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AN IMPROVED BUSK AND HOOK FOR STAYS
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Edward Samuel Tucker at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 25th
July 1855.
I, EDWARD SAMUEL TUCKER, of Kentish Town, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
BUSK AND HOOK FOR STAYS" to be as follows:-
Whereas it is a common practice to sew a large hook on to stays in front of
the busk for the purpose of keeping various articles of ladies' dress down at
the waist; and whereas from the strain upon the hook it is liable to tear out:
now, my Invention consists in making a suitable aperture or slot in the busk,
and in shaping a hook in such manner at the back of the head as to fit into
and be firmly retained in the required position in the busk. A hole must be
made in the stay covering to allow of the hook passing through it.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WINE BOTTLES
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Frederick Willis at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th July 1855.
I, FREDERICK WILLIS, of King Street, St. James, in the County of Middle-
sex, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF WINE BOTTLES " to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object the manufacture of wine bottles with
roughed interior surfaces, to prevent the crust of port and other wine from
slipping. For this purpose, the interiors of wine bottles are rendered rough
either during the process of making them or after they are formed.
IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER-CLOSETS
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Woordswoorth Robson at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
27th August 1855.
I, JOHN WOORDSWOORTH ROBSON, of 23, Grundy Street, Poplar New Town,
in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER-CLOSETS" to be as follows:-
My Invention of improvements in water-closets refers more particularly to
water-closets which by means of a spring seat are rendered self-supplying with
water, and consists in the application and arrangement of a flexible diaphragm
and tube of the same material, which, in connection with a metallic pipe, are
worked by the ordinary lever of the seat, thereby operating upon valves
arranged for the supply of water from the cistern to the pan of the closet,
and greatly simplifying the arrangements now in use for that purpose.
My further improvements in water-closets consists in the application of the
flexible diaphragm to a conical pump, whereby valves are operated upon, causing
the soil to be drawn from the basin and forced from the closet.
IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR ROLLING BAR IRON
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Newton at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 5th
June 1855. A communication.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane,
in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention for "IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR ROLLING BAR IRON "
be as follows:-
The principal object of this Invention is to roll railroad rails with three
treads or wearing surfaces, so that, as the surfaces become worn, by simply
turning the rail one-third around, a second new surface will be presented, and
when that is worn a third surface will be presented, the two surfaces which
are not employed as a tread forming at any time a broad base for the support
of the rail or bar. Such rails with three treads, both for economy of iron and
to facilitate the securing of them to the cross ties, should be formed with each
part like the ordinary Trail, as it is technically termed, the union of the
three presenting three grooves or channels which cannot be rolled by any
form of projections on either two or four rollers, nor by three rollers, unless
their axis be arranged in a peculiar manner.
To accomplish the result specified, this Invention consists in the employment
of three rollers with their axis arranged in the lines of an equilateral triangle,

page_text: so geared as to rotate with equal velocities, and each having a projecting fillet
to produce one of the grooves between two of the rails or treads and the
periphery, each side of the fillet being so shaped as to produce the form of one
half of two of the rails. The die rollers are constituted in' the form of double
cones, the pressing surfaces which form the rails being at or near the middle
of the rollers, which, in order to ensure accuracy and steadiness, are all geared
together in a peculiar manner.
Both the conical surfaces of each roller are provided with teeth, so that each
roller is made to gear into and work with the other two. By this means not
only steadiness of working is ensured, but any undue strain on the gearing is
prevented.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING, WHICH IMPROVEMENTS ARE APPLICABLE TO WORKING THE VALVES OF STEAM ENGINES
Year: 1855

page_text: (This Invention received Provisional Protection, but notice to proceed with the
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Tempest, James Tomlinson,
Richard Hampson, and John Hampson, at the Office of the Commis-
sioners of Patents, with their Petition, on the 18th November 1855.
We, ROBERT TEMPEST and JAMES TOMLINSON, Machinists, and RICHARD
HAMPSON and JOHN HAMPSON, Spinners and Manufacturers, all of Rochdale,
in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING, WHICH IMPROVEMENTS ARE
APPLICABLE TO WORKING THE VALVES OF STEAM ENGINES," to be as follows:-
Our Invention consists in using oval or elliptical-shaped wheels for the
purpose of retarding or causing to dwell at certain points the cranks of looms
for weaving; the lay or batten being worked by the cranks is thus made to
move slowly when the shed is crossed, and when it is opened to allow the
shuttle to pass and to move fast at the back of the stroke, and when the weft
is beat up into the cloth.
Our Invention is also applicable to the working of slide or other valves of
steam engines, the variable motion obtained by means of the oval or elliptical
wheels causing the valve to move fast when admitting and cutting off the
steam, and slowly in the intermediate part of the stroke, thereby allowing
the steam admitted to the cylinder to work expansively.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FENCES AND GATES WHERE WROUGHT IRON IS USED
Year: 1855

