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CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING OR PRODUCING PATTERNS OR DESIGNS ON WOVEN FABRICS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Paul Hardy Nathan at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 8th November
1867. A communication to me from abroad by P. Duguait Dubourg,
of Paris, in the Empire of France.
I, PAUL HARDY NATHAN, of the Firm of Hardy Nathan and Sons, of
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING
OR PRODUCING PATTERNS OR DESIGNS ON WOVEN FABRICS," being a communication
to me from abroad by P. Duguait Dubourg, of Paris, in the Empire of France,
to be as follows:-
The Invention is designed to produce patterns or devices upon velvets,
velveteens, or other cut pile or looped fabrics, and consists in the application of
metals or colors thereto mixed or combined with gum, glue, or other adhesive
compound, such applications to be made by means of "stencil plates" and brushes
or cylinders and rotating brushes. The gold or silver leaf or color is to be
ground up with gum, and the "stencil plate," or cylinder applied lightly to
the surface of the pile or loop surface so that the pile or loops are not depressed
but project slightly through the openings in the plate forming the patterns and
the metal or color solution is applied to such projecting pile which dries
thereon, and becomes similar in appearance to beads, the design of which is
determined by the pattern to which the "stencil plate" or cylinder is
perforated.
IMPROVED METALLIC SEAL FOR ENVELOPES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles McDermott at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 20th September
1867. A communication from abroad by Ralph Jennings, of No. 80,
Chambers Street, New York, United States of America.
I, CHARLES MCDERMOTT, Gentleman, of No. 2, Carlton Villas, Wiltshire
Road, Brixton, Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for an "IMPROVED METALLIC SEAL FOR ENVELOPES," to be as follows:-
1st. An eyelet of the ordinary shape and size, but having a brim or head
of about the size of a threepenny piece. At the edge of this brim are two
small prongs at an equal distance from each other and bent parallel with the
eyelet.
2nd. A round piece of metal of about the size of a threepenny piece having
a hole in the centre of the diameter of the eyelet above alluded to. At the
edge of this metal are two prongs at an equal distance from each other and
bent at right angles to the body of the metal.
In applying this contrivance to an envelope the brim of the eyelet is fastened
to the inner flap of the envelope by means of the two prongs which are pressed
through the paper and clenched on the reverse side. The round piece of
metal is fastened to the outer or gummed flap by means of the prongs in a
similar way, the hole in the centre of the metal being carried through the
paper. When the envelope is closed the eyelet comes through the outer flap
and the metal attached to it and is then clenched or bent down.
IMPROVEMENTS IN TINTING OR COLOURING THE SURFACE OF PAPER OR OTHER MATERIALS OR FABRICS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Newton at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 17th
January 1867.--A communication from abroad by George Streat, of the
City and State of New York, United States of America.
1, 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 "IMPROVEMENTS IN TINTING OR COLOURING THE
SURFACE OF PAPER OR OTHER MATERIALS OR FABRICS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in tinting or staining the surface of paper, muslin,
or other materials or fabrics by submitting them to the action of smoke. The
sheets of material to be tinted are stretched or laid flat upon suitable tables
or supports within a chamber into which smoke is introduced. The smoke
may be obtained by the burning of tobacco, hay, or other materials, and so
introduced as to pervade the whole chamber with uniformity. The smoke
subsides and condenses upon the surface of the material, and produces a
permanent tint proportioned to the density of the smoke, and of much greater
uniformity than could be done by colouring, and in this manner articles can
be tinted that would be injured by the application of liquid colours. By
placing upon the surface to be tinted patterns or shapes of any desired
character or configuration, so as to entirely or partially prevent the action of
the smoke on the parts covered up by them the most delicate and handsome
figures can be left of the original colour or nearly so of the surface, while the
uncovered surface is tinted to any desired depth of colour.

page_text: This improvement is adapted to the tinting of muslins or cloths for window
shades or curtains, drapery, and articles of wearing apparel, also to the
tinting of paper for photographs, paper hangings, pictures, and the arts
generally.
A NEW OR IMPROVED BUTTER BASKET
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Colebrook at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th November
1867.
I, JOHN COLEBROOK, of Queen's Terrace, Saint John's Wood, in the
County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "A NEW OR IMPROVED BUTTER BASKET," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a novel arrangement of butter basket, which
consists of a holder in the form of a basket or vase of wood, basketwork, or
metal, or of electroplated or gilt metal, with a handle attached.
