Iм- PROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CASKETS OR BOXES FOR JEWELS AND OTHER ARTICLES
Year: 1870

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Bernoulli Barlow, of Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, Patent Agent, for the Invention of "Iм-
PROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CASKETS OR BOXES FOR JEWELS AND
OTHER ARTICLES."--A communication from abroad by Jules Mathieu,
of Paris, in the Empire of France, Engineer.
Sealed the 5th August 1870, and dated the 15th February 1870.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Bernoulli Barlow
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 15th February 1870.
I, HENRY BERNOULLI BARLOW, of Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CASKETS OR BOXES FOR
JEWELS AND OTHER ARTICLES," being a communication to me from abroad
by Jules Mathieu, of Paris, in the Empire of France, Engineer, to be
as follows:-
This Invention consists in certain improved modes of constructing
caskets or boxes for jewels and other articles so that the various com-

page_text: partments thereof may be opened in succession or simultaneously and
secured by spring lock, lock and key, or otherwise.
One mode of construction is as follows:-The casket consists of a
central chamber fixed to the foundation plate, to which are also fixed
two segmental compartments, other similar compartments are placed
above these, the whole being connected by metal segments with grooves
and studs. The central chamber contains a plate with a stem to hold
bracelets or other articles, and this plate when raised is held up by a
spring catch. The central chamber and the top compartments are all
closed simultaneously by a spring lock, lock and key, or other fastening.
Another of these improved caskets consists of a central column,
-around-which-the-segmental-compartments-turn. There is a spiral.spring.
wound round the column, which is tightened as the compartments are
opened, and the spring is held by a catch actuated by a rod and levers,
as soon as the the catch is released the spring closes the compartments
which are covered by glass or other lids, and secured as above described.
Another of these improved caskets consists of a central and two or
more segmental compartments covered by a similar lid; on turning this
lid partly round all the compartments are opened or closed. When
these improved caskets or boxes are used as ladies' workboxes the lids
may be provided with scissors and other requisites. The segmental com-
partments are also connected to the central column by studs in the
column taking into grooves in the inner partition of the compartments.
The improved caskets may be made of wood, metal, leather, papier
maché, or other suitable material, and the number and arrangement of
the compartments can be varied.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry Bernoulli Barlow in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 10th August 1870.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, HENRY 3
BERNOULLI BARLOW, of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Patent Agent, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Fifteenth day of February, in the

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year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy, in the
thirty-third year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give. and grant unto. me, the said Henry Bernoulli Barlow,
Her special licence that I, the. said Henry Bernoulli Barlow, my exc-
cutors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Henry
Bernoulli Barlow, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at
any time. agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all
times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make use, exercise, and vend; within the United Kingdom, of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE.CONSTRUCTION OF CASKETS OR BOXES FOR
JEWELS AND OTHER ARTICLES," being a communication to me from abroad
by Jules Mathieu, of Paris, in, the Empire of France, Engineer, upon
the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Henry Bernoulli Barlow,
my executors or administrators, by an. instrument in writing under my,
or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe
and ascertain, the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner
the same was, to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the
Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months, next and imine-
diately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the. said Henry Bernoulli Barlow, do hereby.
declare the nature of the said: Invention, and in. what manner the same
is. to. be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and,
by the following statement (that is to say).:—
This Invention consists in certain improved modes of constructing.
caskets: or boxes for jewels and other articles, so that the various com-
partments thereof may be opened in succession or simultaneously, and
secured by spring lock, lock and key, or otherwise.
And in order that the Invention may be fully understood and readily
carried into operation, I will proceed to describe the accompanying
Sheet of Drawings, reference being had to the figures and letters marked
thercon.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a casket or box with segmental com-.
partments capable of swivelling on a central chamber, and Fig. 2 is a
horizontal section of the same. The fixed parts consist of the foundation
plate B, the two lowest compartments C, C', and the central chamber A,
around which the segmental compartments c, c¹, swivel; these latter are
connected together in the following manner-Between each set of com-

