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AN IMPROVE- MENT OR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF HINGES
Year: 1858

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Young at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 8th March.
I, JOHN YOUNG, of Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford, Manufac-
turer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVE-
MENT OR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF HINGES," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of the method or methods herein-after described of
casting the two flaps and the joint of a hinge upon the axis of the said hinge.
In carrying my Invention into effect, I take one of the frames commonly
employed in casting with sand, and I press the pattern hinge therein, the
hinge being nearly wide open, and the sides, which when the hinge is closed
are brought into contact, being placed downwards. I then place upon the
pattern hinge a piece of sheet iron, the said piece of sheet iron standing in a
vertical plane along the ridge of the joint, the lower edge of the said piece of
sheet iron being so cut and bent that the divided parts enter and fill the spaces
between the inner edge of the flap on one side and the cylindrical part of the
joint of the other side, that is to say, the only parts of the two sides of the
pattern hinge not, separated from one another by the sheet iron are the flat
surfaces of the parts of the joint situated in planes perpendicular to the axis
of the joint. An empty frame placed upon the mould is filled with sand, so
as to take an impression of the side of the hinge now uppermost. The whole
being reversed, and the first made half mould being taken off, the axis of the

page_text: pattern hinge is drawn out, and the two sides of the hinge are separated and
removed. There is thus obtained a perfect mould of the pattern hinge, the
before mentioned projecting pieces of sheet iron occupying the spaces where
the two flaps of the hinge are separated. An axis, having a number of discs
thereon, at distances equal to the length of the alternating portions of the
joint, and of the same diameter as the joint, is dropped into mould at the said
joint. When metal is cast in the mould there is formed a hinge, the two
flaps of which are in separate pieces, but connected by the axis. The piece of
sheet iron is removed and used again.
Instead of one piece of sheet iron, one edge of which is cut and bent as
described, detached pieces of sheet iron properly bent may be used.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PISTON VALVE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard and William Townend
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 18th March 1858.
We, RICHARD TOWNEND and WILLIAM TOWNEND, of Bradford, in the County
of York, Musical Instrument Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PISTON VALVE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,"
to be as follows:-
Our Invention relates to wind instruments made or constructed of brass or
other suitable metal, with valves of that class known as "piston valves," such
as the "cornet à piston," &c. And our improvements consist in so forming and
arranging the said valves and the wind passages in connection therewith, that
we obtain a direct or free circulating passage for the wind; that is, we avoid
angles, or any obstruction, whatever change of course is made by the change
of the valves; whereby we maintain the same uniform quality of tone,
whether the valves be open to one passage or to another, or in the various
changes of notes that are produced by the change or action of the valves.
IMPROVEMENTS IN FURNACES AND FIRE-PLACES
Year: 1858

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Ramsell at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 23rd March
1858.
I, WILLIAM RAMSELL, of Deptford, Foreman of Boiler Makers, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FURNACES AND
FIRE-PLACES," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the employment of an air or forcing pump or
other apparatus for supplying air under pressure in connection with supply
pipes within the furnace, fire-place, or combustion chamber, having a terminal
distributing pipe, perforated air chamber, or distributing box, placed in the
most convenient or suitable position within the furnace for projecting into the
gases or products of combustion jets of air which has been heated to a suitably
high temperature during its passage from the pump, air vessel, pressure
chamber, or receiver, to the distributor. Such jets of air are caused to operate
in promoting an increased draught through the furnace as well as a mixture
of the gases and products of combustion within the furnace, fire-place, or com-
bustion chamber, by which economy of fuel is effected as well as the prevention
of smoke.
In adapting this apparatus to various forms of boilers, I apply it before at
or behind the bridge or other part of the furnace or fire-place, or in the com-
bustion chamber or passages immediately behind or beyond the furnace or
fire-bar space.
AN IMPROVED ROTARY STEAM ENGINE
Year: 1858

page_text: (This Invention received Provisional Protection, but notice to proceed with the
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Matthew Johnson at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th July
1858.
I, MATTHEW JOHNSON, Ironfounder, Wheelock Ironworks, Sandbach,
Cheshire, do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
ROTARY STEAM ENGINE," to be as follows (that is to say):-
My Invention consists in placing a wheel or revolving piston within a suitable
case, with journeys or bearings for the axis of the revolving piston to work in
or through, and which axis may be sufficiently long as to receive a fly wheel
(if necessary); also a cog wheel or wheels, or other suitable gearing for taking
off and applying the motive power in any way most desired. The periphery of
the revolving piston is made with coarse teeth, similar to the teeth of a saw, only
much coarser and parallel with its axis, and between these teeth or vanes a small
portion of the circular circumference of the piston is allowed to remain (for
close contact) for cutting off the escape of steam while the piston is passing.
under the packing, which may be placed in any suitable position of the outer
case, but of a sufficient width so as to compass the space of one or more notches.
or vanes, as also the plain part on each side or between the teeth or vanes, as
before described, and which packing must fit down on these parts or the
extreme periphery of the piston, having its surface ground or formed to the

