AN IMPROVED BLANK STAMPING PRESS
Year: 1860

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alexandre Teissere, of 29, Boulevart St. Martin,
Paris, in the Empire of France, Merchant, for the Invention of "AN
IMPROVED BLANK STAMPING PRESS."
Sealed the 17th August 1860, and dated the 20th February 1860.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alexandre Teissere at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 20th
February 1860.
I, ALEXANDRE TEISSERE, of 29, Boulevart St. Martin, Paris, in the Empire o
France, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "An
IMPROVED BLANK STAMPING PRESS," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of an improved dry stamping press, which may be
substituted for presses hitherto in use for that purpose, and also presents the
advantage of being easily handled, very simple, and may be produced at a
cheap rate. This press is formed of two parts of an upper movable piece
turning on an axis carrying the impress letters, figures, or ornament to be
stamped, sunk therein, and of a lower piece carrying the letters or corre-
sponding figures or ornament in relief.
The annexed Drawing shows the press, in which Fig. 1 represents a central
vertical section; Fig. 2 represents a plan supposing the upper part to bo
removed. In the two Figures the same letters represent the same parts.

page_text: a, wooden knob to receive a firm pressure to press the upper part e on the
part f; b, upper part turning on an axis d, which carries the plate e, on which
are the sunken letters; c, lower fixed part carrying the plate f, on which are
formed the letters in relief; d, holes formed in the fixed and movable part to
receive the axis on which the upper part 6 moves; e, plate, with the sunken
letters fixed to the upper part b, with the aid of a screw; this plate can be
removed at will; f, plate with the letters in relief fixed to the piece c, with
the aid of screw 9, 9, which can also be removed at will; 9,9, screw intended
to fix the plate f to [piece c; h, spring intended to support the movable
part 6 at a certain height above the fixed part while the press is at a stand-
still;, hollow made in the lower part intended for the passage of the projec-
tion k, at bottom of upper part b; k, projection for preventing the upper
part 6 rising too high.
b
The parts being thus arranged, the press works as follows:-I place between
the two platese &f, the sheet of paper which I wish to stamp, and give with
the hand a sudden pressure on the knob a; this sudden pressure causes the
movable part e to approach with force against the fixed part f, and in this way
the paper pressed between the two plates receives the impress of the letters,
figures, or device of the plates. So soon as the pressure of the hand ceases to
act on the button or knob a, the upper part 6 rises by the action of spring h,
and thus the sheet of paper is easily removed bearing the impression.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Alexandre Teissere in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
20th August 1860..
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, ALEXANDRE
TEISSERE, of 29, Boulevart St. Martin, Paris, in the Empire of France,
Merchant, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twentieth day of February, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, in the twenty-third year of
Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me
the said Alexandre Teissere, Her special licence that I, the said Alexandre
Teissere, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the
said Alexandre Teissere, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at
any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,

page_text: use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention of "AN IN-
PROVED BLANK STAMPING PRESS," upon the condition (amongst others) that I,
the said Alexandre Teissere, my executors or administrators, by an instrument
in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, sliould par-
ticularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what
'manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the
Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately
after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Alexandre Teissere, 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 fol-
lowing statement, reference being had to, the annexed Sheet of Drawings and
to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
This Invention consists of an improved dry stamping press, which may be
substituted for presses hitherto in use for that purpose, and also presents the
advantage of being easily handled, very simple; and may be produced at a
cheaper rate. This press is formed of two parts; of; an upper movable piece
turning on an axis carrying the impressed letters, figures, or ornament to be
stamped or sunk therein, and of a lower piece carrying the letters or corre-
sponding figures or ornament in relief.
The annexed Drawings show the press, in which Figure 1 represents a central
vertical section, while Figure 2 represents a plan, supposing the upper part to
be removed. In the two Figures the same letters represent the same parts.
a, wooden knob to receive a firm pressure to press the upper part e on the
part f; b, upper part turning on an axis d, which carries the plate e, on which
are the sunken letters; c, lower fixed part carrying the plate f. on which are
formed the letters in relief; d, holes formed in the fixed and movable parts to
receive the axis on which the upper part 6 moves; e, plate with the sunken
letters fixed to the piece b with the aid of a screw, this plate can be removed
at will; f. plate with the letters in relief fixed to the piece c with the aid of
screws g. 9, which can also be removed at will; 9, 9, screws intended to fix the
plate fto piece c; h, spring intended to support the movable part b, at a
certain height above the fixed part while the press is not in use; i, hollow
made in the lower part intended for the passage of the projection k, at bottom
of upper part b; k, projection for preventing the upper part b rising too high.
The parts being thus arranged the press works as follows:-I place between
the two plates e and f, the sheet of paper which I wish to stamp and give with
the hand a sudden pressure on the knob a, this sudden pressure causes the

page_text: movable part e to approach with force against the fixed part f, and in this way
the paper pressed between the two plates receives the impress of the letters,
figures, or device on the plates. So soon as the pressure of the band ceases to
act on the button or knob a, the upper part 6 rises by the action of spring h,
and thus the sheet of paper is easily removed bearing the impression.
Having thus described the nature and particulars of the said dry stamping
press; and the manner in which the same is to be carried into effect, I desire
it be distinctly understood that what I claim as being new and of my Invention
is, the press without compressing lever, especially as and for the purpose above
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Alexandre Teissere,, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Seventeenth day of August, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty.
A. TEISSERE. (LS.)