page_text: by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Peyton at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 2nd October
1855.
I, RICHARD PEYTON, of Bordesley Works, Birmingham, do hereby declare
the nature of the Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
FENCES AND GATES WHERE WROUGHT IRON IS USED" to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in affixing or attaching the wrought-iron bars or
rods which are to compose a fence or part of a fence or gate to one another, by
casting thereon iron connections or junctions, using for such purposes ordinary
cast iron or malleable cast iron; for which purposes the parts of wrought iron
are to be placed together, and stocks or moulds are to be placed around those
parts which are to be connected or joined, and fluid iron is to be run into such
moulds. The castings may, if desired, be annealed or rendered nialleable.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Francis Parker at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th February
1855.
I, FRANCIS PARKER, of Waterloo, Northampton, do hereby declare the
nature of the Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER "
to be as follows:-
The improvement consists in the manufacture of pulp to be used in the
manufacture of paper from the haulm or stalk of the potatoe plant. The
haulms or stalks when ripe are operated upon in the ordinary manner for
separating the fibres, and are bleached when necessary by any of the well-
known processes.
IM- PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TEXTILE FABRICS
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Walker at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th November
1855.
I, JAMES WALKER, of Leeds, in the County of York, Cloth Manufacturer
and Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for IM-
PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TEXTILE FABRICS, to be as follows:-
My improvements consist in producing a woven fabric which combines two
or moro materials, so that the face side of the fabric is of one weft or material
and the back of it of another and a different weft or material, such as, for
instance, the face side of wool and the back of cotton. This is effected by
weaving the fabric in a power loom in which there is a double or compound
shuttle box, provided with two or more shuttles for the purpose of throwing
wefts of different materials, according to the diameter of the fabric required;
and the novelty of my Invention is, that by weaving in this manner I can
produce a fabric with a complete face, or weft of one material or mixtures of
materials susceptible of the processes of milling and dressing, or of milling
only, on one side, and a complete face or weft of a totally distinct character
and material on the other side, so that the whole shall mill together and form
one combined and perfect fabric.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF COMBS FOR THE HUMAN HAIR
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Pidding at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th January
1855.
I, WILLIAM PIDDING, of Putney, in the County of Surrey, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
COMBS FOR THE HUMAN HAIR" to be as follows:-
I form them of glass by cutting that substance to pattern, or by casting it in
moulds of the required form. I also make them of metal, and which I after-
wards enamel or glaze. I also form them of porcelain or china ware, or of
papier maché, and which several materials I color or otherwise beautify. I
also form the upper or ornamental portions of them of glass, or porcelain, or
china ware, or papier maché, leaving holes in them for the insertion of teeth,
and which I form of metal (plain, electro-plated, plated, enameled, or glazed),
tortoiseshell, horn, bone, wood, porcelain, or china ware. The teeth are secured
in the holes in the upper or ornamental portions of the combs by means of
cements.
AN IMPROVED MODE OF CONSTRUCTING AND FIXING THE TEETH OF TOOTHED CYLINDERS EMPLOYED IN THE TREATMENT OF TEXTILE OR FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Claude Antoine Busson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 29th
June 1855.
I, CLAUDE ANTOINE BUSSON, of Paris (France), Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED MODE OF CONSTRUCTING AND
FIXING THE TEETH OF TOOTHED CYLINDERS EMPLOYED IN THE TREATMENT OF TEXTILE
OR FIBROUS MATERIALS " to be as follows:-
The Invention consists in forming the working surface of picking or other
cylinders for treating fibrous or textile materials by means of bands of steel
or any other suitable metal, a part of the breadth of which is bent up at a
right angle in the entire length of the bands, and in which part the teeth are
punched or cut out; and after having sufficiently curved the bands, the same
are wound round and fixed with their smooth part in a spiral direction and in
a continuous line against the working surface of a cylinder of, wood, metal, or
any other suitable material, and in such manner that the teeth are projecting
from the band round the cylinder, and that during the revolution of this latter
each tooth in its turn comes in contact with the materials submitted to their
action. By this method any form of teeth may be affixed in any suitable angle
to the surface of the cylinder.
IMPROVEMENTS IN FURNACE BARS
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Craven at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 10th September
1855.
I, THOMAS CRAVEN, of Nelson Street, Goodman's Fields, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN FURNACE BARS" to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of improvements in furnaces where the fire bars
are made up into endless chains. For this purpose, the short bars of which a
furnace is composed are each attached to an endless chain, which consists of
a series of short links or plates rounded at the ends. The short plates are
each made with three holes, one at each end and the other in the middle. A
complete endless chain is made up by connecting the ends of plates or links
by transverse rods or axes. Each of the short bars is made with a projection
at the under side thereof and at the middle of its length, such projection being
wider than the bar, so that the neighboring plates or links are thereby kept
apart a distance wider than the width of the upper surface of the bar, which is
fixed between them. The bars are fixed to the plates or links by rods passed
through the under projections and through the middle or central holes of the
links or plates, andthe ends of the plates or links range under the bars next
to those which are fixed to them, so as not to interfere with the air passing to
the spaces between the bars.
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS WEAVING
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Philippe Latour and Maurice
Latour at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 9th August 1855.
We, PHILIPPE LATOUR and MAURICE LATOUR, of Paris (France), and of
82-Essex-Street, -Strand (London), Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of our said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS
WEAVING" to be as follows:-
FOR
Our Invention is intended to suppress the shuttle that carries the thread
across the warp in the existing looms, and to substitute it by a thread holder
fed by a bobbin. When the warp is open the thread holder passes across it,
threads
and, forming a loop at the other end, comes back again; the warp
then cross each other, the comb tray strikes, and the thread holder again con-
veys the thread. It can be understood that by this process the warp crosses
but once for the two runs of the thread holder instead of crossing twice, that
is, once for each run of the shuttle in the existing system. The strokes of the
comb tray are therefore less frequent, and consequently the threads are not
likely so often to break. The result of this motion of the thread holder whilst
the warp keeps the same position is, that the two threads conveyed by the two
runs of the thread holder are in the same position with respect to the threads

