IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MATCH-BOXES AND IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS THEREFOR
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the firm of Haseltine Lake
& Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings London for an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MATCH-BOXES AND IN MACHINERY
OR APPARATUS THEREFOR" Communicated to him from abroad by Anders
Wideström, of Stockholm Sweden
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 14th September 1882.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London, "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE
MATCH-BOXES AND IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS THEREFOR [A communication
to him from abroad by Anders Wideström, of Stockholm Sweden]
"
OF
This invention relates to machines for the manufacture of the exterior cases of
match boxes, which cases consist of folded scale-boards of wood or other suitable
material, held together by paper pasted thereon, which paper either entirely
surrounds the case when no special label is required, or only partially covers it, in
which case a special label is applied by the said machine.
According to the said invention I provide an air-pump or other apparatus for the
rarefaction of the air in connection with a reservoir, common to all the machines
at work in the same workshop. The object of this reservoir is to preserve a
constant vacuum.
From this reservoir conduits or pipes are led to the several
machines.
In each of the said machines there are a number of shafts connected by means of
bevel wheels and so arranged that the said shafts make an equal number of revo-
lutions in a given time. Vertical drums or cases with lateral openings are provided
and are filled with scale-boards, paper, and labels, all cut to the required dimensions.
I also provide a block upon which the scale-boards are folded; two paste-reservoirs
with rollers; two pairs of pincers which take the scale-boards to their respective
places; two suction-tubes which, by means of hose and valves are connected with

page_text: the said vacuum-reservoir and are designed to pick up the sheets of paper and
labels one by one, and feeding-apparatus or devices of suitable construction,
which, while the machine is working, raise the piles of paper and labels contained
in the said drums or cases in proportion to their consumption, so that the piles are
always presented to the respective tubes at about the same height.
The pile of scale-boards, contained in one of the said drums or cases is raised in
proportion to the consumption of the scale-boards, by means of a counter-weight
which continually tends to raise the pile upwards against plates projecting over
the opening of the said drum or case. In order to render this pressure constant, a
string suspending the said counter-weight, is wound upon a conical wheel so shaped
that in proportion to the decrease in the weight of the pile, owing to the consump
tion of scale-boards, the suspension point of the counterweight on the said wheel
will be brought nearer to the axis of rotation, and the counter-weight thereby made
to act with a shorter leverage, so that the pressure against the plates will be
adequate at every height of the pile, and this pressure can, moreover, be modified
by replacing the counterweight by one of a different size. Beneath one of the said
plates is a metal sheet somewhat thinner than the thickness of a scale-board,
having a backward and forward motion. While moving forward this sheet pushes
the topmost scale-board away from the edge of the said plate, and the other end of
the scale-board glides in beneath the opposite plate into a groove of such capacity
that only one scale-board at a time can enter it, the next one being stopped against
the lower edge of the groove and thus prevented from following; the metal sheet
is then withdrawn. One end of the scale-board is now released and raises itself a
little in consequence of its elasticity, and, owing to the slight curvature formed by
the upward pressure of the scale-boards placed beneath. In consequence of this
curvature the said plates are placed in an inclined position. Beneath the other of
the said plates is also a movable metal sheet somewhat thinner than a scale-board.
This metal sheet is now put in motion whereby it pushes the scale-board out from
the groove and past the end of the said plate. The scale-board being now detached
is caught by the pincers and brought to its proper position. The reciprocating
motion of the said metal sheets can be imparted to them in several manners, for
instance, by a lever having a slot in which a friction roller upon a pin attached to
an arm is adapted to travel. These levers are movable around a stationary pin
and their upper ends are connected, each with its metal sheet. As the friction-
roller through the circular motion of the said arm (which motion is imparted by
pins placed in opposite positions on arms fixed to a shaft) occupies bordering
positions, the metal sheets receive, by reason of the shape of the slots in the said
levers, the movements necessary for the purpose.
The said pincers receive their reciprocating motion in the following manner, that
is to say An arm attached to one end of a shaft has two pins fixed in opposite
positions upon it, which pins alternately engage with the upwardly turned ends of
racks whereby the said racks are alternately pushed backwards. As these racks
gear upon opposite sides with a common pinion it is evident that, when one rack is
drawn backwards, the other will be simultaneously pushed forwards. At the top
of a vertical shaft to which the said pinion is attached, there is another pinion
gearing with another rack and imparting a reciprocating motion to the same. This
motion is transmitted to the said pincers by a small pin, which, by means of a link,
is connected with the upper jaw of the said pincers so that the pincers are compelled
to open before the forward motion and to close before the backward motion of the
same.
