IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF ARTICLES THEREFROMS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
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I, BENJAMIN WILLOUGHBY GOODISON of N° 87. Lord Street Liverpool in the
County of Lancaster Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CEMENT AND IN THE
MAKING OF ARTICLES THEREFROM which shall be called and known as "Stonecrete'
and which is impervious to all weather no matter how severe, it cannot. be effected
by frost being harder than any known free stone, the more it is exposed the harder
it becomes, it is made from the following materials "viz" Portland Cement Plaster
of Paris Parial Cement Boiled Brimstone Shingle Sandstone broken bricks clinker
or any mineral-It is applicable to the following articles used by Architects and
Builders "viz" Architraves, Mullions, Key stones Cornices Window Sills, Window
Heads Blocks (of any design) Gate Posts and Caps Jambs Sink Stones Flower
Boxes for Windows (covered with Encaustic Tiles (at same time as pressed in the
Mould) Fender Kerbs, Letters of every size and character in any color in distemper
(worked up with the composition) in fact anything required that is applicable to
this composition the exterior of which is Sand and Cements one part to two, and
the interior shingle one part to six. The Moulds in which these articles in
"Stonecrete ม are to be cast are to be known as Plastic Moulds" and which are
made as follows" viz" Plaster of Paris and Portland Cement mixed together in a
liquid state then poured on to the given pattern which will leave the subject
perfect as a workable mould afterwards-The sides ends and base consist of wood
or metal framing, (the base having clips mado of hoop iron to hold the pattern)
and which are held together by clamps or hasps and staples forming a box to hold
the composition until set, and which takes place instantaneously when the box and
the mould are filled with the composition a flat board must be placed on the top of
the box and then the box containing the mould can be turned over, the clamps or
hasps and staples removed, then the blocks or articles formed can be liberated, and
will be perfect in finish-s weeks exposure to atmospheric actions will render them
fit for use-Two Labourers with one of these moulds can make over ninety solid
Blocks coated on one or more sides in ten hours-size of Blocks eight to the square
yard, eighteen inches long and nine inches over all, and the Mould could be worked
daily for twelve months,

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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I BENJAMIN WILLOUGHBY GOODISON of No 87 Lord Street Liverpool in the
County of Lancaster Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF 'CEMENT AND IN THE
MAKING OF ARTICLES THEREFROM and in what manner the same is to bo
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement
Improvements in the manufacture of Cement, and in the making of articles
therefrom which shall be stonecrete, and which is impervious to all weather, no
matter how severe, it cannot be affected by frost being harder than any known free
stone, the more it is exposed the harder it becomes, it is made from the following
materials "viz" Portland Cement, Plaster of Paris, Parian Cement Boiled Brimstone,
Shingle Sandstone, Broken Bricks Clinker or any mineral, it is applicable to the
following articles, used by Architects and Builders "viz" Architraves Mullions,
Key stones Cornices Window Sills, Window Heads, Blocks (of any design) Gate
Posts and Caps, Jambs Sink Stones Flower Boxes for Windows (covered with
Encaustic Tiles at same time as pressed in the Mould) Fender Kerbs, Letters of
every size and "character in any color in distemper worked up with the composition
in fact anything required that is applicable to this composition, the exterior of
which is Sand and Cements one part to two, and the interior shingle one part to
Bix. The Moulds in which these articles in "Stonecrete" are to bo cast are to be
known as "Plastic Moulds," and which are made as follows "viz" Plaster of Paris
and Portland Cement mixed together in a liquid state then poured on to the given
pattern which will leave the subject perfect as a workable Mould afterwards-The
ŝides ends and base (the base having clips made of hoop iron to hold the pattern)
consist of wood or metal framing and which are held together by clamps or hasps
and staples forming a box to hold the composition until set, and which takes place
instantaneously, when the box and the mould are filled with the composition a flat
board must be placed on the top of the box, and then the box containing the mould
can be turned over, the clamps or hasps and staples removed then the blocks'or
articles formed can be liberated, and will be perfect in finish a weeks exposure to
atmospheric actions will render them fit for use.
Two labourers with one of these moulds can make over ninety solid blocks
coated on one or more sides in ten hours' size of blocks eight to the square yard,
gighteen inches long and nine inches over all, and the Mould could be worked daily
for twelve months.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The production and use of "Stonecreate" for the purposes herein before described,
the said "Stonecreate" being prepared by the mixing of the following materials
"viz" Portland Cement Plaster of Paris, Parian Cement, Boiled Brimstone Shingle
Sand stone Broken Bricks Clinker or any mineral cast in "Plastic Moulds"
hereinbefore described.
as