Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Hollow Sugar Toys and other Fancy Confectionery.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 8th June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 27th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Hollow Sugar
Toys and other Fancy Confectionery.
1, ALBERT SHARPLES, of 43, Canning Street, Birkenhead, in the County
of Chester Manufacturing Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Hitherto hollow confectionary has been made chiefly by pouring the liquid
sugar into plaster casts, allowing it to crystalize on the surface and then withdrawing
the central portion. These sugar casts are however very brittle and the entire
process occupies a considerable period of time.
Now my invention is designed to make these hollow casts of material which has
hitherto been inapplicable for the purpose, and also to make them much more
tough, and perform the operation in a speedier manner. It consists in taking sugar,
cream lozenge dough, licorice, chocolate, or light material in the form of paste,
forming it into a sheet and stamping the two or more sections of the article out
between dies. The sections are now pressed together and caused to combine while
soft, either with or without the addition of more moist or softer material forming
the joint. In this way sugar eggs, marbles, images and the like can be formed
which will bear throwing about, whereas with the ordinary method of crystalizing
in moulds, a very slight knock or fall breaks them to pieces.
Dated the 7th day of June 1894.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Hollow Sugar
Toys and other Fancy Confectionery.
I, ALBERT SHARPLES of 43 Canning Street, Birkenhead in the County of
Chester, Manufacturing Confectioner, 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 :-
Hitherto hollow confectionery has been made chiefly by pouring the liquid sugar
into plaster casts, allowing to crystallise on the surface and then withdrawing the
central portion. These sugar casts are however very brittle and the entire
process occupies a considerable period of time.
Now my invention is designed to make these hollow casts of material which has
hitherto been inapplicable for the purpose and also to make them much tougher
and perform the operation in a speedier manner.
In carrying my invention into effect, I take sugar, cream, lozenge dough,
liquorice, chocolate or other suitable material in the form of a paste or dough,
then whilst this paste or dough is in a soft state it is stamped by dies into the shape
required. If the shape or configuration of the article require that it be made in
two or more sections, these sections after being stamped out are pressed together,

page_text: and caused to combine while soft with or without the addition of moister or softer
material forming the joint. In some instances it is convenient to form the soft
paste or dough into a sheet before being stamped. In this way sugar eggs, marbles,
images and the like can be formed which will bear throwing about, whereas with
the ordinary method of crystallising in moulds a very slight knock or fall breaks
them to pieces.
The invention will be more fully understood from the following description,
reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which show a few examples of
the hollow toys or casts which can be produced,―
Figure 1 being a saucepan ;
Figure 2 a coffee pot; and
Figure 3 a hat.
To manufacture either the first two examples, I take a mould made in two halves,
and partly fill the same with the paste or dough aforesaid while in a soft state, then
by means of a die, the dough is stamped into the shape of the moulds shown by
Figures 1 and 2. The dough is compressed by the stamping into that part of the
moulds which forms the handles and spout, and moreover forces out any surplus
material from the mould. The die is removed, and the excess dough cut off, the
mould separated, and the completed article placed on boards or trays to cool or
dry until it becomes firm and suitable for sale. In the case of the hat shown in
the third figure, the article can be moulded complete,. without the necessity of
making the mould in halves. In the case of a sugar egg or marble, I take a mould
made in two halves, and partly fill each half with dough or paste, then stamp the
two sections of the article out, cutting off the surplus dough which may have been
forced out by the die. The two sections of the article are now pressed together
and caused to combine whilst soft, then put on one side to dry. The moulds and
.dies can be made of metal, or any other hard substance which will stand the
pressure.
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 improvement in the manufacture of hollow sugar toys or other like hollow
fancy confectionery, substantially as described, whereby such articles can be made
much tougher than heretofore and the entire process of manufacture occupy less
time.
2. Hollow sugar toys or other like fancy confectionery produced according to
the methods herein set forth.
recious nereid Set TOTEII.
Dated this 7th day of March 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents,
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents.