CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY TO BE APPLIED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOBBINS USED IN THE PREPARING AND SPINNING OF FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1860

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joshua Henry Wilson, of Cornholme Mill, near
Todmorden, in the County of Lancaster, Bobbin Manufacturer, for the
Invention of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY TO BE APPLIED IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF BOBBINS USED IN THE PREPARING AND SPINNING OF FIBROUS
MATERIALS."
Sealed the 4th October 1860, and dated the 5th April 1860.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joshua Henry Wilson
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 5th April 1860.
I, JOSHUA HENRY WILSON, of Cornholme Mill, near Todmorden, in the
County of Lancaster, Bobbin Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY TO BE APPLIED
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOBBINS USED IN THE PREPARING AND SPINNING OF FIBROUS
MATERIALS," to be as follows:-
My first improvement consists in the application, adaptation, and arrange-
ment of certain machinery for the purpose of regulating the length of the
barrel or stem on which the two heads of the bobbin are to be fixed. This
I effect by the application of two revolving cutters fixed on two sliding spindles
revolving in the same or opposite directions, which are brought in contact
with each end of the barrel or stem to be cut and shaped, by means of cams,
eccentrics, screws, or levers so placed as to press or direct one or both of the
sliding spindles or cutter heads, so that the cutters may operate on both ends

page_text: of the barrel or stem simultaneously. The barrels or stems are supplied to
the apparatus by means of an endless chain furnished with chairs, which chain
has an intermittent motion, and delivers the barrel or stem into any vessel
prepared to receive it.
My second improvement consists in the application, adaptation, and
arrangement of certain machinery for forcing the heads on to the barrel or
stem so as to constitute a bobbin. Two or more spindles are placed in pairs
opposite each other in two circular frames or discs which turn on a central
shaft. On these spindles are placed the bobbin heads, and they take up the
barrel or stem by entering it a short distance at each end. The spindles are
acted upon by cams, eccentrics, or levers, by which action the heads are forced
on to each end of the barrel or stem. The barrels or stems are supplied to
the apparatus by means of forks, or fingers, or sliding bars, or clams actuated
upon by cams and springs, or an endless chain or wheel passing within the
radius of the spindles, by which the barrel or stem is brought or placed so as
to allow the ends of the two spindles to take it up simultaneously.
My third improvement consists in the application, adaptation, and arrange-
ment of certain apparatus for applying the glue to the holes of the bobbins, or
to the outer surface of the bushes. A pair of spindles (opposite each other)
are forced up against the bobbin by means of cams, eccentrics, screws, or
levers. A pair of spindles are employed for glueing and another pair for
forcing the bushes into the bobbin, or, if required, both these operations may
be accomplished by one pair. The glue is supplied from one or more cisterns
(fixed underneath), by means of eccentrics, wheels, or a brush, which first
comes in contact with the glue and then transfers a portion of it to the bashes.
The bushes are supplied by hand to the bushing spindles, or by hoppers fixed
above, as may be most convenient. The prepared bobbins are brought
opposite the spindles by means of an endless chain, band, or strap, or other
conveyance, and also by the same means carried forward to the vessel prepared
to receive them.
My fourth improvement consists in the application, adaptation, and arrange-
ment of certain apparatus for glueing together the board ends by which the
ends of the larger bobbins are formed. A pair of revolving brushes turn on
two tubes which serve as centres of motion. Through these two tubes the
glue is supplied from a cistern placed at one side of the apparatus. A board
end is applied to each of the revolving brushes, and by this means receives a
sufficient quantity of glue, and which is only applied to the part where it is
required.
My fifth improvement consists in the application, adaptation, and arrange-

page_text: ment of certain apparatus for applying the paint or varnish to the bobbin
when complete. Cisterns or vessels are provided for holding the paint or
varnish, in which revolve one, two, or more pulleys. These pulleys transfer the
paint or varnish to other pulleys, which again transfer it to the bobbin. The
surfaces of these pulleys may be either covered with cloth or constructed as
brushes, as may be found convenient.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Joshua Henry Wilson in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
5th October 1860.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOSHUA
HENRY WILSON, of Cornholme Mill, near Todmorden, in the County of
Lancaster, Bobbin Manufacturer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty, in the twenty-third year of Her reign,
did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
Joshua Henry Wilson, Her special licence that I, the said Joshua Henry
Wilson, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others that I,
the said Joshua Henry Wilson, 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 "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY TO BE APPLIED IN THE MANUFACTURE
OF BOBBINS USED IN THE PREPARING AND SPINNING OF FIBROUS MATERIALS," upon
the condition (amongst others), that I, the said Joshua Henry. Wilson, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or
one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain.the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Joshua Henry Wilson, 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 and the accompanying Drawing (that is to say):-

page_text: My first improvement consists in the application, adaptation, and arrange-
ment of certain machinery for the purpose of regulating the length and
size of the barrel or stem on which the two ends of the bobbin are fixed.
My second improvement consists in the application, adaptation, and arrange-
ment of certain machinery for forcing the heads on to the barrel or stem so as
to constitute a bobbin.
My third improvement consists in the application, adaptation, and arrange-
ment of certain machinery for applying the glue to the holes in the bobbins or
to the outer surface of the bushes.
My fourth improvement consists in the application, adaptation, and arrange-
ment of certain apparatus for glueing together the board ends by which the
heads of the larger bobbins are formed.
My fifth improvement consists in the application, adaptation, and arrange-
ment of certain apparatus for applying the paint or varnish to the bobbin
when complete.
In order to make my Invention more clearly understood I have hereunto
annexed a Sheet of Drawings, to which the following description relates,
reference being had to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon,
it being understood that the same letters of reference or letters and figures
conjoined indicate in all cases the same parts of the machinery or apparatus.
Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of the machine for regulating the length
and size of the barrel or stem; Fig. 2, an end view of the same; and Fig. 3,
a plan.
A, A, standards which support the bed A 1, A1; B, driving pulley which
turns on a stud on the bed A 1, A 1, and which receives motion by a strap in the
usual manner. It carries a pinion which geers into the wheel B1 on the
shaft B2; the wheel B1 geers into the wheel B 3, turning on a stud on the
headstock C. This wheel B 3 carries the cam B 4, which actuates the slide B 5.
At the other end of the shaft B 2 is the wheel B 6, which drives the wheel B 7,
turning on a stud on the headstock C 6. This wheel B7 carries the cam B 8, by
which it actuates the slide B 9. These two cams are of the same construction
and the geering wheels of the same calculation so as to give a simultaneous
motion to the two cams B4 and B 8. C, headstock which carries the sliding
spindle C 1, at one end of which is the cutter chuck C2; C3, a worm spring
on the spindle C 1, the action of which is to press the end of the spindle up to
or against the slide B 5, and consequently the spindle C1 partakes of the same
sliding motion as the slide B 5; C 4, driving pulley on the spindle C 1, which
receives motion by means of a strap in the usual manner; C 5, a regulating nut
for adjusting the position of the spindle C 1; C6, another headstock similar to

page_text: the headstock C; this headstock C 6 carries the sliding spindle C7, at one end
of which is the cutter chuck C8; C 9, a worm spring on the spindle C 7, the
action of which is to press the end of the spindle up to or against the slide B 9,
and consequently the spindle C7 partakes of the same motion as the slide B 9;
C 10, driving pulley on the spindle C7, which receives motion by means of a
strap in the usual manner; C11, regulating nut for adjusting the position of
the spindle C7. The two headstocks C and C 6, with their spindles and
appurtenances, are similar one to the other, but placed in contrary positions, the
lathe spindles revolving in the same or contrary directions; D, a segment
wheel on the shaft B 2, which communicates an intermittent motion to the
wheel D 1, which turns on a stud attached to the headstock C 6. On the boss
of this wheel D 1 is the chain wheel D2; D 3, another chain wheel correspond-
ing to the wheel D 2; over these two wheels passes the chain D 4, on which are
the chairs D 5, D 5, &c.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-The attendant places the barrels
or stems, in the rough state, on the chairs D 5, D 5, &c., on the chair D4, by the
motion of which they are carried forward to a position to be operated upon by the
cutter chucks C2 and C 8, on the sliding spindles C1 and C7, which are then
forced forward by the action of the cams B4 and B 8. The cutter chucks C 2
and C 8 are so constructed as to turn the ends of the barrels or stems to a
proper size and at the same time to reduce them to a proper length; D6, a
barrel or stem in the rough state ready to undergo the operation, during
which it is held fast by the fork E 5 at the end of the arm E 4, attached to the
vertical sliding rod E 2, on which is another arm E 1, which is acted upon by
the cam E fixed on the shaft B 2; E 3, a worm spring on the sliding rod E-2, by
which it is forcibly pressed downwards, and thus enables the fork E 5 to hold the
stem forcibly during the operation described, which being completed, the cam E,
acting on the arm E 1, raises the sliding rod E 2, and with it the fork E 5,
which action consequently releases the stem, which is next carried forward by
the chain D 4, and deposited in any vessel prepared to receive it. By the same
action another stem is brought forward and secured and operated upon in the
same manner, and so on.
Another mode of supplying the rough stems to the cutter chucks is shown
in Figs. 4 and 5. F, F, two circular plates or dises, turning on an axis
supported by the two sliding bearings F7, F7. The circumferences of these
dises are notched at equal intervals all round, into which notches are placed
the rough stems by the attendant. F³, ratchet wheel fixed betwixt the two
discs; F 3, a catch which acts on the ratchet wheel, which catch turns on a
centre on the slide F 5, and is supported by the spring F4. The slide F 5 has

page_text: on it a worm spring, by which, in connection with the cam F 6 on the shaft B2,
it is moved backwards and forwards at each revolution of the shaft. The
sliding bearings F7, F 7, are supported by means of worm springs so as to
adjust themselves to the proper height. In other respects the operation is the
same as already described.
I do not, however, confine myself to the precise details of the mechanism
here described, as these may be varied without departing from the principle
and mode of action of this part of my Invention. As, for instance, by making
the cams or eccentrics with double action (that is, so as to withdraw the
spindles C1 and C7, as well as to force them forward, the springs C3 and C9
may be dispensed with. Also, if required, two or more pairs of sliding spindles
may be used in the same machine.
Fig. 6 represents a side view of a machine for forcing the heads on to the
barrel or stem, so as to constitute a bobbin; Fig. 7, an end view; Fig. 8, a
plan of the same; and Fig. 9, detached parts. G, G, the legs or supports
which support the bed G 1; G 5, a bracket attached to the bed G 1, and which
supports one end of the short shaft H, the other end of which is supported on the
bed G1; on the shaft H are the fast and loose pulleys H 2, the fly wheel H 1,
and pinion H 3, which takes into the wheel H 5 on the shaft H 4; G 3, G 3,
two sliding plates or discs supported by the bed G 1, the position of which is
regulated by the adjusting screws G 6, G 6; G4, G 4, two inclines or cams
attached to the two sliding plates G 3, G 3; H 6 and H 7, two discs fixed on the
shaft H4; they are similar one to the other, and placed so as to face each
other, the disc H 6 being shewn in section the better to shew the construc-
tion; H8, H8, are spindles which slide through bosses in the discs H 6 and
H7, and are arranged in pairs opposite each other. They are pressed against
the disc G 3, G 3, by the worm springs H 9, H 9, and have at their ends friction
rollers; H11, H 11, two feeding levers turning on the same axis, and supported
by the bracket G 7 from the bed G1. These feeding levers have each a recess
at one end, in which the stems or barrels are placed by the attendant (see
H12); the other ends of these levers are heavier, and have an adjusting
screw H 13, which regulates their position. Betwixt the two levers is the
worm spring H 14, by means of which and two nuts turning on threads on the
axis of the levers, the distance betwixt them is regulated. At one end of the
axis is a short a lever H, which is acted upon by the bosses on the disc H 6
as it turns round, the use of which is to keep the stem or barrel opposite the
spindles until they have sufficiently penetrated at each end. The machine
being put in motion, one attendant places a bobbin end on to each of the ends
of two opposite spindles as at H, H; these are consequently carried round

