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Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 30th Nov., 1888
I ACHILLE FLORIO of Naples "Italy" residing at present at 35 Shepherds Bush
Road West Kensington Park County of Middlesex Gentleman do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The improved cuff consist of an ordinary one made according to the size of the
shirt wristband with an inner flap of about half the size of it in width standing in the
middle of the said cuff in the full length, which can be turned down on either side, so
that the wristband of the shirt being put between the cuff and the flap it will appear
to be made of one piece attached to the shirt itself and can be used on both side as a
reversible cuff. The object of the said improvement being to hide the wristband of
the shirt which is shown by ordinary cuff. The said flap is made from the linning of
the cuff or rather the covering of the inner part of it, which is double the width of it
and being folded and sewn in the middle of the cuff leaves a piece folded in two of
half the width of the cuff which I call flap. This new contrivance is also made for
cuffs to be used on one side only by making the said flap lower down according to
the required width and to be used in such manner as above described to hide the
wristband.
Dated this Eleventh day of January 1888.

page_text: I ACHILLE FLORIO Gentleman of Naples "Italy" residing at present at 35 Shepherds
Bush Road West Kensington Park County of Middlesex do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :
The improved cuff consist of an ordinary one made according to the size of the
wristband of the shirt with an inner flap or fold of about half the width and attached
to the middle of the said cuff on its inner side on its full length, which can be turned
down at top or bottom so that the wristband of the shirt being put between the cuff
and the said flap it will appear to be made of one piece, and attached to the shirt itself;
the flap is supplied with three button holes which button it to the wristband of the
shirt. The object of the said improvement being to hide the wristband of the shirt.
The said flap is made from the lining of the cuff or rather the covering of the inner-
side of it and is folded and sewn on the middle of the cuff, here the turnings of the
edges of the said flap are cut out in V shaped pieces so as to give greater freedom
when starched to reverse. This design is also adapted for cuffs used on one side only
by attaching the said flap according to the required width and to be used in such
manner as above described to hide the wristband.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and what I claim is,
The adoption of a flap or fold as described above attached to the innerside of any
and every description of removable cuff.
Year: 1888

page_text: WILLIAM WALTER GREEN Auctioneer Evelyn Villa Hermon Hill Snaresbrook Essex
I do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This Invention relates to the manufacture of Playing Cards which have hitherto
only been manufactured in Sets or suites of 13 cards each, each suite of a particular
shapo, character or design and hitherto always and only been manufactured in two
duplicate colours-Red & Black. The first point of the present Invention is the
discovery of an improved shape character or design for one of the suites as shown in
Figure 1.
The principal point of the present Invention is the discovery of the improved
manufacture of Playing Cards in Four Suites, each suite to be a separate and distinct
color, in carrying out this invention I shall generally use the four colours, Red, Blue,
Black and Umber, but the colours may be varied in different packs as is found
desirable, but this invention depends upon each of the four suites being manufactured
in a separate color for each suite.
.
For the protection of this Invention I would also point out the Improvement of
Manufacturing Playing Cards, two suites to be of separate distinct colors and the
remaining two suites of another color, making three colors for the four suites, as my
discovery.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :
Improvements in Playing Cards.
1st. A new and improved shape character or design discovered for one of the suites
as Figure 1.
2nd. The discovery of the Improved Manufacture by each suite being a separate
and distinct color.
3rd. The discovery of the Improved Manufacture by two suites being a separate
color and the remaining two suites another color, making three colors for the Four
Suites.
An Improved Apparatus for Testing the Purity or Genuineness of Wine.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Aug., 1888
Specification Accepted, 21st Sept., 1888
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Testing the Purity or Genuineness
of Wine.
THEODOR FRIEDRICH BERGMANN, of Lilienstein, near Konigstein, Saxony, in the
Empire of Germany, Hotel Proprietor, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to manufacture improved apparatus for testing the
purity or genuineness of wine.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my invention, the two ends being closed.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same with the ends open and in use, and Fig. 3
is a plan of the cap k.
cap
k
The apparatus consists of a glass tuber fitted with a fluid tight metallic
having a screw-threaded neck s, bored to receive the rod d which slides freely in s.
The upper end of the rod d is fitted with a knob n, and its lower end carries a disc h.
The cap
k has air holes oo and a rubber ring y, and the disc h has also a rubber
ring g', to form fluid tight joints when the tube is closed, as shown in Fig. 1.
m is a collar, the lower end of which is bored and screw-threaded to fit the male
screws on the cap k. A stuffing box is also formed at b, the packing being pressed
down by the spring f.
In using the apparatus to test wine, the collar m is unscrewed, as shown in Fig. 2,
so as to uncover the holes o o.
n,
The disc is then pressed downwards by pressing the button and the apparatus
is then dipped into the wine in the wine glass w, or other vessel. When a sufficient
quantity of wine has entered the tube r, the latter is closed below by the extension of
the spring fraising the valve or disc h, and the top end is closed by screwing down
the collar m. The tube is then removed from the wine glass and placed in a glass of
clear water. The lower end of the tube is then opened by pressing the button n, at
the same time keeping the upper end closed.

page_text: If the wine is pure and unadulterated, it remains in the tube, and does not mix
with the water, the latter remaining perfectly clear; but if the wine is adulterated,
some portions will mix with and discolor the water.
The apparatus is made very compact, and of such a size that it may be conveniently
carried in the pocket.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
The improved wine testing apparatus consisting of a tube fitted with eduction air
valves o o, disc valve h, adjustable collar m, stuffing box b, rod d connecting the
button n with the valve h, and spring f pressing down the packing in band lifting
the disc h, severally operating substantially as herein before described and illustrated
by the drawings.
Year: 1888

page_text: EDWARD JOHN ENSOR,
Tongue & Birkbeck,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements for the More Effectually Securing or Fastening of
Envelopes.
I EDWARD JOHN ENSOR of Milborne Port Somerset Gentleman do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE MORE EFFECTUALLY
SECURING OR FASTENING OF ENVELOPES and in what manner the same is to bo
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The Envelope has a tongue gummed on both sides, and is inserted in a slit on the
back of the Envelope.
Perforations are made (as shown in the drawings annexed Figure 1 of which shows
the ander flap Figure 2 the top flap and Fig. 3 the Envelope closed) both at the base
of the tongue and on each side of the slit. Any attempt at surreptitiously opening the
envelope after it has been properly closed, would result in the rupture of some portion
of the perforated parts.
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:
1st. The Perforations at the base of tongue substantially as set forth.
2nd. The Perforations on the slit side of the Envelope, and above the tongue when
the latter is in position substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth
& shown in the drawings annexed.
Year: 1888

page_text: I, JOSEPH HENRY SEED of 41 Centre Street New York United States of America,
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
This invention is designed to supply a portable self cleansing filter, for attaching to
the nose of ordinary water taps of various sizes, and which can be readily fixed by
any inexperienced person.
The Filter consists of a small cylinder with contracted tubular ends, the filtering
medium is placed inside the cylinder and is composed of silex or pure quartz in a
finely divided condition.
At each end of the cylinder is placed a finely perforated disc, forming a strainer
which allows the water to pass, and yet detains the silex. One of these discs is fixed,
the other being held in place by a ring, or washer, of india-rubber.
For filling, the filter can be opened by removing the loose disc at one end.
A funnel shaped nozzle, with contracted outlet, is fixed in the outer end of the
filter, to prevent the water spreading more than is desired. This nozzle screws into`
either end of the filter, and is reversed as occasion requires.
The attachment of the filter to the nose of the tap, can be made by screwing it on
the nose, there being a thread in the tubular end of the filter for this purpose, or it
can be made by means of india rubber collars of varying internal diameter, one of
which is fitted, firmly into the tubular end of the filter, and the internal hole of the
collar, is then forced over the nose of the tap. Three of these collars are supplied
with each filter, having different internal holes to suit different sized taps.
The case or outer shell of the filter can be made of metal, glass, porcelain, or stone-
ware, india-rubber, or other suitable material. They can be made of various sizes.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 shews an exterior elevation of the Filter.
a section of the same.
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
"
"
"
a plan view of the three connecting collars.
the nozzle for directing the water.
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,
A portable reversible self cleansing tap Filter, charged with silex which can be
readily attached at each end to ordinary water-taps as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 18th day of July 1888.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C.,
Patent Agent.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C.,
Patent Agent.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1888
Specification Accepted, 7th Sept.. 1888
We, THOMAS FLETCHER and ALFRED CLARE both of Thynne Street Warrington
in the County of Lancaster, Manufacturers of Gas Apparatus, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention relates to a daily Advertising Calendar.
In a Calendar constructed according to our Improvements there is a detachable slip
for each day or each working day of the year. Upon the face of each of the slips
there may be printed the name of a month the day of the month, the day of the
week, and any other matter usually printed on the separate slips constituting an
ordinary daily Calendar. Upon each of the slips there is also printed with the usal
calendar information, any desired advertisement. The various slips are consecutive y
connected at one edge or around two or three of their edges, or they are bound
together and perforated near the bound edge.
The accompanying drawings will illustrate in what manner our Invention may be
carried into effect.
The Figure represents a daily Calendar constructed according to these Improve-
ments, and having the consecutive daily slips made up into a block with the top and
the two side edges, secured by glue or by like material. Alternatively, the con-
secutive slips may be bound into Book form, in which case the slips would be bound
together along the top edges and each slip would be perforated near to and parallel
with that edge so as to be readily detached. The advertisement should preferably be
printed above the Calendar matter as represented in the Figure, so that it cannot be
removed without destroying the Calendar.
We desire it to be understood that we do not claim as our Invention the mechanical
construction of a daily calendar as the form of calendar we use for the purpose of

page_text: our Invention may be any of those at present in use or similar calendars in which a
slip or page is torn away or removed daily.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
The Combination in a daily calendar, of an advertisement with the calendar
upon each
page or slip, substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated
by the accompanying drawing.
matter
Dated this 19th day of July A.D. 1888.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicants.
An Improved Preparation of Lemon Juice.
Year: 1888

page_text: An Improved Preparation of Lemon Juice.
We FRANCIS FREDERICK SHELVEY and GEORGE BRIGHT, trading as Shelvey and
Company of German Place Brighton in the County of Sussex, Mineral Water Manu-
facturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to the preparation of a compound which when mixed with
aerated water will produce a refreshing and agreeable drink, closely resembling that
produced from freshly expressed lemon juice and known as
lemon squash."
This improved compound will keep in bottle for an indefinite length of time; it is
perfectly clear, and has all the characteristic flavor of fresh lemons, of the juice of
which it is principally composed.
The ingredients used in the manufacture of this improved compound are, lemon
juice, saccharine, flavoring tinctures, glycerine, and salycilic acid and the mode of
manufacture is as follows, the proportions named being those for a single bottle ;-The
lemons are first peeled and then pressed, and the juice expressed therefrom is then
clarified by filtration. An alcoholic tincture of the lemon peel is then made, the spirit
used to form the tincture being distilled off therefrom and collected for use again. A
similar tincture of Tangerine Orange Peel is also made in the ordinary way or it may
be bought ready made. A solution of―

page_text: added a clarifying and antiseptic solution of
Glycerine sp. gr. 1.100
Salicylic Acid
Hot water
1 drachm
grain
1 oz.
The mixture is then to be allowed to stand for seven days longer before being
bottled in bottles which should have been just previously washed in water to every
10 gallons of which has been added about one ounce of sulphurous acid solution for
the purpose of destroying all germs of ferment in the bottles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we would observe that
although we have indicated the proportions which are found to answer well in practice,
we do not limit ourselves thereto, but we declare that what we claim is.
The manufacture of the herein described compound of lemon juice, saccharine,
flavoring tinctures, glycerine, and salicylic acid, substantially as herein specified.
F. F. SHELVEY.
G. BRIGHT.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.
Improvements in Leg Guards or Interfering Attachments for Horses.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1888
Specification Accepted, 28th Sept., 1888
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Leg Guards or Interfering Attachments for
Horses.
I OTTO GLISMANN of Graskeller 21 Hamburg in the Empire of Germany Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
11
The object of this invention is to provide a leg guard or interfering attachment for
horses which shall not gall or heat the leg of the animal by reason of the lodging of
dirt therein and want of ventilation as in ordinary leg guards.
Reference being made to the accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is side view, Fig. 2 a plan of the improved leg guard showing the same
partly unmade.
Fig. 3 shows the same fastened in position.
Fig. 4 illustrates a modified construction.
Fig. 5 being a side elevation thereof.
The improved leg guard consists essentially of a strong band a of leather or other
suitable material having certain perforations e and a strip R or number of small
strips R¹ threaded through the perforations as shown.
The strap a is of sufficient length and provided with a buckle or suitable fastening.
The strip R is of rubber or a suitable composition of rubber or like gum. It may
be of a semicircular cross section.
The holes e being shaped accordingly for allowing the threading of the strip
through them. Instead of a continuous strip R there may be a series of short
strips R threaded through the strap as shown in Fig. 4 so that their ends project
outward.
Such a guard is easily taken apart for cleaning, does not allow dirt to lodge between
it and the leg when in use.

