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IMPROVE- MENTS IN CONDENSING STEAM ENGINES
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederick Priestley at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 16th July
1858.
I, FREDERICK PRIESTLEY, of 15, Berners Street, in the County of Middlesex,
Pianoforte Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN CONDENSING STEAM ENGINES," to be as follows:-
In condensing steam engines, as now ordinarily constructed, an air pump is
employed to draw off the water from the condensor by means of a vacuum
created in the air pump by the piston, and much of the power of the engine is
expended in working this pump, while the working parts add much to the cost
of and the space occupied by the engine.
Now, my Invention consists in drawing off the condensed water and air
from the condensor by creating a vacuum in the air pump barrel or cylinder
without any piston, or in a suitable closed vessel by the alternate admission and
condensation of steam; the water, when drawn from the condensor, and that
formed by the condensation of the steam in the vessel itself, being blown
through or forced out of the same by the steam, and the steam and cold water
for condensation being alternately admitted by suitable valves or other con-
venient means, whereby the air pump and piston rod, and the crank for working
the same, are dispensed with, and a saving of power and cost, and of space
occupied, thereby effected.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR MAKING LABELS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Alfred James Boot at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 16th April
1858.
I, ALFRED JAMES BOOT, of the City of Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Mark Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR MAKING LABELS," to be
as follows:-
I use case-hardened type to represent the letters or figures to be impressed
on the labels, and place the same in a box or frame, tightening or keeping the
type in its position by screws or wedges. I make a base plate with a mould
to contain the label, and fix one or more set screws in the said base plate to
adjust it to a level surface. The blank label being placed in the mould of the
base plate, I fix the box or frame containing the type over the blank label, and
by means of a screw, lever, or other power, give the necessary pressure to
stamp or impress the type on the label, which is done in a moment; I then
place the label so impressed between two surface plates, and give the necessary
pressure to take off any roughness or reduce any indentations that may
have been made by impressing or stamping the label in the first process.
AN IMPROVED METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GARMENTS WHEREBY ONE GARMENT MAY BE CHANGED IN FORM TO THAT OF SEVERAL OTHERS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jules Clovis Dieulafait at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 5th
April 1858.
I, JULES CLOVIS DIEULAPAIT, of 2, Rue Sainte-Appoline, Paris, (Empire of
France), and of 45, Essex Street, Strand, London, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
GARMENTS WHEREBY ONE GARMENT MAY BE CHANGED IN FORM TO THAT OF
SEVERAL OTHERS," to be as follows; and consists in making garments either
for ladies, gentlemen, or children, the shape of which may be modified at
will. For instance, a gentleman's paletot may be transformed into a short
or great coat, a dress coat, hunting coat, &c. For ladies, the same garment
may be transformed into a mantle, a talma, a burnous, a basquine, or even
into what is called a "ristori." I obtain these results by using buttons or
hooks and eyes, or both, for holding together and concealing certain parts
of the garments, and also by adding certain parts. So as to obtain better
results, I can use elastic materials or ribbons, and in certain cases the joints
may be concealed by means of ornaments simulating a design.
My Invention may be applied to ladies' or gentlemen's garments of any
shape or size, and made of any kind of materials used for garments.
IMPROVEMENTS IN DRAWING FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George James Wainwright at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th
January 1858.
I, GEORGE JAMES WAINWRIGHT, of Dukinfield, in the County of Chester,
Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN DRAWING FIBROUS MATERIALS," to be as follows:-
Instead of the usual plan of drawing fibrous materials by means of friction
rollers, I propose to drive the top rollers, whether fluted or plain, by means of
ordinary wheel gearing, so as to avoid the variations of diameters now so
generally complained of in the drawing rollers, and also the irregularities
of counts caused by slipping, &c.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PURIFYING GASES AND LIQUIDS, IN PREPARING PURIFYING LIQUIDS, AND IN APPARATUS FOR APPORTIONING OR MEASURING LIQUIDS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Laming at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 21st August
1858.
I, RICHARD LAMING, of Haywards Heath, in the County of Sussex, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PURIFYING
GASES AND LIQUIDS, IN PREPARING PURIFYING LIQUIDS, AND IN APPARATUS FOR
APPORTIONING OR MEASURING LIQUIDS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists:-
1. In removing sulphuretted hydrogen from foul gases by the catalytic use
of certain metals in combination with oxygen, as for example, the precipitated
sesquioxide or peroxide of manganese.
2. In removing sulphuretted hydrogen from gas liquor or other foul liquids
by the use of the re-agents above indicated.
3. In a "tumbling box" or fluid measurer controuled by a weight
spontaneously shifting, as need requires, from one part of the apparatus to
another.
