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A FLOATING PADDLE WHEEL
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Lang Paige Manning at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
8th December 1858.
I, ROBERT LANG PAIGE MANNING, of Prince's Square, in the County of
Middlesex, Mariner, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"A FLOATING PADDLE WHEEL," to be as follows:-
I construct and fix two or more cylinders or drums to the sides of sailing
vessels, making them of any suitable metal or material, and also water-tight
and air-tight, by which I increase the buoyancy of the vessel, and consequently
its speed in sailing.
For steam vessels, I give the said cylinders or drums a rotary motion from
the crank shaft of the engine, or by other suitable means, and by attaching
paddle boards to the surfaces of the said cylinders or drums, either trans-
versely or diagonally, but the latter in preference, I obtain a very effectual
and powerful means of propulsion. In case water should obtain access to the
interior of the cylinders or drums by leakage or otherwise, I extract it by a
syphon or other suitable apparatus.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING WAGES
Year: 1858

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Stokes Cressey at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
22nd May 1858.
I, THOMAS STOKES CRESSEY, of High Street, Homerton, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING WAGES," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in apparatus for calculating
wages. For these purposes an endless sheet or fabric is used, on which is
printed or marked in columns the amounts of wages for a week, and for days,
and for hours; and this endless sheet or fabric is carried by rollers in such
manner, that any one of the columns of figures may be brought into position
at a particular part of the frame carrying the combined apparatus. At this
part of the frame there are covered openings, generally twelve for the several
days and double days of a week, nine for the hours of a day, and three for
the fractions of the hours; but these may be varied to serve particular objects.
There is also an opening through which can be seen the amount of a week's
wages, which the columu then in position is calculated for. There are six
rollers used; the upper one is formed with grooved ends, to receive cords
fixed at the edges of the fabric or endless band, and the fabric passes under
and over the other five rollers, the axes of one of the rollers being acted on
by springs, in order to keep the fabric or band tight and true. The upper or

page_text: larger roller is coated with emery, or otherwise formed, in order to keep the
fabric from slipping thereon. The arrangement is such that a person using
the apparatus simply turns a handle till the desired amount of weekly wages
is presented at the opening, then, by opening the covers representing the
number of days, hours, and parts of hours, the figures presented at the several
uncovered openings will show the amount of wages due.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING COTTON, SILK, FLAX, WOOL, AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1858

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application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Champion at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 19th
February 1858.
I, JAMES CHAMPION, of the City of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Machine Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING COTTON, SILK, FLAX, WOOL, AND OTHER FIBROUS
MATERIALS," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of uniting thread or yarn which has been already
spun with the roving as it is being drawn through rollers, the two being united
at the point of contact at the front, bottom, and top rollers of the usual
spinning or roving machines, from whence it is then delivered to the spindle
and flyer to be twisted together, and thence to the spindles of mules or bobbins
of throstles or roving frames. By this plan I am enabled to twist a roving
of wool, silk, or other material of superior quality on a thread of cotton or
other material of inferior quality, as by turning the spindles in the contrary
direction a portion of the twist will be taken out of the spun yarn, rendering
it very soft, and preparing it to be covered with the said material of a better
quality. I have also a self-acting stop motion in case the roving breaks, which
consists of a double bar acting on the top roller when breakage takes place,
and by lifting the top roller a little stops the action of drawing, and thus
prevents waste.
A NEW OR IMPROVED CANDLESTICK
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Joseph Manton at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th July
1858.
I, JOSEPH MANTON,- of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Gun
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW OR
IMPROVED CANDLESTICK," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of a candlestick in which the candle is raised and
lowered by means of a rack and pinion. The candle is held by an elastic or
spring nozzle, and the said nozzle is fixed on the top of a rod, on one side of
which rod a series of teeth or rack is formed. A horizontal axis passes
through the candlestick, which said axis carries a pinion, which engages with
the before-mentioned rack. By turning the nut on the end of the axis, the
candle may be raised or lowered at pleasure.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BITUMINOUS MASTICS
Year: 1858