The butter holder is by preference formed of glass or porcelain, and is set
in the holder by means of a suitable recess, into which it fits; the border of
the butter dish or the holder is provided with vertical metallic knife rests,
across which the butter knife is placed, in order that the basket and butter
dish may be moved in conjunction with the knife. The rests may consist of
various ornamental devices, allowing spaces for the blade and shoulder or
handle of the knife to rest and be secured from falling.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHUTTLES EMPLOYED IN WEAVING
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Rowland Baguley at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 4th November
1867.
I, ROWLAND BAGULEY, of Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, Shuttle
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHUTTLES EMPLOYED IN WEAVING," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object the construction of shuttle "pegs" or
skewers with the desired expansion and elasticity for securely holding the cop
thereon without the aid of springs or other contrivances as heretofore used for
that purpose, this I effect by securing the bent or arched portion of the said
peg or skewer at the nose end thereof and tempering or hardening the same
whilst in an arched-position, thus securing the elasticity required; the loose end
of the arched portion of the said peg or skewer is pointed and received in-a-
hole or groove formed for that purpose at the block end of the peg or skewer.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR MAKING RIVETS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Andrew Shanks at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th July
1867.
I, ANDREW SHANKS, Engineer, 6, Robert Street, Adelphi, Westminster, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR MAKING RIVETS," to be as follows:-
My improvements consist in making the heads of the rivets more concentric
than hitherto, and also for ejecting the rivets out of the dies by hydrostatic
means.
When rivets are made singly I employ an apparatus to hold the rivet
blank accurately in the centre of the dies, after the pressure begins it is
immediately withdrawn to allow the head being formed by the dies.
I also make rivets two at a time by using blanks double the usual length,
bulging the middle part by end pressure to form the two heads, employing
rollers to divide and form the heads simultaneously, a. rotary motion being
given to the dies.
To eject the rivets out of the dies, a hole is made at the bottom to admit
water from a force pump, the dies are cooled by this operation and much
greater durability is obtained in consequence.
AN IMPROVED CON- STRUCTION OF PORTABLE FOUNTAIN
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Eugene Rimmel at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his. Petition, on the 14th December
1867.
I, EUGENE RIMMEL, of the Strand, in the City of Westminster,. Perfumer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED CON-
STRUCTION OF PORTABLE FOUNTAIN," to be as follows:—
My. Invention consists in constructing portable fountains as follows:-The
liquid is held in an india-rubber or compressible ball, the upper end of which.
is provided with a socket which fits into the basin, while the lower end has
bearing upon it a disc on the top of a rod. The lower end of this rod has a
knob or projection, ornamentul, or otherwise,. between which and the base of.
the stand a spiral: spring is fitted.
The action is as follows:-While the ball is being filled the spring is
compressed by pushing down the knob by hand, and when the liquid has been
supplied a jet tube provided with a tap is screwed into the socket of the basin;
then on turning the tap the spring forces up the rod, and the disc on the
upper end thereof is thus caused to compress the ball, and the liquid is thereby.
forced through the jet tube.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FENCES, HURDLES, AND GATES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Peter Dickenson at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 22nd March
1867.
I, PETER DICKENSON, of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North Britain,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF FENCES, HURDLES, AND GATES," to be as follows, that is to
say:
This Invention, which has for its essential object an improved mode of
securing together the horizontal and vertical bars of fences, hurdles, and
gates, consists in forming two projecting teeth on the horizontal bar at the
places or intervals where the vertical bars are situated when the fence, hurdle,
or gate is put together, the space between the teeth being equal to the
thickness of the vertical bars. When in their places a wedge is driven in
between the horizontal bars and one side of the hole in the standards, through
which the horizontal bars pass; by this means the whole is tightly and rigidly
held together. A great advantage obtained by this mode of forming a
fastening for holding together fences, hurdles, and gates, is that the horizontal
bars are not weakened by having pieces or notches cut out of them, the
section of the bar being the same throughout its entire length, whereas in
existing systems the bars are weakened through some of the metal being cut
away to enable the fastening or interlocking of the horizontal with the vertical
bars being effected.
IMPROVEMENTS IN ROLLERS FOR WRINGING AND MANGLING
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William John Knowles and John
Edward Wilding at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with
their Petition, on the 15th February 1867.
We, WILLIAM JOHN KNOWLES and JOHN EDWARD WILDING, both of
Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN ROLLERS FOR WRINGING AND MANGLING,"
to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of constructing the body or cylinder of rollers of
porters' clay, earthenware, or of glass. The ends of the rollers are recessed
for the purpose of receiving part of a washer or bush of india-rubber; on the
said washer or bush is placed a cap of brass or other metal, through which
and the washer and roller is a hole for the purpose of receiving the roller
shaft, such bole being squared so as to prevent the roller slipping on the
shaft. The back of one of the caps of brass or other metal rests against a
collar near one end of the shaft; near the other end of the shaft is "chased "
a thread, on which and against the outside of the other cap, of brass or other
metal, a nut is screwed, thus binding the caps, washers, or bushes and roller
firmly together on the shaft so as to prevent lateral movement of the roller on

page_text: the shaft. The part of roller shaft received in the roller may be covered
with india-rubber in order to impart elasticity to such roller.
