A New or Improved Mechanical Column Galley.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct.. 1896
Complete Specification Left. 29th June, 1897-Accepted, 31st July, 1897
A New or Improved Mechanical Column Galley.
I, JAMES DANIEL COOK Printers' Furnisher, of 7 Silk Street Cripplegate, London
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The
The Galley is made of the usual form of a Metal Galley, with the addition of a
Metal Side Stick, straight on the inside or type-side for its whole length, and also
on the outside except where two wedge-shaped Shoulders are added to it. Opposite
these, on the outer Frame or left-hand side of the Galley are similar wedge-shaped'
Shoulders, the narrow end being opposite the narrow end of the Shoulder on Side
Stick, but so placed that the wider parts of the V-shaped spaces thus left between
are both towards the centre lengthwise of the Galley. Metal Quoins; tapered on
both sides are inserted in these V-shaped spaces between the frame of the Galley.
and the Side Stick; the propulsion of the Quoins towards the opposite ends of the
Galley thus moving the Side Stick towards the type to effect the "locking-up." A
Connecting Rod, impelled by the rotary motion of a crank or wheel in the centre.
of the Galley, gives the propulsion to the Quoins in the following way.
Wheel, having the end of each connecting rod fastened by a pin upon it at either
of the dead-points of the circle, gives the required motion in travelling thence to
the opposite dead-point, and this motion conveys at the other end of the Connecting
Rods a longitudinal movement to the Quoins. The Wheel is caused to revolve the
required distance by a Button turned by thumb & finger, connected with it above
by a pin. A flange is raised upon the top edge of each side of the Quoins,--this is.
covered by another flange or shoe on both the left-hand Galley Frame and the.
Side Stick; the result being that the Quoins are retained in contact with both
throughout their entire range of motion, and the Side Stick is thus lifted away from
the Type when the pressure of the Quoins is removed. The Side Stick is prevented!
from falling loose by a small projection at each end, which is held downward to the
plate of the Galley by the Head at one end, and by a small piece of frame continued
at the open end; in both of which a space slotted out gives the required play, so!
that the Side Stick has freedom to travel sufficient distance for the process of
locking and unlocking the Galley. A plate which serves as a bearing for the pin
carrying the Wheel & Button completes the invention.
Dated this Ninth day of October 1896
A New or Improved Mechanical Column Galley.
I, JAMES DANIEL COOK, of 7 Silk Street, Cripplegate, London E.C. .Printers
Furnisher do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
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page_text: same is to performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in apparatus known as "printers column
galleys in which a column of matters set up by a compositor, or operator of a
linotype machine, may be placed, for the purpose of taking a pull therefrom for use
by the proof reader, before the so set up matter is passed for reproduction by
stereotyping or other means.
In the printers column galleys as hitherto made and used, the set up matter is
placed at one side of the galley, against which (when completed) is placed a side
stick of suitable length, this being locked against the said set up matter by the
means of wooden blocks technically known as "quoins," and in order to spare the
time hitherto wasted in searching for quoins and side sticks of sizes, suitable for
the purpose, and driving the said quoins into position, and the removal of same after
use is the object and purpose of my invention.
In order that my said invention and the manner of its operation may be fully
understood I have hereunto appended a sheet of drawings of which:-
Figs. 1 and 2 are both plau views of my improved galley, the former illustrating
the position of the several parts of this when in their normal. positions, and ready
for receiving the said set up matter or lines of type, the latter illustrating the
position of the same parts and the apparatus generally when the said set up matter
or lines of type are locked thereby.
Figs. 3 and 4 are end views of same, as viewed from left to right and right to
left respectively of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is a cross section taken upon the line A B, while Fig. 6 is a like section
upon the line C D of Fig. 2, both of which are drawn to an enlarged scale relatively
to the previous figures.
In carrying my invention into effect, I provide of any suitable metal or combina-
tion of metals a galley frame plate A, having a raised ridge B, fixed upon or formed
integral therewith, and entirely surrounding same, with the exception of a space B¹
at one end, of such length as to freely perinit the set up matter from a composing
stick, or lines of type from a linotype machine, to be slid thereinto, and passed to
the opposite end or head B2, until the desired length or column has filled or partly
filled the same, as indicated by dotted lines C in Fig. 1. In the portion of the
ridge B, forming the end of the space B1, a slot a is formed, (Fig. 3), and in the
corresponding portion of the opposite end B2, a like slot b (Fig. 4) is provided, and
in these slots slide the ends of a metallic division plate D, technically known as a
"side stick" the movements of which in the said slots operate to widen or narrow
the space B¹, and to effect the movements of this at both ends simultaneously and
equally, I provide a vertical spindle E, the lower end of which is or may be seated
in a hole formed in the plate A, at or about the centre of its length, the upper end
of E being borne by a plate F adapted to be screwed or otherwise connected at a
point c with the ridge B, and at a point d with the plate A the same being so
formed at a point e, as to provide a covering guide plate for the side stick D.
