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IMPROVED INSTRUMENTS OR APPARATUS FOR CHARGING HOLES IN BLASTING OPERATIONS, PARTS OF WHICH ARE ALSO APPLICABLE POR LIKE PURPOSES
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Joseph Opie at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 24th September
1859.
I, JOSEPH OPIE, of Tremar, in the County of Cornwall, Fuse Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED
INSTRUMENTS OR APPARATUS FOR CHARGING HOLES IN BLASTING OPERATIONS, PARTS
OF WHICH ARE ALSO APPLICABLE POR LIKE PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to apparatus or means applicable for introducing the
charges in the holes bored for their reception, & obviating the danger
usually incurred in tamping or filling the hole after the charge, besides
offering much greater facilities for introducing the powder in holes bored
horizontally. This apparatus consists of a tube of brass or other suitable
material, of a size and length suitable to the hole bored in the rock. It is
furnished with a brass piston, having a long rod and handle extending beyond
the length of the tube. This piston has a groove in it, which permits of the
passage of the fuse, but otherwise it fits somewhat closely. In charging
with this instrument I apply a circular card or peice of wood at the bottom
of tube of such diameter that it cannot be drawn inside. To this disc threads
attached. The fuse
or cords are fixed, to which the lower end of the fuse is
being first attached to this disc, it is then passed up inside tube from the
bottom, and held at top, drawing the disc close against the bottom. The
charge of powder is now introduced in the tube which covers the lower end
of the fuse. I introduce above the charge a disc or wad of peculiar com-

page_text: position; it is of the same form as piston, having a groove in the side for
the passage of the fuse. This wad is pressed down on the powder, then the
charge is ready to be inserted in the hole. In order to this, the tube is
inserted and pushed in till it reaches the bottom of the hole; the piston is
inserted with the tube and held in position while the tube is drawn out.
The charge is now compressed by raming with the piston on the wad, which
is thick, and of a nature to expand, which it does, and fills the full diameter
of the hole. The ordinary tamping may be now introduced, and the operation
completed without risk, pressing it continually with the piston and rod, or it
may be by ordinary instruments; thus, when charging horizontal holes, the
whole charge may be introduced at once. In charging vertical holes, the
tube may be dispensed with, if desirable, and the expanding wad or disc and
piston used only, or the disc or wad may be used alone to separate the
tamping from the powder, but otherwise the operation may be conducted in
the ordinary way of charging. The disc or wad to separate the powder from
the tamping I make of materials that will admit of its expansion or spreading
out, prefering it to be a composition of rosin and tar and pitch, with a coating
of fibrous substance on the flat side or sides, and bound with paper on the
circumference.
AN IMPROVED BREECH-LOADING CANNON
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Firth at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 30th
July 1859.
I, THOMAS FIRTH, of Sheffield, in the County of York, Iron and Steel
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVED BREECH-LOADING CANNON," to be as follows:-
This Invention is applicable to either smooth bored or rifled cannon, and
may be used for either field, battery, or marine purposes. In the breech end
of the gun a horizontal slot is formed, and in this slot revolves a breech piece
mounted on a strong vertical pin, and containing several chambers placed in a
radial direction. It is preferred to employ four chambers formed at right
angles to each other, each furnished with a separate touch-hole. The breech
piece is caused to revolve (when required) by means of a lever which works
loosely upon the centre pin, and acts against the teeth or projections of a
crown ratchet wheel fixed on the pin, each of such teeth or projections corre-
sponding with one of the chambers. There is a stop which, when the lever is
brought against it, indicates that one of the chambers is precisely in a line with
the barrel. The mouth of each chamber and the breech end of the barrel are
turned cylindrical and of the same diameter, and a collar is fitted on the
barrel, which before firing is slidden partly over the mouth of the chamber,
and thus makes the joint between tho barrel and the chamber perfect and

page_text: This collar must, of course, be moved off the mouth of the chamber
after firing, before the breech piece can be revolved. This gun is to be
mounted on a suitable carriage, so constructed and arranged as to allow of its
being elevated and depressed, and pointed laterally within a range of about
forty-five degrees. The gun can be worked veryrapidly by three persons;
first loading the chambers at one side, the second revolving the breech piece
and firing, and the third sponging the discharged chambers at the other side.
the
IMPROVED MEDICINAL MIXTURES FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMATISM, TIC-DOLOREUX, LUMBAGO, CRAMP, SCIATICA, AND SUCH LIKE COMPLAINTS
Year: 1859

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Ebenezer Oliver, of King William Street, in the
City of London, for the Invention of "IMPROVED MEDICINAL MIXTURES
FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMATISM, TIC-DOLOREUX, LUMBAGO, CRAMP, SCIATICA,
AND SUCH LIKE COMPLAINTS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Ebenezer Oliver at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
21st June 1859.
I, EBENEZER OLIVER, of King William Street, in the City of London,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED MEDICINAL
MIXTURES FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMATISM, TIC-DOLOREUX, LUMBAGO, CRAMP,
SCIATICA, AND SUCH LIKE COMPLAINTS," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates, first, to an embrocation composed by mixing
together from 4 to 8 parts of each of the following ingredients, namely,
oil of juniper, spirits of wine, spirits of nitre, spirits of turpentine, laudanum,
Castle soap, oil of vitriol. Secondly, I form drops to be taken inwardly, by
mixing together from 4 to 8 parts of oil of juniper, spirits of wine, spirits
of nitre, spirits of turpentine, Soccatrine aloes, and oil of lavender. The above
ingredients are to be subjected to gintle heat during the mixing together or
incorporating thereof.
IMPROVEMENTS IN STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS, AND APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Beckett Johnson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th
December 1859.
I, WILLIAM BECKETT JOHNSON, Manager for, Messrs. Ormerod and Son, of
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Engineers, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS,
AND APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH," to be as follows:-
My Invention relates, firstly, to stationary horizontal engines in which a
portion of the framing is carried above the piston rod in a central line thereto.
According to my improvement I make the framework of a box form for the
whole or part of the length, and such box form I use as the condenser and
hot well. In horizontal engines generally, I place the air pump between the
piston rod mounting and the crank, in a line central to the cylinder, and work
it from the piston rod mounting. I also place the condenser and hot well
between the end of the air pump so placed and the cylinder. In horizontal or
vertical stationary engines provided with two cylinders, the connecting rod of
which passes back between the cylinders to the crank, I mount the cylinders
on the top of the condenser, within which I adapt the air pump, and in such
engines I work the air pump by means of levers actuated by the crank pin or
the cross bar of the piston rods.
Another part of my Invention relates to such stationary engines as are
provided with two cylinders connected to one cross head; in such arrange-
ments I attach the connecting rod fast to the cross head, and mount the ends

page_text: of such cross head in journals carried by the piston rods, so that it is capable
of vibrating therein.
Another part of my Invention relates to the apparatus used for injecting
water into the condenser. For this purpose I use two tubes one within the
other, each being furnished with a slit or slits. One of these tubes being
turned brings its slit or slits coincident with those in the other, or closes or
partially closes them.
Another part of my Invention relates to foot or delivery valves, the lids of
which are formed of india-rubber or other flexible material, or of metal.
These I adapt singly, or in series to rectangular openings, and so that they
may rise on either side of a central confining bar or hinge.
Another part of my Invention relates to those steam boilers which are pro-
vided with a furnace at each end, and consists in the adaptation of two or
more openings acting as downward flues.
Another improvement in such boilers consists in making them in two parts,
so that flues or combustion chambers may be formed by a portion of the space
between them.
Another part of my Invention relates to apparatus for pumping water into
boilers commonly called donkey engines, and consists in placing the force
pump thereof concentric to the cylinder, and between the piston rod mounting
and the crank.
NEW OR IMPROVED IN- STRUMENTS, TO BE USED IN BURNING AND SUPPORTING CANDLES
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Wiley at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 24th-
March 1859.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD WILEY, of 34, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Gold Pen and Pencil Case Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "NEW OR IMPROVED IN-
STRUMENTS, TO BE USED IN BURNING AND SUPPORTING CANDLES," to be as follows:-
My said Invention consists principally of a cap or a tube terminated by a
cap, which cap or tubo is placed upon the candle while burning; the wick
of the candle protrudes through a hole in the summit of the cap or tube, and
the said cap or tube resting on the top of the candle descends as the candle
burns. The said cap or tube prevents the guttering or waste of the tallow or
combustible of which the candle is made. When a tube terminated by a cap
is used, I make the following alteration in the construction of the candlestick,
in which the candle is supported, that is to say, I make the cup or disc
on which the candle rests smaller than usual, so that as the candle burns
away, the tube descends between the said cup and the tube of the candlestick.
The candle can thus burn to the last portion. I make the said cap or tube
terminated by a cap of brass by preference; but I do not limit myself to the
use of any particular material. In using the tube terminated by a cap,
the external tube of the candlestick may be dispensed with.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR STAINING PAPER
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Dixon at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th May
1859.