The rollers above described are adapted for wringing or extracting liquids
from fabrics and fibres, and for mangling fabrics, and may be employed in the
various machinery in which rollers are required.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR TEACHING ALPHABETS AND READING
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Bertram Mitford at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 21st February
1867.
I, BERTRAM MITFORD, of Northumberland Lodge, Cheltenham, in the
County of Gloucester, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR TEACHING ALPHABETS AND READING," to be
as follows:-
This Invention relates to a peculiar apparatus or instrument for facilitating
the teaching of letters and the art of reading, and consists of a combination
of alphabets in a frame by which words and sentences may be made. The
alphabets are disposed on the four sides of oblong blocks, which the Inventor
calls "alphabetical sticks," and which oblong blocks may either be used singly
for teaching the letters of the alphabet, or be combined in the frame so as to
enable words and sentences to be composed or set up, an oblong slot or opening
being made in the front of the frame through which the desired letters are
seen. By moving the different blocks up or down in the frame, or by changing
their faces it is obvious that any number of words may be set up in the frame
according to the size of the apparatus and the number of blocks employed.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN MEANS AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING THE REVIVIFICATION OF ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE CHARCOAL
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Cormack at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 13th
May 1867.
I, WILLIAM CORMACK, of Commercial Road, in the County of Middlesex,
Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MEANS AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING THE REVIVIFICATION OF ANIMAL
AND VEGETABLE CHARCOAL," to be as follows:-
Charcoal after it has been in use for decolorizing solutions of sugar, or in
purifying liquids after a longer or shorter period becomes inert and unfit for
further use. Hitherto the only successful mode of revivifying such inert or
spent charcoal has been to calcine or burn it in closed or nearly closed retorts
or vessels.
The object of my Invention is to effect revivification in less time and
at less cost than by calcining or burning it, and I accomplish this by
passing superheated steam at or about 500 degrees Fahrenheit through
aniongst a mass of the inert charcoal, the said charcoal being contained in
apparatus constructed substantially as herein-after described; or instead of
superheated steam I employ superheated air for the same purpose at a
temperature of between 300 and 350 degrees Fahrenheit. A metallic or other
vessel of a cylindrical or other shape is employed to contain the inert charcoal.
The said vessel is provided with doors at the filling and emptying ends, and is
placed in a perfectly vertical position and set in brickwork so that heat can,
when desired, be applied externally. At the top of the charcoal vessel the

page_text: superheated steam or air is admitted through pipes into a perforated distributor
or its equivalent, so as to cause the steam to permeate the whole mass, and
at the bottom there is a pipe or pipes for conveying away the steam, air,
gases, colouring and other matters, as well as a pipe for any water of
condensation.
AN IMPROVED DELIVERY TO A REAPING OR MOWING MACHINE
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Lewis Brown Elliot at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th June
1867.
I, LEWIS BROWN ELLIOT, of Moulton, in the County of Northampton, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED DELIVERY
TO A REAPING OR MOWING MACHINE," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in certain arrangements in connection with reaping
and mowing machines whereby the inconvenience arising from the corn or
grass which has been cut being spread over the uncut corn or grass adjacent
to the course traversed by the machine upon the delivery platform being tilted
is avoided. This is effected by placing a board or flat surface extending from
one extremity of the finger bar in a diagonal direction across a portion of the
delivery platform, such board or flat surface being jointed at the upper part
thereof to a suitable support, and the lower edge thereof resting on the delivery
platform, and being free to move therewith as the latter is raised or lowered
by the attendant in the ordinary manner. As the corn or grass accumulates
upon the platform it is directed towards the side thereof opposite to that on
which the board or flat surface is placed, and from which the corn or grass can
be delivered by the attendant. The result of this arrangement is that the
uncut corn or grass adjacent to the course over which the machine has
traversed is left clear without being encumbered with any of the corn or
grass which has been cut, and is thus ready for the next journey of the
machine.
AN IMPROVED MODE OF GENERATING STEAM
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Garrison Woodward at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th.
March 1867.
I, JOHN GARRISON WOODWARD, of St. John's, in the Province of New
Brunswick, but now of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Merchant, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED MODE OF
GENERATING STEAM," to be as follows:-
My Invention of an improved mode of generating steam consists in heating
water and generating steam by means of air heated to a very high temperature
and caused to circulate in or pass through a coil or other arrangement of pipe
placed inside the boiler, so that such pipes may be surrounded by or immersed
in the water. The air may be heated in any convenient manner, such as is
now employed for heating the blast employed in the manufacture of iron; the
air when so heated to a very high temperature is made to pass along the coil
or other arrangement of pipe placed in the boiler, and will, during its passage,
give off its heat to the surrounding water and thereby rapidly generate steam
in the boiler.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ZINC
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Robinson and John Pierce
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on
the 10th June 1867.
We, THOMAS ROBINSON, of Widnes, in the County of Lancaster, Iron-
founder, and JOHN PIERCE, of Warrington, in the same County, Zinc Smelter,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ZINC," to be as follows:-
Our Invention, which relates to that part of the apparatus employed in the
manufacture of zinc known as the distilling retorts or vessels, has for its object
to enable manufacturers to obtain better and more zinc from ores, oxides,
ashes, and washings containing that metal than has been obtainable hitherto.
For this purpose we employ horizontal retorts of the ordinary size, and set and
heat them in the usual way, but instead of leaving the inner part of each one
at, near, or in the mouth piece in front of the charge, horizontal or nearly
so, we insert or form a baffle piece, the top of which is of about the same
level as the charge of ore or other material in the retort. During the process
of distillation the zinc rises and passes over the said baffle piece on to the
ordinary mouth piece and tubes, where it is condensed and drawn off in the
usual way, but the iron and other impurities are retained in the retort at the
back of the said baffle piece amongst the exhausted material. For convenience
in charging and withdrawing we prefer to use a portable baffle piece, the inner
surface of which is inclined from its lower part upwards and outwards.
A NEW PORTABLE FOUNTAIN
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jean Nadal at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th May 1867.
I, JEAN NADAL, of 18, Newman Street, Oxford Street W., do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW PORTABLE FOUNTAIN,"
to be as follows:-
This fountain consists of a vertical outer casing of a cylindrical form or
otherwise, upon which is placed a dish forming the basin to contain the water
passing from a jet placed in the centre of the said dish. On the upper part
of the interior of the said casing a ring is attached, which receives a flexible
tube descending vertically to the bottom of the said case or envelope. In
the inside of the lower part of the tube a disc is attached in the same manner
as the ring in the upper part so as to prevent any leakage. Between the
disc attached to the bottom of the flexible tube and the bottom of the outer
casing a taper spiral spring is placed, thereby making the said disc at the
bottom of the flexible tube rise to the ring fixed at the top of casing. In
the centre of the disc fixed at the bottom of the flexible tubing is attached
an end of a cord or chain, the other extremity being attached to a spindle
which is fixed beneath the bottom of the outer case at the extremity of the
spindle, and outside the case is a key which assists to turn the spindle, the
power of which winds up the cord or chain which is thereto attached, & in

page_text: consequence draws down the disc attached to the bottom of the tube, &
which is attached to the other extremity of the cord; this movement
operating on the spring pulls down the same, & in consequence the tube
distends & forms a vacuum which sucks in the water contained in the dish
or basin. Immediately on the pressure on the spring, by the aid of the key,
ceasing the spring then forces back the diso attached to the bottom against
the upper part, thereby compressing the water and forcing it to escape by
the hole, forming the jet placed in the centre of the basin or dish on top.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR LIGHTING GAS AND OTHER JETS OR LAMPS, CANDLES, CIGARS, AND OTHER ARTICLES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Joseph Hicks at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th September
1867.
I, JAMES JOSEPH HICKS, of Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MEANS OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR LIGHTING GAS AND OTHER JETS OR LAMPS,
CANDLES, CIGARS, AND OTHER ARTICLES," to be as follows:-
The Invention has for its object improvements in means or apparatus for
lighting gas and other jets or lamps, candles, cigars, and other articles. For
this purpose I employ a tube closed at one end and open at the other, an
opening is provided at any convenient part through which the tube is supplied
with any suitable liquid for burning, this opening may be closed in any suitable
In the open end of the tube or reservoir I place cotton or other
suitable wick which extends down a suitable distance into the tube or reservoir,
the end of which may be curved or shaped to any suitable form. When the
wick is lighted the apparatus is ready for use, and if desired will continue
burning for a considerable period. A cap or cover is employed to enclose
the wick when not in use and at the same time to prevent evaporation of the
fluid.
AN IMPROVED PRESSING IRON AND APPLIANCE THERETO FOR THE USE OF TAILORS, HATTERS, LAUNDRESSES, AND ALSO FOR DOMESTIC USE
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Francis Love, Thomas Davy, and
John Metcalf at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 10th April 1867.