The said block upon which the scale-boards are folded receives two motions, one
vertical and another horizontal, both periodical, and by means of a bent piece is
firmly connected with a rod which is inserted horizontally into vertically movable
posts. The said block is prevented from lateral deviations by means of a slotted
arm.
The said posts receive their vertical motion from a shaft by means of excentrics
and friction-rollers. And as the said block, is firmly connected with a rod resting

page_text: in these posts, the said block receives the same vertical motion as the posts. The
said block receives horizontal motion from a cam, which, at its circumference, is
engaged by a forked rod provided with friction-rollers. By the alternately curved
and flat shape of the sides of the said cam at its circumference the said forked rod
is caused to oscillate upon its pivot and to stop alternately, which motions are, by
means of a lever, transmitted to a rod sliding in the said vertical posts, and which
motions are also imparted to the said block.
The said block is lowered on the scale-board which on one side of the said block
is turned up by a roller which receives its motion from a lever or arm provided
with a cross-piece. On the other side the scale-board is turned up by a thin metal
sheet attached to a shaft on one end of which is fixed a toothed wheel running
freely on the said shaft but imparting motion to the said shaft with the metal
sheet attached thereto by means of a heel or stop engaging with another heel or
stop fixed on the said shaft. The said toothed wheel is put in motion by a rack
connected with the aforesaid cross-piece. The notion of the said shaft is limited
to a quarter of a turn, in order that the metal sheet may be enabled to turn up the
right part of the scale-board along the longitudinal side of the said block and to
keep the said part in this position, until the folding of the scale-board has been
accomplished. When the said roller, on turning up the scale-board, has passed the
top edge of the block, the said roller is, by means of a pin, running in a slot, turned
in another direction, whereby the projecting part of the scale-board is brought
down horizontally above the block. That part of the scale-board which projects
from the top of the block is finally turned down by another roller which is held
by a clasp. The motion of this roller is obtained by an excentric. In order that
the whole apparatus, with which the block is connected, may not, in consequence of
the compression of a spring, be raised, another roller on an arm projecting from a
shaft in the mean time glides up on an arm projecting out from the aforesaid bent
piece. As soon as the said roller has left the opposite end of the said arm, the
block, owing to the shape of the excentrics is raised, with the scale-board folded
around it, and permits the said pincers to bring the next scale-board into position..
The said metal sheet has a slot through which the said pincers pass. The said
block is removed horizontally in a longitudinal direction by means of a lever
placed above, and capable of being lowered, upon a support covered with india-
rubber, on which a pasted paper has in the meantime been placed. This paper is
folded around the case formed of the said scale-board by the following means, that
is to say-A rod is caused to make an up-stroke by means of an arın fixed upon a
shaft, the said rod is connected with two arms which by means of a spiral spring are
drawn towards each other, and which, at the top, are each provided with a roller
running in smaller arms, pressed downwards by spiral springs, this pressure being,
however, counteracted by levers provided with clasps engaging with notches in the
said arms.
When the rollers have passed a little above the top edge of the case,
they are released by the ends of the said levers coming against the sides of a plate,
and the rollers pressing the projecting parts of the pasted paper downwards, cause
those parts to stick to the case. During this operation two rollers attached to two
arms run upon inclined planes. An arm on a shaft causes the said rollers to return
to their original position. As soon as one of the rollers has reached the lower edge
of the case with the pasted paper upon it, another roller having hitherto kept the
folded scale-board together, is released, the clasp which held it being unfastened by
an arm. A roller, acted upon by a spring, rises and leaves room for the aforesaid
roller to continue the pressure on the paper. The label is now applied, and the
said block is, by means of excentrics, raised more than while moving forward and
brought horizontally backwards, during which movement a soft roller placed above
presses the label on the case, the latter being held by a scraper while the block is
out of it.
The suction tube for the paper has two periodical motions, namely, first, a vertical
reciprocating motion caused by a double-armed lever, one end of which is provided
with a roller resting against an excentric, and the other end rests against a pin

page_text: placed in a cross-piece moving in guides; second, a horizontal reciprocating motion
caused by an arm having pins placed opposite to each other, which alternately
seize a forked rod moving in guides and having a projection provided with
grooves.