IMPROVEMENTS IN DYEING AND PRINTING COTTON, WOOL, SILK, AND OTHER MATERIALS AND FABRICS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Rumney, James Mellor,
and William Stevenson Macdonald at the Office of the Commissioners
of Patents, with their Petition, on the 23rd June 1858.
We, the said ROBERT RUNNEY, of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Manufacturing Chemist, JAMES MELLOR, of the same Place, Chemist, and
WILLIAM STEVENSON MACDONALD, of the same Place, Mechanic, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN DYEING AND
PRINTING COTTON, WOOL, SILK, AND OTHER MATERIALS AND FABRICS," to be as
follows:-
Our Invention refers to dyeing or printing with coloring matters derived
from uric acid, the substance known as murexide for instance, and consists in
a method of preparing cloth or other material for the reception of the coloring
matter so that it may become fast. For this purpose we employ salts of
metals dissolved in caustic alkalis, as for instance a solution of carbonate of
lead in soda or potash, or we apply the salts of metals and alkalis separately.
We also pass the cloth or other material through dilute sulphuric or other
acid, and then treat it with an alkali or alkaline salt, as silicate or plumbate
of soda to neutralize remaining acid. The coloring matter is then applied as
in ordinary printing or dyeing, and subsequently we apply a coating of
oleaginous substance.
AN IMPROVED PORTABLE UMBRELLA
Year: 1858

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Julius Goodman and Louis Good-
man at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 4th February 1858.
We, JULIUS GOODMAN and LOUIS GOODMAN, both of Finsbury Street,
Finsbury Square, in the City of London, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "AN IMPROVED PORTABLE UMBRELLA," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists, firstly, in making the sticks or handles of umbrellas
in two or more parts, and to slide one within the other in the same manner as a
telescope; and, secondly, in making the ribs in two parts divided at or near the
centre; the ends where the division is made being provided with a peculiarly
constructed hook and eye, so that on opening the umbrella and drawing out
the telescopic handle, the hook takes into the eye provided for its reception,
at the same time resisting the pressure of the outer fabric, having the same
strength and pliability as if it were a solid rib. The inner ribs or stretchers
which actuate the outer ribs are reversed. Instead of pushing the runner
from the handle in an upward direction to open the umbrella, it is to be
drawn downwards, thereby occupying less than half the length of the stick.
The umbrella being closed it has merely to be held with the point downwards,
when the ribs being simultaneously unhooked fall in an outward direction.
The cover folding with the ribs makes the umbrella exactly one half the
length it otherwise would be, and enables the person carrying it to place it in
a pocket when not in use.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOLLEN BAGS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Heywood Whitehead at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 10th
August 1858.
I, JAMES HEYWOOD WHITEHEAD, of Royal George Mills, in the Parish of
Saddleworth, in the County of York, Woollen Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE
OF WOOLLEN BAGS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture of
woollen bags. For these purposes woollen yarn is employed for weaving
tubular fabrics of the diameters desired, and in like manner to what other
tubular fabrics are woven; and in order to close the end of each bag the same
is done either in the loom by throwing in shoots of woollen weft, so as to
weave the warps into one fabric, or in place of so weaving the ends, the
tubular fabrics are sewed or run across by hand, using a needle and woollen
yarn. This latter mode of joining the ends of woollen tubular fabrics is
peculiarly applicable when the ends of the bags are of a curved form, or not
at right angles to the sides of the bags. The woven tubular fabrics having
been divided into lengths for bags, and the ends thereof closed by woollen
yarn, they are then to be milled, by which the end of each of the bags which
was previously simply held together by the woollen yarns will become felted
together, and it is this peculiarity which constitutes the novelty of my
Invention.
MEANS FOR IMPEDING AND EXTINGUISHING FIRES ON RAILWAY TRAINS
Year: 1858

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Vittorio Merighi at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 4th June 1858.
1, VITTORIO MERIGHI, of Paris, (France,) Gentleman, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "MEANS FOR IMPEDING AND EXTINGUISHING
FIRES ON RAILWAY TRAINS," to be as follows:-
The Invention consists in providing each railway train with the required
means of carrying a sufficient quantity of water to any part of the train in
order either to prevent the outbreak of a fire, impeding its progress, or
extinguishing it altogether. For this purpose I provide the water reservoir of
the tender of a railway train with a suitable force pump, worked by any suit-
able means so as to allow of carrying the water of this reservoir, by means of
a hose or other suitable pipes, to any required spot of the train. Or, instead
of making use of the water of the tender, one or more of the luggage vans
or of the passenger waggons may be provided with a special water reservoir
and force pump with suitable hose or pipes for conducting the water at once
to the required spot. Instead of pure water, water mixed with a salt or
salts having the property of extinguishing fires or impeding its progress may
be used.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN WASHING AND WRINGING MACHINES
Year: 1858

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application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Newton Wilson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 12th
February 1858.-A communication.
I, WILLIAM NEWTON WILSON, of No. 144, High Holborn, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN WASHING AND WRINGING MACHINES," (being a communication from a
foreigner residing abroad) to be as follows:-
An ordinary wash A tub is employed having radial ribs on its bottom; an
upright support rises from one side of said tub, to which is hinged at its
upper end a cross beam E, as seen in the Drawings; to this beam is
suspended the slotted shaft C in such a manner as to be free to turn on its
axis, for the purpose of oscillating the disc B to wash the clothes.
A further object in view is so adjusting the pressure of the washing disc B
upon the clothes, whereby they may be subjected to a greater or less degree
of rubbing, and by which the disc can also be so adjusted as to wash as large
or small quantity of clothes as may be desired.
Figure 2 of the Drawings exhibits our improved wringing machine, which
may be attached to the washing machine having said attachment to the
standard. The nature of this portion of our Invention will be readily under-
stood by reference to the Drawing accompanying.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF OBTAINING MOTIVE POWER
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Bartolommeo Predavalle at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
16th June 1858.
I, BARTOLOMMEO PREDAVALLE, of Number 470, New Oxford Street, Blooms-
bury, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF OBTAINING MOTIVE
POWER," to be as follows:-
The Invention consists of a new mode of working pistons in use in ships or
vessels by means of the application of the action of the decanter siphon, the
short arm of which is immersed in the water rising at the bow or head of a ship
or vessel in motion, and the long arm of which descends towards the water at
the stern of the same ship or vessel, combined with the action, alternately
intercepted and restored, of the vertical pressure of the water in the siphon
upon the upper and lower parts of a piston or pistons in use for the purpose of
giving motive power.
The Invention consists also in the application of the before-mentioned
combination to the working of a piston or pistons in other places besides ships
or vessels, that is to say, wherever an adequate supply of water and means of
discharge thereof can be obtained in the immediate neighbourhood of the
piston or pistons..
AN IMPROVED MODE OF MANUFACTURING CAST STEEL AND WROUGHT IRON INTO INGOTS AND OTHER FORMS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Clay at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 5th August
1858.
I, WILLIAM CLAY, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Iron and Steel
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVED MODE OF MANUFACTURING CAST STEEL AND WROUGHT IRON INTO INGOTS
AND OTHER FORMS," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to produce with facility and at small cost,
ingots or castings of steel or wrought iron of any required dimensions.
According to the present plan of producing ingots of steel, homogeneous
metal or melted wrought iron, a given number of melting pots, containing,
say, about 30 lbs. of metal, are placed in a furnace, and when the metal is
reduced to a fluid state, the pots are lifted out, and the metal is poured into
the ingot or other mould.
Now, in order to produce a good ingot or casting, it is essential to a have a
continuous pouring of the molten metal, which it is difficult to ensure when
dealing with small quantities of metal. Instead of using the melting pots as
heretofore, and pouring the melted metal from these pots into the mould, I
provide the melting furnace with retorts, chambers, or tubes of fire clay,
having one open and one closed end, and mounted in a horizontal position.
These retorts or chambers may be made of any required capacity, and capable

page_text: of receiving a large charge of metal, which is to be introduced at the open end.
When the retorts or chambers are charged and their open ends luted, the
flame from adjacent fire-places is caused to play around them and reduce the
metal to a molten state. The retorts are then tapped, and the metal is
allowed to flow into the ingot or other moulds. It is obvious that any con-
venient number of these retorts or chambers may be used in combination,
channels of communication being established so as to run the molten metal
from them all into one ingot or mould, if desired. Or, instead of the
horizontal retorts, a vertical cylinder may be used to receive the metal.
This cylinder I propose to surround by a larger cylinder or furnace, leaving
a space between the two cylinders for receiving the fuel, and by means of
tuyeres I throw in a blast of air or other gases to give intensity to the
heat of the furnace, or by means of a high chimney I produce a strong
draught through suitably arranged openings. Then by keeping up a con-
tinuous supply both of metal and fuel, (which may be readily done from
above,) and tapping the melting chamber as often as a sufficient accumulation
of molten metal is obtained in that chamber, castings of any required size
may be made with great expedition and economy.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN DISTILLING SHALE, BOGHEAD, AND OTHER MINERAL MATTERS
Year: 1858

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Middleton Kernot at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
19th May 1858.