page_text: with the spindles, during which another attendant places a stem or barrel on
the feeding levers, as at H"; when the spindles with the bobbin ends
H, H, come opposite the stem or barrel, the points of the spindles are forced
into the ends of the stem or barrel by the inclines or cams G, Gʻ, acting on
the outer ends of the spindles H8, H8, and by this action forces the bobbin
ends on to the barrels. When the spindles have got past the inclines or
cams G, G, the spindles are drawn back by the action of the worm springs
H, H, and the bobbin is thus released from the spindles, and falls into a
receptacle beneath.
Fig. 10 represents a variation of the above apparatus, by which the
bushes are inserted into the ends of the stems or barrels by the same opera-
tion which fixes the bobbin ends; G³ shews a section of a portion of one of
the discs G³, to the face of which are attached inclines or cams d, d, and e;
H, a compound spindle used in the place of the spindles H8; it consists of
an outer tube a, a, and inner spindle b, which are arranged so as to slide inde-
pendently of each other. The outer tube a, a, is pressed by a worm spring
as H before described, and the spindle 6 is pressed by a worm spring c, which
acts at one end against the tube a, a, and at the other against the spindle b, the
effect of which is that both the outer tube a, a, and spindle 6 are both pressed
against their respective inclines on the discs G³, G³; the ends of the outer
tube a, a, and spindle b, which press against the discs, are furnished with
friction rollers. The other end of the outer tube a, a, is furnished with another
short sliding tube f, which slides within it. These compound spindles are
arranged in pairs round the discs H and H', as before described. This appa-
ratus is used in the following manner:-The attendant places a bobbin end on
to each of the short sliding tubes f, and at the same time places a bush at
the end of each of the spindles b, and by the revolution of the discs H and H',
the bobbin ends are forced on to the stems or barrels, and the bushes inserted
at the same time.
I do not, however, confine myself to the details of the mechanism here
described, as these may be varied; as for instance, instead of the discs H
and H' revolving with the shaft H', they may be fixed to the bed G¹, the
spindles sliding through the discs as described, and the discs G³, G³, with the
inclines or cams on them made to revolve; or cams or eccentrics fixed on
shafts otherwise arranged, may be made to act on the spindles H³, H³, so as
to produce the same effect. Also by making the cams or eccentrics with
double action, that is, so as to withdraw the spindles as well as force them
forward), the springs H, H°, may be dispensed with.
Fig. 11 represents a side view of the machine for applying glue to the holes