page_text: (This Invention received Provisional Protection, but notice to proceed with the
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Davies at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 2nd August
1858. A communication.
I, GEORGE DAVIES, of No. 1, Serle Street, Lincoln's Inn, in the County of
Middlesex, and No. 28, St. Enoch Square, in the City of Glasgow, Civil
Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BITUMINOUS MASTICS," (a com-
munication from certain foreigners residing abroad,) to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to manufacture bituminous mastics having
the native asphalte of the West Indies for their base, such artificial asphalte
or bituminous mastic possessing superior qualities of durability and economy as
compared with those hitherto produced. The native asphaltes of the West
Indies are preferred to be used as a base on account of their abundance, their
low price, and their physical and chemical qualities rendering them eminently
suitable for the manufacture of bituminous mastics for hydraulic and other
general building purposes. The improved bituminous mastics are composed
chiefly of three ingredients, namely, crude resin oil, native asphalte of the
West Indies, and earthy or calcareous matters. The quantities of the several
ingredients vary according to the application of the product desired, but the
Inventors propose to make three diffe nt kinds, which they believe will be

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Mastic No. 1 (elastic).
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Mastic No. 2 (impervious).
Native asphalte
Earthy matters
Crude resin oil -
Native asphalte
Earthy matters
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Native asphalte
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The resin oil may be replaced by any other empyreumatic oil, provided that
the oil so employed will not distil at a lower temperature than 250°,
Centigrade. The earthy ingredient employed should be calcareous matter in
a dry powdered state, to which may be added from 10 to 15 per cent. of argil,
and if a very elastic and homogenous mastic is required, about 50 per cent. of
filamentous material, such as tow, may be added to the earthy matters.
IMPROVED CUSHIONS FOR TRUSSES AND OTHER SIMILAR USES
Year: 1858

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application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by David Dick at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 14th May 1858.
I, DAVID DICK, Engineer, residing at 55, George Street, Paisley, in the
County of Renfrew, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVED CUSHIONS FOR TRUSSES AND OTHER SIMILAR USES," to be as follows,
and consists in substituting a small bag of caoutchouc or other suitable
material, filled with air, in lieu of mocmain or any of the materials now in use.
By this means, when applied to a truss or other like purpose, the cushion can
receive any required pressure and still accommodate itself accurately to the
body.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY WHEELS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Armand Gilbeo at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th
June 1858. A communication.
I, WILLIAM ARMAND GILBEE, of No. 4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY WHEELS," to be as follows, that is
to say:-
The Invention relates to the construction of solid railway wheels, and
consists in a combination or arrangement by which the quantity of iron and
amount of time and labour usually required for their construction are greatly
reduced.
To construct wheels according to the first arrangement, I make the felloe
and nave separately by the ordinary means, and employ stamped wrought-iron
plates, which are placed one against the other, so as to strengthen the same.
When the different parts of the wheel are united together, the whole is
introduced into a heating oven or furnace, and when the iron has attained a
sufficiently high temperature, the different parts are welded together by a
violent concussion between dies.
In the second arrangement, before uniting the parts together, the nave is
forged or prepared in a suitable die, and the wrought-iron plates are placed in
and join aunular shoulders inade on both sides of the nave, and then all the

page_text: parts are placed between dies, the projecting parts of the nave are afterwards
brought down over the wrought-iron plates. The tire constructed as usual is
placed over the felloe. The wrought-iron plates may be more or less curved
and attached to the nave, to the felloe, or be united together by bolts and
rivets. The welding may be effected by a forge or pile hammer, or by other
suitable means.
IMPROVEMENTS IN TEXTILE FABRICS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Meckel at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 12th August
1858.
I, WILLIAM MECKEL, of Friday Street, in the City of London, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN TEXTILE
FABRICS," to be as follows (that is to say):-
My Invention, which has reference to improvements in textile fabrics known
as woollen and union stuffs, from which the various descriptions of plain or
ornamented shawls, wrappers, mantles, or similar articles are manufactured,
consists in producing a woven pattern upon the face of the said fabric, so as to
resemble in appearance the ordinary quilting, and form the groundwork of the
said fabric; to effect which, I cause an additional weft to be employed during
the process of weaving, for the purpose of raising or doubling the surface in
such parts of the material as are necessary for producing the desired effect;
the said fabrics being ornamented with coloured devices, woven or otherwise
as at present.
IMPROVEMENTS IN LAMPS
Year: 1858