page_text: same area; and in the lengthway of the packing I form an opening, and to
this I attach the feed or supply pipe for the steam to pass in, which, pressing
against the side of the notch or vane that is in the most radial direction with
its centre, drives the piston around untill it comes to an opening connected with
the exhaust pipe, which by that time a fresh notch or vane is presented to the
pressure of the steam above, when it is in like manner moved around; thus a
continuous action is produced, and a rotary motion obtained of an exceedingly
economic and simple construction, the force and power of which being com-
puted according to the diameter and the thickness (or width) of the revolving
piston and the pressure of steam applied to it.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CAPS OR COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Abraham Myers at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with bis Petition, on the 20th February
1858.
I, ABRAHAM MYERS, of No. 12, Hutchison Street, Gravel Lane, Hounsditch,
in the City of London, .Cap Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CAPS OR COVERINGS
FOR THE HEAD," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to caps such as are worn by men and youths, and
more especially to military or forage caps, and consists in forming a cap and
also a covering for the same combined in one, in such manner as that the
cover is entirely concealed from view when not required to be in use, and this
I effect in the following manner :-The cover, which may be either waterproof
or otherwise, is attached to the edge of the back part of the lining of the cap
and between the band, and also between the cloth covering of the cap a
pocket is formed to contain the waterproof or other cover when not in use.
When the said cover is required to be used for protecting the cap from
inclement weather or otherwise, it is taken out of the said pocket and drawn
forward over the cap.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE ORNAMENTING OF STICKS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Wheatley at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 20th July
1858.
I, GEORGE WHEATLEY, of Bethnal Green Road, in the County of Middlesex,
Stick Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVEMENT IN THE ORNAMENTING OF STICKS," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in ornamenting sticks by applying to them white
varnish holding bronze powder, whether this varnish be applied directly upon
the stick or upon a ground of any desired color previously applied to the
stick. After the white "bronze varnish" the sticks are varnished with ordinary
varnish alone to give lustre to and to protect the bronze powder.
IMPROVEMENTS IN BLOCKING AND SHAPING HATS, BONNETS, AND OTHER COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD
Year: 1858

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the
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Samwells, Charles Henry
Jones, and Christopher Pickard at the Office of the Commissioners of
Patents, with their Petition, on the 23rd January 1858.
We, JOHN SAMWELLS, of Dunstable, in the County of Bedford, Hat Manu-
facturer, CHARLES HENRY JONES, of Leeds, in the County of York, Engineer,
and CHRISTOPHER PICKARD, of Leeds, aforesaid, Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BLOCKING AND SHAPING
HATS, BONNETS, AND OTHER COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to an improved system or mode of blocking and
shaping hats and bonnets of all kinds, whether composed of straw, felt, or
other material capable of blocking, whereby a great saving of time and labor
is effected. According to this Invention it is proposed to block and shape hats
and other coverings for the head by the aid of moulds or blocks of any
suitable material placed the one inside and the other outside the article, and
of a shape corresponding to the desired form of article when finished. One or
both of these moulds or blocks are heated by the aid of steam or any other
well-known means, and pressure is applied thereto by any convenient arrange-
ment of press. In some cases it will be found requisite to make one or
both of the moulds or blocks in two or more pieces for the facility of applying
the blocks, and of removing the article when blocked.
A NEW OR IMPROVED METHOD OF ORNAMENTING FENDERS, STOVE GRATES, TABLES, CHAIRS, AND COUCHES MADE OF CAST IRON
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Mark Osborne at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 8th November
1858.
I, MARK OSBORNE, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW
OR IMPROVED METHOD OF ORNAMENTING FENDERS, STOVE GRATES, TABLES, CHAIRS,
AND COUCHES MADE OF CAST IRON," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in ornamenting the said articles when made of cast
iron, by means of ornaments made of glass or china, or other vitreous or semi-
vitreous material. I attach the said glass or other ornaments to those parts of
the said articles to which they are to be applied by means of screws attached
to the back of the ornaments, the said screws being passed through holes in
the said articles, and secured by screw nuts; or the ornaments may be attached
by the screws or by pins, being secured by means of plaster of Paris, or other
suitable cement, or by lead or other easily fused metal applied in a fused state.
The pins or screws may be attached to the backs of the ornaments when made
of glass, either in the process of manufacturing the same or afterwards. The
ornaments may be colored or gilded in any desired manner.
AN IMPROVED FOLDING JOINT FOR THE HANDLES OF PARASOLS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John de Saxe at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th November
1858.
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I, JOHN DE SAXE, of No. 38, City Road, in the County of Middlesex,
Tobacconist, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVED FOLDING JOINT FOR THE HANDLES OF PARASOLS," to be as follows:-
An ordinary parasol requires the use of both hands to straighten or to fold
its handle; by means of this Invention the handle may be straightened or
folded, and also locked or unlocked by using one hand only, which is effected
in the manner following:-Two open metal cylinders are hinged together, the
knuckle allowing them to fold over parallel to each other. One of the
cylinders has a strip or segment of metal fixed across the jointed end within
it, and flush with the joint; and such strip or segment (which the Inventor
calls the catch) forms a projection, which fits into the cut in the bolt or
latch. The other cylinder contains a solid metal bolt which fits it easy, and
when the projecting pin (herein-after described) is pressed to the right or to
the left about a third of one entire revolution of the bolt, it turns freely. The
top of the bolt is bevelled off, so as to form the latch, and to permit it to pass
freely into the other cylinder. The bolt or latch has a slot cut into it on a
level with the joint of the cylinder containing the bolt, and such slot is cut
wide enough to admit and grip or embrace the catch in the other cylinder.
A slot about one-third in length of the circumference of the cylinder is cut
across the cylinder, which contains the bolt, to admit the pin to pass freely