page_text: of the warp, instead of being crossed in the contrary direction, as is the case
with goods weaved with existing shuttle looms. In the shuttle looms the
crossing of the warp threads holes the loops at every single run of the shuttle,
but in the present system, as there is but one crossing for every two runs of the
thread holder, the loops formed at that side only where the thread holder is at
the time of crossing takes place, that is, at the commencement of the run
of the thread holder, will be stopped; but the loops formed on the other end
could not be fixed at all but by a particular system of fixation, which is the
following:-
That process consists in passing through each loop a thread carried by a
small shuttle. This thread is passed at the moment when the thread holder
has reached the end of its progressive run, the shuttle returning to its place
when the thread holder has begun its retrograde course, thus taking the
shuttle's thread in the loop formed by this course.
The character of the Invention then is, 1st, the idea of substituting shuttles
carrying the woof thread, and which required substitutions of bobbins, and
also sheet bends, by a thread holder fed by a bobbin as large as possible.
2nd, the means of stopping the loop formed by woof thread by means of
a thread conveyed by a particular shuttle.
And, 3rd, the principle of the thread holder conveying the thread once
through the warp without any crossing, whilst with existing looms there is a
crossing for every run of the shuttle.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSUMPTION AND PREVENTION OF SMOKE
Year: 1855

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Lawson and Matthew
Thompson at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 6th March 1855.
We, THOMAS LAWSON, Engineer, and MATTHEW THOMPSON, Fire Brick
Manufacturer, both of Gateshead-on-Tyne, in the County of Durham, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
CONSUMPTION AND PREVENTION OF SMOKE" to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a peculiar arrangement and construction of flues
& air passages in furnaces, whereby a better combustion of the
gases is
obtained and the consumption of smoke effected. The arrangement consists
in construction of a number of narrow flues of fire brick; half thicks are
preferred for this purpose behind the back part of the furnace and underneath
the bottom of the boiler, &c. These flues or passages are placed or formed
one above the other, and may vary from 3 to 4 feet in length; or they may be
of greater or less length, as circumstances may require; but 3 or 4 feet will be
found to answer generally. A small quantity of air is admitted from the ash-
pit through a regulating valve or valves into the lowest range of the narrow
flues, herein-before referred to; the air passing through those flues entirely
separate from the smoke and gases, and mingling with and effecting the con-

page_text: sumption of such smoke and gases at the end of the upper tiers of flues furthest
from the furnace. A bridge is placed a short distance from that end of the
smoke and air flues furthest from the furnace, so as to form a species of
combustion chamber, wherein the smoke and gases will be effectually
consumed.
IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Boyes at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th July 1855.
I, WILLIAM BOYES, of Preston, in the County of Lancaster, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
LOOMS FOR WEAVING" to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to an improved system or mode of locking the reed
of a loom at the time of beating-up, and consists in the employment of a
transverse bar running along the entire front of the lathe and sliding vertically
in brackets or guides. This bar bears against a second bar in front of the
lower frame of the reed, or against the reed itself, and is kept pushed up by
springs underneath it when the reed is to be locked. Two or more inclined
slides work transversely through the lathe, their inclined edges bearing upon
antifriction pulleys on the transverse locking bar, whilst their front ends pro-
ject out beyond the back of the lathe, being held out by springs. As the lathe
moves towards the cloth for the purpose of beating-up, the ends of the inclined
slides strike against fixed buffers or stops attached to the front of the loom,
& the slides being thereby pushed back, the inclines receed from the anti-
friction pulleys on the locking bar, and allow it to rise by the action of

page_text: the springs underneath, thereby locking the reed effectually at the moment
of beating-up. As the lathe receeds again, the slides are drawn out again by
their springs, and the inclines, by passing over the pulleys on the locking bar,
depress it & release the reed.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND PUNCHING METALS, PAPER, LEATHER, AND SIMILAR ARTICLES
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Hudson at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 16th
November 1855.
I, THOMAS HUDSON, of Warrington, in the County of Lancaster, White-
smith, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND PUNCHING METALS, PAPER, LEATHER,
AND SIMILAR ARTICLES," to be as follows:-
My Invention relates particularly to the apparatus commonly known by the
name of shears, as used to cut either metal or material, and consists of an
arrangement of the different parts so as to obtain additional power, and also
the means of passing the metal or material through the shears in a perfectly
horizontal position, without the usual bend or curvo consequent upon the
arrangement and construction of the shears now in general use. My said
improvements will be clearly understood by reference to the accompanying
outline Drawing, in which a represents the handle or lever of the shears;
6, the link, but if desirable I use more than one of the said links to obtain
additional power; c, the fulcrum; d, the moveable knife; e, the fixed knife;
f, the fulcrum of the knife d. It is evident that by replacing the knives with
punches I have a punching machine as well as a cutting machine.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF CREELS USED IN MACHINES FOR WINDING, REELING, AND DOUBLING FIBROUS YARNS OR THREADS
Year: 1855

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Bazley at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th May 1855.
I, THOMAS BAZLEY, of the City of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF CREELS USED IN
MACHINES FOR WINDING, REELING, AND DOUBLING FIBROUS YARNS OR THREADS,"
to be as follows:-
My Invention relates principally to such creels as are employed in the
machines referred to for unwinding yarns or threads wound in the cop form,
and its object is to straighten and put upon the yarn or thread an uniform
tension, and thus prevent the passage of snarled or slack portions to the rollers
in machines for doubling, or to the bobbins or reels in machines for winding
or reeling. It consists in arrangements interposed at a point between the
cop and the rollers, bobbins, or reels, such as a screwed wire, around which
the yarn or thread is wound, or a series of pins, or a comb arrangement,
between and against which the yarn or thread is made to pass in going from
the cops to the rollers, bobbins, or reel.
AN IMPROVED BOX FOR PAPERS, LETTERS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Leon Glukman at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 1st August 1855.
I, LEON GLUKMAN, of Dublin, Professor of Natural Philosophy, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED BOX FOR PAPERS,
LETTERS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS," to be as follows, viz. :-
This Invention consists of a box of any suitable form for holding letters
and documents. To the lid of the box is fastened one end of a spring, and the
other end is attached to the body of the box, thus rendering it self-closing.
In the lid of the box provision is made for holding labels or addresses.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF SILK
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Théophile Louis Marie Riot and
Sylvain Guillaume Paul Dehais at the Office of the Commissioners of
Patents, with their Petition, on the 18th July 1855.
We, THEOPHILE LOUIS MARIE RIOT, Chemist, and SYLVAIN GUILLAUME
PAUL DEHAIS, Banker, both of Paris (France), do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF SILK " to be
as follows:
This improvement relates to the boiling or scouring of silk, and is more par-
ticularly applicable to that sort of silk known as wild silk. Hitherto the last
sort of silk resisted all attempts made to render the same fit for dyeing, which
by our improvement is obtained with great perfection and facility. The process
consists in submitting the said wild silk to the action of a solution or solutions
of alkali, particularly potash, soda, or ammonia, in water, which bath or baths
require to have the proper strength, and to be employed at a suitable degree of
heat. The silk is afterwards duly washed in water, in order to deprive the
same of all adhering alkaline matters, and may then be submitted to any of
the usual dyeing processes. Our process when applied to the ordinary sorts
of silk renders then better for receiving dye stuff's, and particularly black
colours.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PIANOFORTES
Year: 1855