page_text: 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
A leg guard or interfering attachment for horses comprising a perforated strap and
a strip or strips of rubber or the like passed through said perforations substantially in
the manner described.
Dated this 27th day of August 1888.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C,
Agents to Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to Grease Interceptors for House Drains and Analogous Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 9th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 9th Mar., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Grease Interceptors for House
Drains and Analogous Purposes.
I, WILLIAM DUNDAS SCOTT-MONCRIEFF Engineer of 86, Newman Street, London W.
in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This Invention has for its special object the interception of Grease so as to prevent
its passage into drains. To this end I insert in the body of the Interceptor thin metal
plates which may be made hollow for the through circulation of cold water in such a
manner as to intercept the grease and prevent it from being carried through the
Interceptor into the drain.
By a modification which possesses several advantages on account of its simplicity of
construction I fit the plates radially and attach them in any suitable manner to the
upright part of the handle of the dish which is frequently employed in Interceptors for
the more easy removal of the grease after it has accumulated.
Dated this Tenth day of May 1888.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Grease Interceptors for House
Drains and Analagous Purposes.
J WILLIAM DUNDAS SCOTT-MONCRIEFF Engineer of S6 Newman Street London W.
in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This Invention bas reference to certain improvements in or relating to Grease
Interceptors for house drains and has for its special object the interception of Grease
so as to prevent its passage into the same. The improved arrangement is illustrated
on the accompanying drawing in sectional elevation in Fig. 1. and in plan in Fig. 2.
1. 11, represents the removable dish and handle as at present used and No. 2. 2. 2.2.
shows the radial or baffler plates which are the subject of this invention & which
prevent the rapid passage without congealment of the greasy discharges through the
interceptor.
These radial plates may be either formed hollow for the passage of cold water or
plain as shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is:
The general arrangement and combination of the parts hereinbefore described and
the application thereof for the purpose stated.
Dated this 8th day of February 1889.
A Combined Pencil Case, Perpetual Calendar, and Reserve Lead Chamber.
Year: 1888

page_text: A Combined Pencil Case, Perpetual Calendar, and Reserve
Lead Chamber.
I, JOHN MARTIN CRIPPS, of Hatherley Lodge 4 Thicket Road Anerley in the
County of Surrey Clerk in Holy Orders, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Combined pencil cases and perpetual calendars have hitherto been constructed but
the great disadvantage has been that the calendar has supplanted the reserve lead
chamber. Now the object of this invention is to construct a combined pencil case
perpetual calendar and reservoir, or chamber for the reserve leads.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and carried into practice
I will describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
similar letters indicate corresponding parts throughout.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of my invention.
Fig. 2. is a partly sectional elevation of the same and Figure 3. is an enlarged
sectional plan on the line X X Fig. 2.
A heptagonal piece A is rigidly attached to the upper end B of the pencil case its
sides being lettered S M Tu W Th F Sa representing the days of the week. A
cylindrical chamber C intended for the reception of reserve leads D is affixed to the
piece A and extends upwards therefrom. The chamber C is provided with a screw
top F for the purpose of securing the reserve lead chamber C. A collar E fits over
the cylindrical chamber C its interior being circular for the purpose of revolving
thereon and its exterior being heptagonal and of equal diameter to the diameter of the
piece A.
Each side of the collar E is divided into 5 equal parts the whole being numbered as
follows:-
Going round the heptagon the bottom or first part is numbered 1 to 7 the 2nd part
8 to 14 the 3rd part 15 to 21 the 4th part 22 to 28. and the top or 5th part,
29 to 31.
When it is desired to adjust the calendar for any particular month the collar E is
revolved upon the chamber C until the Fig. 1 is above the initial letter of the day of
Price 6d.1

