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A NEW HYDRAULIC COUNTER
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles de Cappot and Alexander
Jarriant at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 8th December 1858.
We, CHARLES DE CAPPOT and ALEXANDER JARRIANT, of No. 10, Route de la
Revolte, Neuilly-sur-Seine, in the Empire of France, Civil Engineers, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW HYDRAULIC
COUNTER," to be as follows:-
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We attach to the pipe from the main or other suitable supply, a flanged
pipe connected to a cock or tap, the pipe from which opens outwards at the
bottom in the shape of a truncated cone, and flanged at the bottom so that it
may be connected to a. case enclosing a cylinder of gutta percha or other
suitable material, having any suitable number of perforations, though the
decimal ratio will be found preferable, the solid part of the cylinder being
indented when necessary.
We connect to the aforesaid case a box communicating by a pipe with one
of the holes of the gutta percha cylinder, and also by another pipe to a bucket
wheel formed with any required number of buckets, starting from about the
centre of the wheel, and sliding against the interior of the casing, at the
bottom of which there is an aperture covered with wire gauze or other suitable
perforated material. To the lower part of the case containing the gutta
percha cylinder we connect a pipe for giving the supply, the single hole before
alluded to being simply for the purpose of measurement.

page_text: We cause the shaft of the bucket to work any suitable gearing having
hands pointing to any number of dials, so that the exact quantity of the water
passing through one hole of the gutta percha cylinder can be measured with
accuracy, which sum multiplied by the number of holes in the said cylinder
will give the amount of supply.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR CUTTING WOOD FOR STAVES
Year: 1858

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Mills at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 17th August
1858.
I, GEORGE MILLS, of 5, St. George's Terrace, Queen's Road, Regent's Park,
in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR CUTTING WOOD FOR STAVES," to be as
follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in machinery for cutting
wood for staves. For this purpose the wood to be cut is moved to the saw by
means of a cylindrical drum or wheel and a flexible band, which is fixed at
one end to the circumference of the wheel, and at the other end presses against
the end of the piece of wood so as to move it as the flexible band is wound
on to the circumference of the wheel. The piece of wood is, whilst being
moved up to the saw, held between two cylindrical wheels or rollers, one
acting as a pressing roller to press the wood against the periphery of the other.
The wheel or roller against which the wood is pressed is of the same diameter
as the wheel on which the flexible band is wound, and they are both formed
with cog wheels and are driven at a like surface speed by a pinion. By these
means straight sawing will be accomplished; but when it is desired to cut the

page_text: staves thicker at the ends, then provision is made to incline the wood to the
saw at the two ends in order to cause the saw to cut in an inclined direction,
and there are recesses in the wheel against which the wood is pressed, into
which the ends of the piece of wood enter, and these recesses are varied in
position to suit different lengths of wood.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH COLLARS AND TIES, OR OTHER LIKE ARTICLES OP DRESS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Arthur Granville Bradby at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th
October 1858.
I, ARTHUR GRANVILLE BRADBY, of Reading, in the County of Berks,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH COLLARS AND TIES, OR OTHER LIKE ARTICLES OP
DRESS," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in combining a collar with a tie, scarf, ribbon, bow,
or other like article of dress in such manner that the two together shall form
one article of dress complete in itself. The collar and tie (or other like.
article) may either be both of the same or of two or more different materials,
and the materials employed may be linens, silks, ginghams, or any other
suitable fabric or fabrics. The form of both the collar and the tie or other
article may be of any suitable kind.
AN IMPROVED BALANCE BEAM THRASHING MACHINE
Year: 1858