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Glen
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
13th October 1855.
Eavestaff at the
Petition, on the
I, WILLIAM GLEN EAVESTAFF, of Great Russell Street, in the County of
Middlesex, Pianoforte Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PIANOFORTES" to be as
follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in the mode of constructing the
action of pianofortes, and consists, in the first place, in dispensing with certain
of the centres usually required in making the action of pianofortes in the
ordinary manner, and in lieu thereof communicating the motion or action of
the key to the hammer in a direct manner, and in adapting to this part of the
action guide pins for directing the motion of the acting parts. To the upper
part of the action I adapt an improved kind of escapement, and a stop or check
action in lieu of the complicated contrivances usually employed.
My improved stop or check action consists in adapting to the upper or
hammer part of the action a curved or inclined piece, placed in such a manner
that when the hammer has struck the string and has rebounded, as usual, it is
caught and retained from striking again until the key is depressed a second
time.

page_text: My improvement in the escapement part of the action consists in adapting
the escapement direct to the conducting rod without the necessity of employing
any other centre or hinge between the key and the butt of the hammer than
that required for the escapement itself. By, this arrangement the action is
much simplified in construction, and the hammer is made to strike a better
blow at the string.
Another improvement relates to the bridge, and consists in adapting thereto
a clip, under which the string is passed, and when the said clip is screwed or
otherwise held down to the bridge the string will be firmly held or clipped at
the point from whence the vibration commences.
IM- PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FIRE-LIGHTERS, WHICH ARE ALSO APPLICABLE FOR OTHER BURNING PURPOSES
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Grafton at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 13th July 1855.
I, HENRY GRAFTON, of Rolles Buildings, Fetter Lane, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FIRE-LIGHTERS, WHICH ARE ALSO APPLICABLE
FOR OTHER BURNING PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
My improvements in the manufacture of fire-lighters refer to that kind of
fire-lighter known as ventilating fire faggots, and consists in forming them
of poles or other timber, which I cut into pieces of a suitable size, and by pre-
ference transversely to the grain; and in order to render such slices or pieces of
wood ventilating, I bore, punch, or otherwise produce holes through them which
afford passage for the flame and air, and facilitates their burning. These
lighters or faggots I dip in rosin or other inflammable material, and otherwiso
prepare them for igniting, as usual. By thus forming the fire-lighter in one
picce, in which the ventilating passages are produced, the trouble and necessity
of tying up numerous small pieces of wood as usual to produce the ventilating
faggot heretofore made, is obviated. I also combine pieces of wood by punch-
ing dovetailed or other suitable shaped recesses in a centre or main piece of
wood, into which other parts or pieces are fixed, to form a faggot or fire-lighter.
These fire-lighters are also adapted for boiling a kettle of water alone, as
used in the batchelor's kettle or otherwise, and for other similar boiling or
heating purposes.
A NEW OR IMPROVED METHOD OF SHANKING METALLIC BUTTONS, APPLICABLE TO THE HEAD- ING OF NAILS AND OTHER LIKE PURPOSES
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Pemberton Turner at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th
December 1855.-A communication.
I, JOHN PEMBERTON TURNER, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "A NEW
OR IMPROVED METHOD OF SHANKING METALLIC BUTTONS, APPLICABLE TO THE HEAD-
ING OF NAILS AND OTHER LIKE PURPOSES," a communication, to be as follows:-
The said Invention consists of the method hercin-after described of attaching
shanks to metallic buttons, and of attaching ornamental or other heads to the
bodies of nails: the said Invention may also be applied to the manufacture of
such other articles as are composed of a stem or shank attached to a head. In
making buttons according to the said Invention I proceed as follows:-I cut
out the blank of metal of which the button is to be made in the ordinary
manner, excepting that the cutting tools form a depression in the centre of the
said blank. The said blank is next subjected to the action of a stamp, by
which the depression in the middle of the blank is deepened, the said deepening
being effected by the metal of the blank being pressed towards the centre, and
raised into an annular form around the said depression. The shank is next
inserted in the said depression, and the partially formed button is again
subjected to the action of a stamp. By this last treatment the metal near the
centre of the button is closed upon the shank, and the latter becomes firmly

page_text: attached to the button. The design on. the face of the button is produced at
the same time by the action of the stamp... Ornamental or other heads of nails
may be attached to the said nails by the process described, and the ornamental
or other heads of such articles as have separately formed heads may also be
attached by the process described.
A SECTORIAL OR RADIAL ELIPTOGRAPH
Year: 1855

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Peter Boyd Eassie at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 21st May 1855.
I, PETER BOYD EASSIE, of the City and County of Gloucester, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A SECTORIAL
OR RADIAL ELIPTOGRAPH" to be as follows:-
This improvement consists in a pillar fastened to a base plate, and adjusted
in position by three indexes, setting out the conjugate and transverse axis of
the intended ellipse. This pillar carries a moveable arm, which is adjusted
to the required height by a milled head having a pinion fastened to its spindle,
the pinion working in a rack sunk on one side of the pillar; the outermost
end of the said arm terminates in a ring to receive a universal ball joint,
through which a pen or pencil holder works. To the upper end of the pillar
is fixed also another arm carrying a circular guide plate, which plate can be
turned on pivots at any angle to the base plate above mentioned, and when
once set is kept in position by the milled head aforesaid. To facilitate
the setting of the guide plate to any required angle, a sector will be used
capable of being thrown back, so as to allow the pencil holder to slide on the
edge of the guide.
AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD'S COT
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Eliza Caroline Wren at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with her Petition, on the 5th October
1855.
I, ELIZA CAROLINE WREN, of Tottenham Court Road, in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD'S COT" to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is so to construct cots that they may receive
from the attendant a gentle up and down motion, for the purpose of lulling
infants to sleep, such motion being in contradistinction to the ordinary rocking
movement, which has been objected to by the faculty. The cot is suspended
from springs, which are connected to the cross bar of the cot framing. The
vertical rods which carry the cross bar form also guides, on which lugs attached
to the opposite ends of the cot work up and down. A treddle, which works on
a fulcrum formed for it at the foot of the framing, is attached by cords to the
bottom of the cot, and the nurse, by pressing upon the treadle and releasing
it from pressure, will cause the suspension springs to expand and contract
alternately, and thus a gentle up and down motion will be obtained.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON TUBES
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Hugh Lee Pattinson, jun", at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
16th February 1855.
I, HUGH LEE PATTINSON, jun', of Stotes Hall, n³ Newcastle-upon-Tyne, do
hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON TUBES " to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in the manufacture of wrought-iron tubes without
seams or welds, by forcing wrought iron when in a highly heated state thro'
dies or openings having stationary or fixed cores. For this purpose a cylinder
or receiver is employed to contain a mass of highly heated wrought iron, and
from which the iron is forced thro' dies, in a somewhat like manner to that
practised when manufacturing lead pipes and tubes from plastic matters.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GAS
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Pollard at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th July 1855.
I, JAMES POLLARD, of the Woolwich Road, Bexley Heath, in the County of
Kent, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF GAS" to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object the use of peculiarly formed retorts and
apparatus for making gas. For this purpose cach retort is made with a return
bend proceeding from the back end of the retort to the front end, such return
bend being above the retort. The front end of the retort is made with an
incline in a direction from front to back, and the front end is covered with a
cover or lid, as is the case with other retorts, and the front end of the return
bend is also made to receive a cover or lid. In the return bend or upper
limb of the retort are placed moveable perforated partitions, which are from
time to time drawn out to cleanse the retort. The rising pipe is applied to
the front end of the upper limb of the retort. These retorts are peculiarly
applicable when using oils or oleaginous matters made up into bricks or
moulded limbs with absorbent materials.
IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLES, JARS, AND OTHER SIMILAR VESSELS, TO FACILITATE THE CORKING OR STOPPING OF THEM
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Hills, Thomas Miles, and
Henry Monument at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with
their Petition, on the 4th April 1855.
We, ROBERT HILLS, of Caroline Place, City Road, THOMAS MILES, of
Queen St., Finsbury, and HENRY MONUMENT, of Caroline Place, City Road,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
BOTTLES, JARS, AND OTHER SIMILAR VESSELS, TO FACILITATE THE CORKING OR
STOPPING OF THEM," to be as follows:-
This Invention of improvements in the manufacture of bottles, jars, and
other similar vessels consists in making the neck of the bottle or jar with an
internal screw, moulded or formed in the material of which the bottle or jar is
made. By this arrangement, aerated waters and other gaseous fluids may be
retained without the use of wire or other fastenings; as an ordinary cork, when
screwed, as it were, into the neck of the bottle, will be imbedded in the angular
recesses of the screw, so as to withstand any pressure from within. We reserve
a right to vary the details of this Invention.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOATS AND OTHER VESSELS
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Goodyear at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 23rd July 1855.
I, CHARLES GOODYEAR, of 25, Avenue Road, Saint John's Wood, London,
do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF BOATS AND OTHER VESSELS" to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object a mode of employing hard compounds of
india-rubber in the construction of boats and other vessels. It is now well
known that compounds consisting of india-rubber and sulphur, with or without
other matters, when subjected to high temperatures are changed into a hard
substance, and that such substances may be combined with woven fabrics,
And my
or with wire cloth, and be otherwise strengthened with metal.
Invention consists of combining and cementing together sheets and parts of
such compounds of india-rubber into the form of a boat or vessel before
subjecting the india-rubber compound to heat; and then, when a boat or
vessel has been so formed or built up, and the parts combined or cemented
together, and retained in the desired form, to subject it to heat, so as to produce
the change in the india-rubber compound, above mentioned.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PRESERVING MEAT AND FISH
Year: 1855

