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IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR ACTUATING AND REGULATING THE THROTTLE VALVES OF STEAM ENGINES
Year: 1853

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edwin Heywood, of Glusburn, near Keighley,
in the County of York, Foreman to Messrs. Bairstow," of Sutton
Mills, near Keighley aforesaid, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN APPARATUS FOR ACTUATING AND REGULATING THE THROTTLE VALVES
OF STEAM ENGINES."
Sealed the 29th July 1853, and dated the 2nd May 1858.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edwin Heywood
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 2nd May 1853.
I, EDWIN HEYWOOD, of Glusburn, near Keighley, in the County of
York, Foreman to Messrs. Bairstow, of Sutton Mills, near Keighley,
aforesaid, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR ACTUATING AND REGULATING THE THROTTLE
VALVES OF STEAM ENGINES" to be as follows:-
The Invention has for its object two improvements for actuating and
regulating the throttle valve.

page_text: The first arrangement consists of two cones, one of them receiving
motion from the engine by means of a strap or pinion wheel, the other
cone receiving motion by means of a strap from the other cone; the
two cones being connected to the throttle valve by means of a con-
necting rod.
The second arrangement consists of a shaft with two bevil wheels
upon it, having a third bevil wheel working in gear, and giving motion
to the two bevil wheels by a loose key, the two bevil wheels being loose
on the shaft. At the other end of this shaft is a pinion wheel, which
gives motion to and drives a scroll wheel, which scroll wheel works a
stud pin, which stud pin is fastened to a connecting rod, which
actuates the throttle valve.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Year: 1853

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Jacob Brett, of Hanover Square, in the
County of Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
PHOTOGRAPHY."-A. communication.
Sealed the 28th November 1858, and dated the 8tlr July 1853.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Jacob Brett at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
8th July 1853.
I, JACOB BRETT, of Ilanover Square, in the County of Middlesex,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN PHOTOGRAPHY" to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in combining together into one apparatus
two photographic cameras in such a manner that two stereoscopic
pictures may be taken at the same time and on the same plane. The
instrument is arranged in such manner that the angle at which the
two pictures are taken may be varied at pleasure, but at the same

page_text: time retaining the distance between the pictures on the plane always
constant. The Invention also consists in obtaining from a negative
photographic picture a positive picture of either a larger or a smaller
size than the original negative, by so arranging the apparatus that the
light which passes through the negative picture (which is preferred to
be on glass) is caused to pass through a series of lenses which bring
the light to a focus at the other end of the apparatus, where a prepared
surface is placed to receive the positive image, the size of which will
vary according to the distance at which the negative picture is placed
from the lenses.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MA- CHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR DIGGING, EXCAVATING, OR REMOVING EARTH
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Newton
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 9th February 1853. A communication.
:) (Pr.h.m
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, WILLIAM EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chan-
cery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MA-
CHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR DIGGING, EXCAVATING, OR REMOVING EARTH,"
to be as follows:-
The machine or apparatus which forms the subject of the present
Invention is intended more particularly for digging or cutting ditches
or drains, and removing the earth therefrom, and consists principally of
a rotating wheel, to which a number of shovels are attached. This
wheel is mounted in a frame, and the hinder part of the wheel is en-
closed in a box or chamber. To the lower part of this chamber a share
and mould-board are fixed. The share cuts away or loosens the earth

page_text: for a subsequent operation, when the rotating shovels will raise the
loose earth, and throw it on to wing pieces, which are attached to the
sides of the apparatus, and from which wings it will fall into carts,
whereby it may be removed to any convenient place for deposit. The
apparatus is to be drawn forward by horses, and the onward progress
thereof causes the wheel with the shovels attached thereto to rotate
and scoop up the earth that has been loosened by a previous operation.
A NEW OR IM- PROVED TURN-TABLE
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Arrowsmith at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
13th May 1853.
I, JOHN ARROWSMITH, of Bilston, in the County of Stafford, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW OR IM-
PROVED TURN-TABLE" to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of a hydrostatic or floating turn-table con-
structed in the following manner :-I make two wrought iron basins,
one of somewhat larger size than the other; the larger one is firmly
embedded in masonry on the ground, and the smaller one is placed
therein, and floated by means of water placed between the two. The
said basins are made of wrought iron plates, after the manner in which
steam boilers are made. The inner floating vessel is closed at top, and
the rails are properly arranged thereon; the larger basin is furnished
with an inlet and an outlet pipe, so as to regulate the quantity of water to
suit engines and tenders of different weights; and the inner or floating
basin is provided with rollers working between angle irons affixed to the

page_text: outer basin, so as to limit the height to which the said floating basin
rises on the removal of the weight of the engine or other body. The
said floating basin is also provided with an apparatus for fixing the
same during the passing off of the weight; but I do not limit myself to
any details, my Invention consisting in the construction of a hydrostatic
or floating turn-table.
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Newton
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 19th January 1853.-A communication.