We, FRANCIS LOVE, THOMAS DAVY, and JOHN METCALF, all of Stanningley,
near Leeds, in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED PRESSING IRON AND APPLIANCE THERETO FOR THE
USE OF TAILORS, HATTERS, LAUNDRESSES, AND ALSO FOR DOMESTIC USE," to be as
follows:-
The first object of our improved pressing iron is the saving of time, and the
second greater equability in the temperature of the same when in use. As is
well known it is at present the practice for tailors and others who may use press-
ing irons to beat them on a stove or fire, this involves considerable expenditure
of time owing to the necessity for frequently changing the cooled iron for one
freshly heated. We obviate these defects by connecting to a hole bored in
the flat end of a hollow pressing iron or "goose" one end of a flexible tube
of india-rubber or other suitable material, the other end being connected with
an ordinary gas pipe; through the upper surface of the pressing iron we bore
one or more holes for the admission of air and also for the exit of superfluous
heat. The gas being lighted within the pressing iron the latter is speedily
heated and kept at a uniform heat, and the workman is enabled to press his
work continuously, thus avoiding perpetual stoppages.
IMPROVEMENTS IN FOLDING WIRE NETTING ADAPTED FOR POULTRY, SHEEP, AND OTHER FENCING
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Kennedy Geyelin at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
28th June 1867.
I, GEORGE KENNEDY GEYELIN, Civil Engineer, of Belgrave House, Argyle
Square, London, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN FOLDING WIRE NETTING ADAPTED FOR POULTRY, SHEEP, AND
OTHER FENCING," to be as follows:-
To rings placed at convenient distances I fasten a certain number of wires
of given lengths by means of loops, or hooks, or other fastenings so as to form
a square, triangle, lozenge, or other figure, by which means the whole can be
folded close together for moveable poultry, sheep, and other fencings.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR PUNCHING, CUTTING, AND EMBOSSING
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Andrew Linmere Dowie and Robert
McIntyre at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 10th June 1867.
We, ANDREW LINMERE DOWIE, Merchant, and ROBERT MOINTIRE, Brass-
founder, both of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North Britain, do hereby
declare the nature of our said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR
PUNCHING, CUTTING, AND EMBOSSING," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object the punching, cutting, and embossing
of various articles in a rapid, economical, and efficient manner.
One important feature of the Invention is the punching or cutting out of a
label, ticket, or other article from sheets of paper, metal, or other material by
means of a plunger, which is both a punch and an embossing die, in com-
bination with a duplex resisting piece having raised parts for the punching
action and depressed parts for the embossing action (or vice versa), the
depressed parts being by preference movable so as to be elevated by springs
or positive movements to throw out the embossed article on the die being
raised.
Another feature of novelty consists in combining with the embossing details
a pair of rollers actuated therefrom, and having cutting rims or flanges for
cutting the sheet into strips and at the same time feeding it forward to the
embossing die.
The improved apparatus is suitable for making labels, tickets, name plates,
number plates, and all kinds of articles of sheet metal, paper, or other

page_text: material which involve in their manufacture the hitherto separate but by this
Invention combined operations of punching or cutting out and embossing.
The punching may be applied to the outline of the article only or also to parts
such as letters in the body of the article. The movement of the die may
be obtained by any of the means in use in existing embossing presses or
apparatus.
By way of example it may be stated that when the improved apparatus is
arranged for punching and embossing a simple article, such as a tinned plate
label for applying on the corks of bottles, the plunger is shaped cylindrically
to the circular shape of the label, and has the desired embossed device on
its end or face. The duplex resisting piece has a raised rim shaped for the
plunger or die to enter and fit, and occupying the recess within this raised rim
there is a piece shaped as a counterpart to the embossing face of the die.
The tinned plate being in position the die in descending first detaches the
piece by the punching action of its edge in concert with the raised resisting
rim, and then embosses the detached piece against the resisting counterpart
When the die recedes, a spring or a rod connected with the
die movement raises the embossed label out of the recess. The feeding
or feeding and cutting rollers are actuated between each descent of the die
by a lever and ratchet or other simple movement connected with the die
movement so as to move a fresh part of the sheet under the die.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MARINE BATHS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Fellows Harrington at the
Office of the Commssioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 16th
May 1867.