page_text: the week upon which the first of the month falls. In Fig. 1 the calendar is shewn as
adjusted to a month in which the first day falls upon a Monday.
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 :-
The construction of a combined pencil case perpetual calendar, and reserve lead
chamber C substantially as hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
CASTLE SMITH.
Per F. W. Golby,
"Invention Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
Year: 1888

page_text: I, ARTHUR HAWKINS SUTCH of 147 New Kent Road, S.E. Coffee-house keeper,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
An Attachable Moustache Protector made of metal or any other workable material,
to be applied to cups and drinking vessels generally.
This invention consists of a plate of metal in one piece, partially covering the
mouth of the drinking vessel, having a suitable opening nearest the edge of said
vessel for liquid to flow through when raised to the lips, the inner part of plate being
depressed, and the outer edge being turned over the edge of cup so as to clip, or
grasp the cup or other drinking vessel, and thus maintain its place.

page_text: ARTHUR HAWKINS SUTCH 147 New Kent Road London S.E. Coffee-house keeper
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
An attachable moustache protector, made of metal, or any other suitable material
to be applied to cups, glasses, and drinking vessels generally.
This invention consists of a plate of metal in one piece, partially covering the
mouth of the drinking vessel, having a suitable opening nearest the edge of the said
vessel for liquid to flow through when raised to the lips; the inner part of plate being
depressed, and the outer edge being turned over so as to clip or grasp the edge of cup,
or other drinking vessel and thus maintain its place when in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is;
1. That the article herein described is made in one piece without the addition of
springs to keep it in its place.
2. The ease with which it may be attached to vessel or removed from same, instead
of being a fixture as is usual in moustache cups.
Dated 1: 16th love of Ontahan 1980
Improvements in Stoppering Bottles Externally.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in Stoppering Bottles Externally.
1 DAN RYLANDS, of Hope Glass Works, Stairfoot, near Barnsley, in the County of
York, Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My present Invention has for its object the adapting of a Stopper for closing the
mouth of externally stoppered bottles of such a form than an airtight joint can bo
readily secured, and yet the India rubber washer remain in the Bottle mouth. In
order that the mode of carrying my Invention into practice may be clearly understood
I will proceed to describe the same with the aid of the drawings annexed.
The Bottle mouth A is made with a double ring on the outside, and has internally an
annular groove for receiving the India rubber ring B. The clips CC are made the
shape shown and these clips CC are attached to the Bottle neck by means of wire,
and I prefer to use twisted wire. Two of these clips C are used to each Bottle mouth
and are fixed opposite to each other.
The stopper is made with a top lug or hand piece E for the purpose of twisting
the stopper round by hand. The bottom portion F of stopper D is made spherical
or in the shape of a half marble as shown. This spherical portion F of stopper D is
the exact size for forming an airtight joint against the India rubber ring B placed in
the mouth of the Bottle. When the stopper D is placed in the Bottle mouth and
twisted round, the flat portions G G of the stopper come under the two clips CC,
and these clips hold the stopper in airtight position.
To open a bottle thus stoppered it is only necessary to give the stopper D a half
turn either to the right or left, when the stopper D can be released. The portions G G
of stopper D may be slightly inclined as shown so as to cause the stopper D to more
effectually secure an airtight joint against the India rubber ring B when the said
portions G G are twisted under the clips CC.
Where so preferred the top portion E of stopper D may be of any other suitable
shape for gripping by the hand for the purpose of opening the Bottle.
The clips CC may be made of brass, iron, steel, or other suitable substance, which
may be tinned or nickelplated. The stopper may be made of glass or other
suitable substance.

