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IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ART OR PROCESS OF SETTING AND INTENSIEVING THE COLORS OF DYED OR PRINTED FABRICS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Toppan, of the City of Salem, in the County of
Essex and State of Massachusetts, in the United States of America, for an
invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ART OR PROCESS OF SETTING AND
INTENSIEVING THE COLORS OF DYED OR PRINTED FABRICS
"
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Charles Toppan at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 15th August 1882.
CHARLES TOPPAN, of the City of Salem in the County of Essex and State of
Massachusetts, in the United States of America. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ART
OR PROCESS OF SETTING AND INTENSIFYING THE COLORS OF DYED OR PRINTED
FABRICS."
This Invention relates more particularily to the treatment of fabrics in which
aniline colors have been employed in dyeing or printing.
In carrying out my Invention, I, proceed as follows:
To each gallon of water I add four ounces of the product known in commerce
by the trade-name of "Sinapetroline" No. 2, more fully described in the Letters
Patent of the United States, No. 186,640, granted to me January, 23, 1877;
when the "Sinapetroline," is dissolved, I immerse the goods in the solution,
running or passing the same slowly through the liquid, so as to permit it to act
upon the colors, but not long enough to start any that may be of a fugitive
character. I then calender the goods on beated cylinders, and finish the same
without removing the sizing left in the fabric, or goods.
If it is desired to render the fabric quite stiff, I then add to each gallon of
warm water four ounces of the "Sinapetroline," No. 2, when dissolved, I add a
quantity of starch, sufficient to produce the required stiffness, or proper finish
to the goods, then calender the same upon heated cylinders as before.
This process of intensifying the colors, and finishing the fabric, tends to
counteract the absorption of moisture, and prevents mildew, sets the colors, and
prevents fading of the same.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of performing
the same,
I would have it understood that I claim :

page_text: 1. The herein described art or process of setting and intensifying colored
prints, goods, or fabrics, consisting in passing the goods or fabrics, into and
through a solution of warm water and "Sinapetroline," No. 2, then calendering the
same upon heated rolls or cylinders, as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The herein described art or process of finishing colored prints, goods, or
fabrics, consisting in subjecting the same to a solution of warm water and
Sinapetroline," No. 2, and starch, then calendering the same upon hot rolls or
cylinders, as and for the purposes set forth.
"
In witness whereof I the said Charles Toppan, have hereto set my hand
and seal this second day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty two.
CHARLES TOPPAN. (L.S.)
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR DIVIDING AND TREATING DOUGH TO FORM LOAVES
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Ralph Abercromby at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th September 1882.
RALPH ABERCROMBY, of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North Britain,
Flour and Commission Merchant, "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR DIVIDING
AND TREATING DOUGH TO FORM LOAVES
ور
This Invention has for its object the dividing of dough and the treating of it in
a manner suitable for forming loaves, by means of apparatus arranged to act
expeditiously and satisfactorily, and which dispenses with a large portion of the
handling ordinarily required.
The improved apparatus is provided with a hopper into which the dough is put
in a suitable condition for forming loaves. A screw in the hopper forces the dough
downwards through a narrow outlet, and the dough passes between a pair of rollers,
in the form of a thick band, down upon an endless apron or band which carries it
along horizontally. At the sides of the endless apron there are fences or guides
of a twisted form like that of a plough mould-board which turn and fold over the
sides of the dough band as it is carried along; and when the edges are folded over
the band passes between a second pair of rollers which spread it out to its full
width again. This folding process is repeated by means of a second pair of fences,
and the dough band is again spread out by passing between a third pair of rollers.
The dough band next descends by an inclined channel to an endless apron which
moves forward intermittently each forward movement corresponding to the length
of dough band required to form a loaf. The dough band is folded by side fences
whilst being moved along by the second endless apron; and on reaching a certain
point the dough band is cut across by a knife and the side folds are pressed down
one above the other by blades. Each cut and folded piece is carried forward a
short distance to a position whence it is moved to one side or the other by a
vertical blade which reciprocates across the machine; and at the side the lump of
dough is brought over a rounded cavity in the table or plate and when in that
position and whilst a pair of slides with curved faces approach each other
over it and compress it laterally a bar or narrow plate descends and depresses
it into the cavity. The combined action of the parts causes the dough to be
doubled up and compressed into the form for making a loaf, which is removed
FD

page_text: by hand when the compressing parts separate. There is a cavity and set of com-
pressing details at each side of the machine, and the cut and folded pieces of dough
as they are carried forward by the intermittent endless apron are moved
alternately to either side by the transversely reciprocating vertical blade herein-
before referred to. The improved apparatus acting as described mechanically
performs combined operations together equivalent to what is sometimes termed
weighing off” “ chaffing” or “moulding "as done by hand.