I, GEORGE FELLOWS HARRINGTON, of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF MARINE BATHS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has reference to an improved construction of marine baths in
localities subject to the rise and fall of the tide. Heretofore this description of
bath has been constructed so as to float in combination with floating dressing
rooms, but according to my Invention in lieu of the dressing rooms floating
with the baths they are fixtures, being constructed on piles driven or secured
into the bed of the sea, whilst the baths alone are allowed to float or rise and
fall with the tide, they being guided and kept in position by or between the
piles on which the dressing rooms are built.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU- FACTURE OF FABRICS TERMED UNION FLANNELS," AND IN OTHER SIMILAR UNION FABRICS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by David Howard at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 21st
September 1867.
I, DAVID HOWARD, of Dobeross, in the County of York, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE OF FABRICS TERMED UNION FLANNELS," AND IN OTHER SIMILAR UNION
FABRICS," to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to further improvements in the manufacture of
fabrics usually termed "union flannels," for which Letters Patent were granted
to me dated August 22, A.D. 1867, No. 2407, and which from the peculiarity
of this Invention I term "reversed union flannels."
The present improvements consist in the employment and use of a warp
composed of wool and silk, wool and cotton, or wool, cotton, silk, and China
grass, or wool, and any other fibrous substance which will mix with wool.
Secondly. In the use of weft composed of cotton alone, or cotton and flax,
or cotton and silk, or cotton, flax, silk, and China grass, or the whole combined,
or cotton and any other vegetable fibrous substance.
I would remark that these fibres may be combined and formed into a warp
and weft by any of the ordinary well-known processes and woven together,
and the warp as above described may be used with the weft described in.
Letters Patent No. 2407, A.D. 1867, or the weft above described may be
used with the warp described in said Letters Patent.
IMPROVEMENTS IN HAY-MAKING MACHINES, HORSE HOES, HORSE RAKES, AND OTHER ANALOGOUS AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS OR MACHINES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Boby at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 12th December
1867.
I, ROBERT BOBY, of Bury St. Edmunds, in the County of Suffolk,
Agricultural Implement Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN HAY-MAKING MACHINES, HORSE HOES, HORSE
RAKES, AND OTHER ANALOGOUS AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS OR MACHINES," to be as
follows:-
My Invention of improvements in hay-making machines, horse hoes, horse
rakes, and other analogous agricultural implements has for its object the easy
adjustment of the frame which carries the tines or operating parts of the
implement, so that these parts may be accurately adjusted at the proper distance
from the ground according to the nature of the operation to be performed or
the character of the ground over which the implement is intended to be
drawn. To this end the shaft which forms part of the tine frame or on which
it is mounted passes through and is concentric with a tubular shaft on the
segment of a tubular shaft to which the traction shafts are fixed. By turning
the internal shaft more or less on its axis the frame and consequently the tines
attached thereto will be raised or lowered as may be required. In order that
the shaft and frame may be retained in the proper position It is clamped or
fastened in the tubu'ar shaft by means of a tightening screw or nut or by a

page_text: wedge or clamp. The same object may be effected by fitting the front bar so
as to revolvo or move in or on the side frame, which can be adjusted by means
of a pinion, clutch, ratchet, or other equivalent device.
The modes above referred to of adjusting, regulating, and securing the tino
frame are applicable to hay-making machines, horse rakes, horse hoes, and
various other agricultural implements of like naturo.
Another mode of adjusting and regulating the position of the tine frames
of horso hoes or horse rakes consists in placing the hinder bar or shaft of the
tine frame concentrically within a tubular shaft or a segment of a tubular shaft,
and adapting thereto a friction clutch, the position of which is capable of being
altered by means of a hand lever, whereby the parts of the clutch may bo
thrown in or out of gear at pleasure, and will retain the tino frame in any
desired position when thrown in gear.
AN IMPROVED LABEL BAND
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Arthur Armstrong Lock Harrison
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 4th November 1867.
I, ARTHUR ARMSTRONG LOCK HARRISON, of Harley Road, Brompton, in the
County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED LABEL BAND," to be as follows:-
"The improved label band" for holding papers together is formed by
combining two parallel plates or strips of tin or other metal with one or two
(according to the purposes and strength for which the bands may be required)
india-rubber bands passing through removeable wire links fixed at both ends
of each of the two tin plates into tubes made by turning inwards the long
edges of the tin plates. These wire links are somewhat in the shape of a horse
shoe; they would be slightly bent towards the curved end, and these curved
ends would be enveloped with brass, metal, or tin moveable tubing, and
if-one india-rubber-only be required it would be inserted through the links
and would run through the grooves formed by the tubes; but if two india-
rubber bands are required they would not pass through the grooves, but each
would pass through the two opposite wires of the tin plates. The tin plates
would be japanned and the outside surface of the upper plate would hold an
adhesive paper gum label:
Where one india-rubber band only is used the construction of the plates
would be as follows:-The tubes would not be carried throughout the whole
length, but the space of an inch or thereabouts would be interposed in the

page_text: middle of each of the two tin plates and that space of tin would be folded on
either side the depth of the tube and parallel with the parent plate, but
leaving a small interstice for the insertion of the india-rubber, which this
part of the plate would shield from the rubbing of any papers held by "the
improved label band."
