Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 20th June, 1887
Complete Left, 20th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 20th Apr:, 1888
I, WILLIAM JOHN TURL of 534 West 28th Street New York City in the County
and State of New York United States of America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to mantels or mantel-pieces struck up or formed in sheet
metal and built up in sections; and it consists in certain special constructions of
the parts, substantially a hereinafter described.
Before describing the several parts I would here observe that the same are not
restricted to any particular design or ornamental configuration, as such may obviously
be changed to suit different demands or tastes.
The frieze of the mantel is made of sheet metal stamped up to shape in dies, and
all in one piece throughout its length and separate from the pilasters. Said frieze is
constructed to form end wall-plates, an upper inner rolled-over flange or support for
the shelf of the mantel, and opposite end portions arranged to stand out in line with
the pilasters and formed to present hollow bead-like stiffening projections at their
lower ends, said projections also serving to cover or give a finish to the joint where
the end portions of the frieze lap over the pilasters.
The pilasters, the side facings thereto, and the wall plates thereof are all made in
one piece by being rolled or stamped out of sheet metal, and preferably made with
a fluting and set-off at their lower ends. These pilasters, with their attached facings
and wall-plates, are fitted under and so as to be overlapped by the end portions of
the frieze and are united with the frieze by rivets or solder.
The shelf of the mantel, which is also a separate piece, made of sheet metal, is
rolled over on its inner longitudinal margin, where it enters and engages with the
wall, and its remaining margins, including its front overhanging longitudinal one,
bent down to give finish and strength. This shelf is united with the upper inner
flange of the frieze, on which it rests, by rivets, bolts, or otherwise.

page_text: Thus constructed, the sheet-iron mantel forms a cheap, light, and ornamental
structure; but I propose to further improve it, when desired, by perforating its
frieze, pilasters, or either, according to any desired design and in any number of
places, and to fill said apertures with projecting ornaments made of glass porcelain,
or other suitable material, and of any desired shape or pattern. These ornaments
may be secured within the apertures made to receive them by pressing them to their
places therein and fastening them by rings, or by turning the marginal portion of
each receiving aperture backward and inward or over to give strength, and snapping
or springing the ornament to its place therein.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1888.
W. J. TURL.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metallic Mantel-pieces.
I WILLIAM JOHN TURL of 534 West 28th Street New York City in the County
and State of New York United States of America, Manufacturer, 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 :—
This invention relates to mantels or mantel-pieces struck up or formed in sheet
metal and built up in sections; and it consists in certain special constructions of the
parts, substantially as hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification, in which figure 1 represents a front elevation of a sheet metal mantel-
piece embodying my invention. Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same upon
line x-x in figure 1; and representing it as in position relatively to the wall of a room
or fire-place therein. Figure 3 is a further vertical section in part upon the line y-y
in figure 1. Figure 4 is a horizontal section on a larger scale upon the line - in
figure 1 through one of the pilasters, its facing and wall-plates. Figure 5 is a view
in perspective of a portion of the mantel-shelf. Figure 6 is a perspective view of a
portion of the frieze, and figure 7 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the
pilasters with its facing and wall plates. Similar letters of reference indicate corre-
sponding parts in all the figures.
Before describing the several parts, I would here observe that the same are not
restricted to any particular design or ornamental configuration, as such may
obviously be changed to suit.different demands or tastes.
A is the frieze of the mantel made of sheet metal stamped up to shape in dies, and
all in one piece throughout its length, and separate from the pilasters. Said frieze is
constructed to form end wall plates bb, an upper inner rolled-over flange or support c,
for the shelf of the mantel, and opposite end portions d d, arranged to stand out in
line with the pilasters, and formed to present hollow bead-like stiffening projections e e
at their lower ends, said projections also serving to cover or give a finish to the joint
where the end portions dd, of the frieze lap over the pilasters.
B. B. indicate the pilasters, ff the side facings thereto, and 9g the wall-plates
thereof all made in one piece by being rolled or stamped out of sheet metal, and
preferably made with a fluting and set-off h at their lower ends. These pilasters,
with their attached facings and wall-plates, are fitted under and so as to be overlapped
by the end portions of the frieze A, as shown in figure 1 and are united with the
frieze by rivets or solder.
C is the shelf of the mantel, which is also a separate piece, made of sheet metal,
and is rolled over on its inner longitudinal margin i where it enters and engages
with the wall, and its remaining margins including its front overhanging longitudinal
one k bent down to give finish and strength. This shelf is united with the upper
inner flange c of the frieze on which it rests, by rivets, bolts, or otherwise.
Thus constructed the sheet-iron mantel forms a cheap, light, and ornamental

page_text: structure, but I propose to further improve it, when desired, by perforating its
frieze, pilasters, or either, according to any desired design and in any number of
places, and to fill said apertures with projecting ornaments 1, made of glass,
porcelain, or other suitable material, and of any desired shape or pattern.
These ornaments may be secured within the apertures made to receive them by
pressing them to their places therein and fastening them by rings, or, as shown
in figure 4, by turning the marginal portion m of each receiving aperture backward
and inward or over to give strength, and snapping or springing the ornament / to
its place therein.
In some instances the parts of the mantel will be sold separately, so that injured
parts may be replaced or a frieze of one configuration be substituted in lieu of
another of less desirable or preferred design.
.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim
15:-
1. In a sheet-metal mantel, a separate and independent frieze formed of a single
piece of sheet metal having an inward-projecting flange or shelf-support c, along its
upper edge, and integral downward-projecting "end portions d, substantially as set
forth.
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2. In a sheet-metal mantel, a separate and independent frieze struck
from a single
piece of sheet metal and formed with the downward-projecting end pieces d, having
stiffening projections e at thoir lower ends, and the separate sheet-metal pilasters, the
joints between which and the frieze are concealed by said. end pieces d, and their
stiffening projections, substantially as set forth.
3. A sheet-metal mantel comprising the sheet-metal frieze A, all in one piece, with
an inner upper longitudinal flange or shelf support c and downwardly-projecting
front end portions d, the sheet-metal pilasters B with the facings and wall plates y
integral with the pilasters, all united with the frieze, and the separate sheet-metal
shelf C, united with the flange c of the frieze, and having its exposed marginal
portion or portions turned down as at k, essentially as shown and described.
4. The sheet-metal inantel having one or more apertures in the front portions of
its members or certain of them, filled or fitted with ornaments of different inaterial to
that of which said members are composed, essentially as described.
.5. The sheet-metal mantel having one or more apertures in the front portions of
its members or certain of them, with the marginal portions of said apertures turned
over or backward or inward 'as at m, in combination with the projecting ornaments 7
of different material fitted to their places within said bent marginal portions enclosing
the apertures, substantially as specified.
Dated this 20th day of March 1888