IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BRICKS AND TILES, AND IN THE APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Blyth of Barton upon Humber, in the County
of Lincoln, Brick and Tile Manufacturer, for an invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BRICKS AND TILES, AND IN THE APPARATUS
EMPLOYED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Blyth at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 18th April 1882.
WILLIAM BLYTH of Barton upon Humber in the county of Lincoln, brick and
tile Manufacturer, "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BRICKS AND TILES
AND IN THE APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR THIS PURPOSE."
According to my improvements in producing a better and more serviceable tile
the clay is pressed through a die specially made in the shape of the tile and is
received on rollers made so that the tile wing travels in a groove the middle part
of the rollers being so hollowed as to receive the body of the tile.
The tile thus formed is then borne from the receiver by the maker and then
washed in the usual way.
This improved method of manufacturing bricks and tiles is effected by a
combination of machine and hand work.
In tiles made by machine the great fault found is that the face of the tile is
Forous owing to the clay not filling the die properly.
In tiles made by hand a tedious process of making and striking the clay is gone
through in order to produce the requisite shape for washing off and this is only
done by a large use of sand in order to prevent the clay sticking to the mould,
now this sand will fill holes in the clay which are not seen until the ule is dry.
But in accordance with my improved method the die will fill the tile without
Jarge holes and there is no sand used.
Consequently by washing the face of the tile over all the pores are filled up and
there being no sand flaws a perfect tile is secured without the expense of striking
and making a special clot. The wing of the tile being formed by the die.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the anid William Blyth in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 18th October
1882.
WILLIAM BLYTH of Barton upon Hlumber in the County of Lincoln Brick and
Tile Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BRICKS AND TILES
AND IN THE APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR THIS PURPOSE."
According to my improvements in producing a better and more serviceable tile
the clay is pressed through a die A specially made in the shape of the tilo ns
represented in Figure 3 of the drawings hereto annoxed which show several viows
of a machine for making tiles having my improvements applied thereto.
The tile
is received on rollers B Figure 1 made so that the tile wing travels in a groove;
the middle part of the rollers being so hollowed as to receive and support the body
of the tile.
The tile thus formed is then borno from the receiver by the maker and washed
in the usual way on a table such as is represented in Figure 4.
A plain panelled die C and receiver or set of rollers D inny also be used in
forming the tile as shewn in Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings. The receiver
having simply plain parallel rollers renders the use of the special die impossible
owing to the damage done to the wing which in this case is made by hand on the
stool or table Figure 4.
This improved method of manufacturing bricks and tiles is effected by a
combination of machine and hand work
In tiles made by machine the great fault to be found is that the face of the tile
is purous owing to the clay not filling the die properly.
In tiles made by band a tedious process of making and striking the clay is gone
through in order to produce the requisite shape for washing off and this is only
done by a large use of sand in order to prevent the clay sticking to the mould.
Now this sand will fill holes in the clay which are not seen until the tile
is dry.
But in accordanco with my improved method the die will fill the tile with clay
without large holes and there is very little sand used.
Consequently by washing the face of the tile over all the pores are filled up and
there being no sand flaws a perfect tile is secured without the expense of striking
and making a special clot, the wing of the tile being formed by the die.
Bricks of various forms may in like manner be moulded and finished off by 3
hand.
Having thus described the nature of my improvements and the manner of
performing or carrying the same into practice I would romark that I make no
claim to any of the parts separately which aro well known and in common use, But
what claim is;
First. The improved method of manufacturing bricks and tiles by pressing the
same through dies of suitable form and finishing the same off by hand substantially
in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore described and represented in the
drawings hereto annexod.
Second- claim the improved apparatus for the manufacture of bricks and 4
tiles substantially such as is herein before described and represented in the drawings
hereto anuexed.
In witness whereof I the said William Blyth have hereunto set_ny_hand
and scal this Fourteenth day of October in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.