An Improvement in the Manufacture of Printers' Type, Printers' Galleys, Furniture, Quotations, and Imposing Stones.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 23rd May, 1898-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1898
INOVIDIUNAL DIUITICATION.
An Improvement in the Manufacture of Printers' Type, Printers'
Galleys, Furniture, Quotations, and Imposing Stones.
JAMES GRANT, Printers' Traveller, of 21, St. Mary's Road, Highbury, London, N.,
and GUY CADOGAN ROTHERY, Journalist, of 7, Elsham Rcad, Kensington,
London, W., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The manufacture of printers' type, printers' galleys, furniture, quotations and
imposing stones by compressing paper pulp, or wood pulp, in specially hard metal
moulds under hydraulic, steam or other mechanical power.
JAMES GRANT.
GUY CADOGAN ROTHERY.
An Improvement in the Manufacture of Printers' Type, Printers'
Galleys, Furniture, Quotations, and Imposing Stones.
We, JAMES GRANT, formerly of 21, St. Mary's Road, Highbury, but now of 113,
Greenlanes, Printers' Traveller, and GUY CADOGAN ROTHERY, of 7, Elshaan Road,
Kensington, Publisher, both in the County of Middlesex, 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 invention relates to type letters galleys, quotations, imposing stones, and
the like such as are used in printing offices and other places. It is especially
applicable to types of larger size which being in general manufactured of wood
are peculiarly liable to warp, crack, or break, when they have been washed in
water or other liquid. It may be used for smaller types but is not of equal impor-
tance in this connection as these are in general made of type metal..
Now in this invention we produce type letters, galleys, quotations, furniture,
imposing surfaces and the like of a material which is not affected or only slightly
affected by water or other moisture or changes of temperature. The material which
we use is paper or wood pulp which is caused to assume the required shape by
pouring or forcing into a mould in which it is preferably compressed by means
of hydraulic or other pressure. The moulds employed are formed of exceptionally
strong metals such as iron or steel which is capable of supporting the strain pro-
duced by the enormous pressure necessary to securing satisfactory type, furniture
or the like.

page_text: Any suitable description of machinery for compressing the pulp may be
employed.
The moisture in the pulp may be almost entirely removed by the pressing; or
it may be allowed to dry in an atmosphere in a normal or increased temperature.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim
is :-
1. As new articles of manufacture printers type, printers galleys furniture,
quotations, imposing surfaces, and the like, composed of paper or wood pulp which
is compressed into metallic or other moulds under hydraulic or other pressure,
substantially as described.
2. Forming printers type printers galleys, furniture, quotations, imposing sur-
faces, and the like of paper or wood pulp, substantially as described.
3. Forming printers type, printer's galleys, furniture, quotations, imposing sur-
faces and the like of paper or wood pulp, which is compressed into metallic or
other mould under hydraulic or other pressure, substantially as described.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1898.
JAMES GRANT.
G. CADOGAN ROTHERY.