I, JAMES DIXON, the younger, of Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster,
Paper Stainer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR STAINING PAPER," to be as
follows:-
In any convenient position of the ordinary paper-staining machine I place a
small box or vessel, containing any suitable coloring matter, and fix over it a
small hammer or lever, having its fulcrum so that one end will be heavier than
the other, and by means of wheels and pinion I cause the said hammer to dip
into the coloring box, and fall on the paper at any required distance as it
passes through the machine, say, at every twelve yards, thus making a mark at
the proper place, where it can easily be cut into pieces without the trouble of
measuring it.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR POLISHING YARNS OR THREADS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Liddle at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 8th August
1859.
I, HENRY LIDDLE, of Middleton, in the County of Lancaster, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR POLISHING YARNS OR THREADS," to be as
follows:-
On a suitable framework I fix a revolving dresser, consisting of a cylinder,
on the surface of which I fix teasles. At the back and front of the said frame-
work I have an arrangement for holding two rollers, on which the yarn or
thread is placed and kept in a proper state of tension by regulating the
distance of the two rollers to the length of the bank or skein. The yarn
being thus placed at both sides of the machine, and motion given to the
revolving dresser, the teasles come in contact with the yarn at both sides of
the machine, and lay the fibres and polish it at the same time.
AN IMPROVE- MENT IN WAISTCOATS, AND CERTAIN OTHER ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Cowan at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th October
1859.
I, HENRY COWAN, of Boileau Lodge, Barnes, in the County of Surrey,
Esquire, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVE-
MENT IN WAISTCOATS, AND CERTAIN OTHER ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL," to be
as follows:-
My Invention relates to waistcoats and certain other articles of wearing
apparel, and consists in the application, adaptation, or combination, or intro-
duction or insertion of a piece or pieces of elastic material to, in, or with
the same, so as, and in order to cause them to fit or adapt themselves more
accurately to the form or figure, and permit of buckles, tapes, and such like
appendages being dispensed with.
A SUBMARINE LAMP, AND SAFETY LAMP FOR MINES AND OTHER USEFUL PURPOSES
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Langley King at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 16th December
1859.
I, JOHN LANGLEY KING, of 56, Wells Street, Oxford Street, London,
Lecturer at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "A SUBMARINE LAMP, AND SAFETY LAMP FOR MINES AND
OTHER USEFUL PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
A submarine lantern of any convenient form furnished with glass lenses or
reflectors, a gas burner or oil lamp, candle, or other sources of artificial light.
The upper part of the lantern is fitted with two tubes of unequal lengths, the
longest placed over the flame, the products of combustion will therefore con-
stantly and rapidly pass up the tube, while by means of the short tube a
current of air will be as constantly descending to supply the flame. A float
can be attached to the upper part of the tubes in order to suspend the lantern
under the water, which can be moved about according to the will of the diver
or those above the water.
A METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR REVIVIFYING OXIDE OF IRON AND OTHER AGENTS FOR PURIFYING GAS CONTAINING METALLIC PARTICLES
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Samuel Brewster Parker at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with Petition, on the
10th October 1859.
I, SAMUEL BREWSTER PARKER, of Deptford, in the County of Kent, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A METHOD
OF AND APPARATUS FOR REVIVIFYING OXIDE OF IRON AND OTHER AGENTS FOR
PURIFYING GAS CONTAINING METALLIC PARTICLES," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in subjecting the oxide of iron or other purifier con-
taining metallic particles, after the same has been used in purifying gas, to a
stirring action in a suitable apparatus open to the atmosphere, wherein the
particles may be agitated, exposed to the atmosphere, and then returned into
the mass.
My apparatus consists of a circular pan, closed at bottom and open to the
atmosphere, in the centre of which a shaft carrying inclined blades or agitators
is set, and is provided with gear in order that rapid rotary motion may be
imparted thereto.
Im- PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF HATS OR COVERING FOR THE HEAD
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jeremiah Woodrow at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 3rd February
1859.
I, JEREMIAH WOODROW, of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, Hat
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "Im-
PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF HATS OR COVERING FOR THE HEAD," to be
as follows:-
My Invention relates principally to the lighter quality of hats, such as
those generally used for summer wear. My improvements consist in the
novel application, employment, or use of a woven fabric called "Swiss tissue"
as an external covering for the foundation or body of the hat, such fabric
("Swiss tissue") being composed of straw of other material of similar
character interwoven either with yarns or threads of silk, cotton, flax, or other
fibrous material as a ground work, the straw being principally on the top or
outer surface of the cloth, and giving a glazed or straw-like appearance to the
hat, and with the advantage of being woven in place of "plaited," as straw
has hitherto been used. This "Swiss tissue or woven straw covering may
be woven either plain or in stripes, or in any fancy pattern as required, and is
to be put upon the foundation or body of the hat with varnish or otherwise,
the hat bodies being either of "gossamer" felt, cork, or of any other suitable
material of which hats are or may be made.
