Improved Appliance for Supporting Hand-bowls or other Pottery- ware Articles in Saggers or the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 13th Sept., 1897--Accepted, 20th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance for Supporting Hand-bowls or other Pottery-
ware Articles in Saggers or the like.
We, EDWARD BROOKFIELD Junior, WILLIAM BROOKFIELD, and WILLIAM BALL
(trading Brookfield Bros.,) Clayton Pottery, Edensor Road, Longton, Stafford-
shire Earthenware Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This our Invention has reference to an improved appliance for use in supporting
Land-bowls, or other articles of pottery-ware in saggers, or the like.
In carrying this our said Invention into practice we make such appliances or
props of various sizes of or from clay or the like material by moulding, or by
means of a suitable die or dies, worked by hand, or attached to a press or like
suitable machine.
Such appliances or props we make somewhat in the form of an irregular
triangular prism, with a triangular base, each front side tapering upwards, the
third side or back being perpendicular or nearly so, on the top of each of such
"props" a dovetail-projection of suitable size is formed, and in the back lower
portion of each appliance an aperture similar in shape to such projection for
enabling such appliances or "props" to be interlocked when superimposed one
above another.
Dated this 9th day of December 1896
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffs, Agent for Applicants.
Improved Appliance for Supporting Hand-bowls or other Pottery-
ware Articles in Saggers or the like.
We, EDWARD BROOKFIELD Junior, WILLIAM BROOKFIELD, and WILLIAM BALL
trading as Brookfield Bros., Clayton Pottery, Edensor Road, Longton, Stafford-
shire, Earthenware Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This our Invention has reference to an improved appliance or appliances for use
in supporting earthenware hand-bowls or like articles in seggars whilst being
fired, the object of our said Invention being to make such appliances or "props"
with a wedge shaped, triangular, round, rectangular, hexagonal, or octagonal pro-
jection of suitable height at their top end, and a correspondingly shaped aperture

page_text: or recess in their lower end so that two or more of such "props" having the same
shaped projection may interlock when superimposed one on the other and increase
their stability.
In carrying this Invention into 'practice we make such "props" of various
sizes of or from clay, clay marl or like suitable material somewhat in the form of
an irregular triangular prism with a triangular base, each front side tapering
upwards, and the third side or back perpendicular or nearly perpendicular by
means of a suitable metallic die or dies operated by hand, or attached to a press
or like suitable machine.
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In order that our said Invention.may be more readily understood and explained
in detail we have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings on which letters of
reference are marked on corresponding parts on all the Figures alike.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.".
Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation of a portion of a clay or marl seggar
shewing two "props" of ordinary shape and construction superimposed on the
inside bottom surface of such seggar.
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Figures 2 and 3 are similar views to Figure 1 shewing superimposed "props"
made according to our Invention with interlocking projections and apertures.
Figures 4, 6 and 8 are front elevations of the "props" shewn at Figures 1, 2
and 3 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows A.
Figures 5, 7 and 9 are back elevations of the "props" shewn in the foregoing
Figures looking in the direction indicated by the arrows B, and Figures 10, 111
and 12 aro plan views of Figures 5, 7 and 9.
On reference to the accompanying drawings, 2, and 3 indicate portions of a
marl seggar, on the inside bottom surface of which seggar we have shewn two
props" b, c., sl, e., and f, g superimposed, those of ordinary construction b, c.,
shewn at Figures 14 and 5 being loosely placed one on the other, a piece or wad
of damp or green clay being thumbed or pressed into their aperture or hollow
portion, so as to cause such "props" when pressed against the internal peri-
phery or surface of seggars to adhere thereto.
The improved "props" d e, f and g we make of various sixes of or from clay,
clay marl or like suitable material with a wedge shaped or dovetail projection d
e, and respectively at their upper end, and a correspondingly shaped aperture
or recess d³, e³, f3 and 3 at their lower end by means of a metallic or other suitable
die or dies worked by hand or attached to a suitable press or like machine.
It will be readily understood that when such improved "props" of equal size
and having similar projections are superimposed one on the other as shewn at
Figures 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the drawings hereto annexed, that their projections or
wedge shaped portions y, e, f and gloosely fit into the correspondingly shaped
apertures e, f and g of such improved "props" and greatly increase their
stability.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
1st. The construction of "props" or like appliances for use in supporting hand-
bowls or like earthenware articles in seggars for being fired, of or from clay or
marl by means of a suitable die or dies, each "prop" being anade with a wedge
shaped projection of suitable size at their top end, and a correspondingly shaped
hole or aperture, at their lower end for enabling such " "props" when super-
imposed to he interlocked as herein substantially describes, set forth and illustrated
at Figures 2, 6, 7 and 11 of the drawings hereto annexed.
2nd. The construction of "props" or like appliances for use in supporting hand-
bowls or like earthenware articles in seggars for being fired of or from clay o
marl by means of a suitable die or dies, each "prop" being made with a triangular
wedge shaped projection of suitable size at their top end, and a correspondingly
shaped hole or aperture in or at their lower end for enabling such "props" to be

page_text: interlocked when superimposed as herein substantially described, set forth and
illustrated at Figures 3, 8, 9 and 12 of the drawings hereto annexed.
3rd. The construction of "props" or like appliances for use in supporting hand-
bowls or like earthenware articles in seggars for being fired of or from clay or marl
by means of a suitable die or dies, each, "prop" being made with a circular,
square, rectangular hexagonal or octagonal projection of suitable size at their top
end, and a correspondingly shaped hole or aperture in or at their lower end for
enabling such "props" to be interlocked when superimposed as herein substantially
described and set forth.
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JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Agent for Applicants.