IMPROVEMENTS IN Apparatus. FOR POLISHING SPOONS, FORKS, AND OTHER SUCH LIKE ARTICLES
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edward Warren Lay, of 3, North End, Hampstead, and
Silvester Martin, of 6, Golder's Hill Terrace, North End, Hampstead, both in
the County of Middlesex, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN Apparatus.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edward Warren Lay and
Silvester Martin at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
23rd August 1881.
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EDWARD WARREN LAY, of 3, North End, Hampstead, and SILVESTER MARTIN,
of 6, Golder's Hill Terrace, North End, Hampstead, both in the County of
Middlesex. "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR POLISHING SPOONS, FORKS, AND
OTHER SUCH LIKE ARTICLES."
For this purpose I employ a spindle having a band wheel fast upon it. The
spindle is supported by centre points at its two ends, and can be revolved by an
endless cord driven by a grooved wheel on an axle revolved by a treadle. The
spindle is covered with a thick covering of vulcanized india rubber; part of this
covering is a plain cylindrical covering, and is used for polishing the flat surfaces
of spoons, forks, or such like, whilst another part or parts are made convex or
concave to fit within the interior or against the exterior of a spoon.
When using the apparatus the spindle is kept rapidly revolving by working the
treadle, and the forks, spoons, or such like which are to be polished are by hand
held firmly against the surface of its india rubber covering. Ordinary plate powder
of good quality and water is applied to the polishing surface whilst the polishing
operation is being carried on.
In this way spoons, forks, and other articles of silver or silver plate may be
rapidly polished or burnished.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Edward Warren Lay and Silvester Martin in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 22nd February 1882.
EDWARD WARREN LAY, of 3, North End, Hampstead, and SILVESTER MARTIN,
of 6, Golder's Hill Terrace, North End, Hampstead, both in the County of
Middlesex. "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR POLISHING SPOONS, FORKS, AND
OTHER SUCH LIKE ÅRTICLES."
For this purpose we employ a spindle having a band wheel fast upon it. The
spindle is supported by centre points at its two ends, and can be revolved by an
endless cord driven by a grooved wheel on an axle revolved by a treadle. The
spindle is covered with a thick covering of vulcanized india rubber; part of this
covering is a plain cylindrical covering, and is used for polishing the flat surfaces
of spoons, forks, or such like, whilst another part or parts are made convex or
concave to fit within the interior or against the exterior of a spoon.
When using the apparatus the spindle is kept rapidly revolving by working the
treadle, and the forks, spoons, or such like which are to be polished are by hand
held firmly against the surface of its india rubber covering. Ordinary plate powder
of good quality and water is applied to the polishing surface whilst the polishing
operation is being carried on.
In this way spoons, forks, and other articles of silver or silver plate may be :
rapidly polished or burnished.
In order that our said Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect, we have shown in the Drawing annexed a front elevation of the
machine.
a is a spindle having a band wheel b fast upon it. The spindle a is supported
by centre points c, c¹, at its two ends, and can be revolved by an endless cord d
driven by a grooved wheel e on a cranked axis f revolved by a treadle g. h is the
cylindrical part of the covering, of thick vulcanized india rubber, around the
spindle a; this is used for polishing the flat surfaces of spoons, forks, or such like
articles. The convex parts i, i, of the vulcanized india rubber covering and the
concave parts are adapted to fit the interior and the exterior of the spoon. k is a
brush upon the spindle a, and is for the purpose of removing the plate powder from
the spoons or other articles after they have been polished. Sometimes we prolong
the spindle a, and have upon the prolongation additional rubbers of such forms as
may be required, in which case we omit the back centre c¹ and substitute for it a 3
gun metal bracket, through which the prolongation of the spindle a passes.
Having thus described the nature of our Invention and the manner of performing
the same, we would have it understood that we claim, our improvements in
apparatus for polishing spoons, forks, and other such like articles, substantially as
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Edward Warren Lay, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty second day of February, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty two.