IMPROVEMENTS THE
Year: 1872

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Perry, of 130, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne,
in the Colony of Victoria, and of 28, Fetter Lane, in the City of
London, Machinist, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Perry at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
6th March 1872.
I, HENRY PERRY, of 130, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, in the Colony
of Victoria, and of 28, Fetter Lane, in the City of London, Machinist,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTTLES FOR CONTAINING LIQUIDS," to be as follows:-
My Invention has for its object the prevention of fraud in trade
marks by the refilling of bottles with spurious or adulterated liquids
after their original contents have been withdrawn, and consists in
making the top of the bottle solid with the exception of a small hole to

page_text: receive a pin or plug cemented so that the contents of the bottle cannot
be extracted without breaking or damaging it in such a manner as to
prevent the possibility of the bottle being used over again without
detection.
The bottle may be made either of glass or earthenware, and the top
is formed with a projecting flange on the outside in order to facilitate
its removal by a slight blow for the purpose of employing the bottle of
its contents when required.
The bottle may also be made with only an aperture at the bottom to
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry Perry in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
6th September 1872.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, HENRY
PERRY, of 130, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria,
and of 28, Fetter Lane, in the City of London, Machinist, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Sixth day of March, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in the thirty-
fifth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said Henry Perry, Her special licence, that
I, the said Henry Perry, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or
such others as I, the said Henry Perry, 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, use, exercise, and vend, within the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
BOTTLES FOR CONTAINING LIQUIDS," upon the condition (amongst others)
that I, the said Henry Perry, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals,
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the

page_text: 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 Henry Perry, 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
following statement, reference being had to the Drawings hereunto
annexed, and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that is to
say):
My Invention of " Improvements in the Manufacture of Bottles for
Containing Liquids," has for its object the prevention of fraud in trade
marks by the refilling of bottles with spurious or adulterated liquids
after their original contents have been withdrawn, and consists in
making the top of the bottle solid with the exception of a small hole to
receive a pin or plug cemented so that the contents of the bottle cannot
be extracted without breaking or damaging it in such a manner as to
prevent the possibility of the bottle being used over again without
detection.
The bottle may be made either of glass or earthenware, and the top
is formed with a projecting flange on the outside in order to facilitate
its removal by a slight blow for the purpose of emptying the bottle of
its contents when required.
The bottle may also be made with only an aperture at the bottom to
receive the liquid and afterwards to be filled by a cemented plug.
In order however that my Invention may be fully understood I will
describe it more particularly by the aid of the accompanying Drawings,
in which Fig. 1 represents the bottle in elevation, and Fig. 2 in vertical
section.
A is the neck of the bottle at the top of which is formed a head B
with a projecting flange C. This head B is made solid except that there
is in the centre a small hole D, which is closed by a plug E, cemented
therein after the insertion of a cork or clastic stopper F, forced in
through the hole D, and allowed to expand in the chamber within the
cap as shewn in Fig. 2, thereby effectually securing the contents of the
bottle and preventing the liability of the cork to decay.
When the contents are required to be withdrawn the head B is struck
off by a blow at the projecting flange C, the head being readily separated
from the neck at that part. After the head has been thus struck off

page_text: and removed the bottle cannot be refilled with any inferior or adulterated
liquid, and in this manner fraud in trade marks is prevented.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I hereby declare that what I claim
as of my Invention is, the construction of bottles with solid heads 5
adapted to prevent fraud in trade marks, as described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Perry, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, the Fifth day of September, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.
I
Witness,
WILLIAM SPENCE,
8, Quality Court,
Chancery Lane.
HENRY PERRY. (L.S.)