CRIMPING SCOLLOPING AND SHAPING THE TOPS OF GLASS ARTICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: JOHN NORTHWOOD of Brierley Hill, in the Parish of Kingswinford, and County
of Stafford, Art Director at Brierley Hill Glass works do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for CRIMPING SCOLLOPING AND SHAPING THE TOPS OF GLASS
ARTICLES to be as follows:
This Invention relates to apparatus for use of Glass-makers in forming the tops
of Vases Bowls et cetera, the tops of the said articles are usually crimped or
Scolloped by moulds made of cast Iron, Brass or other metals which presses them
into Shapes, or otherwise done by hand with what is technically known as Pinchers
et cetera.
The Special object of this Invention is the production of a greater variety of
ornamental tops for Glass Articles by a more simplified plan than hitherto adopted.
In carrying this Invention into practice I proceed as follows
For a Vase say 5 inches diameter at Top and to have 12 Crimps or scollops
3/in deep I Strike out upon a Board (or other suitable substance) a circle of
43/in diameter and an inner circle of 4in diameter. I next divide the outer circle
into 24 parts with lines radiating towards the centre, upon every alternate division
of the outer circle I fix a guide which may be made of wire or any other suitable
material inclining towards the centre at an angle of about 30° degrees, I next fix
on the spare division of the inner circle similar guides at an angle of 30° degrees:
from the centre See drawing.
To use the machines, Crimpers or Scollopers the workman makes a glass vessel
with an open round top of suitable diameter after heating the glass he places it
between the guides pressing it to the bottom of the machine thereby shaping the
top of vessel into a waved line or Crimp.
In making the machines Wood Iron composition or any other suitable substance
may be used for inserting and fixing the guides, which latter may be made of Iron
or any other suitable material and shaped according to the design required.
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page_text: I, JOHN NORTHWOOD Art Director Mess" Stevens & Williams Brierley Hill
Glass Works Brierley Hill in the Parish of Kingswinford and County of Stafford
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for CRIMPING SCOLLOPING AND
SHAPING THE TOPS OF GLASS ARTICLES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement reference being made to drawing accompanying my provisional
specification:-
This Invention relates to Apparatus for use of Glassmakers in forming the Tops
of Vases, Bowls, &c the Tops of the said articles are usually Crimped or Scalloped
by moulds made of cast Iron, Brass or other metals which presses them into Shapes
or otherwise done by hand with what is technically known as Lippers Pinchers etc.
The Special object of this Invention is the production of a greater variety of
ornamental Tops for Glass Articles by a more simplyfied plan than hitherto
adopted.
In carrying this Invention into practice I proceed as follows for a Vase say
5" inches in diameter at Top and to have 12 Crimps or Scallops 3/8 of an Inch
deep I strike out upon a Board (or other suitable substance) a circle of 4 inches
diameter and an inner circle of 4 inches diameter. I next divide the outer circle
into 24 parts with lines radiating towards the centre upon every alternate division
of the outer circle I fix a guide which may be made of wire (or any other suitable
material) inclining towards the centre at an angle of about 30" degrees; I next
fix on the spare division of the inner circle similar guides at an angle of 30" degrees
from centre.
To use the Machines Crimpers or Scallopers the workman makes a glass vessel
with an open round Top of suitable diameter after heating the Glass he places it
between the guides pressing it to the bottom of the machine thereby shaping the
Top of the Vessel into a waved line or crimp. In making the Machines, Wood
Iron or Composition or any other suitable Substance may be used for inserting &
fixing the guides, which latter may be made of Iron or any other suitable material
and which may be either round triangular, ovoid or any other desired Shape or
form.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is the crimping of Glass articles by the use of guides fixed as already
described on the said base and in such a manner that the Tops of the Glass articles
when flexible by heat can be pressed in between them and so give the Tops of the
articles Shapes in accordance with the placing of the guides.