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the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Palmer at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 10th
February 1858.
I, WILLIAM PALMER, of Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN LAMPS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in lamps, in which the spirit,
oil, or other liquid is raised to the flame simply by the capillary action of the
wick. In these lamps it is necessary that the surface of the liquid in the
reservoir should not be very far removed from the top of the wick, otherwise
there will be a deficient supply of fuel to the flame, this renders it difficult to
give an elegant form to lamps of this description; now according to this
Invention this difficulty is overcome by the use of two reservoirs, one a small
one immediately under the flame, and the other or main reservoir at any con-
venient distance underneath. The upper reservoir is mounted on a tube
which descends and is attached to a piston capable of sliding up and down in
the main reservoir, so that by pressing down this tubular stem, the liquid may
be raised into the smaller reservoir which immediately supplies the flame; and
in order that the liquid may not, when an excess is raised, flow over at the top

page_text: of this reservoir, or when spirit is employed approach too near to the flame,
this reservoir is furnished with an overflow pipe, which returns it to the main
reservoir; in this way the small reservoir is easily replenished from time to
time as often as it becomes necessary.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN PARTS OF MACHINERY USED IN PREPARING AND SPINNING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Elee and James Champion
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on
the 22nd May 1858.
We, JonN ELCE and JAMES CHAMPION, both of the City of Manchester,
Machinists, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN PARTS OF MACHINERY USED IN PREPARING AND SPINNING COTTON AND
OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES," to be as follows:-
Our Invention relates to the top rollers of machines used in preparing
and spinning cotton and other fibrous substances, and consists in certain
improved modes of constructing and weighting them. Top rollers are usually
made with two bosses, and the first part of our Invention consists in making
one of the bosses with a projecting stud on which the other boss fits loosely,
so that each boss may turn independently of the other; the pivots of these
top rollers revolve in the cap bars or stands in the usual manner.
The second part of our Invention consists in applying a loose tube between
the two bosses for the weight hook or saddle to bear upon; this tube is held
stationary by the hook or saddle.
The third part of our Invention consists in making each boss of top rollers
with two projecting studs or pivots to which the weight hooks or saddles are
suspended; these studs fit in cap bars of the usual construction.
The last part of our Invention consists in making the saddle of the weight

page_text: with projections to hold the single top rollers above referred to, in their
places, and in jointing the saddle to a bar passing behind the rollers; in this
case the pivots of the top rollers may revolve in tubes which are held by the
saddle or hook.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATING AND REGULATING THE TEM- PERATURE IN WORTS AND BEER, WHICH MAY ALSO BE EMPLOYED AS CONDENSERS IN DISTILLING
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John James Harris at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th December
1858.
I, JOHN JAMES HARRIS, of Woodlesford, near Leeds, in the County of
York, Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATING AND REGULATING THE TEM-
PERATURE IN WORTS AND BEER, WHICH MAY ALSO BE EMPLOYED AS CONDENSERS IN
DISTILLING," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in fitting or placing in a suitable vessel, such as a
cistern or long deep trough through which the wort or beer is to flow, an
apparatus consisting of a series of narrow hollow chambers or rows of pipes
placed upright, and so connected together that water shall flow through them,
and from one chamber or row of pipes into the next, and so on through the
entire series. I construct this apparatus and fit the parts together in such
manner that it is separate and detached from the cistern, so as to be readily
removable from it, for the purpose of cleansing or repair. The cistern or
vessel may contain partitions to cause the wort or other fluid to flow in any
desired direction vertically or horizontally, and may be either open or
covered.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR FORMING GUTTA PERCHA SOLES AND UNITING THEM TO THE UPPER LEATHERS OF BOOTS OR SHOES
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Stephen Bartlett at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 29th April
1858. A communication.
I, STEPHEN BARTLETT, of No. 135, Lupus Street, Pimlico, in the County
of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR FORMING GUTTA PERCHA SOLES AND UNITING
THEM TO THE UPPER LEATHERS OF BOOTS OR SHOES," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in a peculiar mechanism or apparatus for the
purpose of forming gutta percha soles and uniting them to the upper leathers
of shoes and boots.
Two thick metal plates are used of nearly the same shape as the sole, which
are connected together by bolts and nuts or other equivalents. To the upper
one is fixed the covering of the shoe on its last, and to the lower one is
attached a hollow metallic mould having internally the shape of the sole and
heel, which is filled with gutta percha in a semi-fluid state, spreading it care-
fully over the whole surface. Heat is then applied to the mould, which is
immediately screwed up tight against the under side of last, and allowed in
this state to cool.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR PROPELLING VESSELS, CARRIAGES, AND MACHINERY
Year: 1858