page_text: through it, and into the bolt or latch into which it is fastened. The pin projects
a little beyond the circumference of the cylinder, and may have either a plain
head or knob, or any ornamental finish. By pressing the projecting pin to
the right or to the left, the bolt or latch turns on its axis, and its slot slides
over the catch, which it thus either locks or unlocks with great facility.
The Inventor purposes designating the parasol using his Invention as "the
telegraph lock joint parasol."
IMPROVEMENTS IN MINERS LAMPS
Year: 1858

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Stephen Sutton at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th
March 1858.
I, THOMAS STEPHEN SUTTON, of Glynleiros, Neath, in the County of Glamorgan,
do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MINERS
LAMPS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in miners' lamps. Heretofore
in constructing miners' lamps they have for the most part been suitably
arranged for burning oil, and the wicks have from time to time required to be
snuffed, which is objectionable. Now, my Invention consists in constructing
miners' lamps in a suitable manner to burn candles which do not require
snuffing, by which not only is the quantity of light more uniform and constant,
but the objectionable practice of snuffing the wick is avoided. For these
purposes a miners' lamp is combined or constructed with a candle lamp, in
such manner that a candle made suitable for burning its wick, as is well
understood, is constantly raised to a socket, above which is the ordinary
chamber or space enclosed by wire gauze, & which, as in other similar lamps,
is closed in at the top by a cap or cover of wire gauze.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OP SKIRTS AND PETTICOATS
Year: 1858