The Invention would be of great utility to solicitors and others. It would
give the means for a quick and ready reference to papers, and whilst it held
the papers it would at the same time label them. On selecting any one or
more of a bundle of papers (held by the improved label band) there would be no
necessity as in ordinary cases for throwing open and unpacking the bundle
or for removing the band, thus saving much valuable time. The improved
label band would be a great saving to the legal profession in the matter of
red tape alone, which soon gets discoloured and has constantly to be renewed.
IMPROVEMENTS IN JACQUARD MACHINERY OR APPARATUS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FIGURED OR ORNAMENTAL LACE AND OTHER FABRICS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Turney and John Ackroyd
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on
the 13th August 1867.
We, WILLIAM TURNEY and JOHN ACKROYD, both of the Town and County
of the Town of Nottingham, Machine Builders and Jacquard Makers, do
bereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN JACQUARD
MACHINERY OR APPARATUS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FIGURED OR ORNAMENTAL
LACE AND OTHER FABRICS," to be as follows:-
In jacquards heretofore used in the production of figured or ornamental
lace in twist lace machines only one main driving shaft and one set of driving
cams have been employed, whereas our Invention consists in the employment
of two driving shafts and two sets of driving cams which communicate motion
to the several parts of the jacquard machinery or apparatus. By the employ-
ment of two shafts and two sets of cams constructed according to our Invention
we are enabled to give a greater range to the throw of the bars. With one set
of canis we throw back the bars, so as to enable them to be regulated by the
droppers, the other set of cams on the other shaft will then bring up the bars
so regulated, by which means a greater range is given to the throw-of-the-bars.-
The regulation of the bars by the droppers may be effected by moving the
droppers by means of springs, or by strings or equivalent contrivances-operated-

page_text: upon by pattern cards, or the droppers may be operated upon direct from
the pattern cards upon the cylinder or cylinders.
Our Invention may be applicable to machinery or apparatus other than such
as is employed in twist lace machines.
AN IMPROVED DIAL TO BE USED AS AN OFFICE OR A PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL INDICATOR
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Raywood at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 25th April
1867.
I, JOHN RAYWOOD, Machinist, of Wentworth, near Rotherbam, Yorkshire,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED DIAL TO
BE USED AS AN OFFICE OR A PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL INDICATOR," to be as
follows:-
On a frame, or placed on a door, or in some convenient place, or in a com-
mercial room I place one or more dials similar to a timepiece with hour and
minute hands, and which can be regulated either from the back or front,
and upon such dials I have the words "will return at;" now suppose A.
leaving his place of business, say at one o'clock intending to return at three
he will fix the indicator accordingly, any person calling will then read for
himself that allthough A. is not in he will return at the time specified, and can
be then met with. If a party wishes to be call'd at a certain time to enable
him to go by train he will place the fingers on the dial having his number in
the commercial room at the time he wishes and adjusts the indicator as stating
"to be called at."
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CHAMBERS OF BREECH-LOADING AND OTHER FIRE-ARMS AND ORDNANCE
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Plews at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 5th February 1867.
I, JOHN PLEWS, of 3, Bucklersbury, in the City of London, Civil Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
CHAMBERS OF BREECH-LOADING AND OTHER FIRE-ARMS AND ORDNANCE," to be as
follows:-
These improvements consist in making that portion of the chambers of
breech-loading and other fire-arms and ordnance intended to contain the
powder or other explosive material of a larger sectional area than the bore or
chase of the pieces themselves, and shortening the length of the said chambers,
by which means I secure the more rapid and complete ignition and com-
bustion of the charge, and by thus employing the whole of the explosive force
of the gases generated I am enabled considerably to reduce and economise the
quantity of charge necessary in the ordinary forms of chamber for producing
the same useful effect.
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR HOISTING BUILDING MATERIALS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Cooke at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 25th June
1867.
I, WILLIAM COOKE, of Paddington, in the County of Middlesex, Carpenter,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED APPARATUS
FOR HOISTING BUILDING MATERIALS," to be as follows:-
This Invention is designed for the purpose of hoisting hods containing
bricks, mortar, or other building materials on to a scaffold or building, and
consists principally of a single fall or endless rope passing over a grooved pulley
above, and having fixed or connected to it suitable appliances for attaching
two hods thereto, so that when the full one is being hoisted the empty one is
descending.
