IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATCHES
Year: 1843

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
EDWARD MYLNE, of Albion Terrace, Cannonbury Square, Islington, in the
County of Middlesex, Watchmaker, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at
Westminster, the Twenty-first day of October, in the seventh year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto
me, the said George Edward Mylne, Her especial licence, full power, sole
privilege and authority, that I, the said George Edward Mylne, my exors,
admors, and assigns, or such others as I, the said George Edward Mylne,
my exors, admors, or assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others. from time to time and at all times during the term of years therein
expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within
England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATCHES;" in which said Letters
Patent is contained a proviso that I, the said George Edward Mylne, shall
cause a particular description of the nature of my said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be inrolled in Her said Majesty's
High Court of Chancery within six calendar months next and immediately
after the date of the said in part recited Letters Patent, as in and by the
same, reference being thereunto had, will more fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
George Edward Mylne, do hereby declare that the nature of my said
Invention, and the manner in which the same is to be performed, are fully

page_text: Figure 1 represents an edge view of the pillar plate and upper plate, with
some of the parts, according to my Invention; a being the barrel, 6 the fuzee,
and c the centre wheel; this Figure shewing, by dotted lines, the depths the
parts are sunk in the plates.
Figure 2, an inside view of the pillar plate, shewing the several sinks;
a being the sink for the barrel, as the sink for the connecting part of the
chain, 6' the sink for the fuzee, & the sink for the third wheel, and d³ the
sink for the fourth pinion head.
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Figure 3 shews a back view of the pillar plate with the bar e with holes (1)
and (2) for the barrel and fuzee, and the bar e with the holes (3) and (4) for
the third and fourth wheels. Such bar e¹ will, as heretofore, take part of the
escapement used, which is not shewn in the Drawing, as different escapements
may be applied, as is well understood. (5) is the foot balance staff hole,
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Figure 4 is an external view of the upper plate, shewing the sink (f) for
the balance, and g the balance cock.
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Figure 5 shews an inside view of the upper plate, with a sink.c, for the
centre wheel, a small sink for the fuzee pivot, and a sink ds for the
third wheel pinion, and also the holes for the barrel fuzee, the centre, third,
and fourth wheels, and hole for balance staff, the hole or holes for the escape.
ment being omitted, for the reason before stated..
Figure, 6 shews a front view of the plates, shewing some of the parts of the
movement in their proper places; h being the star, wheel stop work, i the
barrel ratchet, k the click, 1 the detent, and m the detent spring.
Figure 7 shews another edge view of the pillar and upper plates, in order to
shew some of the parts more clearly, n being the centre wheel pinion, o the
third wheel, and o' the third wheel pinion, p the fourth wheel, and r the fourth
wheel pinion. I may here observe, that the fuzee is similar to the plain or
common going fuzee, but it has a thin circular steel cap, and is inverted,
and it is cut the reverse way, or left-handed. The centre pinion may either be
hollow for setting the hands at the back, or solid, in the cominon way, as

page_text: desired. The third wheel is colletted on the pinion, and the fourth wheel is
rivetted on the pinion in the usual way. The upper plate is made about one
third thicker than usual. The pillar plate need not be different in thickness
from those in common use.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, I wish it to be under-
stood that I make no claim to the various ordinary parts of watches herein
shewn and described, nor do I confine myself to precise details; but what I
claim is, the mode of constructing watches whereby the fuzees are inverted.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Edward Mylne, have hercunto
set my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of April, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty-four.
GEORGE EDWARD (L.s.) MYLNE.
AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Nineteenth day of April, in the
5 year of our Lord 1844, the aforesaid George Edward Mylne came before our
said Lady the Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification
aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form
above written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stamped according to
the tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.
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Enrolled the Twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord Ono
thousand eight hundred and forty-four.