This projection communicates the motion to a slide moving in guides on a cross-
piece, from which slide a support for the tube projects. The said tube is
connected to a closed box, and, by means of a hose and valve, with the vacuum
reservoir. The bottom of the box is convex and adapted to the size of the papers
and the interior of the aforesaid drum or case, and close to its edges it is perforated
with holes in which suction will be caused as soon as connection with the vacuum-
reservoir is effected. The suction-device is, by means of arms, attached to a shaft
connected either with the vacuum reservoir, or with the open air, as desired.
A sheet of paper having been lifted by the suction-device, the latter is again
raised and brought horizontally forwards above a table where it is lowered.
The paste-reservoir receives a reciprocating motion by means of a crank and
lever, and is provided with three paste-rollers. These paste rollers are, by means of
toothed wheels, a rack, and a ratchet-wheel, brought in motion while the reservoir
is advancing, and caused to stop, while it is retreating. As the furthermost paste-
roller arrives on the aforesaid table, a friction roller runs along an inclined plane,
whereby the paste-roller is lowered. When the friction-roller has crossed the said
inclined plane it is brought to its original position by a spring and passes beneath
the said inclined plane whereby the paste-roller is raised so as not to touch the
paper on its return. By means of the screws a sliding valve is so arranged that
only the requisite amount of paste shall be imparted to the rollers. On both sides
of the table are two shafts on each of which is fixed a row of springs. A friction-
roller attached to the paste-reservoir, acts, in moving to and fro on a lever against the
force of a spiral spring which tends to draw the said lever downward and thereby
to clasp down the aforesaid springs against the paper placed on the said table. As
soon as the pasting has taken place the paper is seized by another pair of pincers
which draw it onto another. The paper stops against a projection at the same time
as the said pincers are, by means of a. roller, running upon an inclined plane,
compelled to open. The said pincers receive their motion from a crank.
The suction device for the labels has two periodical motions, namely, first, a
vertical reciprocating motion caused by an excentric on a shaft, and a lever, and,
second, a horizontal reciprocating motion caused by arms on a shaft and a lever,
and the said device is arranged in a similar manner to that above described.
The second paste-reservoir is provided with two rollers, and is arranged in a
similar manner to that above described. It receives its reciprocating motion by
Imeans of a crank.
The label is held fast, while being pasted, by two rows of springs attached to
two shafts placed on both sides of the suction-device. These springs are kept open,
partly by hooks, and partly, during the lowering of the said device in order to
pick up the label, by arms the ends of which slide along the edges of a vertical
plate. The suction-device with the pasted label is brought horizontally forward
by means of a lever, and is lowered upon the case to which the label is to be
attached.
When any of the material, such as scale-boards, paper, or labels, is nearly
consumed, a friction-clutch on the main shaft is disconnected and the machine
stopped.
The machine above described may be modified in various ways according to the
description of cases which are to be made thereby.

page_text: thereby made to act with a shorter leverage, so that the pressure against the
plates & and t will be adequate at every height of the pile, and this pressure can,
moreover, be modified by replacing the counter weight by one of a different size.
Beneath the plate s is a metal sheet x, somewhat thinner than the thickness of a
scale-board, having a backward and forward motion. While moving forward the
sheet pushes the topmost scale-board away from the edge of the plate s, and the
other end of the scale-board moves beneath the opposite plate into a groove t of
such capacity that only one scale-board at a time can enter it, the next one being
stopped against the lower edge of the groove and thus prevented from following;
the metal sheet is then withdrawn. One end of the scale-board is now released
and raises itself a little in consequence of its elasticity, and owing to the slight
curvature formed by the upward pressure of the scale-boards placed beneath. In
consequence of this curvature the said plates are placed in an inclined position.
Beneath the plate t is also a movable metal sheet y somewhat thinner than a
scale-board. This metal sheet is now put in motion, whereby it pushes the scale-
board out from the groove and past the end of the plate t. The scale-board being
now detached, is caught by the pincers n and brought to its proper position. The
periodical reciprocating motion of the metal sheets x and y can be imparted to them
in several manners, in the drawings levers z having slots are shown in which
friction rollers upon pins attached to an arm a¹ are adapted to travel. These
levers are movable upon a stationary pivot b' and their upper ends are connected
each with its metal sheet. As the friction roller m² through the circular motion of
the arm a (which motion is imparted by pins placed in opposite positions on arins
fixed to the shaft a) moves up and down in the slots of the levers the metal
sheets receive the movements necessary for the purpose, as will be seen in the
drawings
The pincers n (figures 1 and 3) receive their reciprocating motion in the
following manner, that is to say; An arm c¹ attached to one end of the shaft d
has two pins fixed in opposite positions upon it which pins alternately engage with
the upwardly turned ends of the racks d' e', whereby the said racks are alternately
pushed backwards. As these racks gear upon opposite sides with a common
pinion f¹, it is evident that, when one rack is drawn backwards the other will be
simultaneously pushed forwards. At the top of the vertical shaft to which the said
pinion is attached, there is another pinion g' gearing with the rack h¹ and
imparting a reciprocating motion to the same. This motion is transmitted to the
pincers n by the small pin ', which by means of the link k¹ is connected with the
upper jaw of the said pincers so that the pincers are compelled to open before the
forward motion and to close before the backward motion of the same.
