CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN SHIPS' FITTINGS
Year: 1850

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOSHUA
SIDDELEY, Junior, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Brass Founder,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at West-
minster, the Twenty-third day of March, in the thirteenth year of Her reign,
and in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty, did
give and grant unto me, the said Joshua Siddeley, Junior, my exors, adñiors,
and assigns, Her especial license, full power, sole privilege and authority, that
I, the said Joshua Siddeley, Junior, my exors, adñors, and assigns, and such
others as I, the said Joshua Siddeley, Junior, my exors, admors, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to
time and at all times during the term of years therein expressed, should
and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within that part of
Great Britain and Ireland called England, Her Dominions of Wales, the
Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Her Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderley,
Sark, and Man, and also all Her Majesty's Colonies and Plantations
abroad, my Invention of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN SHIPS' FITTINGS;" in
which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso that I, the said Joshua.
Siddeley, Junior, shall cause a particular description of the nature of my
said Inventions, and in what manner the same are to be performed, by
an instrument in writing under my hand and seal, to be enrolled in Her
Majesty's High Court of Chancery within six calendar months next and

page_text: immediately after the date of the said in part recited Letters Patent, as,
reference being thereunto had, will more fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that, in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
Joshua Siddeley, Junior, do hereby declare that the nature of my said
Inventions, and the manner in which the same are to be performed, is
particularly described and ascertained in and by this present Instrument in
writing, reference being had to the Drawings hereto annexed (that is to say):-
My said Inventions apply,-
Firstly, to that part of a ship's fitting known as the caboose or cooking
apparatus, and is applicable to ships used for the conveyance of passengers or
large numbers of persons, as also to all other vessels.
Secondly, to the berths or sleeping accommodation of all description of
vessels, but more particularly to those vessels used for the conveyance of
large numbers of persons.
Thirdly, to sheaves and blocks used in and forming part or parts of the
rigging of vessels, the same being particularly applicable to all running ropes
or chains, or rigging of vessels.
And in order that my Inventions may be most clearly understood, I will
proceed to describe the same in detail.
The first part of my said Inventions consists in the so arranging the
different parts of the caboose or cooking apparatus (the parts of which are
to be made of iron or other suitable metal or material), so as to economise
considerably the space or room requisite for cooking purposes, and also for
increasing the power and capabilities of the cooking arrangements, with a
considerable saving of fuel.
The second part of my said Inventions consists in the arrangement and
application of a tube or tubes, made of metal or other suitable material, so fixed
as to run the entire length of the deck or decks of the vessel from which the
berths are to suspended, and through which water is to be conveyed to every
berth, and distributed by means of connecting the same with the ship's pumps
or.fire engine. By this arrangement of tubes for the supply and conveyance
of water to every berth in connection with the pumps of the vessel, as a
means of supplying and distributing, a ready and convenient supply of water is
ensured to the passengers or occupants of the berths so to be supplied, and
a ready and powerful means of extinguishing fire is at hand, and always under
control.
The third part of my said Inventions consists in the arrangement and
application of one or more rows of rollers made of iron or any suitable metal
arranged within the boss of the block, and which revolve on their respective

page_text: axes with the pin or centre, thereby lessening the friction and consequently
reducing very considerably the labour of the crew in managing the vessel, and
also lessens the wear and tear of the pin or centre.
Having described the nature of my said Inventions, I will proceed to shew
the manner of carrying the same into practical effect, the same being fully
explained by reference to the Drawings hereunto annexed, and the description
herein contained. Fig. 1 represents an end elevation of passenger caboose.
Fig. 2 a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 a bird's-eye view showing the
boiler lids. Fig 4 a cross section shewing the fires. Fig. 5 a section showing
the different arrangement of the fire bars. Fig. 6 a longitudinal section,
Fig. 7 a horizontal section, Fig. 8 a cross section showing the arrangement
with one fire. Fig. 9 a cross section showing the arrangement with one fire
without boiler. Fig. 10 a front elevation of berths for passenger ships.
Fig. 11 a cross section of the same. Figs. 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 are details
of the same. Fig. 17 an elevation of sheave. Fig. 18 a boss showing a single
set of rollers. Fig. 19 a boss showing a double set of rollers. Fig. 20 a
section of the sheave. Fig. 21 a cross section of the same. In all these
Figures similar letters of reference are marked upon corresponding parts.
a represents the boiler of the caboose. 6, the ovens. c, the fire-grates. d, the
chimnies. e, the openings into the boiler. f, the flues. 9 represents the main
tube or pipe running the entire length of the deck of a vessel, from which the
berths are suspended, and through which the water is conveyed from the ship's
pumps or fire engine to every berth. h, the upright tube or pipe connected with
the main tube g, through which the water is locally distributed. k, cross bars
attached to the side of the ship, and to the upright tube h, for supporting the
boards upon which the beds are laid. 1, the sheave or boss in which the
rollers are placed, and m the rollers which revolve with the centre or pin.
Having described the nature of my Inventions, and the mode or arrange-
ment by which the same are effected, I would have it understood that I do not
confine myself to the details herein described so long as the peculiar character
or novelty of my Inventions are retained; neither do I make any claim as to
the details and arrangements of the various parts herein shown or referred to,
save only those parts, portions, or arrangements, as herein described, as of or
belonging to my Inventions; but what I claim is,-
Firstly, the arrangement of the ovens and boilers in the caboose, as shown
in Figures 1 and 7, and also the arrangement in which the ovens and boilers
are placed between or in connection with two or more fires, also the arrange-
ment of ovens and boilers with one fire, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.
Secondly, the introduction of tubes or pipes as component parts in the

page_text: erection of berths in passenger and other ships, to be used as a conveyance for
water for the general use of passengers and crews, or for any other purposes
that may be requisite.
Thirdly, the application and arrangement of rollers in single, double, or
other rows, as shown in Figures 17 and 18, to sheaves for blocks made of
metal, wood, or any suitable metal or material, which, in their working or
operation, revolve with the centre or pin, whereby the ordinary amount of
labour, wear, and tear is very considerably reduced.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joshua Siddeley, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Thirtieth day of April, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty.