IMPROVEMENTS IN BRUSH MAKING MACHINES
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frank Wirth of the firm of Wirth and Company Patent
Solicitors at Frankfort on the Main in the Empire of Germany for an
Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN BRUSH MAKING MACHINES a communication
from the firm of "Bürsten & Pinselfabrik Donaueschingen Mez & Co" of
Donaueschingen, Germany
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frank Wirth at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th December 1883.
FRANK WIRTH of the firm of Wirth and Company Patent Solicitors at Frankfort
on the Main in the Empire of Germany, "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRUSH MAKING
MACHINES." [A communication from the firm of "Bürsten & Pinselfabrik
Donaueschingen Mez & Co" of Donaueschingen, Germany]
This Invention relates to a brush making machine whereby the successive
operations of feeding single tufts of bristles, fibres, wire, &c, of proper size from
a container drawing them into the brush stock and cutting them off to the
proper length are automatically performed.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine, Figure 2 is a section on line a-b
Figure 1, Figure 3 a front elevation, Figure 4 a section of the machine head on
line c-d Figure 3, and Figures 5 to 21 are detail views of the different parts.
The machine somewhat resembles a sewing machine. The main shaft A driven
by a treadle or power, gears by bevel wheels D (Figure 1) with a vertical shaft C
which gears by bevel wheels' E with a horizontal shaft F which terminates in a
crank dise G whose pin a works in a slot link of the needle bar ; carrying the
needle N. P is a plate attached to the needle bar and moving up and down
therewith and carrying the tension pulleys R and take up lever L. The drawing
wire or thread is wound on a spool K whence it passes through a guide eye Ŏ
(Figure 3) lined with leather and carried by plate P, thence to the tension
pulleys R, around pulley R¹ on the take up lever L to the needle N. The
movement of the needle bar is unequal in consequence of the peculiar form of the

page_text: slot link H. As soon as the needle reaches the brush stock placed beneath the
presser foot the stock is firmly held by the presser foot which at same time acts
as a needle guide.
The main shaft A also gears by bevels S (Figure 2) with a shaft A¹ carrying a
crank disc T connected by a rod with a crank arm C3 on a rock shaft A². The
crank Cs being of greater radius than the crank of disc T, the rotary motion of
shaft A is converted into an alternate circular motion of shaft A2. The shaft A³
gears by spur wheels R2 R³ with a countershaft As which receives similar inotion
to shaft A. X (Figures 2, 56, 10) is a cam disc fixed on shaft As and on the
boss of said cam is carried the arm c (Figures 6 and 7) of the picker or feeder
said arm being clamped between leather friction discs as shown in Figure 5.
The arm c therefore is only caused to partake in the motion of shaft A³ by the
friction between the discs. This arm has a head W formed of two plates of the
curved form shown in Figures 5 and 7 between which the picker B¹ (Figure 9) is
mounted the pivot of the picker jaws passing through slots in the head W.
d (Figures 5, 6 and 8) is a cam rod whose pin f works in the slot k of the cam X
and whose other end is jointed to the tail end of the upper jaw of the picker
the lower jaw being slotted at its tail end and working on a pin fixed in the head
of the arm c. The rod d is slotted and works on a stud fixed to the arm c. By
this construction the jaws of the picker are caused to open and shut and the picker
is capable of sliding to a certain extent independently of the arm by which it is
carried.
The supply of bristles, &c, is contained in an upright box V (Figure 3) formed of
an outer fixed part C1 (Figure 2) open behind and an inner part C² open in front
and sliding up and down in C¹ and raised therein as fast as the contents are drawn
out, by means of a weight 2 and rack gear a ẞ, the contents of the box being
pressed up against an inclined tongue or deflector D' fixed to the part C'. The
picker carrier or head W has a mouth m (figure 5) alongside the jaws of the
picker B¹ and this end of the picker (when moved in the direction of the arrow
(figure 3) enters the box V through a slot in the front of Cand the mouth m
becomes filled with bristles, &c.
