AN IMPROVED METHOD OF BOILING WATER OR WORTS FOR BREWERYS, DISTILLERYS, &C., BY STEAM, OR FOR HEATING ROOMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, CHURCHES. CHAPELS, FACTORYS, &C
Year: 1858

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Howe, Engineer, and John Norton,
Plumber, both of Sheffield; in the County of York, for the Invention of
"AN IMPROVED METHOD OF BOILING WATER OR WORTS FOR BREWERYS,
DISTILLERYS, &C., BY STEAM, OR FOR HEATING ROOMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS,
CHURCHES. CHAPELS, FACTORYS, &C."
Sealed the 15th March 1859; and dated the 19th November. 1858..
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Howe and John
Norton at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 19th November 1858.
WC, GEORGE HOWE, Engineer, and, JOHN NORTON, Plumber; both of
Sheffield, in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF BOILING WATER OR WORTS FOR
BREWERYS, DISTILLERYS, &C., BY STEAM, OR FOR HEATING ROOMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS
CHURCHES, CHAPELS, FACTORYS, &c." to be as follows:-:
I use an ordinary steam boiler, with pipes attached to the same, with taps
and valves (see the sketch annexed), for: conducting the water into a coil of
pipes of any metal, which coil is introduced into the boiling pan or yat,
causing the liquid to boil rapidly, the condensed steam passing off into the
boiler,and causing a great saving of coal and water, and preventing explosions
from loss of water; this plan is adapted for drying houses of every, description,
bleach yards, tan yards, sugar houses, soap works, and similar..purposes...

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said George Howe and John Norton in the Great Seal l'atent
Office on the 17th May 1859.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, GEORGE
Howe, Engineer, and JOHN NORTON, Plumber, both of Sheffield, in the
County of Yorkshire, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Nineteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, in the twenty-first year of
Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto
us, the said George Howe and John Norton, Her special licence that we, the
said George Howe und John Norton, our executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others a's we, the said George Howe and John Norton, our
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, use, exercise, and vend,
within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the .Channel
Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF BOILING
WATER OR WORTS, FOR BREWERYS, DISTILLERYS, &C., BY STEAM, OR FOR HEATING
ROOMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, CHURCHES, CHAPELS, FACTORYS, &c.," upon the con-
dition (amongst others) that we, the said George Howe and John Norton,
our executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under our, or
their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascer
tain 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 we, the said George Howe and John Norton, do
hereby declare the nature of our said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
We use a steam boiler of any kind or description, or fix our apparatus to
any ordinary boiler which may be in use, by attaching an outlet pipe or
pipes to the same, with taps and valves, as shown in the Drawing annexed,
which pipe or pipes conducts the water or steam into a coil pipe, which
may be made of any metal, and which coil pipe is introduced into a boiling
pan or vat, thereby causing the liquid in the pan or vat to boil quickly;
the pipe is then carried from the pan or vat into the boiler, (see Drawing),

page_text: thereby returning any condensed or waste steam, at the same time causing
a great saving of coal, and preventing loss of water, with much less chance
of explosion. This plan is adapted for drying houses of every description,
bleach yards, sugar houses, soap works, and similar purposes; also, for
heating buildings, churches, chapels, factorys, &c.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried
into effect, we would observe, in conclusion, that we do not confine or
restrict ourselves to the precise details or arrangements which we have had
occasion to describe or refer to, as many variations may be made therefrom
without deviating from the principles of the said Invention.
In witness whereof, we, the said George Howe and John Norton, have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this Sixth day of May, One thousand
eight hundred and fifty-nine.
GEORGE HOWE. (L.S.)
JOHN NORTON.
(L.S.)
GEORGE HOWE. (L.S.)
JOHN NORTON.
(L.s.)