page_text: much more convenient than the ordinary bayonet fastening,
contrivance in which screws are employed.
or any
A NEW OR IM- PROVED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING CORNICE POLES, AND PICTURE AND CUR- TAIN RODS, AND OTHER RODS FROM WHICH ARTICLES ARE SUSPENDED
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas James Perry at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 12th February 1853.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, THOMAS JAMES PERRY, of the Lozells, in the Parish of Aston-
juxta, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Engine Turner, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW OR IM-
PROVED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING CORNICE POLES, AND PICTURE AND CUR-
TAIN RODS, AND OTHER RODS FROM WHICH ARTICLES ARE SUSPENDED," to be
as follows:
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Fig. 1, represents a transverse section, and Fig. 2, a longitudinal
section, of a cornice pole constructed according to my Invention. a,
is the hollow tube, of which the cornice pole consists; b, a rod sus-
pended by its ends, and also, if necessary, by its middle, in the axis
of the suid tube a; c, a slot, extending from end to end of the tube
a, or extending from each end to nearly the middle of the said tube
a; d, one of the rings (of which any number may be used) from
which the curtain or curtains are suspended; e, a link hanging from
each of the rings; d, the lower end of the said link passing through

page_text: the slot c, in the tube a. A hook f, is hung to each of the links e,
to which said hooks the curtain is attached by sewing or otherwise.
The said ring d, and link e, may be made in one piece. By drawing
the said curtain with the hand, the rings d, slide on the rod b, with
greater case, and with less noise than the large rings ordinarily
used, and which slide on the exterior of the tube a. By this
method of construction, the exterior of the said tube a, may be
ornamented without the said ornament interfering with the sliding
of the rings d. The same method of construction applies to curtain
and picture rods, and generally to rods from which articles are
suspended.
IMPROVEMENTS IN VESSELS OR CASES FOR STORING AND PRESERVING EDIBLE SUBSTANCES
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Alexander Robertson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
15th June 1853.
I, ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, of Holloway, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN VESSELS OR CASES FOR STORING AND PRESERVING EDIBLE
SUBSTANCES" to be as follows:-
I construct a vessel of any desired shape or size of cast or wrought
iron or other suitable metal, and make all the joints air-tight. I provide
this vessel with a valve or door opening on a hinge, and ground into its
seat so as to fit air-tight. I fix to the vessel an air pump and vacuum
gauge. When the vessel is required for use the door or valve is opened,
and fish or other provisions are placed in it; the door is then closed, and
the air is exhausted by means of the pump. The pressure on the out-
side of the door or valve will keep it closed. When the whole or any
portion of the contents of the vessel is required to be withdrawn air is
admitted into the vessel through a tap provided for the purpose, the

page_text: valve or door will then readily open, and when a sufficient supply has
been withdrawn from the vessel the door is closed and a vacuum
created by the pump, as before. These vacuum safes will be found
particularly suitable to the storing and preserving of fish.
In some cases, where smaller vessels are required, I construct them
of iron or of stout sheet tin or other suitable metal, and provide them
with a nozzle and valve. In one side or end I leave an opening for the
insertion of the provisions through a door or valve, as before, where the
metal will admit of it, but in other cases I solder over such opening,
after the provisions have been inserted, a stout sheet tin plate, and
apply a connecting pipe leading from an air pump to the nozzle.
When the air has been exhausted I solder or fit over the nozzle
a stout plate to protect it and the valve from injury. Where the
aperture has been closed by the plate of sheet metal the contents of
the vessel are got at by slitting it with a knife.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE METHOD OF DRAINING DWELLING HOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS, AND OPEN AND ENCLOSED SPACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS WHERE SEWERS AND DRAINS ARE NOW OR MAY BE HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION, left by John Fordham Stanford
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 12th February 1853.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within
the time prescribed by the Act.)
I, JOHN FORDHAM STANFORD, of No. 9, Arundel Street, in the
Parish of St. Clements Danes, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN
THE METHOD OF DRAINING DWELLING HOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS, AND
OPEN AND ENCLOSED SPACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS WHERE SEWERS AND
DRAINS ARE NOW OR MAY BE HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED," to be as follows:
First, it is to be observed that sewers and drains are made as
impervious as possible, and consequently the water contained in the
ground about the same is in nowise admitted thereinto. I there-
fore (to drain the land in which the natural dampness or springs are
by such sewers and drains excluded, and from which the dampness of
houses generally arises), intend to put an earthen or other pipe or
tube though the side of the sewer or drain near to the bottom thereof
in a sloping position downwards to the inside of such sewer or drain,
and the outer end of such pipe or tube to be curved, and to be