"
IMPROVE- MENTS IN FIRE ARMS
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Bethel Burton at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd June 1882.
BETHEL BURTON of 17 Torrington Square London, W.C., Engineer. " IMPROVE-
MENTS IN FIRE ARMS."
My Invention is an improvement upon my former Patent dated 5th October
1880, whereby I am enabled to convert breech loading arms of any description into
a magazine gun, and it consists of a box, or hopper which I place on the side of
the breech action of a gun, and which may be permenantly secured thereto, or it
may be attached or removed at will, without the use of any tool by hand only,
the hopper is constructed simeler to the hopper used in my former Patent, refered
too; the cartredges feed from the hopper singly by means of an escapement lever,
which is operated by the thumb or by the motion of the breech action in opening
or closing the breech; the cartridges ly side by side in the hopper, but when the
hopper is partially filled with cartridges there is a liability of the cartridges turning
over end for end in the hopper, and to guard against this, a groove is made in the
hopper for the head of the cartridgs to pass through which engages the rim of the
cartridges and prevents them from turning. In case the hopper is required to be
removed, a spring strop is provided for that purpos, upon this spring there is a
pin which passes through the hopper and enters a hole in in side of the breech
receiver, which retains the hopper in in place, and a slide-lift on the spring raises or
lowers the stop pin, thus securing the hopper in place or admitting of its removal,
the spring stop is secured by a screw to the hopper The hopper is applicable alike
to breech actions on the falling block, or bolt systoms. And the magazine may be
held in reserve and the arm used as a breech loader. The hopper may be filled
with loose amunition, or a box of cartridges, and I construct the box holding the
cartridges simeler to the inside of the hoper.
IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR DOORS AND WINDOW SASHES
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Hancock of Kennington in the County of Surrey
for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS FOR DOORS AND
WINDOW SASHES"
pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Hancock at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th October 1882.
HENRY HANCOCK of Kennington in the County of Surrey "IMPROVEMENTS IN
FASTENINGS FOR DOORS AND WINDOW SASHES"
This Invention relates to improvements in fastenings for doors and window
sashes and has for its object to combine security and effectiveness of action with
simplicity of construction and economy in the cost of manufacture.
My invention consists of an improved automatic spring bolt constructed in the,
following manner. The pin of the bolt is made cylindrical and of any convenient
dimensions, one end-(hereafter called the spindle end,)-being made about one half
the thickness of the other or butt end; the object of so shaping the bolt pin being
to allow sufficient space for the play of a coiled spring which is fitted over such
spindle end and which end has a screw-thread formed on the top to receive a knob
or its equivalent as presently mentioned
Such bolt pin when so made and fitted is inserted into a tubular socket piece
provided with a base plate having a flange on each side to permit of its being
secured with screws to the door or sash frame
When the bolt pin exceeds the ordinary length the base plate may be propor-
tionately extended so as to form a channel wherein the bolt pin can work:-Or, if
preferred, a separate channel plate can be fixed beneath such bolt pin
In the outer end of such tubular socket through which the spindle end of the
bolt pin projects a circular cap plate is fitted against which the coiled spring is
compressed when the bolt pin is drawn back to unfasten the door or sash
In order to enable the bolt pin to be so drawn back when required a knob or

page_text: other suitable equivalent. forming a bolt head is screwed on to such spindle and
and when desired to keep the bolt pin so withdrawn a latch or catch piece is
conveniently fixed so as to allow of such latch or catch piece. being thrown forward
and taking into the space between the upper end of the socket piece und such
bolt head and so by a wedge action holding the bolt pin in the desired position
It will be obvious that immediately such latch or catch piece is released the bolt
pin will by the automatic action of the coiled spring at once be pushed forward
thus forcing the butt end of the bolt pin into the nozzle provided for its reception
and so effectually fastening the door or window to which it is fitted
It is therefore practically impossible to operate my improved automatic bolt from
the reverse side to that where it is fitted and if desired when fitting the same it
may be countersunk in the framework or elsewhere so as to be rendered invisible
thus precluding the possibility of its being tampered with by otliers than those
acquainted with its exact position and so affording great security combined with
economy of cost.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS CONNECTED WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTING
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd June 1882.
ROOKES EVELYN BELL CROMPTON of the Mansion House Buildings Queen
Victoria Street in the City of London Engineer IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
CONNECTED WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTING
I construct improved arc lamps as follows. The two carbons are attached to
sliding holders, so as to approach one another in the usual manner; the two are
attached one to the other by means of cords, chains, or other flexible connections,
passing over pulleys and so arranged, that the travel of one carbon, controls the
travel of the other as the rate of wasting away of the point of the first is to that
of the second.. For instance, if as is very generally the case, the positive carbon is
made the upper one, and wastes away at twice the rate of the negative or lower
one; My positive carbon would descend, through two inches whilst the negative
one is ascending through one inch.