The block k (figures 1. 3. 4) upon which the scale-boards are folded receives two
motions, one vertical and another horizontal, periodically, and by means of the
piece is firmly connected with a rod m³, which is inserted horizontally into the
posts n¹movable vertically. The block k is prevented from lateral deviation by
incans of the arm o¹.
The posts n¹, receive their vertical motion from a shaft ƒ by means of the
excentrics p' and the friction rollers g', and as the block k is firmly connected
with the rod n' resting in these posts, the said block receives the same vertical
motion as the posts, it also receives a horizontal motion from a cam r¹ which at
its circumference is engaged by the forked rod s' provided with friction rollers.
By the alternately curved and flat surface of the sides of the said cam at its
circumference the said forked rod is caused to oscillate upon its pivot t¹ and to
stop alternately which motions are, by means of the lever, u' transmitted to the
rod m³, sliding in the said vertical posts and which motions are also imparted to
the said block.
The block k is lowered on the scale-board now brought into position and which
'on one side of the said block is turned up by a roller v', which receives its motion
from the lever or arm a¹ provided with the cross-piece x¹. On the other side the
scale-board is turned up by the thin metal sheet y¹ attached to the shaft ¹ on one

page_text: end of which is fixed a toothed wheel running freely thereon, but imparting
motion to the shaft with the metal sheet attached thereto by means of a beel or
stop engaging with another heel or stop fixed on the shaft 2. The said toothed
wheel is put in motion by the rack a² connected with the cross-piece x¹. The
motion of the shaft z' is limited to a quarter of a turn in order that the metal
sheet may be enabled to turn up the right part of the scale-board along the
longitudinal side of the block k and keep the said part in this position until the
folding of the scale-board has been accomplished. When the roller v', on turning
up the scale-board has passed the top edge of the block the said roller is by means
of a pin, running in the slot 62 turned in another direction, whereby the projecting
part of the scale-board is brought down horizontally above the block k. That
part of the scale-board which projects from the top of the block is finally turned
down by the roller c² which is held by the clasp d³. The motion of the roller ca
is obtained by the excentric e². In order that the whole apparatus, with which
the block is connected, may not, in consequence of the compression of the spring f
be raised, another roller g³, on an arm projecting from the shaft f, has in the
meantime moved up an arm projecting out from the piece U. As soon as the said
roller has left the opposite end of the said arm, the block owing to the shape of
the excentrics p¹ is raised with the scale-board, folded around it, and permits the
pincers n to bring the next scale-board into position. The metal sheet y¹ which
during the last folding operation was enclosed in the channel for the scale-board is
released on raising the block, and remains in a vertical position. The said metal
sheet has a slot through which the pincers n pass. The block k is now moved
horizontally in a longitudinal direction, by means of the lever u¹, placed over and
lowered upon the plane h² covered with india-rubber, on which plane a pasted
paper has in the meantime been placed. This paper is folded around the case
formed of the said scale-board by the following means, that is to say; by the
arm 2 on the axis f, the rod k² is caused to make an up stroke, the said rod k² is
connected with two arms Figure 2 which by means of the spiral spring m²
are drawn towards each other, and which at the top are each provided with a
roller n, running in smaller arms, pressed downwards by spiral springs, this
pressure being, however, counteracted by the levers 08 provided with clasps
engaging with notches in the arms of the rollers. When the rollers have passed a
little above the top edge of the case, they are released by the ends of the said
levers o2 coming against the sides of the plate p², and the rollers pressing the
projecting parts of the pasted paper downwards cause those parts to stick to the
case. During this operation two rollers, attached to the arms 12 are running upon
the inclined planes q³. The arm ² on the shaft f causes the said rollers to return
to their original position. As soon as the roller n² has reached the lower edge of
the case with the pasted paper upon it the roller c², having hitherto kept the
folded scale-board together, is released, the clasp d² which held it fast being
unfastened by the arm 8² The roller then acted upon by the spring få rises
leaving room for the roller n² to continue the pressure on the paper. The label is
now applied, and the said block is by means of the excentrics p₁ raised more
than while moving forward and brought horizontally backwards, during which
movement a soft roller t placed above presses the label on the case, the latter being
held by the scraper u² while the block is being withdrawn from it. The case now
finished falls from the machine. The same operation is now repeated a care being
made during each complete revolution of the main shaft.