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application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jozé Luis, at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 10th June
1858.
I, JOZE LUIS, Patent Agent, of No. 1º, Welbeck St., Cavendish Sqre, London,
in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "AN IMPROVED BALANCE BEAM THRASHING MACHINE," (a communication to
me from a foreigner residing abroad,) to be as follows:-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Plan 1. The machine is put in movement by means of a balance beam
resting on the half wheel of iron A, the teeth of which catch in the lower part
of the wheel B, indented only to the middle; on the side of the wheel B is,
*Plan 2, an iron pin "C, to which is adapted the iron rod D by means of a
ring; the lower extremity of this rod is fixed to a crank E, which moves the
shaft F. The oscillating motion of the rod D communicates a rotatory move-
ment to the horizontal shaft F, as well as to the pulley G.
The pulley G governs by means of the strap H another pulley T, which is
smaller, and is placed over G. The little pulley J is fixed to another horizontal
shaft, to which it communicates a rotatory movement. At the other extremity
of this shaft is another large pulley K, which by means of a strap L moves the
pulley M; the pulley M governs the beaters N, and gives them a rotatory

page_text: movement. The beaters differ in no respect from other beaters commonly
used.
Plan 1. Motion is communicated to the machine by means of a crank
worked by two men ; to this crank is fixed an iron rod which communicates
movement to the lever or balance beam attached to the half wheel A, and this
in turn gives the oscillating movement spoken of above.
The length of the lever Q is three yards at least.
The above-mentioned machine rests on two wheels as well when it is at
work as when it is moved from one place to another.
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING OR TRANSMITTING, OR PRODUCING FACSIMILE COPIES OF DESPATCHES, INTELLIGENCE, OR MESSAGES, OR CHARACTERS, DRAWINGS, OR DEVICES
Year: 1858

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application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Michael Henry at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 19th May
1858. A communication.
I, MICHAEL HENRY, of 84, Fleet Street, in the City of London, Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED
APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING OR TRANSMITTING, OR PRODUCING FACSIMILE
COPIES OF DESPATCHES, INTELLIGENCE, OR MESSAGES, OR CHARACTERS, DRAWINGS, OR
DEVICES," (communicated to me from a foreigner residing abroad,) to be as
follows:-
The object of this Invention is to communicate, transmit, or produce in
facsimile copy, written messages or despatches, words, signs, characters,
plans, or drawings, or devices, by the agency of currents; and this is effected
by a manipulator or transmitter, and a "receptor," the manipulator consisting of
a shaft having alternating motion with a bar resting on it, which, at every
motion of the shaft is separated from it (preferably by a stud on a wheel), and
is fitted with a pipe or stylus in direct communication with the battery, and
moving on a plate on which the despatch has been written in non-conducting
ink. The receptor set in motion similarly to the manipulator, is provided
with an electro-magnet acting on a moveable piece or lamina, which is
attracted each time a magnetic current passes. This lamina has or ends in a

page_text: pen or pencil, which traces the characters, &c..transmitted on common paper.
As soon as the manipulator stylus begins to move on the plate, a magnetic
current is established, and the. electro-magnet allows the lamina to fall with its
point on the paper and mark on it... Any, paper may be used without previous
preparation or damping.
IMPROVEMENTS IN VALVES FOR STEAM ENGINES AND IN SUPERHEATING THE STEAM
Year: 1858

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Blackett Haigh and
Joseph Cheetham at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with
their Petition, on the 22nd January 1858.
We, WILLIAM BLACKETT HAIGH, of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster,
Machine Maker, and JOSEPH CHEETHAM, of the same Place, Cotton Spinner,
do bereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
VALVES FOR STEAM ENGINES AND IN SUPERHEATING THE STEAM," to be as
follows:-
Our Invention consists, firstly, of an improved equilibrium throttle valve;
instead of making the under side of the valve square or at right angles to the
spindle on which it is placed, we make it of a serpentine form, so that as
it rises a small portion only of the circle is open for the steam to pass, the
space gradually increasing as the valve moves onwards, thus affording a much
more efficient mode of regulating the motion of the engine than can be
possibly obtained by the straight valve at present in use. Or, instead of one
incline, the ring of the valve may be of any number of divisions having the
sides inclined, curvilinear, or other suitable shape.
Secondly, of improved valves for working the engine. To the ordinary box
valve we apply an internal valve to regulate the exhaust so as to allow the
steam to be cut off at any portion of the stroke by the working of the eccentric;