I separate the carbons for the purposes of forming the arc, and in general
controlling the length of the arc by means of a solenoid or helix, suitably placed,
the core of which is attached by a light rod or wire to the negative carbon, at or
near the point on its incandescent cone, where it wastes away, under the action of
the heat of the arc
This attachment may take the form of a ring, pressing on the cone, or of a tube
having one or more claws or pins projecting inwards, so as to press on the cone,
the core of the solenoid being attached as above to the ring or tube.
If the lamp is to be burned singly in circuit the solenoid can be wound simply
with a coil of thick wire, which wire can be coupled up in circuit with the arc, but
if it be desired to burn more than one lamp in circuit then the solenoid may be
wound differentially in the usual manner.
In some cases I prefer to wind a fine wire coil of high resistance on the exterior
surface of the core itself, and so obtain the required differential action.
I sometimes use the arrangement described in the Provisional Specification filed
by me on the 24th day of January last with my application for Patent No. 346 in
which the thick wire on the solenoid is only in the main circuit at such times
when the lamp is not burning but immediately the arc is duly formed the thick
wire is automatically cut out of circuit.

page_text: In order to guide the point of the upper carbon as efficiently as possible, and at
a point as near the arc as possible, I sometimes pass it through an insulated guide,
carried by a short curved arm attached to the ring or tube above referred to,
which moves with and is controlled by the core of the solenoid.
In order to compensate for the inequality of balance between the weight of the
two carbons which is due to the fact that one wastes away much faster than the
other one, I sometimes use a chain of a certain regulated weight as part of the
flexible connection between the two carbons.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TROUSERS
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Redman at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 1st August 1882.
RICHARD REDMAN of the Firm of Messieurs Redman Brothers of Hebden
Bridge in the county of York Manufacturing Clothiers-" IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF TROUSERS
This Invention relates to an improved manufacture of such Trousers as are lined,
and the improvements consist in so cutting and forming the lining as to render a
sewing machine available for stitching in the linings instead of by hand as
heretofore, the invention greatly economising Labor and time and material.
According to this my invention in cutting the lining the top or waist is cut
angular or curved and the ordinary length for "felling" is much reduced the slops
or linings for the legs are cut nearly at right lines to their length but shorter for
the reason, assigned in reference to the waist, the linings when complete being
about 1 inches shorter than an ordinary pair of "men's size" The lining is now
to be sewn to the outside of each leg, the "piece" or cloth of leg, being likewise
open the bottom of each leg is next stitched, the back seam is next partially
closed, the cloth of back is likewise partially closed after side seam completed and
back seam of piece closed linings are next drawn up and the back seam is next
closed to top and bound down by the machine
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SCOURING, WASHING, DYEING AND SIZING HANKS OF FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Frederick Kilburn at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st July 1882.
JAMES FREDERICK KILBURN of Meltham in the County of York Engineer and
Millwright "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SCOURING, WASHING, DYEING
AND SIZING HANKS OF FIBROUS MATERIALS
"
This invention consists in a new combination and arrangement of apparatus to
be employed in scouring washing dyeing and sizing hanks composed of fibrous
materials. For this purpose I employ a series of top and bottom rollers each pair of
which carry a chain reel formed by two endless chains connected together by bars or
rods placed at suitable distances apart. The hanks to be operated upon are placed
around these chain reels. The top rollers upon which the chain reels are suspended
are actuated by worm and wheel from a horizontal shaft secured to the frame of
the machine whereby the said wheels are caused to revolve. The bottom rollers
are supported by the reels and the shafts of the said rollers are held in proper
position by guides attached to two rails to which a reciprocatory motion is given by
crank and lever from the driving shaft or other going part thereby giving to the
said reel and hanks thereon a reciprocatory or "waving " motion in addition to the
rotary motion previously mentioned
The machine thus described is provided with suitable lifting apparatus and is
suspended by chains attached to an overhead travelling carriage by which the
machine is carried from cistern to cistern as required for the several operations of
scouring, washing dyeing or sizing without the necessity of removing the banks
from the reels until the several processes are completed. The method of working
is as follows:-The hanks to be operated upon are placed on the reels of the
machine which is then raised by the lifting apparatus and lowered into a scouring
or washing cistern the machine is then set in motion when one of the processes is
gone through and when completed the machine is lifted out by the overhead
travelling carriage to another cistern and so on until the whole of the operations
are finished
MENTS IN HANGING BASKETS FOR FLOWERS, VASES AND THE LIKE
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edward William Warsop at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 27th May 1882.
EDWARD WILLIAM WARSOP of Bristol in the County of Bristol
MENTS IN HANGING BASKETS FOR FLOWERS, VASES AND THE LIKE
"
" IMPROVE-
This invention relates to certain improvements in hanging baskets for flowers,
vases and similar articles.
One important feature of this invention is the construction of the hanging
basket which is so designed as to be simple strong and capable of being folded into
a small compass, say for packing or storing
This basket consists of a central plate of circular shape having a moulding at its
periphery which enables it firmly to grip the wing pieces hereinafter described.
A number of notches, varying with the number of the said wingpieces are also
made in the periphery of said plate and a bolt is provided which serves for the
attachment of one wing piece which latter may be moved so as to allow the flower-
pots vases &c to be changed or removed.
Said circular plate when the basket is in use carries the flower pot, vase statue
or other article.
Each wing piece consist substantially of three parts, the top part, an inter-
mediary part which may be called the "chain" and a bottom part upon which
rests the afore said plate.
The top part is adapted to fit around a bolt into which a ring is inserted and by
said ring the whole basket is suspended. From the top part of the wing is
pendent the "chain" and this carries the bottom part; the latter is a bracket of
suitable shape fitting against a bolt (similarly to the top part) and adapted to enter
the moulding and notches in the circular plate said plate resting on a horizontal
part of the brackets
A suitable number of said wing pieces are hinged together and when surrounding
the top and bottom bolts and the circular plate bear on collars on the bolts and
this causes the whole of the parts firmly to grip one another.
The said basket may be made of wood, ivory metal and other suitable material
or a combination thereof but I prefer to make the same of wood (or a combination
of various woods) and in this case proceed as follows:

page_text: I make each wing piece of three distinct veneers, the central veneer is so placed
that the grain of the wood lays across the length of the piece whilst the grain of
the outer veneers is parallel therewith. By thus making the said wing pieces of
three layers of wood placed as set forth I impart great strength and lightness to
the whole and this is another important feature of my said invention. These 5
wooden wing pieces I prefer to hinge together by means of stout cavas or other
suitable material,
When the basket is not in use, the wing pieces are closed or folded up somewhat
like the leaves of a book.
The whole may be ornamented in any suitable manner, if made of wood it may 1
for instance be of an ornamental fret work design.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THIMBLES
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Friedrich Hermann Felix Engel at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 27th February 1882. A
communication by Joar Hirsch of Stockholm in the Kingdom of Sweden.
FRIEDRICH HERMANN FELIX ENGEL Civil Engineer and Patent Agent in the
City of Hamburg, Germany, "IMPROVEMENTS IN THIMBLES." A communication
by Joar Hirsch of Stockholm in the Kingdom of Sweden.
This invention relates to certain improvements in thimbles and has for its object
the combination of a knife or cutter with a common thimble or tailors thimble so
that same can be used by the operator for cutting threads or yarn whilst the thimble
is on the finger.
The knife may be a fixture to the thimble or it may be placed in slides or
fulcrumed on a pin or holt attached to the outer side of the thimble. If the knife
is a fixture to the thimble it is preferably formed in shape of a hook with the cutting
edge turned inward and the opening of the hook for introducing the thread or yarn
that has to be cut, may either be directed towards the open end or towards the top
end of the thimble, or the knife may be directed concentrically or inclined to the
outer surface of the thimble. In the case of combining the knife turneably on the
thimble wall it is fulcrumed on a pin or bolt and a spring may be applied between
thimble and a prolongation of the knife for keeping the end of the knife close to the
thimble whilst the cutter is not in use, whilst for drawing a thread against the edgo
of the knife for cutting purposes the latter may be opened by pressing down the
prolongated end aforesaid. The knife or cutter may also be capable of sliding in
guides on the sides of the thimble and operated by means of a button piece which
slides in a slot of the guide or thimble by which construction the knife can be
drawn out for the purpose of cutting or be completely or partly covered by the
guides if not in use.
IMPROVEMENTS IN OR CONNECTED WITH FISHING TACKLE
Year: 1882

page_text: "
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Clark at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 6th April 1882.
ROBERT CLARK, of the City and County of Edinburgh North Britain,
IMPROVEMENTS IN OR CONNECTED WITH FISHING TACKLE."
This Invention relates to improvements in or connected with minnow or parr
tackle for fishing, and is designed to save time and trouble in fixing the bait,
while providing a very efficient kind of tackle.
The improved tackle comprises a central stem, by preference made of brass, or
other non-corrosive metal, to serve also as a sinker, which is attached to the "cat-
gut" of the line in the usual way, and is formed with a tail piece fitted with hooks.
Into this stem a number of curved spikes, pins, or prongs are inserted, or fitted to
project radially round it, and on to these prongs, natural bait, or it might be
artificial bait formed of sheet india-rubber or other material, is secured or supported:
its upper end being held, if desired, by an elastic band.
"
A movable cap or head, provided with wings or angled blades to cause "spinning"
or rotation in passing through the water, is fitted on the upper end of the spiked
stem, and this head is retained thereon by a pin passed through the stem. Hooks
are also attached to the cap or head, which is made somewhat conical to cover the
upper end and prevent water entering below the bait.
When the tackle is to be baited, the pin is withdrawn, and the cap or head
slipped up on to the "cat-gut" or line, the natural or artificial bait is then laid on
to the curved spikes, and the elastic band slipped on to the upper end to retain it,
then the cap is lowered and fixed in its position, when the tackle has the appearance
of a natural minnow or parr.
IMPROVEMENTS IN WHEELS FOR PERAMBULATORS AND OTHER VEHICLES
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Simpson and Samuel Thomas Fawcett of the
Leeds Pail and Perambulator Works, Leeds in the County of York for an
Invention of
IMPROVEMENTS IN WHEELS FOR PERAMBULATORS AND OTHER
VEHICLES
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Simpson and Samuel
Thomas Fawcett at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 30th
November 1882.
JAMES SIMPSON and SAMUEL THOMAS FAWCETT of the Leeds Pail and
Perambulator Works, Leeds in the County of York-" IMPROVEMENTS IN WHEELS
FOR PERAMBULATORS AND OTHER VEHICLES
"
The object of our Invention is to construct a wheel of great strength and
efficiency combined with lightness and noiselessness
We construct the nave by preference of wood, also the spokes of wood. These
spokes are attached to a hollow metallic rim by means of metal chairs. The
metallic rim is made hollow to receive a tyre of India-rubber of ordinary con-
struction, or other noiseless elastic material. The lightness is obtained by making
the spokes and the nave of wood and the rim hollow and the strength and efficiency
obtained by the combination of the metallic rim and wooden spokes, these being
firmly secured together by the herein before mentioned metallic chairs,

page_text: Secondly. The arrangement and combination of the various parts
forming our Improvements in wheels for perambulators and other vehicles
and mere modifications of the same substantially as herein setforth.
In Witness whereof, we the said James Simpson and Samuel Thomas Fawcett
have hereunto set our hands and seals this eighth day of May in the year
of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
JAMES SIMPSON
(L.S.)
SAMUEL THOMAS FAWCETT (L.S.)
TRICYC OR OTHER VELOCIPEDES
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Briscall at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd October 1882.
WILLIAM BRISCALL, of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster
IN TRICYCLES OR OTHER VELOCIPEDES."
"IMPROVEMENTS
This invention refers chiefly to tricycles or velocipedes with three wheels in
which one large or driving wheel is placed in front and the other wheels are placed
in the rear and it has for its object the construction of such a tricyle that will be
as easily ridden round corners as a bicycle and in which the equilibrium of the
rider will not be disturbed when riding over uneven ground or passing over an
obstacle.
It consists in jointing or hinging the axle of the hind or small wheels to the
back bone so that it may stand at a desirable angle with the said back-bone and
fitting to the latter a catch or slide which by means of two arms resting on the
axle one on either side of the centre, or equivalent mechanism will prevent its
oscillation and hold it rigid when required.
The axle and back bone are hinged or jointed together by means of a knuckle or
other suitable joint and the catch or arins are made to slide on the backbone or
hinged to it and controlled or operated by the handle as the rider may desire in
conjunction with a spring attached to them for the purpose.
I do not confine my invention to the exact class of velocipede above described as
it will be also applicable to other velocipedes where two wheels are placed on the
same axle.
AN IMPROVED PROCESS OF TREATING FIGS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BEVERAGE THEREFROM."
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Wilkes Wood, of Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, for an Invention of "AN IMPROVED PROCESS OF TREATING FIGS
FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BEVERAGE THEREFROM."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Wilkes Wood at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd January 1882.
"AN
JOHN WILKES WOOD of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster.
IMPROVED PROCESS FOR TREATING FIGS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BEVERAGE
THEREFROM."
This Invention consists in making a kind of artificial coffee from figs.
One plan of making it is as follows. Take the figs, chop them up into pieces
about the size of coffee beans, dry them, and then roast them just as coffee beans
are roasted. They are then ground or pulverized when they will be found an
admirable substitute for coffee.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Wilkes Wood in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 1st July
1SS2.
JOHN WILKES WOOD, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster.
"AN
IMPROVED PROCESS OF TREATING FICS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BEVERAGE
THEREFROM."
This Invention consists in making a kind of artificial coffee from figs.
The plan I prefer for making it is as follows:-
Take the figs as ordinarily sold in shops chop them up into pieces about the size
of coffee beans, dry them, and then roast them just as coffee beans are roasted.
The pieces are then ground or pulverized when the pulverized material will be
found to be an admirable substitute for coffee and the best mode known to me of
making this artificial coffee which I term "carica" is to compose it as follows, one
half of dried or roasted figs, one fourth coffee and one fourth chiccory.
Having now described my Invention and the best mode known to me of
carrying it into effect I wish it to be understood that what I claim as my
Invention to be protected under Letters Patent is :-
The manufacture of an artificial coffee or improved beverage composed wholly or
partially of figs, dried, roasted and pulverized substantially as described.
In witness whereof I the said John Wilkes Wood have hereunto set my hand
and seal this Thirtieth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty two.
JOHN WILKES WOOD. (L.S.)
IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPERTAINING TO SPRING MOTORS
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Phillips Thompson at the
A commu-
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd October 1882.
nication to him from abroad by Anatole Exupère Rouif of Montreal in the
Province of Quebec in the Dominion of Canada.
WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON of the Agency for Foreign Patent Solicitors 6 Lord
Street Liverpool in the County of Lancaster and of 323 High Holborn in the County
of Middlesex Civil Engineer "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPERTAINING TO SPRING
MOTORS." A communication to me from abroad by Anatole Exupère Rouif of
Montreal in the Province of Quebec in the Dominion of Canada
The invention has reference to that class of motors in which a coiled spring is
used as the initiatory power and is particularly applicable to sewing machines and
other light machinery of a similar class.
It may be described as consisting of a coiled spring arranged in connection with a
train of gears mounted on parallel shafts and serving to give rotary motion in
either direction at will to a wheel or equivalent device which is used to impart
motion to other mechanism.
The main feature of the invention is in the means for reversing the action of the
coiled spring by causing either end of said spring to work while the other is held
fast, these means consist in a fixed gear wheel mounted on a shaft and a loose gear
wheel revolving on said shaft, the coiled spring being attached at its outer end to
a projection or casing formed in one with such loose gear and the inner end of said
spring being secured to said shaft which is moved in the direction of its axis to
cause either gear at will to intermesh with the first of a train of gears.
A regulating brake is provided which operates on a friction wheel mounted on
one of the gear shafts and said brake is actuated by a foot treadle and is thrown
in contact with the friction wheel when it is desired to stop or reverse the action of
the motor.
The coiled spring is wound up at stated intervals and a suitable ratchet and pawl
are provided on the main shaft to prevent retrograde motion when the winding is

page_text: Suitable levers are also provided for throwing the gears on said main shaft in
and out of gear with the mechanism which multiplies the number of revolutions
and actuates the machine for which the motor is supplied.
Stops for holding the gears stationary either when the spring is at high or low
tension are also used if required and the details of the different parts are modified
to suit the machine and its connections to which the motor is attached.
A NEW OR IMPROVED POSTAL WRAPPER
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Alfred Savage at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 18th October 1882.
ALFRED SAVAGE of New Kent Road in the County of Surrey Manufacturer
"A NEW OR IMPROVED POSTAL WRAPPER
"
This invention relates to a new or improved postal wrapper.
According to my invention the wrapper is folded in the ordinary way namely,
three folds or more. In the face of the paper on which the fap of the wrap is
fastened by being gummed thereon I form a slit running lengthwise of the fold.
In this slit is inserted the document to be carried by the post. It is thus prevented
from falling out by being confined by the edges or ends of the slot. At the same
time the ends of the wrapper and contents are open to the inspection of the
officials of the Post office and if desired the contained document may be withdrawn
and replaced without breaking the wrapper.
AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OR ARRANGEMENT OF FOOT SKATE
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Marshall Gorham at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 17th March 1882.
JOHN MARSHALL GORHAM of New Town Lincoln in the County of Lincoln
AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OR ARRANGEMENT OF FOOT SKATE
The object of this Invention is a foot skate with a single wheel to go on the
outer side of the foot and with a strap of metal from the axle towards the ground
and bent at right angles or nearly so for fixing a foot board or horizontal strap
whose outer or back end may have a roller or a stud to be put into contact with the
ground to enable the skater to stand still when desired. The upper portion of the
first or side strap is of sufficient length to admit of its being secured to the leg of
the skater by a leather or other mode of attachment.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF LEATHER OR OTHER STRAPS FOR RUGS, PARCELS, BOXES AND THE LIKE, ALSO IN THE CONNECTIONS AND FASTENINGS FOR SAME, WHICH FASTENINGS ARE APPLICABLE TO OTHER LIKE ARTICLES
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Boultbee Brooks at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 15th June 1882.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Leather
Goods Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF LEATHER OR
OTHER STRAPS FOR RUGS, PARCELS, BOXES AND THE LIKE, ALSO IN THE CONNECTIONS
AND FASTENINGS FOR SAME, WHICH FASTENINGS ARE APPLICABLE TO OTHER LIKE
ARTICLES,"
My Invention has for its object the facilitating of the adjustment and regulation
of straps for securing Parcels, Boxes, Rugs and other like packages and also in the
fastenings and connections for the same.
In carrying my invention into effect I so construct the strap or straps that at a
short distance from the buckle end I provide a suitable metal loop into which the
strap is passed, and on one end of the said strap I fix a slide buckle through which
the other end of the strap passes. By this arrangement I am enabled to regulate
the length of strap required according to the various sizes of Rugs parcels or boxes
to be secured so that no superfluous length of strap is left beyond what is require.1
after passing through the tongued buckle end for security.
In some cases where extra security is required I substitute for the buckle end and
loop first described, a combination buckle fastening and loop through which the
strap is passed and after being fixed by the tongue of the buckle the strap is
further secured by being passed through the fastening and fixed by a wedge bolt
(or its equivalent) which passes through a perforation or indentation in the said
strap, which is kept in position by a suitable spring catch, the said combination
buckle and fastening is applicable for other similar purposes.
As a modification I sometimes use two straps the one with the tongued buckle at
one end and a slide buckle at the other end, sliding or working through a second
slide buckle to the centre bar of which the end of the second strap is secured so
that by passing the loose end of one strap through the slide buckle at the end of
the other strap, the same adjustment and regulation of length of strap is obtained as
at first described.

page_text: In some cases instead of using the ordinary fixed leather or other handle con-
nected with such strap I use two metal loops having pins passing through the
independent bar or support for the handle and secured by nuts, washers, or other-
wise, such loops having recesses formed in them for the straps to pass through, the
handle being hinged to lugs formed on the top side of such loops whereby the
handle when out of use falls to the side of the rug, parcel, or box to which the straps
are attached.
SURGICAL APPLIANCE FOR USE IN CASES OF FRACTURED PATELLA
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Parson at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 21st October 1882.
HENRY PARSON of the Firs, Guildford in the County of Surrey
SURGICAL APPLIANCE FOR USE IN CASES OF FRACTURED PATELLA
"
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AN IMPROVED
My Invention relates to surgical appliances employed in cases of fracture of the
patella and it has for its object to provide a device which will draw into position
and maintain the fractured portions in place whereby a speedier cure may be
effected than with similar appliances as heretofore made.
The Invention consists essentially in a pair of jaws preferably of wire covered
with wash leather or other suitable material connected together adjustably and
curved to fit above and below the edges of the patella respectively, the jaws being
provided with straps which are passed around the side bars or supports of a splint
and serve to hold the appliance in position when applied to the injured part. The
jaws are secured together by screw rods which extend from one jaw through
tubular portions on the other and are held firmly in place by wing nuts. The
adjustable jaws may also be made of flat pieces of wood or other material the inner
edges of which are appropriately curved or having projecting or raised edges to
correspond to the form of the edges of the patella.
AN IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE FOLDING CHAIR
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Ernest Smith at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 17th March 1882.
ERNEST SMITH [of Thurlow Hill West Dulwich in the County of Surrey
England] AN IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE FOLDING CHAIR
"
The seat frame rests upon cross legs pivoted together, at the point of crossing.
The legs supporting the front part of the seat frame, are pivoted to the same, at a
short distance from the ends. The legs supporting the back part of the seat frame,
are not pivoted to the same, but have notches cut in them at the top end, so that
the cross rail in the back of the seat frame will fit into the notches, and rest in
them, when the chair is in use. To prevent the said cross rail from sliping out of
the notches, when in use, and also to facilitate quickly seting up the chair, when
folded, a short strap is attached, one end to the middle of the aforesaid sent rail
and the other end to the middle of the top cross bar connecting the two legs with
notches, as before described.
The frame that forms the back of the chair is pivoted to the seat frame & BO
arranged that it can be adjusted to different elevations, firstly, by resting against
the tenons of the cross rail in back of seat frame, said tenons passing through the
side rails of the seat frame, & projecting sufficiently to form a stop, secondly other
stops are pivoted to the seat frame and so arranged as to be thrown on or off the
projecting tenons before described, by using these the back of the chair can be
raised or lowered at pleasure.
IMPROVEMENTS IN TAPS FOR APPLICATION TO BOTTLES CONTAINING AERAted OR GASEOUS LIQUIDS
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Peter Yates at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 21st November 1882.
PETER YATES of Oldham in the County of Lancaster Wine Merchant,
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TAPS FOR APPLICATION TO BOTTLES CONTAINING AERAted
OR GASEOUS LIQUIDS"
My Invention relates to the taps principally used in withdrawing the contents of
champagne bottles. Such taps are provided with a hollow screw which is intended
to be forced by screwing into the cork until its lower end projects into the
bottle but owing to the extreme density of the corks it is difficult and some times
impossible to effect this operation. According to my Invention I provide the
hollow screw with a plug or stopper of cork or elastic material or faced with such
material and with a bridle which is jointed to or connected with a spring clip
which is adapted to clasp the bottle below the shoulder on the neck. The said
bridle is formed or provided with a nut in which the screw works and the outer
end of the screw is provided with a tap or valve.
