Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application; 7th Jan.; 1888
Complete Specification Left, 4th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 9th Nov., 1888
1, HENRY SIDEBOTTOM of Ashley Road, Bowdon, in the County of Chester,
Drysalter, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
It consists in a salt box in which is combined the ordinary box for holding salt and
an apparatus for converting the same from the lump to a powdered form. To accom-
plish this I make a suitable case of wood or other suitable material, which consists of
two divisions an upper and a lower division. Between the two divisions is placed a
suitable roller or grinder, with a suitable grinding surface, suitably pivoted so that it
may be turned by a handle or wheel outside the case.
The
The lump salt is placed in the upper division of the case and rests by its own weight
upon the roller or grinder the revolution of which grinds or powders the salt.
roller, or grinder may be made in the form of a hollow drum so that the ground salt
may fall through suitable perforations into the interior of the drum and thence to the
lower division of the case, from whence it is taken for use.
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1600
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
46A, Market Street, Manchester
Agent to Applicant.

page_text: I, HENRY SIDEBOTTOM of Ashley Road, Bowdon, in the County of Chester,
Drysalter, 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 :-
It consists in a saltbox in which is combined the ordinary box for holding salt, and
an apparatus for converting the same from the lump to a powdered form. To accom-
plish this I make a suitable case of wood or other suitable material, containing two
compartments, an upper and lower compartment. Between the two divisions, and
dividing them is placed a suitable hollow.drum or grinder with a suitable grinding
surface of perforated metal or other suitable material, suitably pivoted so that it can
be turned by a handle or wheel outside the case. The lump salt is placed in the upper
division of the case and rests by its own weight upon the drum or grinder, the
revolution of which grinds or powders the salt, which falls, through the perforations,
into the interior of the drum and thence out again by the perforations, into the lower
compartment from which it is taken for use. The drum is thus utilized as a grinder
and sieve or riddle combined.
In order that the foregoing may be better understood I send herewith a sheet of
Drawings in which, Fig. 1 shows a front elevation and Fig. 2 a cross section of my
apparatus. In both Figs. a indicates the upper compartment to receive the lump
salt, the perforated drum or grinder turned by the handle c and d the lower com-
partment or receptacle for the powdered salt.
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 combined saltbox, and perforated drum grinder, substantially as
described and shown hereinbefore and in the accompanying drawing for the purposes
set-forth.
2nd. In a saltbox, a perforated drum grinder to serve the combined purposes of a
grinder and sieve, substantially as described and shown hereinbefore and in the
accompanying drawing.