page_text: inserted into a closed air tight trap of eartherware or other suiable
material, and fitted with a self-acting valve to prevent the fluid
in the sewer or drain from passing into such trap. I then put water
into said trap until it discharges by the pipe into the sewer or
drain; I then insert another bent earthen or other pipe or tube
into the said trap, with the end turned down about about 3 inches
into the water in said trap; the other part of said pipe passing
through the side of said trap at a higher level than the pipe leading
to the sewer or drain. I then close the said trap, and make all the
joints air tight. The other end of such pipe being open and
prepared to receive another length of tube or pipe, I add common
earthen drain pipe with uncemented or closed joints thereto laid in
channels sunk into the ground to any length or in any direction re-
quired, and fill up said channels with rubble. And thus I thoroughly
drain the bottoms of houses or other buildings and grounds, and
at the same time exclude the smell or vapour arising from the
sewers or drains from such houses, buildings, or places as far as
concerns these works, whereby I greatly improve the heathful-
ness and increase the durability of such houses and buildings....
A CERTAIN CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOUNDS APPLI- CABLE AS A REMEDY FOR CUTS, SCALDS, BURNS, WOUNDS, AND ACCIDENTS OF O A SIMILAR NATURE TO WHICH THE SAME CAN OR MAY BE APPLIED
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Jones at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
14th October 1853.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, WILLIAM JONES, of Porchester Place, Hyde Park Square, in the
County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "A CERTAIN CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOUNDS APPLI-
CABLE AS A REMEDY FOR CUTS, SCALDS, BURNS, WOUNDS, AND ACCIDENTS OF
O A SIMILAR NATURE TO WHICH THE SAME CAN OR MAY BE APPLIED," to be as
follows:-
To equal parts of the following substances, namely, bol. armenia,
blue vitriol, rock alum, and white copperas, (which I pulverize and
reduce into a fine powder by any method in use for that purpose,) I
5 add four parts of acetic acid or common vinegar, and agitate the whole
until it becomes of the consistancy of paste; but should I require the
compound to be liquified, I add a greater proportion of acetic acid

page_text: or common vinegar; I then spread the paste upon or immerse in the
compound or liquid (as the case may require) lint, linen rag, or other
like fabrics, and apply it to the part affected, thereby producing a speedy
and effectual cure of the diseased part or parts: >
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A NEW SYSTEM OF PAINTING BY MEANS OF LITHOGRAPHY WITHOUT LEAVING A PARTICLE OF PAPER UPON THE CANVASS
Year: 1853

page_text: with the application for Letters Patent was not given with ine
time prescribed by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Louis Adolphe
Ferdinand Besnard at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with his Petition, on the 22nd December 1858.
I, LOUIS ADOLPHE FERDINAND BESNARD, of Paris, in the Empire of
France, but now temporarily staying at 85, Essex Street, Strand, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW SYSTEM OF
PAINTING BY MEANS OF LITHOGRAPHY WITHOUT LEAVING A PARTICLE OF PAPER
UPON THE CANVASS" to be as follows:-
I take a prepared canvass thoroughly dry and smooth; I then lay the
canvass in a press and place the sheet of paper with the drawing upon
it on the canvass and press it, by which means the drawing is trans-
ferred to the canvass. I then take off the paper. I next wash the
canvass over with a solution composed of half water and half gelatine,
and dry it. The time occupied in drying varies with the temperature.
This fixes the drawing. The proportions of the solution may be varied
according to circumstances.
IMPROVEMENTS IN STEREOSCOPES
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Christian Göethel and
Charles Moritz hammer
at the Office of the Commissioners
of Patents, with their Petition, on the 31st October 1853.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
We, CHRISTIAN GOETHEL and CHARLES MORITZ ZIMMERMAN, both of
Philadelphia, in the United States of America, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STEREOSCOPES
as follows:-
to be
The annexed Drawing represents a perspective view of the improved
portable stereoscope, which consists principally of three parts hinged
together so as to allow of the whole being folded up. The centre piece
a, a, forms the base, and the two vertical ones b, b, and c, c, are held
together when opened by the ties d, d. To the back b, b, the daguero-
types are affixed, and the upright plane c, c, carries the lenzes e, e, by
which the object is magnified.
The distance of the verticals is regulated according to the focal
distance of the lenzes. This arrangement allows of a more minute
examination of the details of the object, and the whole when folded up
occupies no more room than a small sketching block.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MARINE PUMPS AND APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Learmont at the
Office of the Commissioners. of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 28th January 1853.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within
the time prescribed by the Act.)
I, JAMES LEARMONT, of Porthopetoun Foundry, Edinburgh,
Scotland, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
66 CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MARINE PUMPS AND APPARATUS CONNECTED
THEREWITH" to be as follows:.
My Invention consists in adapting and applying to ships and
other vessels pumps and apparatus connected therewith of the
following construction and arrangement for the purpose of dis-
charging bilge or leakage water when required, and also of supplying
water to the vessel in case of need.
The pumps and apparatus to be used for this purpose consist of
two working pump barrels of the same diameter, united by flanges
and extending from the hold of the vessel to any convenient height
above the upper deck of the same.
The lower barrel is fitted at the bottom of the vessel, and has
valves at its lower end, through which water may enter the barrel

