Year: 1886

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I LEONARD BRIERLEY of Sheepcote Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Metallic Bedstead Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this Invention
to be as follows:-
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The cornices of full tester iron bedsteads as ordinarily constructed consist of
separate metallic ornamental pieces either cast or stamped the said metallic pieces
being joined together by rivetting screwing or soldering and supported by the
single iron rod connecting the top of one pillar to the top of the adjacent, pillar.
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In constructing the cornices of. full tester iron bedsteads according to.. my
invention I make the foundation of the cornice of two or more rods or tubes
situated preferably in the same vertical plane. These rods or tubes are connected
together and to the ornamental pieces which I generally employ in conjunction
with them preferably by ornamental junction pieces cast on the parts of the tubes
or rods by the process called chill casting I do not however limit myself to any
particular method or methods of connecting the tubes or rods together or of con-
necting the ornaments to the tubes or roda.
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I make the upper tube or rod of the foundation of the cornice preferably straight.
The under tube or rod may either be straight or curved. When I make the under
tube or rod of a semi-circular or semi-elliptical or of other like curved figure I
prefer to connect the vertex of the curve to the middle of the upper tube or rod by
an ornamental chill.casting and to connect the termination of each branch of the
curve to a short horizontal peg or projection on the side of the pillar the connection
being made preferably by an ornamental chill casting. When the scheme of ithe
ornament requires a vertical junction piece from the said projection on the pillar
the said vertical junction piece may be connected to the said projection by the
same chill casting which connects the termination of the branch of the curved tube
or rod herein before referred to. The triangular spaces formed by the horizontal
tube or rod the pillars or vertical junction pieces and the branches of the curved
tube or rod may have ornamental cast wrought or stamped pieces 'fixed on them
preferably by chill castings.
Although I have only described the extending of the cornice below the upper
tube or rod at the tops of the pillars by means of curved under tubes or rods yet
wish it to be understood that the said under tubes or rods may have any desired
ornamental figure other than the curved figure hereinbefore described and the
cornice may be prolonged upwards above the said upper tube or rod.
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page_text: Improvements in the Cornices of Full Tester Iron Bedsteads.
I LEONARD BRIERLEY of Sheepcote Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Metallic Bedstead Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The cornices of full tester iron bedsteads as ordinarily constructed consist of
separate metallic ornamental pieces, either cast or stamped, the said metallic pieces
being joined together by riveting, screwing or soldering and supported by the
single iron rod connecting the top of one pillar to the top of the adjacent pillar.
In constructing the cornices of full tester iron bedsteads according to my
invention, I make the foundation of the cornice of two or more rods or tubes
situated preferably in the same vertical plane. These rods or tubes are connected
together and to the ornamental pieces which I generally employ in conjunction
with them preferably by ornamental junction pieces cast on the parts of the tubes
or rods by the process called chill casting.
I do not however limit myself to any particular method or methods of connecting
the tubes or rods together, or of connecting the ornaments to the tubes or rods.
I make the upper tube or rod of the foundation of the cornice preferably straight.
The under tube or rod may either be straight or curved. When I make the under
tube or rod of a semi-circular or semi-elliptical or of other like curved figure, I
prefer to connect the vertex of the curve to the middle of the upper tube or rod
by an ornamental chill casting and to connect the termination of each branch of
the curve to a short horizontal peg or projection on the side of the pillar, the con-
nection being made preferably by an ornamental. chill casting. When the scheme
of the ornament requires a vertical junction piece from the said projection on the
pillar, the said vertical junction piece may be connected to the said projection by
the same chill casting which connects the termination of the branch of the curved
tube or rod hereinbefore referred to. The triangular spaces formed by the hori-
zontal tube or rod, the pillars or vertical junction pieces and the branches of the
curved tube or rod may have ornamental cast, wrought or stamped pieces fixed
on them preferably by chill castings.
Although I have only described the extending of the cornice below the upper tube or
rod at the top of the pillars by means of curved under tubes or rods yet I wish it
to be understood that the said under tubes or rods may have any desired orna-
mental figure other than the curved figure hereinbefore described and the cornice
may be prolonged upwards above the said upper tube or rod as well as downwards
to the head or foot rail.
Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying Drawing represent front elevations
of portions of full tester iron bedsteads having cornices made according to my
invention, the several parts of the cornices being joined together by chill castings.
In Figure 1 the cornice is constructed of the straight upper tube or rod a,
which is supported upon the pillars b, b above the top mounts, the semi circular
under tube or rod c and the vertical junction pieces d, d parallel with the
pillars b, b. The vertex of the curve of the under curved rod a is joined to the

page_text: middle of the upper tube or rod a by an ornamental chill casting f. The ends
of the curved rod e are joined to the horizontal pegs e, e and to the bottoms of the
vertical junction pieces d, d by similar chill castings f, f and the tops of the said
junction pieces d, d are joined to the upper tube or rod a by other chill castings f. f.
The free ends of the pegs e, e take into holes in the pillars b, b.
The vertical junction pieces d, d may be omitted and the cornice consist only
of the two rods a and c.
The cornices represented in Figures 2 and 3 are constructed as described with
respect to Figure 1 excepting that the triangular spaces between the rods a, cand d
are furnished with wrought, stamped or cast ornamental pieces y, g fixed on the
said rods by chill castings.
Figure 4 represents in elevation a cornice made according to my invention in
which the rods of the said cornice are connected together by screws and loose
joints at h, that is, junction pieces not fixed on the rod by the process of chill
casting. In the said Figure 4 two parallel rods a, a at the top of the cornice are
used and the curved under rod c is connected at its middle to the bottom parallel
rod as represented.
Figure 5 represents in elevation the end of a full tester iron bedstead provided
with a cornice made according to my invention. In this cornice the side rods d, d
are extended downwards at dd to the rail i.
Instead of the single extended rod d' at each side of the bedstead pillar b as
represented two parallel rods may be employed at each side of the bedstead pillar
b, one of the extended parallel rods being joined to the ends of the curved under
rod c of the cornice. In this case I generally fill up the space between the said
parallel extended rods as well as that between the top rod and curved under rod
with ornamental work either of wrought or cast metal but if desired the space
indicated may be without ornamental filling in work..
I have not thought it necessary to describe or represent in conjunction with my
improved construction of cornice the curtain rod which is ordinarily used.
Cornices constructed according to my invention may have any desired ornamental
configuration given to them and the filling in ornaments may either be made of
brass or of iron; and although I prefer to join the rods or tubes of which the
cornices are made by chill castings, or by screws, yet I do not limit myself to any
particular method of joining together the said rods or tubes.
Although I have only described and represented in the accompanying.drawing
my improved cornice as applied between the head pillars or between the foot
pillars yet I wish it to be understood that my said improved cornice may be applied
to the sides of a full tester iron bedstead, that is, between the head and foot
pillars.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
The combination with a full tester iron bedstead of a cornice constructed of two
or more rods or tubes connected together and applied to the bedstead substantially
in the manner herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawing.
Dated this Twenty sixth day of October 1886.