The picker carrier W can only enter the box far enough to seize the proper
quantity of bristles for a tuft, its farther progress being opposed by the contents
of the box, this stoppage of the picker-carrier notwithstanding farther motion of
cam X being permitted by the friction discs above mentioned. The continued
motion of cam X now closes the jaws of the picker B' whereby the proper
quantity of bristles & for a tuft is seized by the picker. The part C² of the box
is now pressed down by mechanical means which may be done in various ways
for example by toothed gearing and the picker at same time leaves the box with
the bunch of bristles it has seized and the part C2 is again drawn up by weight 2.
At the front of the machine is a box Vi in which works the shuttle and its
operative mechanism shown in figures 13 to 16. It is so arranged that it may be
adjusted to correspond with any requirements, and so that the slanting holes in the
brush stock lying on this box are always vertical thus allowing free through passage
to the vertically moving needle N.
The shuttle (Figure 20) which receives the bunch of bristles from the picker W
is operated in the following manner.
The lever H' (Figures 2 and 16) is jointed at its outer end to the lever H
operated by a stud 7 working in a slot of the cam J'. The lever oscillates on a
stud L' and at its other end it is jointed by a link to a crank arm of a spindle /¹
(figures 2 and 15), and by this spindle the movement is transferred to the shuttle
carrier F (Figures 13, 15 and 17) fixed on said spindle.
The sliding rods G of the shuttle carrier engage in corresponding holes of the
shuttle lying in front of the carrier and hold the shuttle in position. The
movement of the lever H brings the opened shuttle to the opening M (Figures 2
and 13) and the picker W which has firmly seized the bunch of bristles by the
middle carries it to the shuttle situated at the opening M immediately below the

page_text: outlet of the slot W² (Figure 3). In order that one end of the bunch of bristles
passos through the gradually narrowing slot W2 (Figure 3) it is at this point pressed
together so that its compressed end may conveniently find room in the shuttle.
About one third of the bunch of bristles now lies in the shuttle whilst the larger,
portion of the same projects lengthwise out of the shuttle (Figure 20) A presser
finger S (Figure 3) follows the picker on the way to the shuttle. It slides in the
slots and to and fro when it is guided by a slide stud fitted to the lever h² and
to the frame.
The lever h² like the picker W also partakes of the motion of the shaft A³ on
which it is also held by friction only. In the plate T¹ is a second slot in which
slides by means of a roller the front end of the presser finger & thus causing it to
perform an up and down movement.
Now so soon as the tuft of bristles carried in the picker has been laid in the
shuttle in the manner described it is further pressed together by the presser finger
following after it so that the shuttle cover may then be closed. At the moment
this latter operation is effected the finger à leaves the shuttle, it being caused to
do so by the angular shaped end of the slot W³ and the picker at the same time
also releases the seized bunch of bristles by the opening of its mouth.
The closing of the shuttle is effected by the stud N₁ which passes through the
shuttle casing when it shuts the cover, this latter turning on a joint (Figures 2
and 3). The pressure on the stud N¹ is exercised by a tappet firmly fixed on the
shaft A³ and upon abatement of the pressure the stud is brought back again by a
spring to its former position.
The shuttle carrier F' then carries the shuttlo with its contents through the loop
formed by the needle N and remains stationary so soon as the middle of the bunch
of bristles is in the loop of wire or thread. The rods G which hereupon move
backwards and forwards enable the shuttle to pass through the loop. The to and
fro sliding movement of the rods G¹ is produced by their rear ends being held
between slotted plates q2 (figure 17) whilst pins on their ends engage in the cam
slots of the plate q³ (Figures 13 15, and 17) which is firmly fixed in the shuttle
box beneath the cover plate. Until the needle reaches the brush stock the slack of
the thread or wire is taken up by the lever L actuated by spring f³ on lever L
meeting a projection o¹. In this way by a further descent of the needle through
the brush stock sufficient string is supplied to form the loop. As one end of the
string is fixed above on the brush stock the binding string or wire for example is
bent in the downward stroke of the needle by the upper curved side of the needle
eye (Figure 19) and in consequence of this, upon the upward stroke of the needle
it remains behind in the form of a loop below the brush stock.
If the shuttle has now got so far through the loop that the loop lies midway
below the bunch of bristles, then the opening of the shuttle is brought about by
means of a tappet arranged in the path of the shuttle against which the shuttle
cover is pressed by a pin similar to the one already mentioned. At this moment
the needle has so far ascended that the loop is drawn round the bunch of bristles.