page_text: from the hold of the vessel. The water so entering the barrel may
be discharged into the sea by means of the pump through a hori-
zontal pipe extending through the side of the vessel. With this
horizontal pipe is connected a branch pipe, through which the
water to be discharged is made to pass. This branch pipe has a
stop cock in it, and so also has the horizontal pipe before mentioned,
and there is a valve in the said horizontal pipe (between the two
junctions of the branch pipe and the said pipe) which will prevent
the water from the pump barrel passing along such pipe, but will
cause it to pass into the branch pipe, the stop cock in which being
open, the water will pass through it, and enter the horizontal pipe
again on the other side of the valve, and pass through the second
open stop cock out into the sea.
The handle of the pump is so constructed that the length of
stroke can be regulated in case of need so as to increase the quantity
of water discharged.
When water is required to be admitted to the vessel from the sea,
for instance for extinguishing fire, the stop cock in the said branch
pipe is closed, and that in the main horizontal pipe opened. The
water from the sea then enters the horizontal pipe, passes through
the stop cock and valve, and into the lower pump barrel, whence it
is raised by the pump into the upper barrel, and thence supplied
into a pipe extending across the vessel just under the upper deck of
In this pipe a number of perforated pipes are inserted
.at right angles to the said pipe, so that the water entering this pipe
may be distributed into the pipes at right angles to the same, and
pass out in streams through their perforations.
PROPELLING VESSELS OF ALL DESCRIP- TIONS THAT FLOAT ON WATER, THAT ARE CAPABLE OF CARRYING STEAM OR ANY OTHER ENGINES USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING POWER TO PROPEL VESSELS, ALSO FOR PROPELLING CARRIAGES ON ROADS TO WHICH ENGINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING POWER TO WORK THEM CAN BE APPLIED
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Joseph Clisild Daniell at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 1st March 1858.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, JOSEPH CLIBILD DANIELL, of Limpley Stoke, in the Parish of
Bradford, in the County of Wilts, Gentleman, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "PROPELLING VESSELS OF ALL DESCRIP-
TIONS THAT FLOAT ON WATER, THAT ARE CAPABLE OF CARRYING STEAM OR
ANY OTHER ENGINES USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING POWER TO PROPEL
VESSELS, ALSO FOR PROPELLING CARRIAGES ON ROADS TO WHICH ENGINES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF GIVING POWER TO WORK THEM CAN BE APPLIED," to be as
follows, viz. :-
Instead of a screw, or paddle wheels, as are now used for pro-
pelling vessels, I apply a cylinder or cylinders of suitable dimentions.
Each of these cylinders are to be constructed with one of its ends open
and the other close, with a stuffing-box in its centre, through which a
rod, connected with the engine (by which it is to be driven) at one end,
and at the other is to be fixed a piston, which piston is to work in the
cylinder (see Drawing hereunto annexed, Fig. 1, and 2). This piston,
as well as the cylinder in which it is to work, must be nicely fitted to
each other by packing or otherwise, as that no air shall pass between

page_text: the working part of the rod in the stuffing-box, or working part of the
circumference of the piston and cylinder, so that when the piston is
forced forward by the engine a column of air equal in diameter to that
of the cylinder will be driven forward to the extent the piston works
in the cylinder, and a vacuum be formed in that part of the cylinder
between the piston and the stuffing-box end; and this column of air,
forming a resistance of about twelve pounds to the inch, will, I consider,
(when a proper number of cylinders, with their pistons, and of pro-
portionate dimentions, be applied,) act with sufficient force against the
piston or pistons whilst in action to give motion or propel the vessel.
This apparatus may be worked in vessels, either above the water-
mark or below, in the hold of the vessel. In the former case it will work
against the pressure of air alone, but in the latter by the pressure of a
column of air and water. The water will add to the weight of the column
of air in proportion to the depth the apparatus is placed under the
water mark; and when such is adopted, as is necessary in vessels of
war, to prevent as much as possible injury from shot, the apparatus
must be fixed at the stern of the vessel, so as to communicate with the
water, as the piston will work in contact with water instead of air, as in
the former case.
Also, the above apparatus may be applied for propelling carriages on
roads, when to such carriages engines for driving the same can also
be applied.
A NEW OR IMPROVED ROTARY STEAM ENGINE
Year: 1853

page_text: by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Unett Coates at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th
December 1853.
1, WILLIAM UNETT COATES, of Ombersley, in the County of Worcester, Clerk,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED
ROTARY STEAM ENGINE" to be as follows:-
The Drawing represents a transverse vertical section of my Invention. The
steam entering at the pipe a, passes through the four way cock b, into an annular
chamber in the interior part of the cylinder; from thence it passes into the
divisions of the cylinder marked g, g'; it here comes into direct communication
with the piston h, which it forces round with its shaft o. The steam which
occupies the divisions g. 9', on the revolution of the piston passes into passages
,, and proceeding along the said passages from the anterior to the posterior
part of the cylinder passes out by the pipe 1, and four way cock 6, into the waste
pipe m, when it may either be received into a condenser or allowed to escape.
The steam enters and escapes in a continuous stream. To use the steam
expansively a cock p, (or a slide) is fixed in the steam pipe a, which is worked
by an excentric or otherwise, so as only to open the steam pipe during a certain
portion of the revolution. The slides k, k, (passing through the stuffing boxes
m, m,) are kept in contact with the piston as it revolves by the cylinders n, n,

page_text: which are supplied with steam by the pipes r, 1, (or the pipes s, when the
engine is reversed), so that when the piston forces the slide up there is no
pressure against the piston except what is caused by overcoming the friction.
To reverse the engine, turn the cock b, so that the steam passes first into
the pipe, and after passing through the engine passes into the waste pipe m'.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SEWING MACHINES
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Henry Johnson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 14th September 1853.-A communication.
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 14th September 1853.-A communication.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, JOHN HENRY JOHNSON, of 47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County
of Middlesex, and of Glasgow, North Britain, Gentleman, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SEWING
MACHINES" to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in the employment of a number of hooked
needles, similar to crochet hooks, which are fitted side by side in a sliding
needle carrier, and at distances apart to correspond with the length of
stitch to be made. The material to be sewn is held between two plates,
having a longitudinal opening in the centre to admit of the passage of
the needles through the material. On the side of the material opposite
to that by which the needles enter are arranged a series of catches,
similar to bell cranks, hinged loosely upon a common centre, composed
of a horizontal wire. The vertical arms of these catches serve to
retain a certain amount of slack thread upon the front of the material,
such slack being afterwards required for the formation of loops behind

page_text: the material to be sewn. The needle carrier is now pushed forward,
thereby pushing the hooked portion of the whole of the needles simul-
taneously through the material. A thread supplied by a bobbin on any
part of the machine is now laid over these hooks, and passed also
round the vertical arms of the catches herein-before described, the
horizontal arms of which may be slightly weighted. The needle holder
is then brought back again, and the needles or hooks bring the thread
along with them, thereby forming a series of loops on the opposite or
inner side of the material; through this series of loops is passed a
second thread, when the loops are released and drawn tight, thus com-
pleting the stitching of a length of seam equal to the length of the
series of needle by one double stroke of the needle holder.
CERTAIN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND SCOURING WOOL
Year: 1853

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Hargrave, of Kirkstall, in the County
of York, Worsted Manufacturer, for the Invention of "CERTAIN
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND SCOURING WOOL."
Sealed the 25th January 1854, and dated the 6th December 1853.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Hargrave
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 6th December 1858.
I, JOHN HARGRAVE, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "CERTAIN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND SCOURING
WooL" to be as follows:-
The method of scouring wool usually adopted is to put the wool into
a suitable cistern, containing soap lees or other scouring liquor, and
(after the wool has become thoroughly saturated) to pass it under the
bite of a pair of heavily weighted rollers, repeating the operation until
the wool is sufficiently cleaned. Now this Invention relates to a novel
arrangement of apparatus for washing and scouring wool. For this

page_text: purpose several pairs of heavily weighted rollers are placed inside a
cistern containing soap lees or other scouring liquor, and around cach
upper and under roller an endless sheet is passed, for the purpose of
carrying the wool forward between the bito of the under and upper
rollers, and delivering it by suitable machinery upon an endless apron,
from whence it may be delivered to the next machine.
It is also intended to have two or more cisterns, with their complement
of rollers and endless sheets,,so.placed that the second cistern is higher
than the first, and the third higher than the second, in order that the
scouring liquor may be supplied to the highest cistern where the wool
is finished scouring, and gradually drawn down to the lower-cisterns
where the wool is first introduced.
The wool is to be introduced into the cistern by means of an endless
feed apron.
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IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS APPLI- CABLE TO WHEELS OR AXLES FOR COUNTING AND INDICATING THE NUMBER OF ROTATIONS MADE THEREBY
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Newton
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 26th February 1853.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)"
I, WILLIAM EDWARD NEWTON, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS APPLI-
CABLE TO WHEELS OR AXLES FOR COUNTING AND INDICATING THE NUMBER OF
ROTATIONS MADE THEREBY " to be as follows: -
In adapting the apparatus which forms the subject of the present
Invention to the wheel or axle of a locomotive engine or carriage, the
box which contains the mechanism is fixed on to the grease box, or
other convenient part contiguous to the nave of the wheel or end of
the axle-tree; and a small crank, which is fastened on to the rotating
part of the wheel or axle, is made to take into the forked end of a
lever, which forms part of the counting apparatus. By the rotation of
this small crank the forked lever is made to vibrate; and, being fur-
nished at its opposite end with a click, it will drive forward a ratchet