page_text: and also for regulating the supply of steam we apply to the box D or other
valve an inclined equilibrium valve for the purpose of cutting off steam at any
portion of the stroke, the exhaust to be worked in the ordinary manner.
Thirdly, we pass the steam on its way to the cylinder through a heating
apparatus for the purpose of increasing its temperature and consequently
elasticity.
AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR INDICATING THE SPEED OF SHIPS AND OTHER VESSELS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Jacobus Tyssen at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 22nd September
1858.
I, JACOBUS TYSSEN, of Rotterdam, in the Kingdom of Holland, Mariner, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS
FOR INDICATING THE SPEED OF SHIPS AND OTHER VESSELS," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of an apparatus to be fitted to a ship or vessel for
the purpose of showing inboard the rate at which she is going through the
water.
I fit on the axis of a three-bladed screw, which is placed outside the vessel,
a wheel inboard, which wheel gears into one or more wheels, and causes
the last in the train to make, say, one revolution when the vessel is progressing
at the rate of ten knots an hour, which revolution is shewn upon an indicating
dial. I do not confine myself to wheels made to work and shew this speed
only, my Invention consisting in indicating by means of registering wheels
placed inboard, the revolutions of a screw working in the water fitted on the
axis of the first wheel in the train, the train of wheels being set to shew so
many knots per hour on the indicator according to the revolutions of the
screw in the water.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE UTILIZATION OF ALKALI WASTE
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Gossage at the Offico
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 19th October
1858.
I, WILLIAM GOSSAGE, of Widnes, in the County of Lancaster, Chemist, clo
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE UTILIZATION OF ALKALI WASTE," to be as follows:-
The substance known as "alkali waste" is extensively produced in the
well-known manufacture of alkali, and is usually thrown away as a wasto
product. It contains sulphuret of calcium and carbonate of lime, and when it
is subjected to the action of muriatic acid, or other acid liquors, mixed gases
are evolved containing sulphuretted hydrogen and carbonic acid gases.
The Invention for which I am now soliciting the grant of Letters Patent
comprises the separation of sulphuretted hydrogen from such mixed gases
(obtained from alkali waste), and thereby obtaining carbonic acid gas of
sufficient purity to be usefully applicable. I effect the separation of sul-
phuretted hydrogen from such mixed gases by causing it to be decomposed
either by sulphurous acid gas, or by compounds of nitrogen and oxygen, thereby
causing the formation of water and the deposition of sulphur.
The said Invention also comprises means whereby alkali waste can be
caused to absorb oxygen from atmospherical air, and the use of such oxydized
"alkali weste" for the production of sulphurous acid gas, and carbonic acid
gas. I effect the absorption of oxygen from atmospherical air by means of
"alkali waste" by causing such waste to be exposed to the atmosphere, and I