page_text: 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 :-
1. The special arrangement of clips CC for securing external stoppers in mouths
of Bottles.
2. In combination with the clips CC or with any other holding down arrangement
the stopper D having a suitably shaped top and with the plug or bottom portion F of
a shape similar to a half sphere.
Improved Letter-card or Improved Letter Sheet.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1888
Specification Accepted, 19th Oct., 1888
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Letter-card or Improved Letter Sheet.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS SANDIFORD Clothier, of 23 Wallgate, Wigan, and residing at
49 Hampton Road Southport, both in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for IMPROVED LETTER-CARD OR IMPROVED LETTER-
SHEET and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The improved Letter Card, or improved Letter Sheet consists of a thin sheet of stiff
paper, about seven inches long by six inches wide, which when doubled in half, is
similar in size & form to an ordinary enveloppe. It is perforated, with a succession of
small holes, which run in a straight line round the whole of the sheet, at a distance of
about three sixteenths of an inche, from its outer margin or edge. The narrow space
or band between the perforations and edge of the sheet is gummed half way round, on
the inside of the sheet, on which any communication is to be written on the revorse
side is printed Letter-Card, as also the directions for closing and opening the Letter
Card, or Letter Sheet under which the name, address, & residence, of the Recepient
are to be written, as also the postage stamp at letter Rate, fixed.
To Use & Close, fold the Card in the middle, wet the gummed edge, which when
pressed down on to the other half will seal it thoroughly.
To Open it, simply tear or detach off the paper along the perforated edge.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the name of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
The dispensing of a sheet of paper and of enveloppe, and the substitution of one
single sheet of paper, to take the place of both, as also the saving of Time, Labor &
Money.
Dated this Twenty fourth day of August, Eighteen hundred and eighty eight.
Year: 1888

page_text: I, JOHN HUSSEY, of the firm of Udal, Sons and Symonds, 43 to 46 Bromsgrove
Street, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Factors and Brass Founders do
hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication from abroad by Seymour
Reginald Bolton, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand) and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to cinder sifters and has for its chief object to adapt the same
for use beneath fire grates and ranges either in conjunction with ash-pans or ashboxes,
or not, as desired.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cinder sifter constructed according to my
invention and adapted to fit the recess beneath a fire grate, and
Figures 2, 3 and 4 are a front elevation, plan and transverse section on the
linea, respectively drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the sifter arranged to fit beneath the grate of a
kitchen range.
Figure 6 is a plan of the same.
Figure 7 is a longitudinal section.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several Figures.
My improved sifter comprises a metal frame a which is shaped as shown in
Figures 1 and 5 or in any other suitable manner according to the shape of the grate
to which it is to be applied, and a net-work or grating 6 of iron or steel wire or any
other suitable material.
As hereinbefore stated the sifter can be used either with or without an ash pan or
box. When it is used in conjunction with an ash pan or box it is made detachable
therefrom and adapted to lie upon or fit into the frame and when it is adapted to rest
directly upon a hearth it is provided with legs so that a space is left beneath the
sifter.
In operation the ashes drop through the sifter into the ash pan or box or onto the
hearth, while all the cinders above a certain size are retained in the sifter which can
be lifted off or drawn out at will and the cinders thrown upon the fire.

page_text: In order to facilitate the bandling of the sifter and the emptying out of the cinders
I provide handles c, c and the rear side of the frame is left open as at d, the cinders
freely sliding through the opening.
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 :-
(1) A cinder sifter comprising a metal frame containing a grating or network and
open at the rear side, the said sifter being adapted for use in conjunction with an ash
box or pan, or not, all substantially as, and for the purpose, described.
(2) The manufacture and use of cinder sifters arranged substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 9th day of November 1888.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
Year: 1888

