bo rin
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 10th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 13th Jan., 1888
I THOMAS BRADFORD of the Crescent Iron Works Salford in the County of
Lancaster Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My improvements in washing boiling and rinsing machines consist principally of a
novel combination of wood and brass or other suitable metal wherewith to construct
the washing vessel or compartment in which the linen is placed. This combination
is effected as follows.
The various parts forming an entire washing, boiling or rinsing compartment are
cast in brass or other suitable metal in the form of plates or panels or otherwise so as
to be capable of being put together in sections.
These plates or parts are made with circular openings of various diameters according
to the proposed size of the machine and these openings after being carefully "rimered
out and made of equal diameters I propose to fill in with wooden plugs also of the
same diameter so that when all the holes or openings are filled with plugs the vessel
becomes perfectly water tight and steam tight and combines great strength and
lightness.
The most important and valuable feature however of this combination is the rubbing or
cleansing power of the surface of the circular wooden plugs which are made end wise
of the grain which has a much greater tenacity of surface than metal possesses,
especially in soap solution.
A further value in this combination consists in the ready and convenient manner in
which an old and worn out vessel can be at any time renovated by simply driving out
the old worn out and softened wooden plugs and driving in new ones in their
place.
Another advantage of this construction or combination is that when the same com-
partment which has been used for washing, is required to be used for rinsing, it is only
necessary to remove some, or all, of the wooden plugs and the compartment becomes a
perfect rinsing vessel the openings being so flanged on the inside as to effectually
prevent the escape of even small articles of linen."
A further improvement in the washing vessel consists in dividing it into two com-

page_text: partments longitudinally, the division being made with the upper part hinged to the
lower part. When the lid of the vessel is closed this hinged part remains fixed and
the two compartments are entirely separate, but when the lid is opened the hinged
part can be moved on one side so as to empty one compartment, and as soon as one
division has been emptied the pressure of the linen in the other compartiment (when
the vessel is tipped) will cause the hinged part of the division to fall over and release
the linen in the second compartment.
Dated the 0th day of March 1907

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Washing, Boiling, and
Rinsing Machines.
I THOMAS BRADFORD of the Crescent Iron Works Salford in the County of
Lancaster Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My improvements in washing, boiling and rinsing machines consist principally of a
novel combination of wood and brass or other suitable metal wherewith to construct
the washing vessel or compartment in which the linen is placed.
The nature of my said invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed
will be readily understood on reference to the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed and
the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1. on the drawing is an elevation and Fig. 2 a transverse section of one of my
improved washing vessels with the lid closed and Fig. 3 is a similar section with the
lid removed and the vessel in the position for discharging its contents.
The various parts forming an entire washing, boiling or rinsing compartment aro
cast in brass or other suitable metal in the form of plates or panels or otherwise so as
to be capable of being put together in sections as shown at a, a and form a complete
vessel. These plates or parts a, a are made with circular openings of various diameters
according to the proposed size of the machine and these openings, after being carefully
"rimered" out and inade of equal diameters I propose to fill in with wooden plugs b, b
also of the same diameter so that when all the holes or openings are filled with
plugs b, the vessel becomes perfectly water tight and steam tight and combines
great strength and lightness. I propose also sometimes to make the sections
of wood in which are fixed metal bosses to hold the end way wood in plugs.
The most important and valuable feature however of this combination is the rubbing
or cleansing power of the surface of the circular wooden plugs b, b which are made
end wise of the grain which has a much greater tenacity of surface than metal possessos,
especially in soap solution.
A further value in this combination consists in the ready and convenient manner in
which an old and partially worn out vessel can be at any time renovated by simply
driving out the old worn out and softened wooden plugs and driving in new ones in
their place.
Another advantage of this construction or combination is that when the same
compartment which has been used for washing, is required to be used for rinsing, it is
only necessary to remove some, or all of the wooden plugs b, b and the compartment
becomes a perfect rinsing vessel the openings being so flanged on the inside as
shown on the drawings as to effectually prevent the escape of even small articles of
linen.
A further improvement in the washing vessel consists in dividing it into two
compartments longitudinally as shown at Figs. 2 and 3, the division c, c being made

page_text: with the upper part d, d hinged to the lower part. When the lid c,c of the vessel is
closed as shown at Fig. 2. this hinged part d, d remains fixed and the two compartments
are entirely separate, but when the lid is opened the hinged part d, d can be moved
on one side as shown at Fig. 3, so as to empty one compartment, and as soon as one
division has been emptied the pressure of the linen in the other compartment (when
the vessel is tipped) will cause the hinged part d,d of the division to fall over and
release the linen in the second compartment.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
First. Making the washing, boiling or rinsing vessel of metal plates or of wood
having metal bosses in which are cast or formed holes into which are driven circular
plugs made of wood endwise of the grain substantially in the manner and for the
purposes hereinbefore set forth, and
Secondly. I claim dividing the washing boiling or rinsing vessel into two compart-
ments longitudinally, the division being made with the upper part hinged substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 9th day of December 1887.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.