Improved Apparatus or Appliance for use in Supporting Ceramic-ware in Enamel-kilns whilst being Fired.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 25th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 3uth Apr., 1892
FIUVISION A 17 DI MUIT TOALTON.
Improved Apparatus or Appliance for use in Supporting
Ceramic-ware in Enamel-kilns whilst being Fired.
ISAAC PENNELL, 14 Eastwood Place, Hanley. Staffs., Potter's Manager, and
JOHN THOMAS HARRIS, The Hayes, Stone, Staffs., Earthenware Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This our invention has reference to an improved apparatus or appliance for use in
supporting ceramic-ware in enamel-kilns whilst being fired, and the object of our
said invention is the production of an efficient appliance for that purpose.
To carry our said invention into practice we make of or from cast-iron a base or
stand of suitable shape and size, in and through or partly through the said
base-plate we form three holes or apertures of convenient shape and size at
suitable distances apart in such positions that straight lines connecting them would
form an isosceles triangle.
Into each of the said holes we place or fix one end of a cast-iron upright pillar
or support of any suitable shape and size, and on which pillars we place rings or
thimble-pins" of suitable size made of or from earthenware or other suitable
material having an aperture or hole formed through each of them.
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It will be understood that when placed or threaded on the perpendicular pillars,
the said rings or "thimble-pins "will be superimposed one on the other, and the
projecting arm of each "thimble-pin" converge towards the perpendicular centre
line of the base or stand.
When the said apparatus or appliance is in use plates, saucers, dishes or the
like are supported by means of the said projecting arms of the "thimble-pins."
By using appliances made according to our invention, it will be found that
ceramic-ware can be easily placed in position without handling the upright supports
or pillars, the appliances and ware can be easily and safely transferred from the
work bench or benches to the enamel-kilns without smudging or soiling the ware,
and without marking the ware in kilns, and beside more ware can be got into a
given space than by the present system.
Dated this
day of June 1891
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffordshire, Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus or Appliance for use in Supporting
Ceramic-ware in Enamel-kilns whilst being Fired.
ISAAC PENNELL, 14 Eastwood Place, Hanley, Staffs., Potter's Manager, and
JOHN THOMAS HARRIS, The Hayes, Stone, Staffs., Earthenware Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to
he performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This our invention has reference to an improved apparatus or appliance for use
in supporting or "stacking" china, earthenware or porcelain whilst being fired in
enamel or other kilns, which appliance may also be used for supporting ceramic
ware during the process of ornamentation. It is found that the supports ordinarily
used in glost ovens are not sufficiently rigid to prevent the ware from slipping
and being damaged while being transferred to the kilns, and when ware is stacked
with stilts between the pieces of ware, the weight of the pile frequently causes

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the "stilts to mark the ware at the lower part of the pile, to overcome these
disadvantages is the object of our invention by constructing efficient apparatus or
appliances for the purpose.
In order that our said invention may be more readily understood and explained
in detail, we have hereunto annexed two sheets of drawings on which letters of
reference are marked on corresponding parts on all the figures alike.
in detail, we have hereunto annexed two sheets of drawings on which letters of
reference are marked on corresponding parts on all the figures alike.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of metal base.
Figure 1 is a transverse section of base taken on the line A-B of Fig. 1.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of a metal pillar for use in connection with the base
shewn at Figure 1.
Figure 2 is a cross section of the pillar taken through the line C-D on
Figure 2.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of an earthenware or pottery ware pillar ring
with a projecting arm for use in connection with the pillars and base illustrated by
the foregoing figures.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a metallic base and pillars fitted together,
with earthenware rings or thimble pins threaded on the said pillars in position for
use, shewing the projecting arm of each thimble pin or ring converging towards
the perpendicular centre line of the base or stand, and also by dotted lines the
method of stacking plates or similar ceramic ware articles ready for the kiln.
The above figures being drawn about full size.
The base a may be made by casting forging or other means, of nickel, iron, steel
or any other suitable metal or alloy, and may be of the section shewn at Figure 1ª,
or other suitable transverse section, in or through the said base we shew three
square holes, and 2, at suitable distances apart so that straight lines (shewn
dotted on Fig. 4) connecting them would form an isosceles triangle, in each of the
said holes or apertures we fit or place the lower end of a vertical metallic pillar or
support of suitable height, on which pillars we place or thread earthenware
rings or thimble pins d, which rings we make by means of a die or dies attached to
a press or other suitable machine; the projecting arms e of which rings converge
towards the perpendicular centre line of the base or stand a as hereinbefore stated.
Although we have shewn one form of base, pillar and rings with one projecting
arm or ledge, we would have it understood, that bases may be made of other suitable
shape and cross section with round, square, triangular or other suitably shaped
holes at suitable distances apart, so that lines connecting the said holes will
form an isosceles triangle. The metallic pillars or supports may be made of any
suitable cross-section, their lower ends fitting into correspondingly shaped holes
formed in the base plate or stand. The earthenware rings may be of any suitable
size or cross section, having holes formed through them of similar shape to the
cross section of the vertical pillars used.
By using apparatus or appliances made in the form or shapes as herein
described, it will be found that ceramic-ware can be readily placed in position.
and transferred from the work bench or benches to a kiln or kilns without
smudging or soiling the decorated or plain ware, without marking ware in kilns,
and that more ware can be got in a given space than by the appliances and methods
in ordinary use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what imanner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
1st. A metallic base or stand of any suitable shape and size having three holes
or apertures formed in or through the said stand at suitable distances apart, so
that straight lines connecting the said holes or apertures will form an isosceles
triangle, for use in supporting pottery ware in kilns whilst being fired, as herein
substantially described, set forth and illustrated on the drawings hereunto annexed.

page_text: 2nd. A metallic base or stand of any suitable shape and size having three holes
or apertures formed in or through the said stand at suitable distances apart, so
that straight lines connecting such holes or apertures will form an isosceles
triangle, in each of which holes or apertures we fit or fix the lower end of a
metallic vertical pillar, for use in supporting. pottery ware in kilns whilst being
fired, as herein substantially described, set forth and illustrated on the drawings
hereunto annexed.
3rd. A metallic base or stand of any suitable shape and size having three holes
or apertures formed in or through the said stand at suitable distances apart, so
that straight lines connecting such holes or apertures will form an isosceles triangle,
in each of which holes or apertures we fit or fix the lower end of a metallic vertical
pillar, on which pillars we place or thread earthenware rings, the projecting arms
of which rings are immediately above each other when in position for use in
supporting pottery ware in kilns whilst being fired, as herein substantially described
set forth, and illustrated on the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 24th day of March 1892
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffordshire, Agent for Applicants.