In order to attach the hods to the fall or rope I fix a hook on the back
of each hod, and I lash on or otherwise fix to the rope at two opposite points
a ring, each ring having attached to it two short pieces of chain, one of which
is provided at the end with a square iron frame (suspended by one corner) to
pass around and under the trough of the hod, and the other with a link or
ring to pass over the hook on the back of the same, so that the hod is thereby
firmly held and connected to the fall or rope, and when arrived at the desired
height it can be easily detached and carried by the laborer as usual.
Instead of one or both of the short chains above described straight rods of
iron provided with an eye or link at each end may be employed.
IMPROVED PAVING FOR ROADS AND WAYS
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Bernardo Sheil at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th May
1867.
I, BERNARDO SHEIL, of Brompton, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED PAVING FOR ROADS
AND WAYS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in causing small stones to be cemented together
and formed into slabs, and when thus made into slabs I lay them down on
carriage or other ways in the same manner as flagstones have been heretofore
laid on footways, a principal object of this Invention being to provide against
the dangers to which horses are now exposed of being lamed for life by
the sharp edges of broken granite which always exist in what are known
as macadamized roads, such injuries being, as is well known, of daily
occurrence.
As an illustration of how I effect the above I have to state that I use
frames of wood, iron, or other suitable material of size and form corresponding
to the size and form of the intended slabs, and into these frames I cast the
loose stones to be united or cemented together by asphalte previously heated
or by other cement. These slabs being thus prepared are to be used in the
construction of carriage or other ways, as before mentioned.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY VALVES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Wolstenholme and Edward
Holt at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 25th January 1867.
We, JOHN WOLSTENHOLME, of Radcliffe, in the County of Lancaster, and
EDWARD HOLT, of the same Place, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY VALVES," to be as follows:-
Our improvements consist in the use of two or more safety valves, with a
spiral or other suitable spring acting on the top of each valve; a fulcrum is
placed between the valves containing a slot, in which a lever or cross bar is
movable, or the lever may have a slot in it and the fulcrum pass through it,
or the lever may be attached to the fulcrum by a stud; a pin is placed in the
fulcrum and the said lever for the springs to act against. The valves being
acted upon by steam inside the boiler press against the cross bar or lever and
blow off all at one time. The lever may be extended past the valve for the
purpose of blowing off by hand. The springs pressing against the fulcrum
and acting on each side of it prevents the valves being overweighted by
placing weights on them, for if this be done one of the valves at least will
blow off at a less pressure than would be the case if left undisturbed.
AN ENTWINING GAITER OR SPIRAL LEGGING
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Hale at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th October
1867.
I, JOHN HALE, of 8, Stamford Street, in the County of Surrey, do bereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN ENTWINING GAITER OR
SPIRAL LEGGING," to be as follows:-
The gaiter or legging is cut out of nearly a straight material, varying in
length and breadth according to the size of the person they fit. One end of
the bottom part is placed near the instep, the remainder passed round the
heel and brought to the front, where it is secured to that end with a button
or other fastening; the shape then swerves so that in continuing the coil the
body of the portion already fastened is only partially covered at the top,
the remainder as it is entwined rises and covers the leg. Each coil is secured
with a button or other fastening to the one it covers.
can be made into a small parcel and conveniently carried in the pocket.
When off the leg it
IMPROVEMENTS IN Cocks OR VALVES FOR DISCHARGING WATER, OIL, AND OTHER FLUIDS OR GASES
Year: 1867

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Wilson at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th April 1867.
I, HENRY WILSON, of Stockton-on-Tees, in the County of Durham, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN Cocks
OR VALVES FOR DISCHARGING WATER, OIL, AND OTHER FLUIDS OR GASES," to be
as follows:-
My improvements consist in an arrangement by which the passage of fluids
through cocks or valves only takes place whilst the pressure of the hand or
other power is applied for opening the said cocks or valves, the moment such
power is withdrawn the cock or valve closes instantly, so that no waste of
fluid can take place through negligence in closing the cock or valve. I form
the key or spindle of the cock or valve with a screw of quick traverse upon
it (say, double, treble, or quadruple,) which works in a corresponding nut
fixed in the barrel of the cock or valve; on the said key or spindle I fix one
end of a helical spring, the other end of the said spring is fixed to the barrel of
the cock or valve; the pressure of the spring is so arranged as to keep the cock
or valve constantly shut; and in order to open the cock or valve sufficient
power must be applied to overcome the resistance of the spring; as long as
such power is applied the cock or valve remains open, as soon as such power
is withdrawn the cock or valve is instantly closed by the spring.