IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES. COMMONLY CALLED 'WRITING' OR 'LIBRARY SETS,' AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES
Year: 1866

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Betjemann, George.
William. Betjemann, and John Betjemann. at the Office of the Com--
missioners of Patents, with their Petition, on the 8th October 1866.
We, GEORGE BETJEMANN, GEORGE WILLIAM BETJEMANN, and JOHN
BETJEMANN, all of 36 and 38, Pentonville Road, in the County of Mid-
dlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES. COMMONLY CALLED 'WRITING' OR 'LIBRARY
SETS,' AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES," to be as follows:-
The Invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture of articles
commonly called "writing" or "library sets," and other similar articles. For
this purpose, in order to produce bighly ornamental and novel effects we
propose to apply slabs of polished stone or marble mounted with medieval or
other ornamental "mounts" to the cases or covers and other parts of articles
commonly known as "writing" or "library sets," and other similar articles,
such as desks, caskets, albums, bottle or perfume cases, netting and glove
boxes, dressing cases, tea caddies, and tea chests. The mode in which we
propose to apply the slabs of stone or marble and "mounts" is to attach them
to a suitable foundation forming the body of the article by cement, marine
glue, pins, ornamental-nails, or screws and nuts.
The Invention also consists in the application of medieval and other..
"mounts" to the above articles, when the body of such articles consists
entirely of stone or marble. In the case of employing pins or screws and
nuts, the pins or screws are attached to the back of the metal "mounts," and

page_text: passed through the slab of stone into and through the material forming the
foundation for the stone or marble, and are there secured either by rivetting
or by nuts; or the "mounts" may be formed with nuts on the back thereof,
and screws may be passed through the material forming the body of the
article, and through the slab of stone or marble into the nuts on the back of
the "mounts," thereby securely holding the parts together. In the case of
employing nails, or screws with ornamental heads, such nails or screws will
also pass through the "mounts" as well as through the slab of stone or
marble, and into or through the foundation for the stone or marble, where
they may be securely held by rivetting or by nuts, as previously described. When
employing cement or marine glue as the means of uniting the various parts
together we roughen the parts coming in contact with each other so as to
afford a suitable holding surface to the cement or marine glue. We are aware
that medallions and portions of ornamental stones, mosaics, and other materials
have been applied to or inlaid upon the surface of the articles before referred
to; but such application forms no part of our present Invention, except when
applied to the surface of slabs of stone or marble, as herein described. Wo
are also aware that various articles have been constructed consisting of a metal
frame holding together slabs of stone or marble forming the body of the article,
but to this we make no claim, except when such stone or marble is mounted
with medieval or other ornamental "mounts."