page_text: (This Invention received Provisional Protection, but notice to proceed with the
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Cave at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th February
1858.
I, WILLIAM CAVE, of Rathbone Place, in the County of Middlesex, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR PROPELLING VESSELS, CARRIAGES, AND MACHINERY," to be as
follows:-
This Invention consists principally of a new form or construction of wind
wheel or windmill, intended chiefly to be used as a motive power for the
propulsion of vessels by the action of a screw or paddles, but is also applicable,
in connection with a crank or other equivalent, to the propulsion of carriages
on land and to the driving of machinery. The peculiarity in the form of
wind wheel to be employed for these purposes consists in having the vanes or
floats placed with their superficial surface parallel to the line of the axis upon
which the wheel turns instead of at an angle thereto as hitherto practised.
The axis of the wheel may be placed either in a vertical, horizontal, or inclined
position as may be found expedient, and, if found requisite, one-half of the
wheel may be enclosed in a case or guard, which should be moveable, so as
to expose either side to the action of the wind according as the motion may

page_text: be required in one direction or the other. In propelling vessels, carriages, or
machinery, either one or several of these wind wheels may be used, and they
may be employed either as an auxiliary to or in lieu of the ordinary motive
power.
IMPROVEMENTS IN COM- BINING OVENS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COKE WITH THE FURNACES OF STEAM BOILERS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Oliver at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 11th May
1858.
I, WILLIAM OLIVER, of Cradley, in the County of Worcester, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN COM-
BINING OVENS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COKE WITH THE FURNACES OF STEAM
BOILERS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in so combining ovens for making coke with the
furnaces of steam boilers that the operation of making coke shall at the same
time supply heat for the boilers. This I effect in the following manner :-
When the boiler is of cylindrical form, I place the coke oven underneath, and
in front of the boiler up to about one-third of the length of the boiler. This
oven is fed from the front. The furnace for the boiler is placed about the
middle of the length of the boiler, and is fed from the side. A bridge with
a damper between the two fires being so arranged as to shut off the one from
the other when the coke is being withdrawn.
The smoke from the coke oven is thus caused to pass over the boiler fire,
and becomes consumed. The bed of the coke oven is built solid in brick, the
boiler fire having the usual fire-bars. For globular boilors, I place the coke
oven nearest to the stack and feed it from the side, the boiler fire being in

page_text: front of and almost surrounding the coke oven, the flue from the coke oven is
then brought over the boiler fire and round into the stack. Communication
between the coke oven and the stack is cut off so that the smoke must pass
over the boiler fire.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CLEANING THE PLATES USED IN PHOTO- GRAPHY
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John England at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 11th October
1858.
I, JOHN ENGLAND, of Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London, Photo-
graphic Apparatus Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CLEANING THE PLATES USED IN PHOTO-
GRAPHY," to be as follows:-
This improved apparatus, shewn in the annexed Drawing, is for the purpose
of providing greater facilities for holding the glass plates used by photo-
graphers, which it effects with greater steadiness than by any method at
present in use. It is connected with a pneumatic sucker, on which the glass
is fixed; this pneumatic apparatus has previously been held in the left hand of
the photographer whilst the glass was cleaned with the right hand; but it is
found, that owing to the large size of the glass plates now used, that this is very
fatiguing to the arm of the photographer. The object of my apparatus is to fix
the pneumatic apparatus in clips a, a, which hold it firmly, whilst the glass
being fixed on the top of the pneumatic apparatus, and resting upon the
supports B, B, B, B, is steadily held in a horizontal and favorable position to
be cleaned without the photographer being obliged to hold it with either hand.
The clips A, A, are worked by means of the bar C, which is provided with a
right and left hand screw D, D, which on being turned causes the clips to
advance or to recede from each other, the clips turning on the centres E, E.

page_text: In the Drawing the clips are represented as closed. The top surface of the
supports B, B, B, B, is provided with india-rubber of the size shewn on the
Drawing, on which the glass rests in a horizontal position, and is favorably
placed for being operated upon.
The pneumatic sucker not being new need not be described, as any of the
instruments of this kind used by photographers may be used in this operation.
The parts E, E, are provided with a couple of hinges each, so as to allow of
their being folded up, and the part D is supplied with hinges, in a similar
manner, to be used for the same purpose. P, P, P, are to support the
rod C, and allow it to work the clips; G, G, are pieces of brass provided
with pins, which fit into the clips A, A, and have also a female screw in them,
which, on being turned by the screw D, causes the clips to be closed or
enlarged, so as to embrace any object placed between them, or a rack and
pinion may be used instead of the screw.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WATER AND OTHER FLUIDS, ALSO CAPABLE OF BEING USED AS A MOTIVE POWER
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Duff and John Gilchrist
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on
the 7th May 1858.
We, WILLIAM DUFF and JOHN GILCHRIST, of Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WATER AND OTHER FLUIDS,
ALSO CAPABLE OF BEING USED AS A MOTIVE POWER," to be as follows:-
Our Invention consists of an apparatus for measuring water, gas, and other
fluids with accuracy, and the least possible amount of friction in the apparatus
used; we use for this purpose the ordinary arrangement of a direct-acting steam
engine, so far as the framing cranks, crank shaft, and eccentrics are concerned
for working two slide valves in the ordinary way, but instead of the cylinder
and piston, we place a square chamber with inlet and outlet passages securely
fastened midway; in this chamber we fix a sheet of vulcanized india-rubber,
or other elastic substance, to which we connect a rod through a stuffing box
to the cranks above mentioned, the valves being properly adjusted, and the
water turned on from the supply, it will flow into one of the chambers con-
nected with the open valve, the pressure of the water will then stretch or
expand the elastic substance until it fills the chamber, the contents of which
being known, each stroke of the piston acting upon the cranks will give

page_text: motion to the shaft, to which a worm and wheel are connected, that acts on a
common index or indicator; this index will shew the quantity of water or other
fluid which has passed through the apparatus. In many instances where
water is plentiful, or a steam engine and boiler would be considered a nuisance,
this apparatus can be used as a motive power, by simply connecting the crank
shaft to the machines or apparatuses to be driven in the usual way, it can also
be used as a substitute for pumps in raising and lifting water, and in many
other cases where cylinders and pistons are usually employed.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PUMPS FOR RAISING WATER AND OTHER LIQUIDS
Year: 1858

page_text: This invention received Provisional Protection, but notice to proceed with the
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Stobbs and George Roger
Hall at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 3rd April 1858.
We, JOHN STOBBS, of Sydney Street, North Shields, and GEORGE ROGER
HALL, of Linskill Street, North Shields, in the County of Northumberland, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PUMPS
FOR RAISING WATER AND OTHER LIQUIDS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in combining together the barrels of two or more
pumps placed side by side, the barrel of each pump (excepting that in which
the first lift takes place) being provided at its lower end with an air-tight box
or cistern, each placed one above the other so as to receive the contents of the
lowermost barrel, with which it is in immediate connection, and so on for
each succeeding barrel, according to the number employed, the contents of
each of the aforesaid boxes or cisterns being raised by the bucket of its
respective barrel; or instead of using said boxes or cisterns, each barrel may
be connected to the other by a sloping branch pipe. It is proposed to impart
motion to the buckets of said pumps by a three or more throw crank shaft,
the cranks being so arranged with respect to each other as to cause one or
more of the buckets to be ascending whilst others are descending, the object
sought to be attained by this Invention being to keep up the momentum
gained by the first stroke of the pump, and by this means to obtain a continual