I, CHARLES MIDDLETON KERNOT, of Gloucester House, West Cowes, Isle of
Wight, M.D., do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN DISTILLING SHALE, BOGHEAD, AND OTHER MINERAL MATTERS," to be as
follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in distilling shale, boghead,
and other mineral matters. For these purposes the upper part of the retort
or still is formed with an outlet leading to the condenser, an opening at
top with a cover, and also a side passage or opening with a cover.
Between the head or top of the retort or still above mentioned is intro-
duced a partition consisting of two perforated plates, between which when
first distilling products from shale, boghead coal, or other minerals, are
placed powdered coke and sand in layers, through which the evolved products
pass, and are filtered in their way to the head, and thence to the condenser.
When redistilling products, such as naptha, oils, hydrocarbons, and others
from mineral matters, then the still head is formed at the upper part of a
pipe or neck, the lower part of which descends some distance into the still or
retort, but so that such lower end comes above the charge of fluid in the still
or retort. Around the upper end of this neck or pipe is formed a gutter or

page_text: hollow channel, into which the condensed products in the head descend, and
are thereby prevented flowing back to the still or retort, but are carried off
with the gases or vapours to the condenser. In the pipe or neck is placed a
partition consisting of two perforated plates, between which are placed matters
suitable for acting on the passing products in a chemical or mechanical
manner, so as to filter such products to arrest impurities and produce chemical
changes. The matters which are generally used are black oxide of manganese,
sulphate of iron, chloride of potash, bichromate of potash, and others, according
to the action desired to be produced on the products as they are distilled
over. These matters are placed in layers between the perforated plates of
the partition.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SCREW PROPELLERS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Howard Douglas, Bart., at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
17th November 1858.
I, HOWARD DOUGLAS, Bart., of Green Street, Grosvenor Square, in the
County of Middlesex, General H.M.S., do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SCREW PROPELLERS," to be as follows:-
My Invention of improvements in screw propellers consists, first, in a
modification of the form of the blades so that the advance or leading edges of
the propeller blades shall receive less shock in cutting through the water, and
therefore produce a more equable action of the propeller, which will result in
less tremulous motion in the stern of the ship when under weigh, and also
steady and equalize the propelling force. For this purpose I form the advance
edge of the propeller blades of a convex curved form, in such manner that
the curve of this edge of the blade at the extreme end or periphery will be
in the rear (as regards its position in the screw) of the inner termination of
the curve, or that next the centre; the curve is such that it produces an easy
cleaving action in the water. By this form of the advance edges of the blades
a further advantage results, which is this, that any spars, rope, or wreck with
which the screw blades may come in contact are thrown off in a radial
direction, or have a tendency to be so acted on; the propeller therefore assists
to clear or effectually clears itself from any wreck or material with which it is
liable to come in contact. By forming the advance edges as described, as
they enter and leave the opening in the dead wood of the ship, the transition

page_text: is gradual, and therefore will not induce shake or tremulous motion, so
perceptible in all vessels propelled by screws by reason of the right line edges
thereof striking the disturbed water throughout their whole length, and the
violent reactions of such water in propelling. The water in the dead wood
being in a comparitively quiescent state and inoperative as regards propulsion.
I also form these advance edges of the blades of screw propellers of steel or
other suitable metal so sharpened or serrated like a saw that they will sever
any unyielding obstacle with which they may come in contact in the manner
of a circular saw.
IMPROVEMENTS IN CONSTRUCTING BREAKWATERS AND OTHER SIMILAR STRUCTURES
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederick Johnson and Joseph
Henry George Wells at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with their Petition, on the 30th December 1858.
We, FREDERICK JOHNSON and JOSEPH HENRY GEORGE WELLS, of 12, North
Street, Westminster, Civil Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CONSTRUCTING BREAKWATERS AND OTHER SIMILAR
STRUCTURES," to be as follows, and consists in presenting to the action of the
waves a surface of timber, or iron, or both combined, held in grooved iron or
wood framing fixed to piers constructed of iron or wood piles, with screw at
foot of same, the piles being firmly tied and braced together, and on the piers
of which a superstructure may be erected applicable to the purposes of a pier
or landing stage.
The face of the breakwater may be either perpendicular or inclined, and in
the place of presenting an unbroken surface to the action of the waves,
openings may be allowed between the pieces of timber, or iron, or both com-
bined, so as to allow the waves to partially pass through.
IMPROVEMENTS IN LEVER PURCHASES FOR SHIPS WINDLASSES, PUMPS, AND OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry William Cuthbertson and
George Cuthbertson at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with
their Petition, on the 12th October 1858.
We, HENRY WILLIAM CUTHBERTSON and GEORGE CUTHBERTSON, of Dundas
Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, in the County of Durham, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN LEVER PURCHASES
FOR SHIPS WINDLASSES, PUMPS, AND OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of a new mechanical arrangement, by the means of
which heavy weights can be raised and greater power applied to ships' pumps,
windlasses, and other purposes-of a like nature, in a more efficient manner
than heretofore, and is effected by the following means:-
Wo employ two short horizontal shafts, one above the other, the ends
whereof work in suitable bearings mounted on the top of the "pall-bit"; on and
about the centre of these shafts are placed two pinions working one in the
other; and by the side of these pinions are fixed (also on the shafts) two
crossheads, that on the upper shaft is hollow for the insertion of the lever
handles, the lower one being solid and jointed or pinned at each end on to two
vertical connecting rods by the side of the "pall-bit." Thus it will appear
that as the power is applied to the handle and raised at one end, the reverse
end of the lower crosshead is also raised, and vice versâ; by this means we are
enabled to increase the power four or five times more than by lever purchases
heretofore used.
IMPROVEMENTS IN RAIL OR TRAMWAYS FOR STREETS AND ORDINARY ROADS
Year: 1858

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Anthony Nicholas Armani at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 3rd
February 1858.
I, ANTHONY NICHOLAS ARMANI, of Haverstock Hill, in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN RAIL OR TRAMWAYS FOR STREETS AND ORDINARY ROADS,"
to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in casting rails with a longitudinal groove in the
upper face thereof in chilling. their upper surface, and in forming them solid
at top with sides carried down and terminating at bottom in feet or supports
extending outwards therefrom. The sides are cast in such manner as to leave
a space between them, which is filled up with concrete asphalte or other
suitable material applied in a hot or cold state, and I prefer to cast the sides
with apertures therein. The ends of each rail may be cast with eyes which
project outwards from the sides, those on the outside to receive bolts for
securing the rails together longitudinally, and those on the inside to receive a
bolt or other agent for connecting a tie rod or bar for maintaining the gauge
between the rails.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MANUFACTURE OF STEEL
Year: 1858

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application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Kenworthy at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
22nd June 1858.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD KENWORTHY, of Water Lane, Leeds, in the County of
York, Chemist & Shoddy Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MANUFACTURE OF STEEL," to be as follows:-
My Invention of an improvement in the manufacture of steel consists in
the use of woollen rags or woollen waste of any description as a substitute for
charcoal in that manufacture. This material may be used either altogether
instead of the charcoal usually employed, or it may be used in combination
with charcoal, the effect of which is a considerable saving in the manufacture
of steel, & at the same time a quality of steel equally good is obtained.
Iμ- PROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR IRONING LINEN AND OTHER FABRICS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Tomlinson Bousfield at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
7th July 1858. A communication.
I, GEORGE TOMLINSON BOUSFIELD, of Loughborough Park, Brixton, in the
County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "Iμ-
PROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR IRONING LINEN AND OTHER FABRICS," to be as
follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in the construction of irons
used for smoothing and polishing linen and other fabrics.
For this purpose
the iron is constructed with a smooth surface or face on one side, and with
two spaces in which metallic rollers revolve on the other side, the metallic
rollers projecting slightly beyon the face of the iron. The iron at its two
ends is connected to the handle by means of pins or pivots, so that the iron
may revolve in the handle; and attached to the handle there is a spring catch,
which enters recesses in the iron, so that the iron may be retained either face
downwards. The flat side is to be heated and then the iron reversed, so as to
iron with the other side, and it will be found that by using smoothing irons
will rollers projecting beyond the face of the iron as above described, the
operations of smoothing and polishing linen and other fabrics may be effected
with much less labor than heretofore; and an iron constructed as above
described, may also be used as an ordinary iron.
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR TURNING OVER THE LEAVES OF MUSIC OR OF Books
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert James Coningsby, at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
30th October 1858.
I, ROBERT JAMES CONINGSBY, of London, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED
APPARATUS FOR TURNING OVER THE LEAVES OF MUSIC OR OF Books," to be as
follows:-
This Invention may be adapted to organs, pianofortes, harmoniums, sera-
phines, harps, and other musical instruments; also to music stands and book
stands or desks.