The suction tube for the paper has two periodical motions, namely, first a
vertical reciprocating motion caused by a double armed lever u³ Figure 2 one end
of which is provided with a roller v² resting against an excentric x² the other end
resting against a pin placed in a cross-piece y moving in guides; second a hori-
zontal reciprocating motion caused by the arm z' Figure 1 pins on which placed
opposite to each other alternately engage with the forked rod a³, moving in guides
and having a projection provided with a groove. This projection communicates
motion to the slide 63, moving in guides on the cross-piece y³, from which

page_text: slide the suction tube supporter c³ projects. The suction tube or mouth piece p
(figures 6 and 7) consists of a closed box, connected by means of a hose and valve
with the vacuum reservoir. The bottom of the mouth-piece is convex and adapted
to the size of the papers and the interior of the drum or case h, and close to its
edges it is perforated through which suction will be caused as soon as connection
with the vacuum reservoir is effected. The suction device is at suitable moments
by means of the arms es attached to the shaft a, connected either with the vacuum
reservoir or with the open air as desired.
The mouth piece p having occupied a position directly above the drum h is then
lowered whereby a sheet of paper drawn to its lower side the suction device is
then again raised and brought horizontally forwards above the table f³ where it
is towered. The suction now ceases the paper being left upon the table where-
upon the mouth piece moves back in order to take a fresh paper. Owing to the
convexity of the bottom of the mouth-piece and the application of suction holes
close to the edge, after the mouth-piece has been lowered on the papers while
suction commences, the edges of the paper are first raised whereby the air passes
between this and the next paper, which thereby is prevented from following as it
is not acted upon while raising the mouth-piece by the atmospheric pressure
from below
The paste reservoir (figures 1 and 5) receives a reciprocating motion by
means of the crank g³ and the lever h³ and is provided with three rollers
for applying the paste. These rollers are by means of toothed wheels, and
the fixed rack i³ and the ratchet wheel ³ brought in motion, while the reservoir
is advancing, and caused to stop, while it is retreating. As the furthermost.
paste roller arrives on the table f³ a friction roller 13 runs along an inclined
plane m³, whereby the said paste roller is lowered; the roller and the pulley have
their bearing at n³, and impart paste to the paper placed on the table.
While
this is taking place the friction roller has crossed the inclined plane m³ it is
brought to its original position by a spring not shown in the drawing and passes
beneath the inclined plane m³ whereby the paste roller is raised so as not to
touch the paper on its return. By means of the screws o³ a sliding valve is so
arranged that only the requisite amount of paste shall be imparted to the rollers.
On each side of the table f³ are two shafts on each of which is fixed a row of
springs intended to hold the paper fast, while the paste is being applied.
These shafts receive their motions so that the friction roller q³ attached to the
paste reservoir, acts in moving to and fro on a lever system s against the force
of a spiral spring which tends to draw the said lever downward and thereby to
hold down the springs p³ against the paper placed on the table f³. In figure 5
this arrangement is represented with the roller q3 in such a position on the lever 8³
that the springs are extended. As soon as the pasting has taken place the paper
is seized by the pincers o (figure 2) which draw it on to the plane h². The paper
stops against a projection t³ at the same time as the pincers o are by means of a
roller us running up upon the plane ³, compelled to open. The said pincers
receive their motion from the crank ³.
The suction device or mouth-piece 9 (figures 2 and 4) for the labels has two
periodical motions namely first a vertical reciprocating motion, caused by the
excentric 3 on the shaft e and the lever 3 and second, a horizontal reciprocating
motion caused by the arms a on the shaft b and the lever 6 and the said device
is arranged in a similar manner to that above described. The mouth-piece q
which seizes the labels one by one by means of suction is arranged in the
same manner as the above described mouth-piece p and is raised vertically,
whereupon the label is pasted from below, while the pasting device is striking
on the mouth piece q. The second paste reservoir m is provided with two
rollers, one of which imparts the paste to the label and is adapted to the convex
bottom of the mouth-piece q. The paste reservoir m is in other respects arranged in
a similar manner to that above described. It receives its reciprocating motion by
means of a crank c

page_text: The label is held fast, while being pasted, by two rows of springs e* (figure 12
and 13) attached to two shafts d placed on both sides of the suction device q.