page_text: flow of water or other liquid during the working of the pump, instead of
allowing the liquid to rest; as in the common lift pump.
By the above improvements a great saving of mechanical power is effected
and greater speed obtained.
IMPROVEMENTS IN DYEING WOOL
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Herman Jaeger at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 31st May 1858.
I, HERMAN JAEGER, of Paris, in the Empire of France, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN DYEING
WOOL," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to simplify the process of dyeing wool when
the coloring matter known as murexide is employed, and at the same time to
obtain uniformly satisfactory results.
To this end, after the wool has been cleansed from grease, it is boiled in an
acidulated bath, composed by preference of a solution of some vegetable acid,
such as tartaric or oxalic acid, but other acid mordants used by dyers may be
employed, if thought desirable. The wool having been thus treated, is
immersed in a solution of murexide, where it imbibes a rich purple color,
which may be changed to various shades of red, or converted into a yellow, or
into other tints by the subsequent application of solutions of metallic or other
salts, as at present practised by dyers.
IMPROVEMENTS IN FUNERAL CARRIAGES
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George James Walker at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 21st August
1858.
I, GEORGE JAMES WALKER, of Norton Folgate, in the County of Middlesex,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
FUNERAL CARRIAGES," to be as follows (that is to say):-
My Invention, which has reference to improvements in funeral carriages,
consists in fitting or furnishing chariots or other descriptions of mourning
coaches or carriages with suitable arrangements for carrying or bearing the
coffin upon the roof thereof, for which object a sarcophagus-shaped top or cover
is employed in connection with a shifting scroll iron step, together with fixed
and moveable rollers for raising or lowering the coffin, as required.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MANUFACTURING SOAP
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Christopher Binks at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 1st June
1858.
I, CHRISTOPHER BINKS, of the City of London, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MANUFACTURING SOAP,"
to be as follows, namely:-
My Invention consists, firstly, in using or in the application in soap-making
(either alone as the fatty or oleaginous element of the soap, or used conjointly
with other fatty matters, or with those commonly employed in soap-making)
linseed oil (or other drying oil) that has previously been thickened or solidified
by exposure to the action of atmospheric air; secondly, it consists in the use
or employment in soap-making of atmospheric air, by passing it into or through.
the materials used for and during the process of saponification.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SHAWLS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Hutchison at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 22nd April
1858.
I, THOMAS HUTCHISON, of the firm of Hutchison and Kerr, of Paisley,
in the County of Renfrew, North Britain, Shawl Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SHAWLS," to be
as follows:-
This Invention relates to a peculiar construction of ladies' shawls, with
either square or round corners, whereby the effect of two distinct shawls is
obtained in one garment. The improvement consists in combining two
different materials or one material of two different colors, patterns, or designs,
in such a manner that the corner of the shawl which is turned over when in
use shall always correspond to the outside of the lower part or body of the
shawl. This is accomplished by reversing the position of the two materials or
designs which form the turn-over corner with regard to the position of the
materials or designs forming the body part of the shawl, so that the shawl
when fully opened out will shew on either side one corner of a different
material or design to the rest of the garment.
IMPROVEMENTS APPLICABLE TO LAMP GLASSES OR SHADES
Year: 1858

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were www
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Targett at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 3rd April
1858.
I, ROBERT TARGETT, of Windmill Street, Finsbury, in the County of
Middlesex, Glass and Lamp Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS APPLICABLE TO LAMP GLASSES OR SHADES," to be
as follows:-
My Invention relates to a novel mode of applying to lamp glasses or shades
commonly called "moons," glass caps or covers, which will protect the ceilings
of rooms from being discolored by smoke evolved from the flame of gas or
oil lamps.
Spherical moons or shades with lateral perforations or indentations to
provide for ventilation have been heretofore used for intercepting the
smoke given off by gas burners, but they have the disadvantage of being
expensive, and very liable to fracture from inequalities in their surface temper-
ature. The removeable glass caps or covers as hitherto applied, although
less open to exception from this cause, can, however, only be adapted to shades
or glasses specially made for the purpose.
The object of my Invention is to admit of glass caps or covers being applied
without difficulty to any of the ordinary lamp glasses or shades. To this end
I provide a metal ring or rim in which the cap or cover is supported, and this

page_text: ring being provided with arms or clips capable of catching on the top edge of
the lamp glass or shade, will hold or retain the cover in its place on the top
of the shade, leaving a sufficient space between the shade and the cover for
the escape of the hot air and gases of combustion.
As the arms of the metal ring admit of being bent inwards or outwards
to a certain extent, no difficulty will be experienced in fitting the cover to all
ordinary sizes of shades..
IMPROVEMENTS IN DRUMS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Beaumont Marshall at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 8th
November 1858.
I, THOMAS BEAUMONT MARSHALL, of the Firm of Trimbey & Co., of Queen
Street, Cheapside, in the City of London, Musical Instrument Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN DRUMS,"
to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in drums, and consists in
combining with them an apparatus by which they may be tuned at a single
operation, and by operating on a single instrument, such apparatus being so
arranged as not to necessitate the formation of holes through the side or
barrel of the drum. For this purpose the skins forming the heads of the
drum are stretched on hoops, which fit over the ends of the barrel, and the
skins are stretched tight over the ends of the barrel by other hoops put on
over the hoops on which the skins are stretched, and drawn together by cords
attached to them. So far the system of construction resembles that now
ordinarily employed, but in place of adopting the common method of drawing
the cords tight, I do this by interposing at one end of the drum between the
hoop on which the skin is stretched, and the hoop to which the cords are
attached another hoop having inclines formed on its edge, which rest on
similar inclines on the edge of the hoop above; it will then be seen, that by
turning this additional hoop partly round, the hoop above it, to which the cords
are attached, is forced further from the corresponding hoop at the other end of

