Improvements in Glass-faced Tiles, Bricks, Mouldings, Cornices, and other Building Forms.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Glass-faced Tiles, Bricks, Mouldings, Cornices, and
other Building Forms.
I, WILLIAM DUXBURY of 1 Thanet Place, Strand in the County of Middlesex,
Civil and Mining Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
According to this invention I produce tiles, bricks, mouldings, cornices and other
building forms having one or more sides faced with glass. For this purpose I make
use of a mould box or open frame within which I place a piece or pieces of sheet
glass of the required size and shape. This glass is by preference made with the
upper side rough or corrugated and may be in any desired colour or colours and
with any design applied thereto. Upon this glass I then pour a plastic composition
by preference of a semi-fluid consistence. This composition is a mortar made with
Halkin mountain lime or other lias or other lime and powdered material such for
instance as ground slate debris. The frame may be of wood, metal or stoneware, and if
tapering to a smaller size at the top the tile or other form made therein will be with
taper sides giving facility for fixing and a fine outer joint. In order as required to
make the back serrated or otherwise roughened two opposite edges of the frame or
mould may be made grooved and by employing a " strike or scraper with corre-
sponding grooved edge the back is correspondingly grooved. Or for some purposes
the back is made with slight circular or other recesses to form keys for the mortar
with which the tile is fixed to the wall or other surface.
Dated this 10th day of November 1892.
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JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Glass-faced Tiles, Bricks, Mouldings, Cornices, and
other Building Forms.
I, WILLIAM DUXBURY of 1 Thanet Place Strand in the County of Middlesex
Civil and Mining Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer
tained in and by the following statement :-
I
According to this invention I produce tiles, bricks, mouldings, cornices and other
building forms having one or more sides faced with glass. For this purpose
make use of a mould box or open frame within which I place a piece or pieces of sheet
glass of the required size and shape. This glass is by preference made with the
upper side rough or corrugated and may be in any desired colour or colours and
with any design applied thereto.
Upon this glass I then pour a plastic composition by preference of a semi
fluid consistence. This composition is a mortar made with Halkin mountain lime
or other lias, Buxton or other lime and powdered material such for instance as
ground slate debris and brick dust or ground brick waste. The frame may be of
wood, metal or stoneware and if tapering to a smaller size at the top the tile or other
form made therein will be with taper sides giving facility for fixing and a fine
outer joint. In order as required to make the back serrated or otherwise
roughened two opposite edges of the frame or mould may be made grooved and
by employing a * strike
or scraper with corresponding grooved edge the back
is correspondingly grooved. Or for some purposes the back is made with slight

page_text: circular or other recesses. By these means I form keys for the mortar with
which the tile is fixed to the wall or other surface.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
Glass faced tiles, bricks, mouldings and other building forms consisting of glass
upon which is cast mortar made of brick or slate dust or other suitable powdered
waste material mixed with lime substantially as set forth.
Dated the 10th day of Avonat 1893
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.