPLYING AND FIXING METALS ON FABRICS, FEATHERS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, AND
OTHER ARTICLES," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in means of depositing or applying and fixing metal
either in leaf or powder upon fabrics of all kinds more particularly lace and
upon feathers, flowers, and other articles. Previous attempts have been made
to ornament such articles by gilding, silvering, or by depositing other metals
thereon, but these attempts have not answered chiefly owing to the fact that
the gum employed has not caused perfect adherence, and it has in time become
dissolved or wasted.
Now the present Invention consists chiefly in the employment of a particular
glutinous preparation for holding the gold, silver, or other metal on the
surface of the lace or other article. This preparation has two components or
elements, viz., a solid material in powder, which is a mineral salt, by preference
a salt of zinc (blanc de zinc), and a liquid substance which is a mixture of
oil and varnish. The mixing of these two bodies gives a sufficiently fluid
paste, which applied on the material prepares it to receive and, so to say, to
incorporate itself with the metal.

page_text: The process is as follows:-A salt of zinc (blanc de zine) is dissolved in a
mixture composed of fatty oil, linseed oil, and oil varnish in suitable proportions
to obtain a glutinous fluid. The material to be treated is laid over with this
preparation at the places required to receive the decoration; this can be
effected either by hand with a brush or by printing with rollers or otherwise;
the metal in leaf or powder is then applied and fixes itself only to those parts
that have been coated with the preparation; the paste through having a
mineral salt used in its preparation is a conductor, and the lace or other
material can therefore be metallized by a galvanic bath. This application of
gilding, silvering, or bronzing can be done either on one or both sides of the
material, and it is easy to produce various effects, such as gilding or silvering
the face of the material and simply bronzing the back. For feathers, flowers,
and very light articles one of the ingredients used in the preparation might be
suppressed and only the fatty part used which would be, for example, ordinary
transfer mordant (spirit of wine distilled with varnish). This method of
decorating is applicable to all kinds of stuffs and fabrics whether open worked
or close, or of whatever material, whether silk, wool, thread, or velvet, and
particularly laces, blondes, tulles, feathers, and artificial flowers.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR CLAMPING AND STRETCHING WOVEN FABRICS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederic Jolly at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 4th December
1867.
I, FREDERIC JOLLY, of Horwich, in the County of Lancaster, Bleacher, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY FOR CLAMPING AND STRETCHING WOVEN FABRICS," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in the employment of rollers working in conjunction
with travelling bands, between which two parts the fabric to be clamped and
stretched I passes, and in such manner that the said fabric gradually leaves the
detaining bands so as to allow the stretching to extend to the selvages. For
this purpose I propose to employ two flanged rollers the axes of which are
placed at an angle to each other; against these flanges the fabric to be
stretched is clamped by travelling bands, which I propose to pass over rollers,
and to provide with a weight for gaining the necessary tension. I propose to
drive the flanged pullies by toothed wheels in gear with projecting pins.
AN IMPROVED PAINT
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Gedge at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th
February 1867-A communication from abroad by Jean Baptiste
Terrin, Lucien Lassabe, and Louis Soles, junior, all of 39, Faubourg
St. Martin, Paris, France.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD GEDGE, of the Firm of John Gedge and Son, of No. 11,
Wellington Street, Strand, in the City of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED PAINT," (a com-
munication to me from abroad by Jean Baptiste Terrin, Lucien Lassabe, and
Louis Soles, junior, all of 39, Faubourg St. Martin, Paris, France,) to be as
follows:-
This Invention consists of a paint or composition which when applied upon
wood, metal, or other materials to be submitted to atmospheric influences to
be placed in the ground or in sea, or other water will preserve them for an
almost indefinite period. The component parts of this paint and their relative
proportions will be given in the Final Specification.
AN IMPROVED SOLID CARTRIDGE CASE
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edmund, Leahy at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 24th June 1867.
Ì, EDMUND LEAHY, Civil Engineer, of 21, Cardington Street, Euston Square,
London, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
SOLID CARTRIDGE CASE," to be as follows:-
Each cartridge case with its swelled head and inner perforated chamber for
holding the igniting material or percussion cap is formed all of one mass by
compressing a piece of soft copper, or other malleable metal or mixture of
metals, such as lead and antimony, in the following way:-A lump of metal
of suitable size and weight is put into a die, having a chamber cut or sunk
into it of the external shape of the intended cartridge case and its inner per-
forated chamber for holding the igniting material or percussion cap; the
metal in the die above referred to is then pressed by a forcer or rammer of the
shape and size of the internal part of the cartridge case and its perforated
chamber for holding the igniting material or percussion cap, which will compel
the lump of metal placed in the hole cut or sunk in the die to swell itself into
the space between the forcer and the die hole, and thus the lump of metal
will assume the shape desired, having an internal chamber for holding the
igniting material. The swelled head if desired can be best obtained by
repeating the same operation in another die of the exact shape and size which
the head is desired to have, and thus the cartridge case with its swelled head
if desired and inner perforated chamber for holding the igniting material or
percussion cap will be formed all of one mass.