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jacques Louis Hervé at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
11th January 1855.
I, JACQUES LOUIS HERVÉ, of Paris, in the Empire of France, No. 9, Ruo
de l'Eperon, Householder, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PRESERVING MEAT AND FISH" to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in extracting the moisture from the meat or fish by
means of a vacuum, combined with the use of sulphuric acid or other equivalent
for absorbing moisture.
The process is as follows:-The meat or fish is first cut into narrow pieces
of about one-half to three-quarters of an inch in thickness. These are dried
in a ventilating stove until about two-thirds of the moisture in them has been
evaporated. They are afterwards spread upon hurdles, underneath which is a
flat vessel containing concentrated sulphuric acid, the hurdles and acid being
inclosed within a vessel hermetically sealed, from. which latter vessel the air is
withdrawn by means of an air pump. In this manner the moisture contained
in the meat or fish will be absorbed therefrom while under vacuum by the
sulphuric acid (or, if preferred, chloride of calcium), and the meat or fish thus

page_text: dried will keep good when exposed to the air. The dried meat or fish may be
grated and reduced to powder, then formed into cakes of various sizes, either
alone or combined with dried vegetables, so as to be convenient for military or
naval purposes.
IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPING, FILLING, OR PLUGGING TEETH, AND IN INSTRUMENTS TO BE USED THEREFOR
Year: 1855

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application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Alfred Abel at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 27th October 1855.
I, ALFRED ABEL, of Spring St., Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park, Dentist, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPING,
FILLING, OR PLUGGING TEETH, AND IN INSTRUMENTS TO BE USED THEREFOR," to be
as follows:-
My Invention of improvements in stopping, filling, or plugging teeth, and
in instruments to be used therefor, consists, 1stly, of the use of a metallic plug
or cap, by preference, of platinum, made concave on the under side, so as to
cover and protect the nerve in a carious tooth. And, secondly, my Invention
consists of the use of concave or hollow drills, by means of which teeth may be
drilled or scraped without touching the nerve.
AN IMPROVED MODE OF MANUFACTURING COLLAPSIBLE HATS AND BONNETS
Year: 1855

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Metcalfe at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 12th June
1855.
I, THOMAS METCALFE, of High Street, Camden Town, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "AN IMPROVED MODE OF MANUFACTURING COLLAPSIBLE HATS AND BONNETS" to
be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the manufacture of collapsible hats and bonnets
from straw, grass, or other similar plait, the main object being to render the
same easy of transport without risk of injuring them by close packing.
In order to permit of the hat or bonnet being folded or pressed into a flat
or compact mass, without injury to the plait of which it is composed, I form
the hat or bonnet of sections of suitable shape for folding upon each other,
and arrange the run of the plait in the several parts so that it shall be parallel
to the edges of those parts; or where the shape will not admit of the lines of
plait being parallel to the edges where the folds will occur, I provide such
parts with a binding of plait which will form the edge thereof. The several
sections when thus made are sewn together to form a hat or bonnet, which
will retain its expanded shape while on the head of the wearer, but when
removed may be pressed flat and packed away without the risk of damaging
the fibre of which the plait is composed..
CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS TO BE USED IN SMOKING TOBACCO
Year: 1855