CON- STRUCTING CERTAIN ARTICLES OF DRESS SO AS TO PREVENT DROWNING
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederick Ayckbourn at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th July.
1859.
I, FREDERICK AYCKBOURN, of 27, Henry Street, Vauxhall Gardens, Surrey,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "CON-
STRUCTING CERTAIN ARTICLES OF DRESS SO AS TO PREVENT DROWNING," to be as
follows:-
With thin sheet india-rubber or other suitable material I form an air cell,
one end of which I close up; I likewise close up the other end after inflating
the cell with air. I then subject it to the well-known process of sincalor or cold
curing. I then arrange and fasten a set of these cells on to a slip of thin
cloth. One kind of garment I employ is a waterproof or other Guernsey or
frock, which I shape so that the front is like the back, that is, without any
opening, except at the collar, which is endless. I then fix one set of cells on
the inside of each breast, and likewise under each shoulder of this garment at
the back part, or in other suitable positions. Another garment I employ is a
long scarf, which I double over lengthwise, and inside which, at suitable
intervals, I cement or fasten a set of cells, reducing them in number towards
the ends, and close up the open side. I likewise, by similar arrangement, fix
these cells inside such other articles of dress, or some of them as are worn on
the body between the waist and neck, including jackets, coats, waistcoats,
cloaks, capes, shawls, and other articles, for the purpose of rendering them life
preservers.
AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR WASHING, WRINGING, AND MANGLING
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Bell Harkes at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 21st
January 1859.
I, GEORGE BELL HARKES, of No. 1, Montague Terrace, Trinity Square,
Southwark, in the County of Surrey, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR WASHING, WRINGING,
AND MANGLING," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to certain improved arrangements for effecting the
operations of washing, wringing, and mangling articles of wearing apparel and
woven fabrics, that part of the machine which is used for washing being also
applicable to the cleansing of other substances and materials.
The machine consists of a trough or reservoir which contains the water, and
in which trough or reservoir are placed two horizontal bars of wood, or of any
other suitable material, the same being respectively constructed with a
horizontal slot or aperture, such slots or apertures being adjustible at different:
widths, so as to admit the articles or materials which require washing,. and
which pass through the said slots or apertures. At a convenient distance from:
the slotted bars two rollers are placed, and which turn upon their axes, the
distance from each other being capable of adjustment. An endless web or
band of canvas or other suitable material passes over the lower roller through
the slotted bars, and over a small roller placed within the trough or reservoir.
The slotted bars are so arranged as to receive a reciprocating vertical motion,
which motion may be imparted either by means of a fly-wheel and crank with

page_text: connecting levers, or by any other of the well-known and suitable means for
communicating such motion. When a fly-wheel and crank are employed, and
the machine is to be used both for washing and wringing, a lever eccentrically
connected with the axis of the fly-wheel extends to one end of the lower
roller, and which latter is constructed with ratchet teeth, into which the lever
gears, and thus motion is imparted to the said roller. The operation of the
machine is as follows:-The articles or materials to be washed are placed
upon the said endless web or band, and motion being imparted to the slotted
bars, the articles or materials are carried through the slots or apertures, and
by means of the before-mentioned reciprocating motion of the slotted bars are
subjected to a process of rubbing between the surfaces of the bars. They are
then carried on by the endless web and passed between the said rollers,
thereby wringing or pressing out the water, the articles or materials being
delivered by the rollers upon a table or surface provided for that purpose.
When it is desired to use the machine for mangling, the rollers are shifted and.
arranged for that purpose, motion being given by the fly-wheel, or by any
other suitable means.
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AN IMPROVED MODE OF AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING METAL CYLINDERS SUITABLE FOR STEAM BOILERS AND OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Newton at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 1st
August 1859.-A communication from abroad by Reiner Daelen, of
Hoerde, in Westphalia.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane,
in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED MODE OF AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING
METAL CYLINDERS SUITABLE FOR STEAM BOILERS AND OTHER PURPOSES," to be as
follows:-
This Invention has for its object the production of cylinders of iron in one
piece suitable for the construction of steam boilers, whereby the necessity of
rivetting plates together for that purpose is avoided, and greater strength and
durability are obtained. For this purpose a small cylindrical pile of iron is
first produced and hung upon a shaft or mandril having a somewhat smaller
diameter than the interior of the pile. Above this shaft and set at right
angles thereto is mounted a roller (which is cylindrico-concave longitudinally),
this roller being adjustable vertically so as to be capable of being brought
down with any required degree of pressure upon the metal to be operated
upon. The shaft or mandril upon which the metal pile to be operated upon
is hung, has an endway reciprocating movement imparted to it by a suitable
arrangement of machinery, it will therefore be understood that by this motion
the metal will be subjected throughout its length to the laminating action of
the roller above, and will thereby be rolled to the required degree of thinness,

page_text: thus consequently producing a cylinder of any required size. In order to
bring all parts of the circumference of the metal successively under the action
of the laminating roller, the shaft or mandril upon which it is mounted may
be rotated to the extent required at every traverse of the roller, or at any other
desired interval by means of a hand wheel or any other suitable contrivance.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR CUTTING WOOD AND METAL, AND IN THE MEANS OF FIXING SAWS THERETO
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Clegg at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 11th July
1859. A communication from abroad by Felix Crampe, of No. 107,
Rue de Vangirard, Paris, in the Empire of France.