Then the tuft driver K Figures 1 and 3 which is raised up by the lever passes
under the brush tuft and whilst pinching it together presses it into the brush
body. The drawing wire or string is now drawn tight by the further ascent of
the needle and the tuft thereby drawn sufficiently deep into the stock.
As soon as the driver K2 has performed this operation it at once returns back.
Its movement is regulated by the sliding stud fitted to the lever Q¹ and sliding
in a curve of the disc T¹ (Figure 2).
When the bunch of bristles has been drawn in it is cut off to the desired length
by the shears S².
The shears S2 formed of two curved blades is opened and closed in the following
mauner: Both the blades turn on the pin a¹ (Figures 2, 13 and 15). Each blade
is jointed by a link d¹ to a pin k² fixed on the rectangular frame G' (Figures 2, 13
and 15). The frame is guided on the square boss of the shuttle box and is moved

page_text: to and fro by means of the lever H³ and link S³ operated by cam J¹ through
rod H' and stud (figure 2) whereby the blades are caused to open and shut.
In order to enable the tuft to be cut off by the cutters to any determined length
these are adjustable with respect to their height, this adjustment being effected by
the screw y and the two racks t, t (Figure 13) placed perpendicularly to and 5
engaging in one another, their teeth being at an angle of 45 degrees (Figure 21) to
the rod. (Figures 13 and 15) By turning the screw y the rack t¹ is drawn either
backwards or forwards by which the rack t with the shears is caused to rise or
descend. (Figure 15).
On the boss of the shuttle box is a disc U¹ having notches of the form shewn in 1
figure 14 turning on the spindle (Figure 15) and having for object to keep the
tuft to be inserted separate from those already inserted
The boss v¹ of the disc U turning on as a pivot is provided at the bottom
with four ratchet teeth q. (Figures 13 and 15)
The rectangular frame G2 by which the blades are opened and shut has pivoted 1
to it by means of a joint the hooked lever X¹ which is pressed against the teeth q
by the spring f*. On the forward motion of the frame the hook X¹ slips over a
tooth q but upon its return movement it engages with a tooth and thus turns the
disc U a quarter of a revolution whereupon the tuft just inserted is pressed aside
by the curved part W in order to make room for the returning shuttle and the 2
succeeding tuft (Figures 1, 14 and 16).
In order that the presser foot Q may oppose sufficient resistance to the blow
given by the driver K₁ the following means of operating the presser foot is
employed. The presser foot is connected by the joint O* (Figure 1) to the lever H³
which is pivoted at O³ to the frame and passing through a slot in a rod X* which 2
is made to slide up and down by a cam R. At about the middle part of the
rod X is an inclined projection which upon its downward movement causes the
rod S³ to slide forwards. Upon this the front toothed eud of this rod catches in
the toothed rod of the presser foot Q and thus holds it fast.
On the return motion of the rod X' the rod S³ is moved back again to its 3
former position by the spiral spring ƒ³
The downward motion of X is through a spring f' to lever H* to which the
spring is connected and thus to the presser foot Qwhich then firmly holds the brush
stock beneath it. On the upward motion of rod X the lever H³ is raised, and
with it the presser foot Q so that the brush stock will lie loose on the support and
may be easily shifted.
This occurs when a tuft of bristles has been inserted and cut off to length when
the brush stock has only to be moved one hole further on.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Frank Wirth in the Patent Office on the 6th June 1884.
FRANK WIRTH, of the firm of Wirth and Company, Patent Solicitors, at
Frankfort-on-the-Main, in the Empire of Germany "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRUSH-
MAKING MACHINES" A communication from the firm of "Bürsten and Pinselfabrik
Donaueschingen Mez and Co" of Donaueschingen, Germany
This invention relates to a brush making machine whereby the successive
operations of feeding single tufts of bristles, fibres, wire &°. of proper size from a
container drawing them into the brush stock and cutting them off to the proper
length are automatically performed.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine, figure 2 is a section on line a b
figure 1, figure 3 a front elevation, figure 4 a section of the machine head on
line c d figure 3, and figures 5 to 21 are detail views of the different parts.