At the back of each leaf to be turned over is placed a small rod or finger of
ivory or other suitable material, and each of these fingers is furnished with a
spring, which when released causes the finger to turn over the leaf. These
springs are placed one above the other, and are held back by means of a small
fork, which is attached to a lever connected at the other end by a wire or rod
to a treadle; upon depressing this treadle by the foot, the sliding fork allows
the first spring to escape and turn over its leaf, and each successive depression
of the treadle allows a fresh spring to escape and turn over its respective leaf,
until all the springs have been successively released, when the apparatus will
require adjusting afresh by pressing back or distending the springs, and placing
the fingers separately behind fresh leaves of the music or book.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR MOULDING ARTICLES OF CEMENT
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Clark at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 22nd May
1858. A communication from François Pallard, sen', Merchant, of
Moulins (Allier), in the Empire of France.
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 "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR MOULDING
ARTICLES OF CEMENT," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a system of manufacturing, by mechanical means,
paving blocks or squares, flags, bricks, sculptured ornaments, pipes or con-
duits for gas, water, &c., and other articles of cement.
Plain articles, or those which can be expressed from a mould, are conducted
into a mould frame, which shapes them. When shaped and solidified they
are taken out of their respective moulds by means of a machine of simple
construction, having a lever, cam, and treadle, which removes the bottom of
the mould, and permits of the moulded articles being taken out.
For moulding pipes I use a hollow mould, having a conical part, which
forms the collar or socket; in the centre of this tube there is another tube,
having a longitudinal binge which forms a core. In order to remove the pipe
from the mould, the moveable axis is removed from the hinges, which allows
of the core being withdrawn; the pipe is then taken out of the exterior mould
all in one piece.
AN IMPROVED METHOD OF VENTILATING THE HOLD AND OTHER PARTS OF SHIPS
Year: 1858

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Timothy Harrington at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 22nd April
1858.
I, TIMOTHY HARRINGTON, of Dover, in the County of Kent, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF
VENTILATING THE HOLD AND OTHER PARTS OF SHIPS," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in ventilating all parts of ships by means of one or
more main pipes leading into a funnel or chimney, or into a shaft fixed for the
purpose in any convenient part of the deck. In the case of steam vessels I
lead the main pipes into the funnel or into a casing round the funnel, and
in sailing ships I erect a ventilating shaft and lead the pipes into it. By
means of branch pipes I cause the main pipes to communicate with the cabins
and with all other parts of the vessel requiring ventilation. In some cases I
increase the draft in the shafts or funnels by means of a steam jet.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE MEANS FOR GENERATING STEAM AND ECONOMISING FUEL
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Gustaf Theodor Stieler at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 12th
June 1858.
I, GUSTAF THEODOR STIELER, of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MEANS FOR GENERATING STEAM AND ECONOMISING FUEL," to be as
follows:-
My improvements consist in the peculiar arrangement of one or more water
spaces, bridges, or transverse tubes in the fire boxes of locomotive or other
tubular boilers, whereby I am enabled to carry a series of fire tiles of suitable
form through which the products of combustion are conducted; and I also
introduce a number of hollow stays into different parts of the fire box, and
through these a supply of atmospheric air is conveyed to the before-named
products of combustion, by which means, in conjunction with the fire tiles, the
whole of the gases become combined with the oxygen of the atmosphere in a
superior manner, thereby producing more perfect combustion, which enables
me to burn coal instead of coke without causing a nuisance by masses of
smoke issuing from the chimney.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SHUTTLES FOR LOOMS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Ogden at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 12th November
1858.
I, JAMES OGDEN, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Commission
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN SHUTTLES FOR LOOMS," to be as follows:-
I make the shuttles totally of steel, homogeneous metal, malleable iron,
brass, copper, or like metal, instead of making them of wood and metal. The
advantages are great, they can be produced much cheaper, the space for the
cope will allow a full sized one to be introduced in a shuttle where at present
a pin one can only be used, and there is less waste in the material being
manufactured, from there being fewer ends. What I desire to secure by
Letters Patent is, the making shuttles for looms for weaving totally of
metal.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR AERATED LIQUIDS
Year: 1858

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edmond Liouvil at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th January
1858.
I, EDMOND LIQUVIL, Gentleman, of Paris, (France,) do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR AERATED
LIQUIDS," to be as follows:-
The Invention relates to a new arrangement of apparatus for aërated liquids,
and has for its object entirely to do away with the metal tubes in the interior
of the apparatus, which latter consists of a vessel of china, stoneware, glass,
or other suitable non-metallic material in the form of a jug or bottle, in the
interior of the sides of which is left a tubular hollow or pipe, opening at one
end in the spout of the vessel, and at the opposite end in the lower part of
the interior of this latter, thus allowing the aërated liquid to escape from the
interior of the vessel whenever the piston or other suitable obturator by which
the pipe is kept closed, is sufficiently removed for allowing the aërated liquid
to pass through the said pipe.
The vessel has another opening for the introduction in the same of the
liquid to be aërated, and of the powders to be employed for that purpose, or
of the gaseous liquid manufactured in a separate apparatus, and which
opening may be closed by any suitable obturator.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON NAILS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Riddle at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 13th March
1858.
I, WILLIAM RIDDLE, of 4, Stonefield Terrace, Liverpool Road, in the County
of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON NAILS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture of
wrought-iron nails, and the Invention consists in forging wrought-iron nails
in dies suitably formed for making the sides concave and the angles jagged or
barbed.
IMPROVED PETTICOATS FOR LADIES
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jean Baptiste Blanjot at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 29th
November 1858.
I, JEAN BAPTISTE BLANJOT, of No. 8, Rue Thevenot, in the City of Paris,
France, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVED PETTICOATS FOR LADIES," to be as follows:-
These improved petticoats are intended to replace crinoline, both by their
elegance and by their rotundity, which is now considered so fashionable; it is
constructed of flounces or puffs superposed on a petticoat, made of horsehair
or any other suitable stuff; these flounces or stuffs are filled with down, feathers,
or similar substances, and are made of any suitable stuff. These petticoats are
preferable to others by reason of their elegance and comfort. As is seen in
the annexed Drawing these petticoats are made by merely placing one above
the other flounces or puffs filled with down, feathers, or similar substances on
an ordinary petticoat made of any suitable stuff. A, petticoat, to which the
flounces or puffs are fastened; B, flounces or puffs; C, extremity or edge of
the petticoat.
AN IMPROVED ARTIFICIAL MANURE
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Fréderic Vasserot at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
19th July 1858.-A communication from S. A. Grillon, of Champhaut,
Orne, in the Empire of France.
I, CHARLES FREDERIC VASSEROT, of 45, Essex Street, Strand, London,
Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVED ARTIFICIAL MANURE," (a communication from S. A. Grillon, of
Champhaut, Orne, in the Empire of France,) to be as follows:-
It is composed of, 1stly, straw of any kind; 2ndly, green forages, such as
trefoil, peas, &c.; 3rdly, lime; 4thly, salt; 5thly, water.
It is made as follows:-A pit of suitable width and depth is provided.
with the bottom slightly inclined, so that the liquid caused by the fermen-
tation might be received in another small reservoir placed near the inclined
side of the pit. A bed of straw is laid at the bottom of the said pit, upon
which some diluted lime is poured; then a bed of forages is laid, and it
is covered with salt. The same operation is repeated again and again, the
straw being followed by the lime, and the forages by the salt, until a suffi-
cient quantity has been made. The fermentation will soon take place, and
when the liquid flows into the reservoir it must be poured again in the pit,
and for doing this more easily a pump may be employed. A fortnight after
this operation the manure is ready for use.
IMPROVED APPARATUSES FOR BRIGHTENING AND POLISHING METAL SURFACES
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Theodore Byron Hubbell and
George James Rollason at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with their Petition, on the 26th November 1858.
We, THEODORE BYRON HUBBELL, and GEORGE JAMES ROLLASON, both of
Castle Street, in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED APPARATUSES FOR BRIGHTENING
AND POLISHING METAL SURFACES," to be as follows:-
Our Invention consists in forming, brightening, and polishing apparatuses
by uniting several dises or circular layers of leather, felt, and other textile and
fibrous substances by sewing or stitching the discs together by one or more
rows of stitches, the outermost row being some distance from the periphery of
the discs, so as to leave the outer edges of the discs open and free, in order to
form numerous polishing surfaces, and in order that they may hold between
them the polishing powder or material used.
Where à very soft polisher is required, we take a tube and furnish it on
the outside, by drawing or otherwise, with cotton, or other like soft fibre, with
the ends of the fibres radiating outwards from the tube.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CLEANSING HAIR COMBS AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES
Year: 1858

page_text: rotection, or notice
proceed with the
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Joseph Apollon Détroyat and
Faustin Teubert at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with
their Petition, on the 12th May 1858.
We, JOSEPH APOLLON DÉTROYAT, of No. 10, Rue de Choiseul, in the City
of Paris, France, Hairdresser, and FAUSTIN TEUBERT, of No. 18, Rue de
Choiseul, Paris aforesaid, Hatter, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CLEANSING HAIR COMBS AND
OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES," to be as follows:-
On a handle of convenient form we mount a spring band of steel curving
upwards and terminating at each end in a roller or cushion, towards one of
these the handle will slightly incline, and between the lugs of that one the
shank ends of a series of steel blades or teeth will enter, and be secured by
a spindle passing from end to end through the cushion, the other end of each
of these blades terminating with a hook, which on the blade being depressed
will enter between the lugs of the opposite cushion and fasten on to the
spindle passing through it. In use, the cleaner should be held in the left
hand and the comb drawn perpendicularly along the blades in the direction
of the holder. To clean the apparatus, press cach cushion slightly inwards,
and passing the hand beneath the blades, lift and clean them one after the
other.