ROBERT CLEGG, of Islington, in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINES FOR CUTTING WOOD AND METAL, AND IN THE MEANS OF FIXING SAWS
THERETO," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of a machine to cut wood, and is distinguished from
others by the balance levers to which the saws are fixed, and by the means of
instantaneously stopping their oscillating movement.
their oscillating movement. This instantaneous
stoppage permits the saw or saws to be quickly withdrawn, so that they may
be placed through any other part of the work, to cut out interior ornamental
designs. It is effected by one of the balance levers being so constructed that
the saw can be stopped by releasing a lever attached thereto with a double
then by another balance lever, having another lever thereon released,
the saw can be easily taken off the clip which bolds it. The manner of
stopping the oscillating movement instantaneously is applicable to all kinds of
machinery. The upper end of the saw is fixed by a self-acting clip, which
hold the saw as firm as a vice, and by its peculiar construction is easily
released. This method is also applicable to the fixing of saws or knives to all
kinds of machines.
A POCKET PROTECTOR
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Abraham Lyons at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th February
1859.
I, ABRAHAM LYONS, of the Office for Patents, 77, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"A POCKET PROTECTOR," to be as follows (that is to say) :-
My Invention, which has reference to a mechanical arrangement to be
attached to the mouths of pockets for the purpose of preventing the
contents thereof being surreptitiously abstracted, consists in employing for the
above purpose a strip of steel or other similar or suitable material, shaped and
fitted to the mouth of the pocket in such manner as to be hinged together at
one end and admit of being opened and closed at the other by means of a
hasp or similar fastening.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN BINDING OR COVERING BOOKS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Henry Linsey at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 30th March
1859.
I, JOHN HENRY LINSEY, of No. 103, Cheapside, in the City of London,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS
IN BINDING OR COVERING BOOKS," to be as follows:-
My improvements are applicable more especially to account books which
become filled with writing before the bindings or covers are worn out, and I
effect my object by fixing to the back of the leaves of the book a strong cloth
or leather hinge as is usually employed, but instead of gluing or pasting the
same to the covers in the usual manner, I employ plates of metal, one of
which is fixed to each cover, and two others clip or confine the loose sides or
flaps of the hinge between them, so that a new set of leaves may be securely
fixed, when required, without injury to the book or covers.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY TO BE USED WITH OR WITHOUT THE PLOUGH FOR CLEARING AND CLEANING LAND PROM WEEDS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Albert Bartlett at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
11th February 1859.
I, HENRY ALBERT BARTLETT, of Thetford, in the County of Suffolk, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY TO BE USED WITH OR WITHOUT THE PLOUGH FOR CLEARING AND
CLEANING LAND PROM WEEDS," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to clean ploughed land of twitch grass and
other weeds, and the machinery may be applied to the plough or to any other
agricultural implement, or be so constructed as to work alone. As applied to
a plough, it consists of a framework, extending lengthwise beyond the ground
iron, and vertically to the shafts or handles. This framework has attached to
it a driving wheel, which gives motion to a shaft, drum, or roller, from which
pegs, hooks, or teeth project, and in their revolution take up the weeds they
come in contact with. Another drum, roller, or shaft is provided with rakes,
pegs, or teeth, for freeing the first of weeds.
IMPROVEMENTS IN AIR PISTOLS AND GUNS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Henry Johnson at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th January
1859. A communication from Jacques Louis Lemaire Daimè, residing
at Paris, in the Empire of France, Merchant.
I, JOHN HENRY JOHNSON, of 47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
Middlesex, and of 166, Buchanan Street, in the City of Glasgow, North
Britain, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention. for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN AIR PISTOLS AND GUNS," a communication from Jacques
Louis Lemaire Daimè, residing at Paris, in the Empire of France, Merchant,
to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to certain improvements in the constructive details
of children's air guns and pistols, whereby they are more readily repaired when
out of order, and their action rendered more certain.
According to this Invention it is proposed to make the breech piece of these
toys moveable, so as to be readily taken off and reapplied to the arm when
the withdrawal of the air piston and rod is required for repairs.. The breech
may be secured in its place by suitable pins, by a screw thread, or by spring
catches. The front end of the piston rod is screwed for the purpose of
receiving a fixed metal shoulder or abutting piece, against which the body or
packing of the piston, which may be of cork, india-rubber; leather, or other
suitable material, is screwed and more or less. expanded by the aid of a nut
screwed finally-on to the end of the piston rod.
In the case of pistols, the piston rod is also screwed into the butt, and the

page_text: butt itself is made hollow and fitted with a lid or cover to contain a reserve of
charges or other details. By the application of screw threads to the piston
rods and the use of moveable breech pieces, it is obvious that these parts may
be more readily removed and repaired when deranged.
It is also proposed to make toy pistols in the form of revolvers, by applying
a metal covering at the breech, fitted concentrically or otherwise thereto, and
corresponding in external shape to the revolving chamber of pistols of this
class.
These improvements are applicable, of course, to small toy cannon mounted
on their gun carriages, to carbines, and to muskets.
AN IMPROVED IMPLEMENT FOR BREAKING UP AND PREPARING LAND
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Pitt Rivers, Baron Rivers
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
1st March 1859.
I, GEORGE PITT RIVERS, Baron Rivers, of Rushmore Lodge, in the County
of Wilts, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
IMPLEMENT FOR BREAKING UP AND PREPARING LAND," to be as follows:-
My improved implement is a rotary cultivator, to be drawn by horse or
other power, and is composed of a drum or cylinder, or of a skeleton drum
armed with tines fixed at intervals across the length and round the circum-
ference of the drum. The tines are of wrought iron, and about fourteen
inches in length; they are made to terminate in chisel points laid with steel,
and are from one to three inches broad at the points.
The implement is intended to be used for digging, forking, or breaking up.
and preparing land after it has been ploughed. It is capable of forking the
soil to the full depth of the ploughing. Large travelling wheels are fitted to
the ends of the drum to enable it to be moved from field to field, and to be:
drawn along roads.
IMPROVED PROTECTORS FOR TOBACCO PLANTS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Clark at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 8th February
1859. A communication from Jules Romiguiere, of Paris, Advocate.
I, WILLIAM CLARK of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer & Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "IMPROVED PROTECTORS FOR TOBACCO PLANTS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of a simple method of protecting the young tobacco
plants against the attacks of worms and insects.
This improved protector is applied specially to the protection of the stalk
of the plant, for which purpose I enclose the stalk in a small tube or pipe of
baked clay similar to drain pipes, which tube is about two or three inches in
length, about half an inch in diameter, and about one quarter of an inch in
thickness.
The stalk of the tobacco plant is encased as above mentioned, care being
taken to bed the tube about half its length in the ground. By this means the
young plant is securely protected from the bites or punctures made by the
worms, and having at the same time plenty of air & space will increase in
growth and perfection. The tube may be removed in about fifteen or a greater
number of days, according as the plant possesses sufficient strength to resist
the attack of the worms. This improved arrangement, as will be seen, is very
simple and inexpensive.
AN IM- PROVEMENT IN CORNETS, TRUMPETS, TROMBONES, AND OTHER LIKE WIND INSTRU- MENTS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Cope Pearce at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th March
1859.
I, GEORGE COPE PEARCE, of Cyfarthfa, in the County of Glamorgan,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IM-
PROVEMENT IN CORNETS, TRUMPETS, TROMBONES, AND OTHER LIKE WIND INSTRU-
MENTS," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to reduce the number of bands in brass
and other metal instruments, and to cause the air to travel through the
same number of bends, whether the keys are up or down. This 1 prefer
to effect by means of one bent or semicircular passage and two straight
passages in a movable valve placed in a box or cylinder. By turning the
valve in one direction, the wind enters and returns by and through the bent
passage, while on turning it in the other direction, the straight passages
through the valve are opened to the passage of the wind.
THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL MARBLES
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Bosc at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 19th November
1859.
I, CHARLES BOSC, of 2, Rue Sto Appoline, Paris, France, and of 45, Essex
Street, Strand, London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL MARBLES," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in the employment of farinaceous substances either
vegetables or minerals, which being pulverized are formed in sheets by means
of gelatine, glue, or other substances, producing the union of the said matters.
This is effected as follows:-I take about half a pound of gelatine and one
pint of water, I mix them with the fecula of any vegetable, such as potato, rice,
or with tale, or any other suitable mineral, until the paste resulting from this
mixture is sufficiently liquid; it is then spread upon sheets of metal or marble,
which are greased so as to prevent the adhesion which would take place by
reason of the glue. For producing the veins the required colours are poured
on the paste, and by this means any kind of marble may be imitated.
