Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 2nd Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 21st Jan., 1887.
I JOHN WILLIAM HARDY of 27 Grimesthorpe Road Sheffield in the County of
York Sign Writer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a novel combination of materials to be used as a substitute
for ordinary grave or tombstones, the advantages resulting therefrom being that
grave or tombstones made thereof,-whether they are head or flat stones,-will be
much more durable, and the memorial inscriptions much better and longer preserved
than hitherto.
The Invention consists in making grave or tombstones with iron or other suitable
metal backs, and plate glass, or other suitable glass, fronts; the back being formed
as a frame-work to receive and hold the glass,-something like a window frame.
The memorial inscription or design, or the required words, will be painted or written
on the back of the glass, so as to be distinctly seen and read through the glass, the
glass is then secured airtight and damptight in the metal framework or back by putty
cement or otherwise.-Or, the inscription can, when required, be painted or written
on the front of the metal back,-on being suitably prepared therefor,-and the front
glass left quite clear for the inscription to be seen through.
J. W. HARDY.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
Sub-agents.

page_text: I JOHN WILLIAM HARDY of 27, Grimesthorpe Road, Sheffield, in the County of
York, Signwriter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My Invention relates to a novel combination of materials to be used as a substitute
for ordinary grave or tombstones, the advantages resulting therefrom being that
grave or tombstones made thereof whether they are head or flat stones, will be much
more durable, and the memorial nscriptions much better and longer preserved than
hitherto.
The invention consists in making grave or tombstones with iron or other suitable
metal backs, and plate glass or other suitable glass fronts, the hack being formed as a
framework to receive and hold the glass something like a window frame.
The memorial inscription or design or the required words will be painted or written
on the back of the glass, so as to be distinctly seen and read through the glass, the
glass is then secured airtight and damptight in the metal framework or back by putty
cement indiarubber or otherwise.
Or the inscription can when required be painted or written on the front of the metal
back, on being suitably prepared therefor, and the front glass left quite clear for the
inscription to be seen through.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure I, represents the front view-elevation-of a head memorial slab fixed in
position.
Figure II, a section of the same.
Figure III, a back view showing the position of screws, and back plate screwed on.
Figure I, consists of A., a plate of glass affixed into the metal framework, B. the
whole being firmly fixed and supported at C. and D. by means of the rails, and a
projection of iron at the bottom portion of the framework being sunk and cemented
into the stonework at C.
Figure II, is a section of the same showing the means by which the front glass A,
is fixed into the framework B, and made airtight and damptight.
The plate glass A, is let into the grooves of the framework at F, and cemented in,
a thick india rubber hand is then fastened in a groove running all round the back of
the frame at E, the iron plate or back C, is then put on and being screwed firmly
down at H, it presses upon the india rubber and thus keeps the back of the plate
glass A, airtight and dampfight.

page_text: Figure III, illustrates the method by which the back plate C, is screwed down into
the framework B, by means of the screws H.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is
1) A combination of materials by which iron and glass, or other suitable metal, is
introduced as a substitute for ordinary grave or tombstones, as herein before described.
2) That grave or head stones made thereof will he more durable, as hereinbefore
described.
3) That the memorial inscriptions being free from the action of air and damp will
be much better and longer preserved than hitherto, as hereinbefore described.