page_text: wheel one tooth for every rotation of the running wheel and its crank.
This ratchet wheel is made to act on a train of wheel-work, to shew
100, 1000, 10,000, up to any required number. For convenience the
numbers are engraved on the peripheries of the counting wheels, so
that at a simple inspection the number of rotations made by the run-
ning wheels, or axle, may be at once seen. The apparatus is equally
applicable to stationary engines or machines, to shew the number of
revolutions performed by any of the principal wheels or..
shafts.
When the apparatus is applied to stationary engines, I sometimes
combine with it a clock, to indicate the time the engine or machine
has been at work. In this case the counter and clock may also be so
combined and arranged, that immediately the machine or engine is
stopped, and the .apparatus consequently ceases to count, a spring
connected with the counting apparatus is allowed to act on an arm
lever or rod, which will stop the clockwork, so that the number of
rotations made by the principal or other shaft, within a given time,
may be at once seen.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING RECIPROCATING INTO ROTA- TORY MOTION FOR STEAM ENGINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Finlayson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
8th March 1858.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, CHARLES FINLAYSON, of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING RECIPROCATING INTO ROTA-
TORY MOTION FOR STEAM ENGINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," to be as
follows:-
My improvement consists in a method of employing a right and
left handed screw for the purpose of converting a reciprocating into a
rotary motion. Upon a barrel or cylinder I cut or otherwise form
two threads, the one being left and the other right handed, so as to
cross each other; the one of these is connected to the other at each
end so as to constitute a spiral channel, coiled in opposite directions;
into this channel a roller or other projecting part from the reciprocating
motion is placed, which, being moved to and fro, causes the barrel or
cylinder to revolve, the forward stroke acting upon one thread, and the

page_text: backward upon the other; thus, if the reciprocating part be the piston
rod of a steam engine, a rotatory motion will be obtained without the
intervention of a crank. The spiral channel may be formed by a
recessed groove, or by projecting spirals; and one, two, or more threads
may be employed, as may be desired.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF RAILS FOR RAILWAYS
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Alfred Stanistreet Jee at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 3rd October 1853.
I, ALFRED STANISTREET JEE, of 6, John Street, Adelphi, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF RAILS FOR RAILWAYS" to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of making the rails for railways each of two
parts longitudinally in such manner that the bearing surfaces are
undivided, whereby also the parts may be put together so as to break
joint, and thus render what is termed "fishing" or "fish jointing" rails
unnecessary. For this purpose the bearing surface of the rails is rolled
as heretofore of any desired form and undivided, but the portions of the
rails below the bearing rails are rolled or formed into two parts longi-
tudinally, which when laid together form the section of the rail desired.
The parts of which the rails are composed are fixed by rivits or other
convenient manner.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPENDAGES TO PORTABLE MACHINES FOR THRASHING, SHAKING, AND WINNOWING CORN
Year: 1853

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Shuttleworth, of the Stamp End Iron
Works, in the Town and County of Lincoln, Agricultural Engineer,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPENDAGES TO PORTABLE
MACHINES FOR THRASHING, SHAKING, AND WINNOWING CORN."
Sealed the 4th May 1853, and dated the 9th March 1853.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Shuttle-
worth at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 9th March 1853.
I, JOSEPH SHUTTLEWORTH, of the Stamp End Iron Works, in the
Town and County of Lincoln, Agricultural Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPENDAGES TO
PORTABLE MACHINES FOR THRASHING, SHAKING, AND WINNOWING CORN," to
be as follows:-
Firstly, in the addition of a reciprocating trough with perforated
bottom at the end of the machine, for receiving the short straw and
chaff from the first riddle, which it separates and delivers at two

page_text: different places, which trough is moved at right angles to the shog board
and riddles of the present machine.
Secondly, in the application to portable thrashing machines of an
endless chain of buckets, passing round an upper and a lower roller,
for the purpose of raising and returning the tail (i.c., portions of corn
and unthrashed cars) to the action of the thrashing and winnowing
apparatus, or to the action of the winnowing apparatus only.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SLUBBING, ROVING, AND SPINNING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Popple at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th
September 1853.
I, ROBERT POPPLE, of Beverley, in the County of York, Colour
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SLUBBING, ROVING, AND SPINNING
COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES " to be as follows:-
I effect my improvements by passing the cotton or other fibrous
substances through two distinct set of rollers in one machine, as repre-
sented in the accompanying Drawing at A, and B. A, represents a
section of a set of three rollers; B, a section of a set of four rollers.
I pass the cotton or other fibrous substances from a tin or other metal
can C, through the rollers B. It then proceeds from them direct to
the rollers A, from which it is passed direct to the bobbin on the
spindle D. The machines in common use have only one set of rollers
like those represented at A. When cotton or other fibrous substance
is spun in the ordinary manner it is passed separately through two
frames, namely, a slubbing frame and a roving frame, in which frames

page_text: the cotton or other fibrous substance is is twisted or partially twisted,
and again elongated so as to reduce the twisting, which process in some
measure injures or breaks the fibre. By my Invention I obtain a
much finer and more even roving than is obtained by the common
process, and without the twisting above mentioned, and I obtain yarn
of a more even quality direct from the drawing frame, and at consi-
derable saving in labour and machinery.
What I claim to be new. in this Invention is, the application of a
second set of rollers, as represented in the Drawings, to machines for
roving, slubbing, and spinning cotton or other fibrous substances, in
such manner that the slubbing and roving processes are effected by
one machine, but I do not confine myself to the number of such rollers
in the set of rollers marked B, in the said Drawings.
AN IMPROVED QUARTZ CRUSHING, PULVERIZING, AND AMALGAMATING MACHINE
Year: 1853

page_text: (Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, MOSES POOLE, of Avenue Road, Regent's Park, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare that the nature of my Invention for "AN
IMPROVED QUARTZ CRUSHING, PULVERIZING, AND AMALGAMATING MACHINE"
to be as follows:--
The Invention consists in the use of a chilled cast iron oblong
trough arranged in a frame in which a heavy chilled cast iron ball
is made to roll backwards and forwards by means of a connecting rod
attached to a crank and driven by any suitable power. Also in the
use of a chilled cast iron pulverizing mortar or pot, having at one side
communication with the end of the chilled cast iron trough for the
wash of the crushed quartz, and at the bottom a discharge funnel for
the flour or paste of the quartz to escape to a hopper or conduit pipe

page_text: leading to a horizontal revolving amalgamator placed underneath or
beside the pulverizing machine.
In the pulverizer is a heavy chilled cast iron pestle, the handle of
which is held by a loose joint in a crank, working on a vertical shaft,
supported in the upper part of the frame, and rotated by a belt or other
suitable driving power, communicating with the crank shaft of the
crusher, so as to give the pulverizer a gyrating, and at the same time, a
rolling motion as it is rotated to pulverize the granulated quartz
washed from the crushing trough.

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Moses Poole at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 5th
July 1853. A communication.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, MOSES POOLE, of Avenue Road, Regent's Park, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare that the nature of my Invention for "AN
IMPROVED QUARTZ CRUSHING, PULVERIZING, AND AMALGAMATING MACHINE"
to be as follows:-
The Invention consists in the use of a chilled cast iron oblong
trough arranged in a frame in which a heavy chilled cast iron ball
is made to roll backwards and forwards by means of a connecting rod
attached to a crank and driven by any suitable power. Also in the
use of a chilled cast iron pulverizing mortar or pot, having at one side
communication with the end of the chilled cast iron trough for the
wash of the crushed quartz, and at the bottom a discharge funnel for
the flour or paste of the quartz to escape to a hopper or conduit pipe

page_text: leading to a horizontal revolving amalgamator placed underneath or
beside the pulverizing machine.
In the pulverizer is a heavy chilled cast iron pestle, the handle of
which is held by a loose joint in a crank, working on a vertical shaft,
supported in the upper part of the frame, and rotated by a belt or other 5
suitable driving power, communicating with the crank shaft of the
crusher, so as to give the pulverizer a gyrating, and at the same time, a
rolling motion as it is rotated to pulverize the granulated quartz
washed from the crushing trough.
A NEW OR IMPROVED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE WALLS OF HOUSES, HOTHOUSES, AND OTHER BUILDINGS, WHICH SAID METHOD IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF FENCES
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Martin Billing at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 30th
March 1853.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, MARTIN BILLING, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"A NEW OR IMPROVED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE WALLS OF HOUSES,
HOTHOUSES, AND OTHER BUILDINGS, WHICH SAID METHOD IS ALSO APPLICABLE
TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF FENCES," to be as follows:-
Fig. 1, represents, in front elevation, a wall constructed according
to my Invention; and Fig. 2, represents a plan of the same. a, a, are
tubes fixed in the ground, or on the base of the house or other struc-
ture; the said tubes are furnished, on the sides opposed to each other,
with slits or grooves b, b; the plates of iron c, or other material of which
the said walls are const ucted, are made to slide down the said grooves
or slits b, b; the said plates may be either in several pieces or in one
piece. The wall may be constructed of any desired extent by placing