AN IMPROVEMENT OR IMPROVEMENTS IN PRESSURE AND VACUUM GUAGES
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Webster at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 26th May
1859.
I, JAMES WEBSTER, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT OR
IMPROVEMENTS IN PRESSURE AND VACUUM GUAGES," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists, "firstly, of an elongating and contracting metallic
tube, corrugated in circular lines;" secondly, of applying a horizontal motion
to pressure guages, through the introduction of a horizontal bar, connected
by means of a link or ring, which said connection dispenses with the ordinary
ball joint.
IRON- CLASPED BONDING PLATES FOR JOISTS AND OTHER BUILDING PURPOSES
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederic John Dove at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 5th October
1859.
I, FREDERIC JOHN DOVE, of Studd Street, Islington, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IRON-
CLASPED BONDING PLATES FOR JOISTS AND OTHER BUILDING PURPOSES," to be as
follows:-
1stly, in the application of iron for wall and other plates, instead of wood;
2ndly, in the application of clasps and straps for fastening the joists to
the plates; 3rdly, in caulking the plate to tie in the joists, and bond the
brickwork with plates. When these plates are applied there is no necessity
for using wooden lintols over openings, as the strength of these plates is greater
than of the wooden plates and lintols together; also in cases of fire the walls
would remain perfect and unbroken, and consequently would not require to
be pulled down, as is usual when ordinary plates are used.
In the Drawing, Figs. 1 & 2 represent one mode of arranging the clasps
and plates, and Figs. 3 & 4 another mode.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CRAYONS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Abraham Gabáy Franklin at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 3rd
May 1859. A communication from abroad by Mr. Gottliel Wilhelm
Sussner, of Nuremberg, in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
I, ABRAHAM GABAY FRANKLIN, of No. 14, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF CRAYONS," to be as follows, that is to say:-
The Invention communicated to me consists as follows, videlicet :---The
required primary color is mixed with clay (bolus), well ground together in
water, then dried. When the color is dry, a solution of tragacanth gum is
added to it, and the whole kneaded to a paste, of which the pencils are formed
by means of a cylinder or press. The pencils are then again well dried or
hardened, and dipped in a hot solution of stearine, spermaceti, and cocoa-nut
oil; after about an hour's time the pencils are taken out and washed in oil of
turpentine; thus cleaned and properly cooled they are put in wood and
framed up.
AN IMPROVED MANUFACTURE OF PAPER TO BE EMPLOYED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PACKING AND OTHER SIMILAR USES
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Haigh at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 19th March
1859.
I, WILLIAM HAIGH, of Reddish, in the County of Lancaster, Paper Maker,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
MANUFACTURE OF PAPER TO BE EMPLOYED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PACKING AND OTHER
SIMILAR USES," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the improved manufacture of such quality and
description of paper or card-board as is employed for packing or for other pur-
poses where a great amount of duribility and toughness is required as external
coverings, casings, or bindings. The improvement consists in the addition of
a layer or layers any textil fabric or material interposed between two or
more thicknesses of paper or card-board, which is to be secured in its position
by means of paste or other adhesive substance, and subjected to pressure from
rollers or other equivalent means, so as to be thoroughly incorporated in
the interior or body of the paper, which is thereby prevented from cracking or
bursting wen bent into any required form, and rendered much more durable,
and its amount of protection to articles packed or bound therein is greatly
increased.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF COLOURS FOR PRINTING COTTON AND OTHER VEGETABLE FIBRES AND SILK
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jules Albert Hartmann at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 11th
July 1859.
I, JULES ALBERT HARTMANN, of Mulhouse, in the Empire of France,
Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF COLOURS FOR PRINTING COTTON AND OTHER
VEGETABLE FIBRES AND SILK," to be as follows:-
madder lake (laque rouge de
I manufacture these colours by mixing red
garance) with fatty oily substances and acids. I thicken, and after printing
I steam and wash, as is ordinarily done. I employ acids for dissolving the
mineral base of the lake, so that the solution will precipitate the colored lake
in the presence of a solvent of the coloring matter in the fibres of the tissue
during the steaming operation. This solvent must be an organic chemical
substance capable of dissolving the coloring matter in sufficient quantity. All
oily fatty substances, oils the result of distillation, essences and similar pro-
ducts, creosote, ether, and their derivatives, capable of dissolving the coloring
matter, may be employed. I operate with black as well as with red lake.