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Francis Puls at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 8th February 1855.
FRANCIS PULS, of Soho Square, in the County of Middlesex, Chemist, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS TO BE USED IN SMOKING TOBACCO," to be as follows, that is to say:-
My improvements, which have for their object to obviate the waste of
tobacco, and the deleterious effects upon the health which are incurred in
smoking, from the oily and narcotic substances evolved in the process from the
tobacco, consist in the construction and application of finely perforated plates,
composed of metal, glass, china, clay, or other suitable material, and of various
size and configuration, so as to admit of their being inserted at pleasure near
the lower part of the bowl of the various tobacco pipes, to which they are
specially adapted, in such manner that the said oily and narcotic substances
evolved from the tobacco in smoking may percolate through the said plates,
and be carried away from the remaining tobacco, without accumulating
in the lower portion, which they would otherwise render unfit for use, or
deleterious.
A NEW OR IMPROVED COMB
Year: 1855

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Burgess, at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 3rd May
1855.
I, JOHN BURGESS, junior, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW
OR IMPROVED COMB" to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of a comb, on the back of which is a tube or
reservoir for the purpose of holding oil or other liquid to be supplied to the
hair. The said tube is open at the end most distant from the handle of the
comb, and the opening is closed by a screw plug or otherwise. Between
the tube and the teeth of the comb is a flat channel of the same length as
the comb, and perforations between the teeth open into the said channel. The
said channel also communicates with the tube or reservoir by means of a
valve in the said tube. By pressing on a button on the said tube the said
valve may be opened, and the oil or liquid in the tube allowed to pass into the
channel, by which it is distributed over the teeth of the comb, and by the teeth
of the comb to the hair.
OBTAINING AND EMPLOYING MOTIVE POWER
Year: 1855

page_text: (This Invention received Provisional Protection, out nouce proceed
application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Gedge at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th August 1855.-
A communication.
I, JOHN GEDGE, of No. 4, Wellington Street South, Strand, in the County
of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "OBTAINING AND EMPLOYING MOTIVE POWER," communicated to me by
Aristide Ratte, Civil Engineer, Marseilles, France, to be as follows:-
The object of the Invention is to employ air as a motor for certain apparatus,
by means of which, in places where the employ of steam, water, or animal
power would be too expensive, the tilling of land, drawing water, coal, or other
material may be economically accomplished. The apparatus is composed of
Each pair
wings placed in a horizontal position round a vertical shaft.
of wings (and they may be multiplied at discretion) are placed on a horizontal
axle. To this axle is adapted two frames, intended to act in a rectangular
direction, and seperated by the upright shaft aforesaid. The horizontal axle is
maintained in its position by two supports, passing from its extremities to the
vertical shaft, and fixed thereto. The framings are to be so made that those
wings which are not acted upon by the wind shall always maintain a horizontal
position, and offer no resistance thereto while the rest are in course of action.
The vertical shaft with its apparatus may be fixed in any ordinary manner to
ploughs, winding, drawing, or other machinery.
IMPROVEMENTS APPLICABLE TO MACHINERY FOR DOUBLING AND THROWING SILK, AND FOR DOUBLING OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1855

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Thomas Dickens at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 1st October
1855.
I, THOMAS DICKENS, of Middleton, in the County of Lancaster, Silk Dyer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
APPLICABLE TO MACHINERY FOR DOUBLING AND THROWING SILK, AND FOR DOUBLING
OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS," to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to arresting the motion of spindles should one or more
of the strands become broken. For this purpose I use a separate driving
apparatus for each spindle; the threads by their tension support needles or
other instruments in a definite position, but upon one or more becoming
broken, the said instruments thereof will assume another position, and cause a
suitable apparatus to come into action, so as to disengage the driving power
from the spindle of the broken thread.
In an arrangement I adopt, a bar is caused to move to and fro; upon this
are jointed a series of hooks, supported while the threads are unbroken, so as
to run clear of a lever communicating with the driving power, but when a
thread breaks the respective hook arrives in contact with the said lever and
disengages the spindle. The hooks are formed with inclined planes, so as to
be lifted and catch the lever on their return motion when necessary.