page_text: the drum, thus increasing the tension of the cords, and forcing the two skin
hoops towards each other. In order thus to turn the additional hoop, rack
teeth are formed on it, and a pinion which receives motion by hand takes into
these teeth. In place of this construction, I in some cases employ screws to
draw the two hoops together; these screws work through guides fixed to one
hoop, and they are connected by cords or otherwise to the other hoop. On
the screws are nuts, and on their edges pinion teeth are cut; there is also a
toothed ring fitting loosely over the hoop which gears with the teeth on the
nuts, so that by turning this toothed ring by a pinion receiving motion from a
handle, the screws are drawn up and the ropes rendered tight; or cords in
connection with the hoop on one end of the drum may be brought up over
pulleys fixed on the hoop at the other end of the drum, and attached beyond
to a ring passing round the hoop, so that by turning this ring the cords are
drawn up; this may be done by a pinion working into rack teeth on the ring,
or otherwise.
AN IMPROVED ROTARY ENGINE
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Clark at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 20th February
1858. A communication.
I, WILLIAM CLARK, of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED ROTARY ENGINE," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a rotary engine. Fig. 1 shows a lateral vertical
section of this improved rotary engine; Fig. 2, a side elevation; and Fig. 3,
a section of one of the annular cylinders furnished with its piston. A, shaft of
the engine, receiving its motion from two motive pistons cast on or fixed
thereto. D, D', double annular cases or cylinders separated by a partition
X; E, E, pistons having metallic packing G; each of these piston moves in
one of the annular cases D, D¹, they are diametrically opposed to each other;
I, I, discs, (having a rabbet i), serving to unite the pistons E, E, to the shaft
A. When the rabbet i wears, the two cases D, D¹, are tightened on their
partition X, thus the joint is formed by the pressure of screws. To permit of
this the partition X is furnished with elastic packing; J, stop-cock for the
entry of the steam; K, valve box; T, slide valve rod, this slide valve has
duplicate ports or apertures furnishing the two cylinders with steam in the
ordinary manner; T, steam conduct pipes; M, M³, moveable partitions or

page_text: diaphragms to intercept the communication between the two sides of the
piston. In each of the cylinders D, D¹, one of the partitions M, M', is placed;
at a given time one of these partitions rises for a moment, and permits free
passage to one of the pistons E or E¹, which work in elastic packings; N, N',
rods for actuating the partition plates M and M²; O, O', levers jointed to the
rods N, N¹, and actuated by them; P, P¹, rods guided by slide bars joined
to the case and working levers O and O¹; B s, B s³, rollers mounted on the
extremities of rods P and P¹; R, R', grooved cams mounted on the shaft, the
grooves form a course for the rollers B s, and B s¹, and cause them to work rods
P and P', which lift the partitions M. and M' alternately, to give passage to
the pistons E and E¹.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES OF CONFECTIONERY
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Macintosh at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 12th July
1858.
I, JOHN MACINTOSH, of the City of Aberdeen, North Britain, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES OF CONFECTIONERY," to be as
follows, that is to say:-
This Invention relates to the manufacture or production of what are known
in the confectionery trade as "pan goods," the entire mechanical action
necessary for the proper shaping of the articles in the pan or apparatus being
produced purely and solely by the mere rotation of the primary driving
gearing.
Under one modification of machinery or apparatus by means of which these
improvements are practically carried out, the parts consist of a short vertical
stationary spindle, on which is entered and hung to revolve freely a vertical
holding frame. To the lower end of this frame is attached a horizontal bevil
wheel in gear with a bevil pinion on a horizontal driving shaft communicating
with the prime mover. The upper part of this frame is expanded into a
circular inclined and recessed shallow dish or holder for holding the actual
pan, which is steam-heated by a jacket in the usual way. Within this
shallow frame, are set a series of studs, carrying V-grooved guide pulleys to
serve as free supports for the pan.
The pan is an oblate spheroid in form, with an open top, and it has on its