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application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Archibald Brooman at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
6th March 1858.-A communication from Auguste Defraire.
I, RICHARD ARCHIBALD BROOMAN, of 166, Fleet Street, in the City of
London, E.C., Editor of the Mechanics' Magazine and Patent Agent, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OP SKIRTS AND PETTICOATS," (communicated to me by Auguste
Defraire, a foreigner residing abroad,) to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to those skirts and petticoats worn to give fullness to
the skirts of dresses, and is intended to overcome the objection existing in all
those petticoats where the stiffness is derived from hoops, viz., that of imparting
fullness in the front of the dress.
Instead then of carrying the stiffening agents, whether of steel, whalebone,
cane, or other like material all round in the form of. hoops, this Invention
consists in carrying the stiffening agent round the back of the petticoat or skirt
only, and in making the same to terminate in small hoops, loops, or bows at
both sides, by bending the ends of the steel or other stiffening ribs used back
upon the ribs themselves. These ribs are connected to a frame which fits over
the hips and back, and sets out the dress at those parts.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE COMPOSITION OF COPYING AND WRITING INKS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Benjamin Winstone at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 2nd September
1858.
I, BENJAMIN WINSTONE, of No. 100, Shoe Lane, London, Printing Ink
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVEMENT IN THE COMPOSITION OF COPYING AND WRITING INKS," to he as
follows:-
It consists in the introduction of glycerine as an ingredient in addition to
those usually employed in making ordinary copying and writing inks. Its
object is to preserve longer than usual the copying ink from drying so hard on
the paper as to prevent a transfer, and to keep it in a state again casily
soluble. Either ink will also be prevented from becoming thick by evaporation
before using. Thus composed, inks may be put up in a semi-solid state, and
in that form preserved until wanted for use, when, by water or other suitable
liquid, they can be reduced to the proper consistency and used.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FLUES, BOILER AND OTHER FURNACES, AND IN CERTAIN APPLIANCES THERETO
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Hugh McGrady at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 23rd September
1858.
I, HUGH M°GRADY, of 21, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, County of
Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FLUES, BOILER AND OTHER FURNACES,
AND IN CERTAIN APPLIANCES THERETO," to be as follows, that is to say:-
At the extreme end of the furnace I form a bridge, which may be called
the flame bridge; nearer the furnace mouth is another bridge perforated with
a number of ports or passages through which the flame rushes; a third bridge
stands a little way from the last-mentioned one, nearer, to the furnace mouth,
which may be called the fire bridge, over which the flame plays in, passing
through the port bridge. Passing accross the front of the furnace mouth,
under the plate, is a tube or pipe, fixed transversely to the direction of the
furnace, and having a number of small apertures, which are opened and closed
by a shutter; this tube bending in a direction perpendicularly to its length,
opens into and is connected at each end with two other tubes which pass
alongside the furnace, and terminate each in a chamber beyond the flame
bridge, so that when the apertures of the front tube are open, the air rushing
in will pass along the last-mentioned two tubes, and discharge itself into the
flame at the flame bridge.
I propose also, by means of joggle bars, acted on by levers and toothed gear,
to give an occillating motion to the furnace bars, so as to prevent the formation
of clinker, and keep the spaces between them clear.
AN ALEMBIC WINE EXAMINER THE DRAWINGS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jozé Luis, at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 10th June
1858. A communication.
I, JOZE LUIS, Patent Agent, of No. 1B, Welbeck St., Cavendish Sqre.,
London, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "AN ALEMBIC WINE EXAMINER," (a communication to me
from a foreigner residing abroad), to be as follows:-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
A, a copper spirit lamp; B & I, a copper stand for the apparatus; C, a
glass boiler; E, the tube which receives the first vapours; F, tube for con-
ducting the vapour to the receiver; D, copper receiver in the glass boiler;
G, a tube for conducting the vapour into the serpentine tube; II, the rc-
frigerator; M, glass test tube receiving the distilled matters; 0, alcohometer;
T, thermometer; S, cork, covered on the top by a copper capsule, through
which passes the three tubes.
A NEW RAILROAD, WITH CONTINUED SUPPORTS SPLINTERED TOGETHER WITHOUT ANY WOOD BEING USED
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jozé Luis at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 30th November 1858.
_ A communication from Leon Barroux.
I, JOZE LUIS, of the British & Foreign Office for Patents, No. 1B, Wel-
beck Street, Cavendish Square, London, in the County of Middlesex, Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW
RAILROAD, WITH CONTINUED SUPPORTS SPLINTERED TOGETHER WITHOUT ANY WOOD
BEING USED," (a communication to me from Leon Barroux, a foreigner now
residing abroad) to be as follows:-
The present Invention is for the replacing of wood by iron in the con-
struction of railroads. It has for principle the direct support of the rail on
the ballast in its whole length, and to give it the necessary stability, by adding
to the base an auxiliary surface, in such a manner as to obtain the same size
of surface for support as in the road having cross beams. This auxiliary
surface is not manufactured in one single piece with the rail, but at the time
of placing the rails it is bound with it by means of hooks and bolts of iron,
which permit of an easy dismounting and replacing; it also assures the
independance of the different parts of the road, which is a very necessary
condition, required as it is by the wants of repairing. The arrangement of
the system of the fastenings of the rail on its auxiliary base is such, that the
trepidation of the road and the jolts that it receives are quite powerless
producing the least slackness or looseness, and the natural consequence of
the means employed is the realisation in a complete manner of the binding
or splintering of all the joints of the rails without preventing in the least the
movements caused by the dilation of the iron.
in
AN IMPROVED STROP FOR SHARPENING RAZORS, KNIVES, OR OTHER EDGED INSTRUMENTS
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Adolphus Neumann at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 10th April
1858.
I, ADOLPHUS NEUMANN, of London, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED STROP FOR SHARPENING
RAZORS, KNIVES, OR OTHER EDGED INSTRUMENTS," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to construct an elastic strop, the elasticity of
which can be increased or diminished at pleasure. The Invention consists
in distending a strip of buff leather or other suitable material between two
projecting points, one of such points being fixed and the other moveable, and
capable of adjustment by means of a screw, so as to increase or diminish the
tension of the leather, such strip of leather or other material being hollow at
the back, that is to say, unsupported by any rigid material except at the ends.
It will be evident that this Invention may be carried into practical effect in
a variety of ways without departing from the above-described principle of
construction; and it is proposed that in some cases the hollow back of the
strop should be fitted to contain a razor, soap dish, and brush when not
in use.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MAKING OF BUTTER
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Bullock Webster at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th
April 1858.
I, WILLIAM BULLOCK WEBSTER, of Adam Street, in the County of Middlesex,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVEMENT IN THE MAKING OF BUTTER," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in blowing or otherwise forcing air into milk or
cream, the temperature of the air being varied according to the season. The
agitation, together with the action of the air on the milk or cream, produces
butter easily and expeditiously..
IMPROVEMENTS IN STEAM Cocks
Year: 1858