page_text: We, HEINRICH OSTERMANN, Chemist, and AXEL PRIP, Jeweller, both of 5 rue
Neuve du Temple, in the City of Geneva, in Switzerland, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement,
that is to say :-
Our invention relates to a non-magnetic metallic alloy to replace steel in the works
of watches, and is especially intended for the different parts of watch-escapements.
An alloy for said purpose should be ductile and malleable. Its hardness and its
coefficient of linear expansion must be as nearly as possible the same as that of
steel.
Our alloy is principally composed of platinum, to which are added, in variable
quantities, nickel, cobalt, copper, wolfram, and cadmium.
The coefficient of linear expansion of our alloy varies from 0.001075 to 0.00115,
and is therefore very nearly the same as that of steel, the coefficient of which
The addition of wolfram and cobalt causes the
alloy to have nearly the hardness of steel, and cadmium renders the alloy ductile
and malleable.
varies from 0.00105 to 0.00155.
We combine the metals in the proportions next mentioned platinum, sixty to
seventy parts; nickel, ten to twenty parts; copper, ten to twenty parts; wolfram,
one to two parts; cobalt, one to two parts, and cadmium, one to one and one-
half part.

page_text: To intimately combine the wolfram with the other metals, we first melt the
copper and wolfram by subjecting shavings of those two metals to a white beat.
The alloy thus obtained is then melted with the corresponding quantities of nickel
and cobalt specified, and with one-half of the platinum. When these are melted,
the second half of the platinum is thrown into the mass, and when the platinum
is entirely melted then we add the specified quantity of cadmium. Part of the
cadmium is volatilized.
Having thus described our invention, we claim :
1. An alloy composed of platinum, nickel, copper, wolfram, cobalt, and cadmium,
for the purpose specified.
2. An alloy composed of platinum, sixty to seventy parts; nickel, ten to twenty
parts copper, ten to twenty parts; wolfram, one to two parts; cobalt, one to two
parts, and cadmium, one to one and one-half part, substantially as described, and for
the purpose specified.
Improvements in Explosives.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 12th Oct.. 1339
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Explosives.
1, GEORGE TRENCH of Standard House Faversham in the County of Kent,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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Roburite which forms the subject of Letters Patent granted to Carl Roth dated
the 14th day of July 1886 No. 9166 and other similar explosives derived from the
hydrocarbons have the disadvantage of being very bulky whilst if compressed they
will not detonate.
According to my invention I remove these disadvantages by mixing such explosives
with gun cotton or other nitro-cellulose and I then find that the mixtures when
compressed in the same manner as is usual with gun cotton detonate readily.
The compression besides reducing the bulk of the roburite also has the advantage
of solidifying it so that the charge can be moulded with a recess to receive the
detonator as is done with gun cotton but which has hitherto been impossible with
explosives of the roburite type.
Dated this 12th draw of Dumb 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Explosives.
I, GEORGE TRENCH, of Standard House, Faversham, in the County of Kent,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
sume is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Roburite which forms the subject of Letters Patent granted to Carl Roth dated the
14th day of July 1886 No. 9166 and other similar explosives derived from the hydro-
carbons have the disadvantage of being very bulky whilst if compresse they will not
detonate.
According to my invention I remove these disadvantages by mixing such explosives
with gun cotton or other nitro-cellulose and I then find that the mixtures when com-
pressed in the same manner as is usual with gun cotton detonate readily. The
compression besides reducing the bulk of the roburite also has the advantage of
solidifying it so that the charge can be moulded with a recess to receive the detonator
as is done with gun cotton but which has hitherto been impossible with explosives of
the roburite type.
The mixture I prefer to employ is:-

page_text: 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 1
claim is :-
Explosives consisting of a compressed mixture of nitro-cellulose and roburite
or other similar explosive derived from the hydrocarbons with or without other
materials.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 12th Feb., 1889

page_text: Stools and other Seats.
I, CHARLES JESSE PRITCHARD 328 Holloway Road, London, N. Musical Instru
ment Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be-particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
Referring to the Drawings accompanying my provisional specification.
a. The seat which is raised to the desired height by the performer or user simply
lifting the same and is held at that height by the four levers which are pressed into
the teeth of the ratchets.
:
Four ratchets which move up and down inside the legs.
c Four round pieces of metal in which are cut the teeth of the ratchets.
Four springs which hold levers firmly in their places.
e Cords or wire which connect all four levers together, which with pressure in the
middle simultaneously releases the ratchets, and permits the seat to resume its
original position. ..
Four collars which support the levers.
9 Square frame which holds the legs together.
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
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1st. The four ratchets which slide up and down inside the hollow legs.
The four Springs which hold levers in their places.
2nd
3rd. e The Cord or Wire which connects the four levers together.
Percussion Instruments of the Orchestra.
Year: 1888