page_text: two of the said tubes a, a, back to back, at such distances as may be
deemed convenient, as shown in plan in Fig. 3. Although I prefer
the use of tubes for carrying my Invention into effect, I sometimes
employ solid rods having a groove either on one or on two opposite sides;
or where walls are inclined to one another, or where walls in different
vertical planes join one another, I make the said grooves in the said
rods at corresponding inclinations. I sometimes double the said walls c,
and tubes a, so as to retain a stratum of air, or other bad conductor of
heat, between them. Where I use solid rods instead of tubes, the
two grooves for the double walls may be made in the same rod. I
do not confine myself to the use of any particular material in carrying
my Invention into effect.

page_text: LONDON: Printed by GEORGE EDWARD EYRE and Wu.LIAM SPOTTISWOODE.
Printers to the Queers most. Excellent Majesty. 1853.
AN IMPROVED CASE OR COVER FOR UMBRELLAS, WHICH CAN ALSO BE WORN AS A GARMENT
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. left by Thomas Dawson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
27th October 1853.
I, THOMAS DAWSON, of King's Arms Yard, in the City of London,
Mechanician, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"AN IMPROVED CASE OR COVER FOR UMBRELLAS, WHICH CAN ALSO BE WORN
AS A GARMENT," to be as follows:-
I form my cover of some waterproof material, which I previously
cut in the form of a garment to cover the shoulders. I provide it with
a button and loop, or other suitable fastening; and when not worn on
the shoulders the umbrella is inserted and rolled in it, the loop and
button fastened, and the case assumes a neat and sightly appearance.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SEPARATING GOLD OR OTHER VALUABLE SUBSTANCES FROM OTHER MATERIALS
Year: 1853

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Michael Smith at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 6th January 1853.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, MICHAEL SMITH, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SEPARATING GOLD OR OTHER VALUABLE
SUBSTANCES FROM OTHER MATERIALS " to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in the adaptation and employment of two
perforated cylinders or vessels, one placed inside the other, and each
being provided with a rotating fan, beater, stirrer, or other analogous
contrivance for agitating the earthy matters which are fed into the
machine from a hopper, which conducts the earth into the inner cylinder
or vessel, where it is stirred or agitated with water in order to cause
the smaller particles and mud to pass through the perforated sides and
bottom into the second vessel, where it undergoes a second agitation,
and is passed through a finer sieve, so as to keep back all but the very

page_text: fine sand or impalpable mud. The matters left in the vessels must
then be removed therefrom and examined, in order to pick out all the
particles of gold.
Apparatus for Pumping or Forcing Air for the use of Organs and similar Musical Instruments, and for other Purposes.
Year: 1853

page_text: Apparatus for Pumping or Forcing Air for the use
of Organs and similar Musical Instruments, and
for other Purposes.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Samuel Groves at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 27th April 1853.
(Void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the
time prescribed by the Act.)
I, SAMUEL GROVES, of Great Marlborough Street, Regent Street, in
the County of Middlesex, Organ Builder, do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PNEUMATIC APPARATUS FOR
PUMPING OR FORCING AIR" to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to construct a bellows or blowing ap-
paratus more particularly for the use of organs and other similar
musical instruments, but it may also be applied to other purposes where
a continuous blast of air is required.
The apparatus is made of two, four, or more separate and distinct
bellows or blowing apparatus, constructed somewhat upon the principle
of the ordinary bellows, but adapted and combined together in such a
manner that they may be brought consecutively into action by means of
a weight adapted to any convenient part thereof. The base or hinged

page_text: part of each of these bellows is connected with one common trunk or
chamber, with which they all communicate, and which forms a kind of
axis or hollow central shaft. By causing these bellows and their shaft
to rotate by the application of any power, the weighted part of one of
the bellows opens the air valve and fills the bellows with air; and as the
hollow shaft continues to revolve, the first and full bellows is brought
over to the opposite side of the shaft, when the weighted part will fall,
and cause the bellows to collapse and drive out the air therefrom into
the trunk or hollow shaft. It will be understood, that as there are two,
four, or more similar bellows adapted to the shaft, one is always filling
while another is emptying, and vice versâ; consequently there will be,
practically, as near as possible, a continuous stream of air, under
pressure, entering the trunk or hollow central shaft, from which this air
under pressure is conveyed to another vessel or receiver.
It will be evident that a similar construction of apparatus may be
employed for various purposes where a continuous current or blast of
air is required.