IMPROVEMENTS IN BOILERS, FLUES, AND THE METHODS OF FIXING THE SAME
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Bleakley at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th October
1858.
I, JAMES BLEAKLEY, of Accrington, in the County of Lancaster, Machinist,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
BOILERS, FLUES, AND THE METHODS OF FIXING THE SAME," to be as follows:-
My said Invention relates to boilers used for generating steam, whether the
same be used for stationary, marine, or locomotive engines, or to boilers or
vessels used for heating water or other fluids. And also to a peculiar con-
struction and arrangement of the flues applicable to such boilers or vessels, and
consists of arranging a number of shells or boilers inserted inside each other
in a telescopic form, each one being several inches smaller in diameter than
the one into which it is inserted, and rests on supports fixed for the purpose,
leaving a sufficient cavity or flue for the flame or heat to traverse.
I place arches or tiles in the combustion chamber for the purpose of igniting
the smoke so as to consume it, or cause it to pass in a flame through the
flues, which can be fixed either in the line of the flues, or at right angles with
them.
A NEW PORTABLE APPARATUS TO BE CALLED A STEREOSCOPIA,' FOR EXHIBITING STEREOSCOPIC PICTURES
Year: 1858

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Bartlett Coggan at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th
May 1858.
I, GEORGE BARTLETT COGGAN, of No. 108, Friar Gate, Derby, in the County
of Derby, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW
PORTABLE APPARATUS TO BE CALLED A STEREOSCOPIA,' FOR EXHIBITING STEREOSCOPIC
PICTURES," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of a square platform mounted on wheels for transit
from one place to another, having a box or case about two and a half feet
square and about seven feet high securely fixed thereto, the aforesaid box or
case having a glass top either ground or otherwise. At the front and back
of said box or case I propose inserting two or more sets of lenses, and in the
interior I place a cylinder of wood or other suitable material extending from
side to side, having an axis at each end, upon one of which I place a winch
handle for the purpose of changing the subjects. The lower portion of this
apparatus I propose using to contain and for conveying photographic
apparatus.
A NEW OR IMPROVED METALLIC ALLOY
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Webster at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th August
1858.
I, JAMES WEBSTER, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED
METALLIC ALLOY," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of an alloy resembling in its composition the alloy
commonly called German, with the addition of iron introduced into the alloy,
in the manner herein-after explained. Although I do not limit myself to the
precise proportions, I have found the following proportions answer very
well-Nickel, 6 parts by weight; tin plate scrap, 12 parts; copper, 57
parts; zinc, 24 parts.
In introducing the iron into the alloy, I use tinned iron or tin plate, which
I prefer to use in the form of scrap. The combination of iron with tin very
much facilitates the introduction of iron into the alloy. Instead of tinned iron
galvanized or zinced iron may be employed, but I prefer tinned iron.
In fusing the several metals together I employ six parts of litharge or oxide
of lead, which acts as a flux. Instead of litharge metallic lead may be
employed with nearly the same effect.
My new or improved alloy is white in colour, is malleable and ductile, and
is less costly than ordinary German silver.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE BRANCH PIPES OF FIRE ENGINES OR PUMPS
Year: 1858

page_text: This Invention received Provisional Protection, out notice
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Armand Gilbee at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents with his Petition, on the 27th
February 1858.-A communication.
I, WILLIAM ARMAND GILBEE, of No. 4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE BRANCH PIPES OF FIRE ENGINES OR PUMPS," to be as follows,
that is to say:-
This Invention consists in the application and construction of a stop-cock
to the branch pipe of fire engines and pumps for turning the water on or off,
which at present is done by the hand. A stop-cock of the ordinary kind is
applied to the end of the branch pipe of the fire engine, and the stop-cock is
put into action by means of a connecting rod attached to one arm of a lever,
the fulcrum of which is fixed to a support soldered to the branch pipe. A
handle is attached to the opposite arm of the lever for working the same.
Another form of stop-cock may be used, which consists of a conical valve
fitting in a conical seat, formed in the body of the stop-cock. This valve is
raised or lowered for turning off or on the water by means of a lever, to one
end of which it is attached. The other end of the lever, furnished with a
handle, is passed through a guide, in which is placed a spring to keep the
valve pressed down.