page_text: Percussion Instruments of the Orchestra.
A communication from ALBIN FOERSTER, of Ronneburg, in Saxe-Altenburg, in the
Empire of Germany, Bookbinder.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
M.I.M.E. do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
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The object of the present invention is to operate the percussion instruments of the
orchestra such as the big drum and the cymbals simultaneously by means of a pedal
lever so that the musician operating the apparatus may use his hands otherwise or for
other instruments.
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of the apparatus, with a big drum and cymbals.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation.
Fig. 3 is a plan.
The drum Trests on the support L of the foot F of the stand and is held by the
two screw clamps C which are fastened to the hoop of the drum. To enable the
apparatus to be used with drums of different diameter, the upper screw clamp is adjust-
able on the rod S of the stand. The rod S itself also slides in the tube G of the stand
so as to adjust the spring arm B with the cymbal attached thereto. At the same
time the length of the connecting rod Z which is attached to the arm B must be
adjustable and for this purpose it is formed in two parts with right and left handed
screw thread and connected by a sleeve or nut M with right and left handed female
screws. The lower end of the rod Z is pivotted to one end of the lever H pivoted to
the tube G of the stand, and to the other end of this lever H is pivotted the rod D
and the angle lever W. The latter is also pivotted at O to the rigid arm A and operates
the drum stick K attached to said lever W. The lower end of the rod D is attached
to the pedal lever P in such a manner that the whole of the lever mechanism is
operated when the free end of the lever P is depressed, the drum stick K will then

page_text: strike against the drum and the cymbal attached to the spring arm B will strike
against the cymbal mounted on the drum. The triangle may be suspended from the
hook E on the top of the rod S.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
Apparatus for the mechanical operation of the percussion instruments of the
orchestra consisting of a lever mechanism actuated by a pedal lever P and by which
the drumstick K on the angle lever W is struck against the drum, supported on the
stand F and held by the screw clamps C and simultaneously the cymbal attached to
the spring arm B is brought into operation substantially as described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
Year: 1888

page_text: I, GEORGE JAMES BAKER, of 47, Featherstone Street, Finsbury in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
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My Invention relates to vessels for cooking fish and is applicable to what are known
as "fish kettles," "mackerel saucepans," and "turbot pans," these apparatus being
all of the same character and differing only in form and dimensions to suit the kind
of fish to be cooked.
The main object of my invention is to enable the fish to be cooked by steam instead
of by boiling in water as usual, which robs the fish of its flavor and firmness; and to
this end the fish drainer is supported above the water level in the kettle and the latter
is inade sufficiently steam tight for the purpose, by a hydraulic seal to the lid.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specifica-
tion, in which figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a fish kettle provided with
my improvements, and figure 2 is a plan of the same with the lid and drainer removed.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in both figures.
The removable drainer or perforated plate A on which the fish rests is supported
by brackets or other supports B fixed to the sides of the kettle at such a height as
to support the fish above the level of the water and afford room beneath it for enough
water to keep the bottom of the kettle covered and generate the steam required for
cooking. The drainer is provided with the usual handles for lifting it out of the
kettle.
The kettle is provided around its upper edge with a channel C into which the rim d
of the cover dips. The channel is formed by soldering a strip of metal of suitable
form around the outside of the vessel so as to avoid any projection on the inner sido
which would obstruct the passage of the drainer. The steam condensing on the inside
of the cover runs down into, and fills, the channel and thus seals the joint of the lid
ith the battle

page_text: An overflow hole e in the inside wall of the channel allows excess of water to return
to the kettle, and the cover may have a hole in it to permit of the escape of excess
of steam.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
A fish kettle or apparatus for cooking fish provided with means of supporting the
fish drainer above the level of the water in the kettle, in combination with a hydraulic
seal for the lid, substantially as, and for the purpose, specified.
Dated this 31st day of May 1888.
G. J. BAKER.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.