Upon the spindle E is keyed or otherwise fixed, or formed integral therewith, a
preferably circular table or plate G, the said spindle having upon its upper end any
suitable device by the means of which the same and the plate G
by the thumb and finger, such for instance as that of a button H.
may be rotated
At.a suitable distance from each end of the galley, the portion of the rim or
ridge B to which the plate F is connected, has cast therewith, or screwed or
otherwise fixed thereto, two or more wedge shaped shoulders J, and facing these
the same number of like shaped shoulders J' are similarly formed upon or connected
to the side stick D, each pair of the said shoulders J and J being so formed
internally as to provide a wedge or V shaped space between them, and occupying the
said spaces I provide like shaped solid or hollow metallic, wedge or V pieces or
quoins K and K', the narrowest ends of which point towards the ends of the galley,
while their widest ends are pivotally connected at f to one ends of suitably shaped

page_text: rods L the opposite ends of which are pivotally connected to the upper surface; and:
at opposite sides of, the plate or table G upon the spindle E, so, that by the rotation
of the said spindle and plate G, the said 'quoins by means of the connecting rods L,
are pushed between or withdrawn from the shoulders J and J', and by reason of
webs and formed upon the upper surfaces of the quoins K and K engaging
with like shaped grooves formed in the shoulders J and J, as at Fig. 6, tho said
pushing or withdrawing of the said quoins to or from J and J, cause those J and
the side stick D to which they are connected to be pushed from, or brought nearer
to the shoulders J, and consequently thereby narrowing or widening the space B,
but when more than two pairs of shoulders J and J¹ are employed, the additional
pairs would be suitably disposed between those shown, while suitable auxiliary rods
would connect the quoins of the additional should ors with the quoins K and K'
so that all may move simultaneously as hereinafter described.
I describe and show the plate G pivotally connected to the rods L, as the most
convenient means for effecting the movements of the quoins K and K1, but I may
arrange a rack of teeth upon each of the rods L, and similar teeth upon the
periphery of the plate or table G, to gear therewith, or in lieu of the said plate or
table I may provide cranks or projections upon the spindle E to which the ends of
the rods L may be pivotally connected to attain the same end. The manner of use
is as follows.
The normal position of the several parts constituting my improved galley would
be that shewn at Fig. 1, or substantially so, and the matter as set up by the
compositor, or Linotype machine attendant, would be placed in the mouth and slid
up to the opposite or blocked end B of the space B', substantially as at C Fig. 1,
in which it will be seen that the space B' is of greater width than the length of the
lines of the matter C, which permits the latter to be easily placed therein until the
column of matter, or such part thereof as desired, is completed, when the operator
would impart the desired degree of rotation to the wheel or plate G, or its equivalent,
by means of the button H, until this has pushed the two or more quoins K and K',
a sufficient distance into their shoulders J and J', to place the side stick D close up
to, and abutting against, the. ends of the lines of matter C as at Fig. 2, which
would be thereby immovably locked against, C so long as that button H remains in
the position shewn in the last named Figure, and by simply reversing the direction
of rotation of the button H, and the consequent reversal of its connections the side
stick Day be returned to the position shown in Fig. 1, when the matter C may be
removed for stereotyping or distribution in the usual way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1st. In an improved column galley for printers, the combination of a frame
having a non-detachable movable side stick adapted to slide in grooves formed in
the upturned ridge or rim of the said frame, with two or more pairs of shoulders.
formed upon the said side stick, and rim, each pair adapted to receive V or wedge
shaped graduated quoins, for operating the movements of the said side stick in both
directions, with means for actuating the whole of the said quoins from one given
point, substantially as and for the purposes herein described and shewn by the
appended drawings.
2nd. In an improved printers column galley, consisting of a plate such as A,
having upturned rim B, with space or opening such as B', the combination with
such a galley of slots such as a and b formed in the said rim B, and carrying the
ends of a metallic or other non-detachable side stick D, adapted to slide therein by
the means of a button or its equivalent H, operating to rotate a vertical spindle E,
carrying a plate or its equivalent G, for operating the longitudinal movements of
rods such as L connected to two or more quoins such as K and K', sliding in two
or more shoulders J, upon the rim B, and a like number of shoulders J, upon the

page_text: side stick D, the whole connected, combined and operating substantially as and for
the purposes herein described and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th day of June 1897.
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
1 Broad Street Buildings, Liverpool Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.