These springs are kept open partly by the hooks f and partly during the lowering
of the said device in order to pick up the label by the arms g the ends of which
are bent horizontally the said arms slide along the edges of the vertical plate h*.
While the mouth-piece q is moving upwards, after having seized a label, the
horizontal outwardly bent ends of the hooks f which are shorter than the arms g
are moving along the inner edges of the heels k thus preventing the hooks f from
catching in the notches on the arms 9' whereby the shafts each acted upon by its
spring are at liberty, to close, with their springs, around the edges of the label and
hold it while being pasted. The mouth-piece with the pasted label is brought
horizontally forward by means of the lever b' (figures 1 and 4) and is then lowered
upon the case to which the label is to be attached. The clasps seize the ends
projecting from the arms 9 and hold them during the upstroke of the mouth-piece
whereby the shafts d with their rows of springs are turned, which springs then
open and leave the label upon the case. As the mouth-piece q has been slightly
raised the clasps * release their hold. The springs however maintain their open
position owing to the clasps having engaged with the notches of the arms gt.
The mouth-piece now returns in order to receive another label
If a scale-board is to be kept together by a single paper pasted around it the
machine will be of a somewhat modified construction, as all the parts for applying
the label can then be dispensed with. In lieu thereof the roller n² is so arranged,
that it runs completely over the top side of the case. The opposite roller has in the
meantime risen vertically and while returning downwards presses the projecting
part of the paper to the case. The motions can be imparted to the rollers n² in
various manners
When any of the material such as scale-boards paper or labels, is nearly
consumed, the friction clutch on the main shaft is disconnected by means of a weight-
and the machine stopped.
The machine above described may be modified in various ways according to the
description of cases which are to be made thereby.
Having thus fully described the said invention as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I claim
First In the manufacture of the outer cases of match boxes, the method of with-
drawing the scale-boards, one at a time, from a suitable drum or case containing a
supply of the same by means of metal sheets moved to and fro by levers at the
mouth of the said drum or case, and then at the right moment, by means of pincers,
grasping the scale board so withdrawn and placing it in position to be folded, the
said pincers then releasing the scale board, as above described.
Second In the manufacture of the outer cases of match boxes, the method of
folding the scale-board upon a shape or block by means of a roller and a metal
sheet, by which the said roller actuated by a lever is first moved vertically and then
horizontally, while the said metal sheet is moved by means of a toothed wheel and
a rack, the motion of the said sheets being limited to about a quarter of a turn or
ninety degrees for the purpose of turning up and holding one side of the scale-board,
as above described
Third The method of holding the scale-boards against the block k by means of a
roller, which, when the paper has been pasted, is moved away, as above described
Fourth The method of withdrawing the paper from the drum or case h, by means
of the suction device, and moving it on to the paste table, holding it firmly while
being pasted, by means of springs, and carrying it after the paste has been applied,
by means of pincers, into position to be folded around the outer case of a match-box,
as above described.
Fifth The method of folding the pasted paper on to the outer case of a match-
box by means of the rollers n², as above described
Sixth. The method of taking the labels from the drum or receptacle containing

page_text: them, one at a time, by means of the suction device or mouth-piece q, applying the
paste from a reservoir to the labels by means of a paste roller, holding the labels
during the pasting process by springs, affixing the labels upon the outer cases of the
match-boxes by means of the said suction device or mouth-piece (whereupon the
said springs release the said labels), and tightly pressing the labels upon the cases
by means of the roller t2, as above described
Seventh. The method of removing a finished outer case from the block k by means
of a scraper, which, during the withdrawal of the block from the said case, prevents
the case from following the said block, as above described.
Eighth. The means, substantially as described, for moving the block k vertically
and horizontally for the purpose specified.
Ninth. A machine for manufacturing the outer cases of match boxes, constructed
substantially as shewn in the accompanying drawings and operating as described
In witness whereof I the said William Robert Lake have hereunto set my
hand and seal this fourteenth day of March in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
WM RORT LAKE Gal