page_text: lower side a neck with a convex V ring upon it to fit to the supporting pulleys
attached by one end; to the side of the pan is a lateral arm, the free outer
end of which works in a vertical groove or fixed guide, quite independent of
the machine.
The action of this apparatus is, that as the carrying frame is caused to
revolve, its revolution tends to cause the rotation of the pan; but the latter is
restricted from rotatory action by the lateral arm, which, however, can work
freely up and down the vertical groove. In this way, although the pan does
not really revolve, it receives a peculiarly powerful differential action, which
rolls the articles in the pan to all sides in the most complete manner, and thus
the articles are well shaped with great rapidity and accuracy.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING MACHINES
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Henry Wheatley at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
21st January 1858.
I, JAMES HENRY WHEATLEY, of 15, Jacob's Well, Barbican, City, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
PRINTING MACHINES," to be as follows:-
My improvements in printing machines consist of combining the essential
features of the cylinder machine with those of the platten or tympan machine,
obtaining the speed of the one and the accuracy of the other. Annexed is a
Drawing of my machine; the tympan A is similar to that of the Stanhope
printing press, and is used with a cylinder B.. The printing tables E are
placed under the cylinder and tympan; on these tables the type is placed, and
they are worked backwards and forwards by means of a cam C, which is fixed
on a shaft G underneath the printing tables; this cam is fitted with one stop D,
which is used to allow time to lay the sheet on the tympan preparatory to
being printed, and also to remove it after this operation is completed; the stop
is part of the periphery of the cam cut away in a slightly circular form; it
allows time to lay the sheet on when the tables are out to the extent they are
allowed to go; in preference, I use one stop on this cam instead of two, as
they are generally used. The cylinder B is allowed to rise and fall a little
in its bearings, and the springs F are provided to assist this vertical play.
IMPROVEMENTS IN COUPLINGS FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECT- ING WAGONS AND OTHER CARRIAGES ON RAILWAYS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Kaye at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 24th February
1858.
I, CHARLES KAYE, of the firm of W. & C. Kaye, of Lockwood, in the
County of York, Wagon Builders, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for. "IMPROVEMENTS IN COUPLINGS FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECT-
ING WAGONS AND OTHER CARRIAGES ON RAILWAYS," to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to enable wagons and carriages to be
connected and coupled without the necessity of an attendant entering between
the carriages to connect by means of the ordinary central coupling.
My Invention consists in apparatus to be substituted for the ordinary central
coupling. For wagons and other carriages with what are known as dead
buffers, that is buffers without springs, I hinge to the draw bar a metal loop
or half link of sufficient length to pass over the hook on the next wagon to be
coupled; under the draw bar, or to the fore part of the frame of the wagon, I
fix a wheel or wheels, I then connect the metal loop or half link, by chain
wire or other rope, or equivalent to the wheel or wheels, carry the chain from
the front of the wheels, connect it by a pin or otherwise to the link, then carry
it over a pulley or roller fixed above the draw bar, down again to the wheel.
I carry the axis of the wheel or wheels outside the wagon, on each side, and

page_text: connect thereto at each side a weight; by the raising or lowering of the
weights, either or both of them, without going. inside the wagon, or at all
between the rails, the loop is brought down or raised, and the wagon thereby
coupled or uncoupled. For carriages with spring buffers the pulleys and
draw bars require to be connected to springs, and the draw bar to play in and
out under the carriage.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING FOOD
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Baker at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 11th September
1858.
I, WILLIAM BAKER, of the Town and County of Kingston-upon-Hull,
Merchant and Cattle Food Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING FOOD," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in combining the following ingredients:-Indian
meal, locust beans, oatmeal, rice, carbonate of soda, turmeric, caraways,
ginger. These ingredients are finely powdered and mixed together, being all
first kiln dried; the composition is then packed in packages, and is fit for
immediate use. The composition may be made into bread or cakes, or may
be made into puddings in the same manner that rice is now used.
AN IMPROVED PICKER FOR Looms
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Duxbury Varley at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th October
1858.
I, DUXBURY VARLEY, of Over Darwen, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED PICKER FOR
Looms," to be as follows:-
I make a metal frame with a slot for the picker stick to work in, as in the
ordinary picker, and in the vertical part of the frame I make another slot or
hole, by which I fasten a piece of buffalo hide, or other suitable substance, by
means of a screw or other fastener, so that the said buffalo hide or other
material can be easily taken off, turned upside down, or replaced with another
piece, the framework remaining good, and capable of wearing out many pieces
of buffalo or picking material. I also make two holes in the said metal frame,
through which the spindle passes.