MACHINE OR APPARATUS FOR EMBOSSING PAPER, METAL, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES BY HAND
Year: 1855

page_text: MACHINE OR APPARATUS FOR EMBOSSING PAPER, METAL, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
BY HAND."
Sealed the 29th April 1856, and dated the 1st November 1855.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Pinches at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 1st
November 1855.
I, JOHN PINCHES, of Oxendon Street, Haymarket, in the County of Middle-
sex, Die Sinker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention of
"AN IMPROVED MACHINE OR APPARATUS FOR EMBOSSING PAPER, METAL, AND OTHER
SUBSTANCES BY HAND," to be as follows:-
The principal feature of novelty in this Invention consists in so constructing
an embossing machine as to dispense with the necessity for employing the
power of a lever or screw, as commonly practised in such machines for exerting
pressure upon the embossing dies for effecting the operation of embossing, and
to substitute in lieu thereof percussive force, and thus to render such machines
more portable and considerably less expensive than heretofore.
The nature of this Invention will, however, 'be better understood by the
following explanation of the means by which it may be effected; that is to say,
the stem of the handle, into which the die is screwed or otherwise fastened, is
formed cylindrical; or it may be square and parallel, and fits in corresponding
shaped holes formed in a circular or other convenient shaped case of wood or
other material. Into the top of this case a cap is screwed or otherwise attached
to admit of a helical tempered steel spring being placed in said case, which

page_text: should be formed large enough to receive the same. The bottom of said case,
which contains the "counter," is formed considerably larger than the upper
part, and has a piece cut out of one side to admit the material to be embossed.
There is a collar upon the upper part of the stem of the handle of the
embossing die, which serves two purposes, namely, to condense the spring by
exerting percussive force upon the top of the stem of the die holder, and also
to raise the die after the embossing has been effected. In using an embossing
machine or apparatus of the above construction, the operator places the
material to be embossed upon the "counter," and holds it there with one
hand, whilst with the other hand he strikes the knob which is upon the top
of the die holder a smart blow, and thus embosses the inaterial which is
between the die and the "counter."
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said John Pinches in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
1st May 1856.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
PINCHES, of Oxendon Street, Haymarket, in the County of Middlesex, Die
Sinker, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the First day of November, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, in the nineteenth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said John Pinches, Her special licence that I, the said John Pinches, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said John
Pinches, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree
with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel
Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED MACHINE OR APPA-
RATUS FOR EMBOSSING PAPER, METAL, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES BY HAND" upon the
condition (amongst others) that I, the said John Pinches, my executors or
administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their
hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the
same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months
next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent..

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Pinches, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement thereof, that is to say:-
The principal feature of novelty in my said Invention consists in so con-
structing an embossing machine as to dispense with the necessity for employing
the power of a lever or screw, as commonly practised in such machines for
exerting pressure upon the embossing dies for effecting the operation of
embossing, and to substitute in lieu thereof percussive force, and thus to
render embossing machines more portable and considerably less expensive than
heretofore.
The nature of my said Invention will, however, be better understood by the
following description of the means by which it may be effected; that is to say,
the stem of the handle into which the die is screwed or otherwise fastened is
formed cylindrical, or it may be square and parallel, and, fits into a corre-
sponding shaped hole formed in a circular or other convenient shaped case or
stand of wood or other material. Into the top of this case or stand a cap is
screwed or otherwise attached to admit of a helical tempered steel spring
being placed in said case or stand; which should be formed large enough to
receive the same. The bottom of said case or stand, to which the " counter
part" is affixed, is formed considerably larger than the upper part, and has a
piece cut out of one side to admit the material to be embossed. There is
a piece of wood or other suitable material fixed into the upper end of the tube
or stem containing the embossing die, which serves two purposes, namely, to
condense the spring by exerting percussive force upon the top of the stem
of the die holder, and also to raise the die after the embossing has been
effected.
In order to explain my said Invention as completely as possible, I now
proceed to describe the best means I am acquainted with for carrying the
same into practical effect, reference being had to the illustrative Drawing
hereunto annexed, and to the numeral figures and letters of reference marked
thereon respectively, as follows:-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of one of my improved embossing machines or
apparatus; Figure 2, a side elevation; Figure 3, a transverse and vertical
section thereof, through the line A, B, at Figure 1.
At each of the foregoing Figures, I employ similar letters of reference to
denote corresponding parts, in so far as such parts appear or can be seen at

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each of the said Figures respectively. A, B, C, is a case or stand of cast iron,
the upper part B whereof has a cylindrical-shaped hole formed therein, into
which is fitted, a corresponding shaped hollow stem or die holder D; to the
upper part of this stem a piece E is affixed by a pin e, and into the lower part
thereof the embossing die G fits, and is securely held by a screw g.
His a
helical steel or brass spring placed within the stem or die holder D, and held
in proper position by a pin d, which takes into holes formed in the case or
stand A, B, C, as at Figure 2, said pin passing through slots x, x, formed in
the stem. D; as at Figure 3. I is the "counter part," which is of the ordinary
kind, same being fixed to the bottom C. of the case or stand A, B; C, by
screws a, a. In order to ensure coincidence of the die with the counterpart
thereof (at each descent of the die). I'form an upright groove or key way b in
the case or stand A, B, C, and fix a pin or feather c in the stem D, which
takes into said groove, as at Figure 3. In using an embossing machine or
apparatus of the above construction, the operator places the material to be,
embossed upon the counterpart, and holds it there with one hand whilst with
the other hand he strikes the top of the piece E a smart blow, and thus
em bosses the material placed thereon.
:
Having now described the nature and object of my said Invention of "An
Improved Machine or Apparatus for Embossing Paper, Metal, and other Sub-
stances by Hand," I would remark, in conclusion, that I do not intend to limit
myself to the precise form of construction of the several parts as exhibited
by the Drawing, as the same may be varied in a variety of ways without in
any way affecting the principle of construction of my said Invention.
And I hereby declare my Invention to consist in, and I claim, the com-
bining of the spring H with the case or stand A, B, C, and embossing die G, in
the manner and for the purpose above stated, substantially as set forth and
described in this my said Specification.
: In witness whereof, I, the said John Pinches, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this First day of May, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and fifty-six.
".
Witness,
ALEX PRINCE, Jun,
Office for Patents,
4, Trafalgar Square.
JOHN PINCHES. (L.S.)