page_text: partments there is a circle of brass or two segments s, t, in which are
segmental slots to receive the studs projecting from the compartments
above them; by this means when the lid A" is moved the studs below
it move the compartments it covers; and these compartments move those
immediately beneath. The six sets of compartments shewn in Fig. 1
are thus easy of access, and capable of being moved in succession.
In the interior of the central chamber A is a disc p forming a piston,
the spindle ¹ of which is of sufficient diameter to hold bracelets, as
shewn in blue. When the lid A¹ is closed the disc p rests upon the
ring h, and in order to get at the bracelets the spindle p¹ is raised by
means of the ornamental knob i. When the disc p is raised into the
position shewn in red it is held up by a spring catch which enters into
the groove g. In order to lower the disc it is only necessary to press
upon a button projecting from the casket to withdraw the spring catch
from the groove g. The casket above described is particularly adapted
for jewellery, and the lock & secures the lids A¹, A".
Figs. 3 and 4 represent a vertical and horizontal section of a casket
with segmental compartments swivelling round the central column A,
which is bored out to allow the rod a to pass through it, at the upper
end of the column is a recess to contain the spiral spring R, which is
tightened as the compartments are opened. The spring is tightened
more or less by the catch e connected by the lever f to the rod a, the
catch taking into the teeth of the crown ratchets 1. On moving the
rod a in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 3, either by pressing on the
knob at or by pulling the rod a² connected to a treadle or by pushing the
knob m connected to the rod a by the elbow lever n the catch e is
released from the ratchets 1, and the spring R then brings the segmental
compartments one under the other, thus closing the casket automatically.
The spring presses the rod a upwards, so as to bring the catch e into
the ratchets 7. This casket is also suitable for jewellery, and it may
have a glass lid A" or a hinged wood lid A. The casket shewn is
supposed to be fixed on a table or desk.
Figs. 5 and 6 arc a section and plan of a casket or box with
segmental compartments C, C', fixed to the foundation plate B, and
with a movable lid A¹; this lid swivels on the central chamber A, and
opens or closes the compartments C, C', simultaneously.
Figs. 7 and 8 represent two vertical sections taken at right angles to
each other of a casket made of sheet metal covered with leather or of

page_text: any other suitable material, the compartments of this casket aro
rectangular, and it is chiefly adapted as a ladies' workbox; it is provided
with a handle O, and one of the hinged lids, shewn at x, Fig. 8, is
provided with scissors, thimble, needles, and other articles. The com-
partments may be fitted up more or less ornamentally, and the lid P of
the central chamber can be secured by a separate lock or other fastening.
Figs. 9 and 10 represent a vertical and horizontal section of a mode of
connecting the swivel compartments C, C', of a casket. The centre
column A is provided with studs a, which take into the segmental slots e
made in the said compartments, The studs a are set in advance of each
other and open the compartments in succession.
Having thus described the Invention communicated to me by the
within-named Jules Matthieu, I declare that I claim,-
First. The improved casket or box for jewels or other articles with a
central chamber and movable disc, and with sets of compartments one
above the other constructed, connected, and secured as shewn and
described in reference to Figs. 1 and 2.
Secondly. The improved casket or box shewn and described in reference
to Figs. 3 and 4, and the mode of shutting up and securing the com-
partments.
Thirdly. The improved casket or box with a movable lid, as shewn in
Figs. 5 and 6.
Fourthly. The improved casket or box with rectangular compartments
suitable for a lady's workbox or other purposes as shown and described
in reference to Figs. 7 and 8.
And, lastly. The improved mode of connecting the segmental com-
partments of caskets or boxes to the central column, as shown and
described in reference to Figs. 9 and 10.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Bernoulli Barlow, have here-
unto set my hand and seal, this Third day of August One
thousand cight hundred and seventy.