page_text: in the bobbins, or to the outer surface of the bushes; Fig. 12, an end view of
the same; Fig. 13, a plan; and Fig. 14, a view of detached parts. I, I,
bearing portion of the framework; I, I, bed plate; I and I³, two headstocks
fixed in the bed plate I¹, shewn partly in section; J, J, first motion shaft;
J', fast and loose pulleys; J2, toothed wheel on the shaft J, which takes into
a toothed wheel J³ at the end of a short shaft; it carries a prominence or
cam J', which acts upon a cross head J', to which is attached the two sliding
spindles J and J", which play through two filbows in the headstock I*; I' and
I', two worm springs, which play in the filbows, and act against the two
sliding spindles Jo and J'. When the cam J' forces the spindles forward,
these springs are compressed, but when the action of the cam ceases the
springs reacting force the spindles backwards (and consequently the friction
roller on the cross head Jo) against the face of the wheel J³; J³, toothed
wheel at the other end of the shaft J, which takes into the wheel J° at the end
of a short shaft; it carries a prominence or cam J1, which acts upon a cross-
head J, to which is attached the two sliding spindles J¹ and J¹³, which play
through two filbows on the headstock I³; I and I', two worm springs, which
play in the filbows, and act against the two sliding spindles J12 and J. When
the cam J10 forces the spindles forward these springs are compressed, but
when the action of the cam ceases the springs reacting force the spindles
backward, and consequently the friction roller on the cross head J" against
the face of the wheel J. The sliding spindles J and J¹s are similar in con-
struction to the two sliding spindles J and J', but are placed in a contrary
position; also the actuating mechanism is similar in both cases, and arranged
to act simultaneously; J", segment wheel on the first motion shaft J, J, which
takes into the toothed wheel J, on the short shaft J, on which is the chain
pulley or band wheel J", over which passes the feed chain J18, and which also
passes over the carrier, chain wheel, or band pulley J, on the short shaft J20;
Ja, spur wheel on the first motion shaft J, J, which takes into the spur wheel
Jon the short shaft J. On this shaft are two segmental brushes, one of
One of these segmental brushes works in the
glue cistern J, and the other one in the glue cistern J2.
which is shewn at J*, Fig. 14.
The operation of this apparatus is as follows:-The attendant places a bobbin,
which requires bushing on one of the chairs J" (fixed on the feed chain J18),
by which it is carried forward till it comes opposite the sliding spindles J* and
J's, the points of which have been previously covered with glue by the seg-
mental brushes J, which receive the supply of glue from the glue cisterns J2
and J. The points of the sliding spindles next penetrate the ends of the
bobbins by the action of cams J' and J10; this action transfers a sufficient

page_text: portion of the glue to the holes in the bobbin. These sliding spindles are then
withdrawn by the springs I and I. The feed chain then carries the bobbin
forward opposite the spindles J' and J¹³, the points of which having been
provided with bushes by the attendant, at the next action of the cams J* and
J20 the bushes are inserted in the holes in the bobbin, previously prepared
with glue, as described. During the process of forcing the bushes into the
bobbin, a fresh bobbin has undergone the process of glueing, which in its turn
is carried forward and bushed in the same manner, which being done the
bobbin so far prepared is delivered by the feed chain into a receptacle prepared
for the purpose. It is obvious that instead of applying the glue to the holes
in the bobbin, it may be, by the mechanism described, applied to the outside of
the bushes, which may then be inserted in the holes in the bobbin in the
manner described. I do not, however, confine myself to the details of the
mechanism here described, as these may be varied; for instance, instead of the
feed chain J18 and its appurtenances, I sometimes use a feed apparatus similar
to that shewn in Figs. 4 and 5. Also by making the cams J' and J10 with
double action (that is, so as to withdraw the spindles J and J¹, as well as to
force them forward), the springs I and I may be dispensed with; and in like
manner other variations in the mechanism may be made without departing
from the principle and mode of action of this part of my Invention.
Fig. 15 represents a section of the apparatus for applying the glue to the
board ends previous to their being put together in pairs, so as to constitute a
large bobbin end. Fig. 16, a plan of the same apparatus. K, K, glue cistern;
K', K', pipe which conveys the glue; K³, driving pulley on a short shaft, at
the other end of which is a bevil, which drives another bevil K4 on a vertical
tubular axis, which carries at its upper end the circular brush K. This
tubular axis turns on the fixed tube K', which conveys the glue from the
pipe K' to the circular brush K'; on the same vertical tubular axis is the
spur wheel K, which drives the spur K on another vertical tubular axis,
which carries another circular brush K. This tubular axis turns on the fixed
tube K, which conveys the glue from the pipe K' to the circular brush K.
The tops of the tubes K and K are closed and holes perforated in them at
the sides, to admit the glue to the brushes; K³, steam chamber, into which
steam is admitted to keep the glue at a proper temperature; K", valve for
regulating the supply of glue to the brushes; K, spring lever for opening or
closing the valve K", which turns on the stud K; K", lever handle and
apparatus for keeping the valve in its proper position. The cistern K being
supplied with glue, and the valve K" sufficiently opened, the brushes K' and K8
are put in motion, as described. The attendant then applies a board end to