To make black lake, I mix oxides of iron or precipitates of iron salts with
extract of madder to saturation with water or a solvent. In order to obtain
steam colours, I mix in a concentrated state extract of madder, the mineral
base au acid, and the solvents before indicated.
IM- PROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR WINNOWING AND DRESSING GRAIN
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard and William Hollis at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on the
4th October 1859.
We, RICHARD and WILLIAM HOLLIS, of the Firm of Richard Hollis and
Son, of High Coggs, Witney, in the County of Oxford, Agricultural Imple-
ment Makers, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR WINNOWING AND DRESSING
GRAIN," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a peculiar construction and arrangement of screen
to be used in corn winnowing and dressing machines, and to the use of an
inclined board or metal plate for directing the grain in a proper manner on to
the lower sieve of the riddle box. In carrying out this Invention we propose
to construct the screen of a number of parallel wires bound firmly down by
means of thin wire lapping to a series of cross wires or bars contained in a
suitable rectangular frame. This frame is fitted into another frame, which is
grooved on its inner sides to receive it, and is stationary in the machine, but
capable of adjustment to any desired inclination to suit the nature of the grain
under operation. Across this stationary frame are fitted a number of transverse
rods carrying washers, which work between the wires of the screen, and as the
latter is vibrated to and fro by a crank and connecting rod, these washers will
traverse to and fro along and between the wires, thereby effectually preventing
any lodgement of grain or refuse matter therein. Antifriction rollers are
fitted in the grooves of the stationary frame to facilitate the movement of the

page_text: screen which rests upon them. The screen is easily taken out of its frame
and another substituted by simply disconnecting the actuating connecting rod.
Above the fine screen of the riddle box we propose to place an inclined board
or metal plate sloping downwards in a direction from the blast, its object being
simply to convey the grain and seeds which fall thereon from the coarser sieves
above to the upper end of the fine sieve, so that they may pass over its entire
surface before entering our improved screen, herein-before described.
AN IMPROVED MODE OR METHOD OF ORNAMENTING ARTICLES COMPOSED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY OF JET
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Nicholas Buller at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 4th
November 1859.
I, GEORGE NICHOLAS BULLER, of 28, Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn,
Wholesale Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"AN IMPROVED MODE OR METHOD OF ORNAMENTING ARTICLES COMPOSED WHOLLY OR
PARTIALLY OF JET," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in the application of the precious stone known as
turquoise," to the ornamentation of articles composed wholly or partially of
jet, such as bracelets, brooches, pins, ear rings, head ornaments, studs, sleeve
links, buckles, and other similar articles. The turquoise being set or inlaid on
the surface of the jet in any convenient manner, and so as to form patterns or
devices according to the taste of the workman.
AN IMPROVED JOINT FOR BOARDING AND PLANKING OF ALL KINDS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Eassie at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 24th
November 1859.
I, WILLIAM EASSIE, of the Firm of William Eassie & Sons, of High
Orchard, in the City of Gloucester, Timber Merchants & Contractors, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED JOINT FOR
BOARDING AND PLANKING OF ALL KINDS," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a peculiar form of joint which the Inventor terms
the "wave joint," applicable to boarding or planking of all kinds where a simple,
cheap, and perfectly watertight and weatherproof joint is required. According
to this Invention it is proposed to form along the contiguous edges of each of
the planks or boards to be joined a V-shaped projection or rib of an angular or
wavey form, the two projecting ribs being made the reverse to each other so
as to admit of their being fitted and locked together. When found desirable
grooves may be made in the surface of the boards or planks to carry off rain
In order to allow for shrinkage it is proposed to make the joints of
slightly varying sizes.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SHOES FOR HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Bartholomew at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th June
1859.
I, GEORGE BARTHOLOMEW, of the Town and County of Linlithgow, North
Britain, Edge Tool Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SHOES FOR HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS," to be as
follows:-
I have discovered that the foot of the horse when being exerted in
standing or in motion contracts at the front and back parts with a power to
clutch or hold on to the surface upon which it rests, and the object of my
Invention is to arrange the parts of shoes for horses and other animals that
whilst they may be securely affixed to the foot, the foot may be permitted to
have to-and-fro motion at such parts. For this purpose a part at each side
of the sole of the shoe alone is nailed to the foot, and these parts have also
side clips or walls extending up against the side of the foot. These side parts
of the sole are connected to the front or toe piece by steel or other suitable
elastic connections, so as to admit of a movement thereto, and the heel parts
are connected in like manner, by which the to-and-fro motion of the front and
heel parts of the foot referred to will be admitted. I also apply at the
posterior parts of the shoe a portable plate capable of being removed at
pleasure, and which, when on, acts as a guard to the heel and sole of the
foot.