AN IMPROVED CLAPPER FOR FORMING RIDGES, FINIALS AND OTHER ARTICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I SYDNEY TURNER of Barrow Haven in the County of Lincoln Civil Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for AN IMPROVED CLAPPER FOR
FORMING RIDGES, FINIALS AND OTHER ARTICLES to be as follows:-
An apparatus for making my patent ventilating ridge tile and other ridges
finials and other articles shaped in plastic clay or other suitable earths which may
be called a clapper. It may be made of wood brass iron or other suitable material.
The base is so formed as to receive the utensil usually called a horse on which the
article to be formed is placed on the apparatus. The top of the utensil or horse is
so shaped as to give the required form to the under part of the ridge or article to,
be clapped and for carrying the ridge or article. On each side for a ridge and
every side for a finial or other article on the base are pieces of wood brass iron or
other suitable material attached thereto by hinges and shaped so as to form by
beating therewith the ridge finial or other article into the required. form. The
pieces of wood or other material are so shaped at the ends and top as the ridge
finial or other article may require as to form a guage to guide the cutter in cutting
off all projecting and surplus clay or other earth beyond the sides or wings of the
clapper.

page_text: I SYDNEY TURNER of Barrow Haven in the County of Lincoln Civil Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for AN IMPROVED CLAPPER FOR
FORMING RIDGES FINIALS AND OTHER ARTICLES and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
An apparatus for making my patent ventilating ridge tile and other ridges
finials and other articles shaped in plastic clay or other suitable earths which may
be called a clapper. It may be made of wood brass iron or other suitable material.
The base A is so formed as to receive the utensil B usually called a horse on which
the article to be formed is placed on the apparatus. The top of the utensil or
horse is so shaped as to give the required form to the under part of the ridge or
article to be clapped and for carrying the ridge or article. On each side for a ridge
and every side for a finial or other article on the base are wings C. C. or pieces of
wood brass iron or other suitable material attached thereto by hinges D. D. D. D.
and shaped so as to form by beating therewith the ridge finial or other article into
the required form. The wings C. C. or pieces of wood or other material are so
shaped at the ends and tops as the ridge finial or other article may require as to
form a guage to guide the cutter in cutting off all projecting and surplus clay or other
earth beyond the sides or wings of the clapper. Having now particularly described
and ascertained the nature of my said Invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed I declare that what I claim is the combination of the various parts
above described enabling the wings or shaped weights or sides easily to be brought
with force against the material to be shaped and taken off again so as to repeat the
operation and when the material is properly shaped to hold it firm and form a
guage whilst the surplus clay or other material is cut to the desired shape.
Dated this Nineteenth day of August One thousand eight hundred and
eighty four