page_text: each of the brushes K and K, which having received a proper quantity of
the glue, he presses them together and lays them aside for the glue to dry; he
then applies another pair of the board ends to the brushes, and so on. Instead
of the brushes K and K³, we sometimes use a surface, perforated with holes,
and covered with felt or a woven fabric.
I do not, however, confine myself to the precise details of the mechanism
here described, as these may be varied without departing from the principle
and mode of action of this part of my Invention.
Fig. 17 represents an end view of the apparatus for applying the paint or
varnish to the bobbin when complete; Fig. 18, a side view of the same;
Fig. 19, a plan; and Fig. 20, a section shewing the arrangement of the paint
pulleys, &c.; L, L, framework; L1, L1, paint cisterns, shewn in section in
Figs. 18 and 20; L2, first motion shaft; L³, driving pulley; L, large band
pulley on the shaft L2, which drives the shafts L 6, L 6, L6, by means of the band
pulleys L5, L5, L5; L7, L7, large paint pulleys on the shaft L²; L³, L³, L³,
smaller paint pulleys on the shafts L 6, L 6, L 6, and which revolve in contact
with the peripheries of the large paint pulleys L7, L7; L 9, L 9, two bobbins
in their position when undergoing the process of painting or varnishing. The
cisterns L', L', being supplied with a quantity of paint or varnish, the shaft L²
is put in motion, and the large paint pulleys L 7, L7, revolving in contact with
the paint or varnish, take up a portion of it, a portion of which they transfer
to the smaller paint pulleys L 8, L 8, L 8, &c., which being also in motion, they
again transfer a part of the paint or varnish to the bobbins L 9, L 9. One
bobbin being painted or varnished, another is put in its place, and so on. Note,
the paint pulleys L7, L 7, and L 8, L 8, L 8, &c., may be either covered with
a felted material or woven fabric, or constructed as brushes, as may be most
convenient; or, I sometimes use an endless belt or list passing through the
paint or varnish (or receiving it from a pulley) and over the pulleys, to
convey the paint or varnish to the bobbins, or I sometimes vary the apparatus
in the following manner :-Instead of revolving brushes or pulleys I use
stationary ones, and fix the bobbins in a revolving frame, and give them
a rotatory motion on their axes. I do not, however, confine myself to the
precise details of the mechanism here described, as these may be varied with-
out departing from the principle and mode of action of this part of my
Invention.
Having now described the nature of my Invention, and the manner in which
the same is to be performed, I hereby declare that that what I claim as new
and of my Invention is as follows:-
First, I claim the application, adaptation, and arrangement of the machinery

page_text: shewn in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, for the purpose of regulating the length and
size of the barrel or stem on which the two ends of the bobbin are to be fixed,
including also any variation of the mechanism comprising the same mode of
action, as herein described.
Second, I claim the application, adaptation, and arrangement of the
mechanism shewn in Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, for the purpose of forcing the
heads on to the barrels or stems, and inserting the bushes so as to constitute
a bobbin, including also any variation of the mechanism comprising the same
mode of action, as herein described.
Third, I claim the application, adaptation, and arrangement of the apparatus
for applying the glue to the holes in the bobbins, or to the outer surface of the
bushes, as shewn in Figs. 11, 12, 13, and 14, including also any variation of
the mechanism comprising the same mode of action, as herein described.
Fourth, I claim the application, adaptation, and arrangement of the apparatus
for glueing together the board ends, by which the heads of the larger bobbins
are formed, as shewn in Figs. 15 and 16, including also any variation of the
mechanism comprising the same mode of action, as herein described.
Fifth, I claim the application, adaptation, and arrangement of the apparatus
for applying the paint or varnish to the bobbins when complete, as shewn in
Figs. 17, 18, 19, and 20, including also any variation of the mechanism com-
prising the same mode of action, as herein described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joshua Henry Wilson, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Fourth day of October, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty.
JOSHUA HENRY WILSON. (L.S.)
Witness,
JOHN POTTER, C.E.,
9, Corporation Street,
Manchester.