As
The
The machine somewhat resembles a sewing machine. The main shaft A driven
by a treadle or power, gears by bevel wheels D (figure 1) with a vertical shaft C
which gears by bevel wheels E with a horizontal shaft F which terminates in a
crank disc G whose pin a works in a slot link of the needle bar j carrying the
needle N. P is a plate attached to the needle bar and moving up and down
therewith and carrying the tension pulleys R and take up lever L. The drawing
wire or thread is wound on a spool K whence it passes through a guide eye O
(figure 3) lined with leather and carried by plate P, thence to the tension pulleys R,
around pulley R¹ on the take up lever L to the needle N. The movement of the
needle bar is unequal in consequence of the peculiar form of the slot link H.
soon as the needle reaches the brush stock placed beneath the presser foot Q the
stock is firmly held by the presser foot which at same time acts as a needle guide.
The main shaft A also gears by bevels S (figure 2) with a shaft A¹ carrying a
crank disc T connected by a rod with a crank arm C³ on a rock shaft A².
crank C³ being of greater radius than the crank of disc T, the rotary motion of
shaft A¹ is converted into an alternate circular motion of shaft A%. The shaft A'
gears by spur wheels R2 R³ with a countershaft A³ which receives similar motion to
shaft A². X (figures 2. 5. 6. 10) is a cam disc fixed on shaft A³ and on the boss of
said cam is carried the arm c (figures 6 and 7) of the picker or feeder said arm
being clamped between leather friction discs as shown in figure 6 secured by.
collars, (Figures 6, 11 and 12) The arm c therefore is only caused to partake in the
motion of shaft As by the friction between the discs. This arm has a head W
formed of two plates of the curved form shown in figures 5 and 7 between which
the picker B¹ (figure 9) is mounted the pivot of the picker jaws passing through
slots in the head W. d (figures 5. 6 and 8) is a cam rod whose pin f works in the
slot of the cam X and whose other end is jointed to the tail end of the upper
jaw B¹ figure 9 of the picker, the lower jaw being slotted at its tail end and
The rod d is slotted and works
working on a pin fixed in the head of the arm c.
on a stud fixed to the arm c. By this construction the jaws of the picker are
caused to open and shut and the picker is capable of sliding to a certain extent
independently of the arm by which it is carried
The supply of bristles & is contained in an upright box V (figure 3) formed of
an outer fixed part C¹ (figure 2) open behind and an inner part C³ open in front
and sliding up and down in C' and raised therein as fast as the contents are drawn
out by means of a weight 2 and rack gear, a ẞ, the contents of the box being pressed
up against an inclined tongue or deflector D' fixed to the part C. The picker
carrier or head W has a mouth m (figure 5) alongside the jaws of the picker B¹ and

page_text: this end of the picker (when moved in the direction of the arrow figure 3) enters
the box V through a slot in the front of C and the mouth m becomes filled with
bristles & The picker carrier W can only enter the box far enough to seize the
proper quantity of bristles for a tuft, its farther progress being opposed by the
contents of the box, this stoppage of the picker carrier notwithstanding farther
motion of cam X being permitted by the friction discs above mentioned. The
continued motion of cam X now closes the jaws of the picker B' whereby the
proper quantity of bristles &° for a tuft is seized by the picker. The part Č² of
the box is now pressed down by mechanical means which may be done in various
ways, for example, by toothed gearing and the picker at same time leaves the box
with the bunch of bristles it has seized and the part C is again drawn up by
weight Z.
At the front of the machine is a box V' in which works the shuttle and its
operative mechanism shown in figures 13 to 16: It is so arranged that it may be
adjusted to correspond with any requirements, and so that the slanting holes in the
brush stock lying on this box are always vertical thus allowing free through passage
to the vertically moving needle N.
The shuttle (figure 20) which receives the bunch of bristles from the picker W
is operated in the following manner. The lever H (figures 2 and 16) is jointed at
its outer end to the lever H2 operated by a stud r working in a slot of the cam J.
The lever oscillates on a stud L' and at its other end it is jointed by a link to a
crank arm of a spindle ¹ (figures 2 and 15) and by this spindle the movement is
transferred to the shuttle carrier F¹ (figures 13, 15 and 17) fixed on said spindle.