page_text: extricate sulphurous acid gas and carbonic acid gas from such oxydized waste
by causing it to be acted upon by muriatic acid or other acid liquors, and I
apply sulphurous acid so extricated for the decomposition of sulphuretted
hydrogen, as herein-before mentioned.
The said Invention also comprises the extrication of sulphuretted hydrogen
and carbonic acid gases, also sulphur from "alkali waste" by causing such
waste to be decomposed by the action thereupon of such acid liquors as aro
obtained by the use of muriatic acid in the manufacture of chlorine, which
manufacture is usually conducted in connection with the manufacture of alkali,
and therefore simultaneously with the production of alkali waste.
The said Invention also comprises the production of sulphuret of iron and
sulphuret of manganese, or one of such sulphurets, by the action of " alkali
waste" on the acid liquors obtained in the ordinary manufacture of chlorine,
by the use of muriatic acid, and the application of metallic sulphuret so
obtained for the purpose of producing sulphurous acid gas.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF COLOURING MATTER FOR SPIRITS AND OTHER LIQUIDS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Ann Elizabeth Davis and Richard
Wright at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 1st December 1858.
We, ANN ELIZABETH DAVIS, of 1, Pulboro' Place, Harleyford Road, Vauxhall,
and RICHARD WRIGHT, of 28, Grosvenor Park, Camberwell, both in the County
of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF COLOURING MATTER FOR SPIRITS AND OTHER LIQUIDS," to
be as follows:―
These improvements consist in the manufacture of colouring matter from
certain farinaceous substances, and from sugar or syrups made from the same.
The materials are wheat, barley, sago, rice, or maize, which are prepared for
the purpose as follows:-In the two first articles the grain is to be ground
and dressed into flour, the bran being taken away; but the other materials
may be subjected at once to the process of conversion herein described. The
apparatus for this purpose is a vat or other vessel lined effectually with lead,
and is to have a steam pipe from a steam boiler inserted into it, that part of
the pipe which enters the vat being of stout lead; fixed in the head of the vat
(which is closed) is a funnel, the lower part of which passes through the
cover of the vat, to permit the grain or farina to pass into the same. The
process of conversion is performed as follows:-A quantity of water is placed
in the vat, to which is added strong sulphuric acid; the steam is then turned
on from the steam boiler, as soon as ebullition commences, the grain or

page_text: farina may be inserted gradually through the funnel before named into the
boiling liquid. The steam should be of high temperature, say, 245° or 250°
Fahrenheit, and must be kept continually in action till the conversion is
complete. The charge should then be run into a wooden receiver, and whiting
or other suitable substance added in sufficient quantity to neutralize the acid;
the liquid is to be allowed to settle for two or three hours, when the gypsum
will be deposited at the bottom, and a clear, yellowish, and slightly sweet
liquid will remain. This liquid is at once conveyed into the colouring pan to
be converted into caramel, which is simply done by evaporating the aqueous
portions, and carbonizing the residue until no sweetness remains in it, a
process well understood to colouring makers. In place of the direct action of
fire, steam or heated water under pressure may be used for the purpose of
heating the acid liquor, and such is the case in respect to converting the
materials into caramel for colouring purposes. This part of the Invention may
also be used advantageously for carbonizing and converting sugar or syrups
derived from the sugar cane, or other material heretofore used in colouring
matter for spirits or other liquids.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN OBTAINING AND APPLYING MOTIVE POWER
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Giuseppe Cavaggia and Anselmo
Spinelli at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 29th July 1858.
We, GIUSEPPE CAVAGGIA and ANSELMO SPINELLI, of Avignon, France, Civil
Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN OBTAINING AND APPLYING MOTIVE POWER," to be as follows:-
The Invention consists in making the expansive force of gases evolved by
the slow combustion of nitrates and other similar matters or compounds
subservient as a motive power or prime mover for driving machinery of any
description. For this purpose we make use of nitrates, chlorates, fulminates,
or other analogous suitable explosive salts or compounds, which we mix up
with suitable quantities of one or more inert comburent or other suitable
bodies, so as to form compounds, which, heat being applied thereto, offer a
regular slow combustion, on giving rise to a gradual evolution of gases, the
expansive force of which may consequently be suitably regulated, and thus
made subservient as a motive power. For this purpose we make use of a
suitable strong vessel, in which the bodies or compounds made use of are
projected in proportion as required, and are brought in combustion by any
suitable means; the gases evolved are then caused to act in any suitable
manner on a piston working in proper cylinder, or on any other suitable part
of machinery to which the said gases have to give the required impulse,
whereas the heat evolved may be applied to any suitable purpose, such as the
heating of water and the evolution of steam, which latter, if required, may be
caused to join its force to that of the above-mentioned gases.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS OB APPARATUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOLDING LACE OR OTHER FABRIC, & ALSO FOR CUTTING THE SAME INTO LENGTHS ADAPTED TO BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BONNET & CAP FRONTS & FOR OTHER PURPOSES OF MILLINERY
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Kinsey, William Henry
Morrison, and Samuel Smithard at the Office of the Commissioners of
Patents, with their Petition, on the 30th September 1858.
We, HENRY KINSEY, of Nottingham, Machinist, WILLIAM HENRY MOR-
RISON, and SAMUEL SMITHARD, also of Nottingham, Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS OB
APPARATUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOLDING LACE OR OTHER FABRIC, & ALSO FOR
CUTTING THE SAME INTO LENGTHS ADAPTED TO BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
BONNET & CAP FRONTS & FOR OTHER PURPOSES OF MILLINERY," to be as follows:-
In the manufacture of bands for caps or bonnet fronts the fabric employed
is generally folded over at each edge towards the middle, by which the
thickness becomes doubled, & such doubled fabric is then again folded, so
as to take in between the last fold the "gofferings;" & the object of the
improvements is an adaptation of mechanical means by which such folding
may be more effectually obtained, & that suitable lengths of such folded
fabric may be cut therefrom as the processes are completed. For this
purpose one end of the fabric to be folded is passed in between the parts of
a plate or trough, the sides or opposite edges of which gradually incline
towards or over one the other, with a tendency to cause the edges of the
fabric passed therethrough to fold in the direction desired; and one end of
the fabric having been passed into such first folding means, it is thence taken
hold of by rollers in pairs, which act not only to draw the fabric through such
first folding means, but also to flatten or fully crease the folded parts. In