page_text: (This Invention received Provisional Protection, but notice to proceed with the
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Archibald Brooman at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
21st June 1858.-A communication from A. Reding.
I, RICHARD ARCHIBALD BROOMAN, of 166, Fleet Street, in the City of
London, E.C., Editor of the "Mechanics' Magazine" and Patent Agent, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STEAM
Cocks," (communicated to me by A. Reding, a foreigner residing abroad), to
be as follows:-
This Invention consists in constructing steam cocks in such a manner that
the plugs shall not be liable to stick or jam, and that steam may not pass off
the casing in which the plugs are fitted. The plugs are made in brass, hollow
and conical, and have a small aperture open to the steam when passage through
the cocks is shut off, which aperture leads into a space between the solid top
of the plug and a cap or shield formed on the lower part of the key for turn-
ing the plug. The cap or shield is kept from rising by a cover bolted on to
the body of the cock; in this cover there is a stuffing box, through which the
shaft of the key works. A screw works through a stuffing box bolted to the
bottom of the body of the cock, which can be brought to bear on the bottom
of the plug, and, if necessary, ease it up off its bearings. The body of the
cock may, for economy's sake, be made of iron, and the plug of brass, or the
whole may be of brass, or gun, or other suitable metal.
AN IMPROVED MODE OR METHOD OF DRIVING MULE SPINDLES
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Charles Fisher and James
Booth at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 12th February 1858.
We, JAMES CHARLES FISHER and JAMES BOOTH, of Blackburn, in the County
of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVED MODE OR METHOD OF DRIVING MULE SPINDLES," to be as follows:-
We pass the driving band over single and double grooved pullies, as shewn
in the accompanying Diagram, by which we find that the spindles run much
more smoothly and with less friction than on the present plan, and con-
sequently a saving of power is effected.
AN IMPROVED STAND OR REST FOR CAMERAS, THEODOLITES, GUNS, AND OTHER ARTICLES
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Alonzo Gaylord Grant at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 1st Junc
1858.
I, ALONZO GAYLORD GRANT, of New York, in the United States of America,
Photographic Artist, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"AN IMPROVED STAND OR REST FOR CAMERAS, THEODOLITES, GUNS, AND OTHER
ARTICLES," to be as follows:-
This stand consists of three or more legs which, when brought together,
unite in the form of a cylinder. The upper ends of these legs are hinged or
jointed to a metal boss, with a hole through the centre thercof. In the hollow
of the boss there is a collar in the shape of a split ring, and through this
collar passes a shaft carrying at top a table or other holder, according to the
nature of the article to be held or supported. To the inside of each of the
legs one end of a rod is connected, while the other end of each rod is connected
to a collar through which the central shaft passes. When folded up, the rods
lie in a groove made for their reception inside the legs. In order to fix the
table or other holder at any required height, the split ring is made to grasp
and nip the central rod by a screw passing through the side of and worked
from the outside of the boss.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SHIP BUILDING
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Lucien Tapié at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th April
1858.
I, LUCIEN TAPIE, of Bordeaux (France), Retired Officer of the Navy, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SHIP
BUILDING," to be as follows:-
The Invention relates to an improved mode of ship building, in which the
wooden ribs or timbers are entirely dispensed with, the hull being formed of
an exterior longitudinal planking, and of an interior one crossing the first at
an angle of about 45°; the space between them is filled up with felt or other
suitable material. The ends of these plankings are inserted in suitable grooves
in the keel, stem, and stern post, which latter are situated in the interior of
the hull, the keel being further steadied by two carlings to which the moulds
are bolted or otherwise secured, whereas the top of the inner planking is
solidly fixed to its rabbits. The keel is provided with a false keel, and the
stem with a false stem. Strong iron hoops are fixed at suitable distances apart
over the inner planking, instead of the ordinary ribs or timbers. Strong clamps
serve as longitudinal bindings, and for supporting the deck beams, and strong
transverse partitions are fixed in the hold close to the masts, in order to steady
the form of the hull.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR MANUFACTURING SCREWS
Year: 1858

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Allen at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 20th March
1858.
I, WILLIAM ALLEN, of Arthur Street, Coventry Road, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR MANUFACTURING SCREWS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object the rendering screw-cutting machines more
self-acting than heretofore, and thus avoiding the necessity of a person con-
stantly attending to such machines. For these purposes the headstocks,
spindles, and pulleys are as heretofore, but in each machine a pinion gives
motion to a cog wheel on an axis on which there is a bevilled toothed wheel,
which takes into and drives another bevilled toothed wheel on an axis at
right angles to the previously mentioned axis, and such last-mentioned axis,
by a worm or screw, gives motion to a screw wheel on an axis, on one end of
which is affixed a face plate with moveable studs or projections, the face plate
being formed with holes to receive such moveable studs; and these studs or
projections are placed at distances apart on the face plate, according to the
lengths of screws to be cut. The studs or projections act on a lever, which
act on the dies, and such lever is pressed or acted on by another lever and by
a weight or spring.
THE PREPARATION OF A NEW COLOUR CALLED AZALEINE, AND ITS APPLICATION TO DYEING AND PRINTING
Year: 1859

page_text: the County of Lancaster, Manufacturing Chemist, for the Invention of
"THE PREPARATION OF A NEW COLOUR CALLED AZALEINE, AND ITS APPLICATION
TO DYEING AND PRINTING."-A communication from Jean Gerber Keller,
of Mullhouse, in the Empire of France, a foreigner residing abroad.
Sealed the 20th April 1860, and dated the 10th December 1859.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Rudolph Heilman at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 10th
December 1859.
I, RUDOLPH HEILMAN, of the City of Manchester, in the County of Lan-
caster, Manufacturing Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "THE PREPARATION OF A NEW COLOUR CALLED AZALEINE, AND ITS
APPLICATION TO DYEING AND PRINTING," communicated to me by Jean Gerber
Keller, of Mullhouse, in the Empire of France, a foreigner residing abroad,
to be as follows:-
Azaleine is prepared in the following manner:-Take the commercial
article known by the name of aniline, or the salts formed by that body with

page_text: the oxyacids and the organic acids. Treat it while under the influence of
heat in suitable proportions with any of the salts, acids, and oxides named
hereafter. The salts can be used in the crystallized state, or dissolved in
water or any other liquid.
1st, the salts formed by the nitrogen oxyacids (such as nitric acid, hypo-nitric
acid, and nitrous acids) and metallic oxides; 2nd, the salts formed by the
oxyacids of sulphur, such as sulphuric, hyposulphuric, and sulphurous, and the
metallic oxides; 3rd, the salts formed by the oxyacids of chlorine, bromine, and
iodine, such as perchloric, chloric, iodic, bromic, and the metallic oxides;
4th, the salts formed by the oxyacids of phosphorous and the metallic oxides;
5th, the salts formed by the oxyacids of arsenic and the metallic oxides;
6th, the salts formed by the oxyacids of chrome and the metallic oxides;
7th, the metallic oxides alone or combined with one of the above-mentioned
acids or an organic acid; 8th, the following acids, manganic, permanganic,
ferric, plumbic, antimonic, antimonious, alone or in combination with bases.
The colour is applied to tissues and fibres in the usual ways well known to
dyers and calico printers in their trades.
AN IMPROVED METHOD OF APPLICATION AND. ARRANGEMENT OF INDEXES TO ACCOUNT and other Books
Year: 1859

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John James House and Henry Alfred Martin,
Stationers, both of No. 1, Watson Walk, Sheffield, in the County of
York, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF APPLICATION AND.
ARRANGEMENT OF INDEXES TO ACCOUNT and other Books.”
Sealed the 24th February 1860, and dated the 27th December 1859.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John James House and
Henry Alfred Martin at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,.
with their Petition, on the 27th December 1859.
We, JOHN JAMES HOUSE and HENRY ALFRED MARTIN, both of No. 1,
Watson's Walk, Sheffield, in the County of York, Stationers, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF
APPLICATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF INDEXES TO ACCOUNT AND OTHER BOOKS," to
be as follows:-
Our said Invention consists in a new arrangement of the index of books so
that when in use the index will allow of being folded or opened out beyond
the book, and allows of the leaves of the said index being used or referred to
without the necessity of turning over the leaves of the book itself, and thus
avoid inconvenience and loss of time expended in turning to the ordinary
indexes. This is effected in binding the book in the ordinary manner as at
present, leaving room for the insertion of the index in its proper place, and

page_text: then by making an ordinary loose index with alphabetical letters printed or
affixed theron on either side of the leaf, front or back, according to which
end of the book the index is to be applied; or by cutting the leaves of the
index in the manner shewn in the accompanying Drawing hereto annexed,
and printing or affixing the alphabetical letters on both sides of the leaf so as
to allow of the said letters being on the uppermost side whichever way the
index is turned. Then by fastening the index either by pasting down or other
means to the inside of the cover or book with the back edge of the index to
the front edge of the book, the index can, when in use, be folded or opened
out so as to extend beyond the book and allow of the same being turned over
or used with perfect freedom without being obliged to lift the leaves of the
book itself. This index can be applied to all descriptions and sizes of books
requiring indexes, and can be made either with or separate from the book,
and applied as above stated, so that the principle of folding or opening out is
sembodied therein.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY AND APPARATUS APPLICABLE TO MACHINES FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING
Year: 1859

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Robinson, of Lower House, near Burnley, in
the County of Lancaster, Manager, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY AND APPARATUS APPLICABLE TO MACHINES FOR SPINNING AND
DOUBLING."
Sealed the 12th July 1859, and dated the 24th February 1859.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Robinson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
24th February 1859.
I, JOHN ROBINSON, of Lower House, near Burnley, in the County of
Lancaster, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY AND APPARATUS APPLICABLE TO MACHINES
POR SPINNING AND DOUBLING," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in the application to mules of a vessel containing
any lubricating material, and furnished with brushes or other apparatus for
cleaning and for distributing the lubricating material. This vessel is traversed
to and fro along the spindles by an endless cord, driven by any suitable means.
In front of the vessel is placed a brush to clean the spindles, and the lubricating
material is supplied to the footsteps and bearings of the spindles by gutta
percha tubes or other apparatus. The scavenging of the mule carriages is
effected by cleaners actuated by the apparatus for traversing the vessel with
the lubricating material &c. When my improvements are applied to throstles,
only the apparatus for lubricating the spindles is employed.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR SECURING THE CLOSING OF DOORS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Christy at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 26th October
1859.
I, RICHARD CHRISTY, the younger, of Weston, in the County of Herts,
Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for " IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR SECURING THE CLOSING OF DOORS," to be as
follows:-
The improvements relate to means or apparatus to be applied to the inside
of doors of rooms and such like places by the occupant thereof, so as to prevent
entrance thereto from the outside, and the apparatus is particularly adapted to
the inside of bed chambers to give security against midnight robberies or other
intrusions. The apparatus consists of two parts which may be connected
together by a sort of hinge joint; one of these parts I prefer to be double to give
elastic pressure when applied, and to have strong teeth projecting from it, the
other by a sliding joint, or otherwise, being formed to slide partly through and
about at right angles to it. When desired to apply the apparatus the plate
with teeth is placed against the jamb in such manner that in the closing of the
door the teeth will be forced into the jamb; the other part of the apparatus
is then moved at right angles through that between the door and the jamb, so
that one part of it projects over the door, the other over the jamb forming a
sort of bolt by which the door will be found securely held till the cross piece
is withdrawn to admit of the opening of the door, when the apparatus may bo

page_text: altogether removed.
The two parts of the apparatus may be formed to sepa-
rate one from the other, but by being formed with a sort of hinge joint gives
facility for folding and holding them together by a clip on one of them, in
order to their being safely carried in the pocket. I incline the teeth in a
direction having a tendency to aid the holding to the jamb in case of pressure 5
from without.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Aspull Binckes at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 4th November
1859.
I, ASPULL BINCKES, of Cornbury Place; Old Kent Road, in the County
of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of a mechanical contrivance for altering or adjusting
in a simple and efficient manner the focus or distance between the lens of the
optical instrument and the object to be viewed, and is especially intended for
optical instruments made with double glasses, such as stereoscopes and opera
glasses, in which it is desirable to vary the angle of inclination of the object
glasses simultaneously with the alteration of the focus, that is to say, as the
focus shortens the glasses should approach each other at an angle, and as th
focus lengthens, the glasses should recede from each other at an angle in a
opposite direction to the former angles. I propose to effect these objects by
means of two jointed levers, one end whereof moves on a fixed pivot and the
other ends are simply hinged together; and suppose the Invention, for
example, to be applied to a stereoscope, the lenses thereof are affixed to the
hinged ends of said levers, so that when such said levers are bent to produce
a short focus, the outer edge of each lens shall be inclined inwards, and vice-
versa. When the levers approach a straight line for producing a longer.
focus, these combined movements of the levers and the lenses miay be pro-