The sliding rods G₁ of the shuttle carrier engage in corresponding holes of the
shuttle lying in front of the carrier and hold the shuttle in position. The movement
of the lever H' brings the opened shuttle to the opening M (figures 2 and 13) and
the picker W which has firmly seized the bunch of bristles by the middle carries it
to the shuttle situated at the opening M immediately below the outlet of the slot W2
(figure 3). In order that one end of the bunch of bristles passes through the
gradually narrowing slot W2 (figure 3) it is at this point pressed together so that
its compressed end may conveniently find room in the shuttle. About one third of
the bunch of bristles now lies in the shuttle whilst the larger portion of the same
projects lengthwise out of the shuttle (figure 20) A presser finger & (figure 3)
follows the picker on the way to the shuttle. It slides in the slots and 2 to and
fro when it is guided by a slide stud fitted to the lever and to the frame. The
lever h² like the picker W also partakes of the motion of the shaft A³ on which it
is also held by friction only. In the plate T¹ is a second slot in which slides by
means of a roller the front end of the presser finger & thus causing it to perform an
up and down movement.
Now so soon as the tuft of bristles carried in the picker has been laid in the
shuttle in the manner described it is further pressed together by the presser finger
following after it so that the shuttle cover may then be closed. At the moment
this latter operation is effected the finger leaves the shuttle, it being caused to
do so by the angular shaped end of the slot W³ and the picker at the same time
also releases the seized bunch of bristles by the opening of its mouth. The closing
of the shuttle is effected by the stud N¹ which passes through the shuttle casing
when it shuts the cover, this latter turning on a joint (figures 13 and 20). The
pressure on the stud N' is exercised by a tappet firmly fixed on the shaft A³ and
upon abatement of the pressure the stud is brought back again by a spring to its
former position. The shuttle carrier F¹ then carries the shuttle with its contents
through the loop formed by the needle N and remains stationary so soon as the
middle of the bunch of bristles is in the loop of wire or thread. The rods G
which hereupon move backwards and forwards enable the shuttle to pass through
the loop. The to and fro sliding movement of the rods G¹ is produced by their
rear ends being held between slotted plates q2 (figure 17) whilst pins on their ends
engage in the cam slots of the plate q3 (Figures 13, 15 and 17) which
firmly fixed
in the shuttle box-beneath the cover plate. Until the needle reaches the brush

page_text: stock the slack of the thread or wire is taken up by the lever L actuated by
spring on lever I meeting a projection o¹ (Figure 3) its long arm carrying the
pulley R¹ is brought down and in this way by the further descent of the needle
through the brush stock sufficient string is supplied to form the loop. As one end
of the string is fixed above on the brush stock the binding string or wire for
example is bent in the downward stroke of the needle by the upper curved side of
the needle eye (figure 19) and in consequence of this upon the upward stroke of
the needle it remains behind in the form of a loop below the brush stock.
If the shuttle has now got so far through the loop that the loop lies midway
below the bunch of bristles, then the opening of the shuttle is brought about by
means of a tappet arranged in the path of the shuttle against which the shuttle
cover is pressed by a pin similar to the one already mentioned. At this moment
the needle has so far ascended that the loop is drawn round the bunch of bristles.
Then the tuft driver K2 figures 1 and which is raised up by the lever Q¹ passes
under the brush tuft and whilst pinching it together presses it into the brush
body. The drawing wire or string is now drawn tight by the further ascent of
the needle and the tuft thereby drawn sufficiently deep into the stock. As soon.
as the driver K2 has performed this operation it at once returns back. Its
movement is regulated by the sliding stud 2 fitted to the lever Q1 and sliding in
the groove of a cam T¹ (figure 2). When the bunch of bristles has been drawn
in it is cut off to the desired length by the shears S². The shears S² formed of
two curved blades is opened and closed in the following manner. Both the blades
turn on the pin a¹ (figures 2, 13 and 15). Each blade is jointed by a link d¹ to a
stud fixed on the rectangular frame G2 (figures 2, 13, and 15). The frame is
guided on the square boss of the shuttle box and is moved to and fro by means of
the lever H3 and link S³ operated by cam J¹ through rod H and stud r¹ (figure 2)
whereby the blades are caused to open and shut.
In order to enable the tuft to be cut off by the cutters to any determined length
these are adjustable with respect to their height, this adjustment being effected by
the screw y and the two racks t t (figures 13 and 15) placed perpendicularly to
and engaging in one another, their teeth being at an angle of 45 degrees (figure 21)
to the rod. By turning the screw y the rack t¹ is drawn either backwards or
forwards by which the rack t with the shears is caused to rise or descend
(Figure 15).
On the boss of the shuttle box is a disc U₁ having notches of the form shewn in
figure 14 turning on the spindle ¹ (figure 15) and having for object to keep the
tuft to be inserted separate from those already inserted.
The boss v¹ of the disc U' turning on k¹ as a pivot is provided at the bottom
with four ratchet teeth q (figures 13 and 15).
The rectangular frame G2 by which the blades are opened and shut has pivoted
to it by means of a joint the hooked lever X' which is pressed against the teeth q
by the spring f². On the forward motion of the frame the hook X¹ slips over a
tooth but upon its return movement it engages with a tooth and thus turns the
disc U a quarter of a revolution whereupon the tuft just inserted is pressed aside
by the curved part W in order to make room for the returning shuttle and the
succeeding tuft (figures 1, 14 and 16).
In order that the presser foot Q may oppose sufficient resistance to the blow
given by the driver K2 the following means of operating the presser foot is
employed. The presser foot is connected by the joint 02 (figure 1) to the lever H
which is pivoted at O³ to the frame and passing through a slot in a rod X* which
is made to slide up and down by a cam R. At about the middle part of the
rod X is an inclined projection which upon its downward movement causes the
rod S to slide forwards. Upon this the front toothed end of this rod catches in
the toothed rod of the presser foot Q and thus holds it fast.
On the return motion of the rod X the rod S is moved back again to its former
position by the spiral spring f³.

page_text: The downward motion of X is imparted through a spring f4 to lever H³ to
which the spring is connected and thus to the presser foot Q which then firmly
holds the brush stock beneath it. On the upward motion of rod X it raises the
lever H, and with it the presser foot Q so that the brush stock will lie loose on the
support and may be easily shifted.
This occurs when a tuft of bristles has been inserted and cut off to length when
the brush stock has only to be moved one hole further on.
Having described the nature of the said Invention, and the manner of performing
the same, I declare that what I claim as the Invention to be protected by the
herein before in part recited Letters Patent is:
1st The machine by which the brush tufts are automatically drawn into the brush
stock and cut off constructed and operating substantially as shewn and
described.
2nd The mechanism by which the brush tuft is drawn into the brush stock
consisting of the needle bar j with needle N which together with the plate P
connected to the needle bar moves up and down on the fixed frame P' in
connection with the spool K, the tension pulleys R, the guide pulley R¹
the take-up lover L, the spring f³, the projection O₁ fixed to the frame P¹ the
guide eye O lined with leather, the curved shaped slotted link H the crank disc G
and cam R° fitted on shaft F, the rod X and rod S5 toothed in front, with the
spring f the spring f₁ the lever H5, the presser foot Q and the tuft driver K'
with the lever Q' and the cam T" substantially as herein shown and described.
3rd The feeder W consisting of the parts c d and picker B (combined and
arranged to operate as shown in figures 2, 3 and 5 to 9) and mounted on the
shaft A³ or cam X so that they are caused by friction to partake of the movement
of the shaft and when prevented from turning are caused by the cam k and stud f
to open and close the mouth m of the picker in combination with the presser
finger the lever h² the plate y¹ having the slots W2 and W³ and the supply
box V which consists of the two parts C and C² containing the tongue or
deflector D and caused to slide one within the other by the weight Z substantially
as shown and described.
4th The box V1 containing the shuttle and shuttle carrier F¹, the shears S
adjustable as to height and the notched disc U₁ which parts are actuated by a
mechanism consisting of:-the levers or rods H1 H2 H3 and H the link S³ the
cam the frame G2 receiving its motion from the square boss of the shuttle box,
the links d¹ the studs k', k2, the hollow sleeve v provided with ratchet teeth the
hooked lever X' and the spring f2, substantially as shown and described.
5th The means of adjusting the height of the shears consisting of two racks H at
right angles to and engaging with one another and having their teeth set at an
angle of 45 degrees, substantially as shown and described.
In witness whereof I the said Frank Wirth, have hereunto set my hand and
seal this fifth day of June A.D. 1884.