When the cork has been withdrawn the clip bridle is quickly applied and the
screw is turned until the stopper tightly closes the mouth of the bottle. The
contents can then bo withdrawn through the tap at intervals without removing the
stopper. The apparatus is also applicable to soda-water or to other than champagne
bottles.
AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR PRINTING OR LETTERING INDEXES
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Robins Fordham at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 14th August 1882.
WILLIAM ROBINS FORDHAM, of City Road, in the county of Middlesex, Account
Book Manufacturer, "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR PRINTING OR LETTERING
INDEXES"
This invention relates to the construction of an apparatus whereby indexes may
be printed or lettered in one or more colors at one operation.
Hitherto in printing or lettering indexes it has been the practice to stamp or
print each letter separately or to paste letters on the indexes; these operations are
tedious and consequently expensive.
In carrying out my invention I employ a frame in which works a plate carrying
the letters of the alphabet arranged in a line, the said plate working in a manner
similar to that of an ordinary self-inking endorsing stamp, the ink-pad is divided
into spaces corresponding with the number of letters so as to allow of different
colored inks being used for alternate letters or otherwise, black and red alternately
being those most generally in use; the bed of the apparatus is constructed so as to
toring the sheets of paper to be printed or lettered on a level surface, or instead of
the bed being so formed the letters on the plate may be made adjustable to suit the
different levels of the sheets to be printed or lettered.
By this arrangement, the ink pad being supplied with the required colored inks,
the index is placed in the proper position in the apparatus, and the letters are inked
by the upward movement of the plate, the said plate with the inked letters is then
brought down and will print or letter the index in letters corresponding in color or
colors with the color or colors on the inking pad at one operation.
A ROCKING CAR
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edwin Owen Hallett at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 21st January 1882.
EDWIN OWEN HALLETT, of Weymouth, in the County of Dorset. "A ROCKING
CAR."
My Invention relates to a rocking car to be used as a means of amusement and
healthy exercise by children as a substitute for the ordinary rocking horse now in
use, whereby more than one child may use the apparatus at the same time. The
rocking car may also be employed as a convenient means to enable photographers
or artists to arrange a group of children in a natural and artistic manner when
desiring to make a picture.
It consists of a framework composed preferably of two curved rockers, suitably
connected together by cross bars, and which frame is capable of rocking. At each
extremity of this frame a seat is pivotted or mounted on an axle, the object being
to allow the occupant to always remain in a nearly upright position when the
apparatus is being rocked. At a short distance below each seat a suitable foot
board is fixed on the frame, or two or more may be fixed one below the other to
suit children of various sizes. In the middle of the frame is supported by any
suitable means a cradle or basket forming a kind of carriage or car, in which two
or more children may be seated.
The children on the seats placed at either extremity of the rockers alternately
give the necessary impetus. to produce the desired rocking motion, whilst the
occupants of the centre carriage or car are simply seated and kept in motion
without exertion. The seats at the extremities of the rockers are provided with
hand rails, which may be grasped by the children so as to maintain them firmly in
their seats.
.
It will be readily understood that the whole of the apparatus may be made of
wood or metal or of the two combined, or of any other suitable material; and
further instead of having only one seat at each extremity of the rockers two or
more may be employed placed either side by side or one below the other, and the
centre carriage or car can be arranged to contain any desired number of children.
A NEW OR IMPROVED LAMP AND OIL FEEDER COMBINED FOR LUBRICATING PURPOSES
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Gillmore at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd August 1882.
WILLIAM EDWARD GILLMORE, of 20 Charles Street, High Street, Deptford, in the
County of Kent, "A NEW OR IMPROVED LAMP AND OIL FEEDER COMBINED FOR
LUBRICATING PURPOSES."
The object of my Invention is combining an oil feeder or can with a lamp that
the light therefrom may be concentrated on the spot or any part of machinery
required to be lubricated or fed with oil, such as bearing shafts etc under machinery
in dark places or during night time, the lamp being provided preferably with a
bullseye and a reflector for concentration purposes. The lamp can be used for
ordinary purposes of lighting and carried about freely when not required in
connection with oil feeding
For the purposes of my invention I make the body of the lamp or the base only
in a piece with or as part of the "oil can "or feeder so that the oil reservoir and the
can are supplied with the same oil but when oil other than that suitable for lighting
as well as for lubricating purposes is used the lamp reservoir and the can reservoir
are then separated and supplied with oil suitable for each of them