page_text: duced by an arrangement of compound levers. I am aware of right and
left handed screws having been employed for altering or adjusting the focus of
opera and stereoscopic glasses, but I am not aware of any efficient method
having been discovered for altering the angle of inclination of the object
glasses or lenses in relative proportion to the length of the focus, and it is this
combined relative adjustment of the lenses with the focus which constitutes
the principal feature of these improvements.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS APPERTAINING TO ARTICLES TO BE AFFIXED TO BOOTS AND SHOES AND TO THE FEET OF ANIMALS, AND IN MACHINERY AND MEANS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
Year: 1859

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Alexander Southwood Stocker and
George James Farmer at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with their Petition, on the 6th August 1859.
We, ALEXANDER SOUTHWOOD STOCKER and GEORGE JAMES FARMER, both of
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS APPERTAINING TO
ARTICLES TO BE AFFIXED TO BOOTS AND SHOES AND TO THE FEET OF ANIMALS, AND
IN MACHINERY AND MEANS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR PRODUCING THE SAME," to be as
follows:-
Our improvements consist in machinery, apparatus, and means to be
employed for producing out of certain rods of iron certain shapes desirable for
articles to be affixed to boots and shoes and to the feet of animals, and which
we accomplish by the aid of machinery, dies, tools, and pressure for forming
the articles into their various configurations; and in order that it may be
more clearly understood as to what we mean by our Invention, we will refer to
a Patent taken out on the 20th July 1830, by the said Alexander Southwood
Stocker and Thomas Johnson, for machinery for manufacturing shoe heels and
toe tips, which Patent has now expired; and our Invention for which we now
seek Letters Patent is improvements and additions to the process of bending
set forth in the Patent of Stocker and Johnson aforesaid, and it is also for the
manufacture of the same articles as therein specified, which improvements
consist in adding to the rack and pinion motion therein set forth, self-acting
cutting off, feeding, and delivery motions, so that the articles produced shall
be made from the long rods of iron as they leave the rolling mill, instead of

page_text: previously cutting them into short lengths, feeding and delivering each article
by hand, as in the instance of the old Patent of Stocker and Johnson before
referred to, upon which these improvements are made. The feed apparatus
may be effected by means of rollers, cranks, ratchets, or other means which
are in common use, and the cutting off of each article may be accomplished
by a stationary and moveable cutter; the article is delivered from the machine
when bent into its desired form by the aid of a self-acting lever.
Our Invention further consists in causing the motion of machines for
bending the articles herein set forth to work, revolve, or move in adjustable
centres instead of journals or otherwise as now in common use, as also in a
self-acting motion or grip to hold the rod while being bent into the configura-
tion required.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU- FACTURE OF BONNET FRONTS OR LAPPETS
Year: 1859

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edward Robert Dann, and Edward Goldschmidt,
both of Nottingham, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE OF BONNET FRONTS OR LAPPETS."
Scaled the 6th December 1859, and dated the 7th September-1859.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edward Robert Dann,
and Edward Goldschmidt at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with their Petition, on the 7th September 1859.
We, EDWARD ROBERT DANN, and EDWARD GOLDSCHMIDT, both of Notting-
ham, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF BONNET FRONTS OR LAPPETS," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture of
bonnet fronts or lappets. Heretofore in the manufacture of bonnet fronts or
lappets, it has been usual to set the several widths of goffered blond or lace of
which the bonnet front or lappet is formed into a band of net, ribbon or tape.
Now, according to this Invention, the goffered blond or net is set into a band
of paper, by the use of which material the band is made much smoother and
hence more convenient for use, the article is also more economically manu-

page_text: factured. In some cases we strengthen the paper by introducing threads or
strengthening bands into it during the manufacture.
The Invention also consists in mounting the goffered blond or lace on a
band of thin metal, which serves to hold it in form, and also to support the
bonnet into which it is fitted.