page_text: eonnection with rollers other rubbing surfaces may also be employed, as may
also steam or other heat to such rollers or rubbing surfaces. The fabric
thus folded with its two edges towards or over the centre thereof, is then
passed between other guides, having. a tendency to cause it to fold again in
the middle, & through this second folding means the fabric is drawn by other
rollers to flatten it, & through other flattening means, if desired, to produce
a perfect creasing to the fold obtained.
We also apply, in connection with such folding means, cutting apparatus,
governed to act at intervals desired, so as to cut the fabric into requisite
lengths.
We do not confine ourselves to the order of folding mentioned for
illustration, or to the number of the folds or creases, as they may be varied,
& bands, formed as explained, may be employed for other purposes in
millinery; and in some cases the rollers for fully flattening the folds desired
may be employed only after the turning over or folding of all the parts is
obtained.
AN APPARATUS FOR STOPPING LEAKS IN SHIPS
Year: 1858

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 Marc Antoine François Mennons
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
12th July 1858.-A communication.
I, MARC ANTOINE FRANÇOIS MENNONS, of the British and Foreign Patent
Offices, 39, Rue de l'Echiquier, Paris, in the Empire of France, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN APPARATUS FOR STOPPING LEAKS
IN SHIPS," a communication, to be as follows:-
The apparatus consists of a double coil of strong waterproof tissue, or of
metallic gauze rendered impermeable by known processes, which coil, being
suspended to the sides of the vessel, is unrolled when required by means of
lines worked from the deck. The tissue thus unrolled forms an impermeable
envelope or casing to the hull of the ship, the pressure of the water causing it
to adhere with the greatest tenacity to the leaks, which may then in most
cases be repaired from within with comparative facility.
AN IMPROVED PORTABLE BATH
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Armand Gilbee at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
7th December 1858.-A communication.
I, WILLIAM ARMAND GILBEE, of No. 4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the Invention of "AN IMPROVED
PORTABLE BATH," to be as follows, that is to say:
The Invention consists in constructing portable baths for apartments, so
that when not in use they may be taken down and folded into a small volume.
The lower part or bottom of the bath is composed of two iron or other metal
or wooden frames filled in with sheet zinc, the two ends being composed of
similar frames and sheet zinc. The upper edge or circumference is made of
round iron rods, which are connected in the middle to the head frames by
means of iron collars. The extremities of these rods are curved and provided
on each side with small pins or bolts, which are introduced into holes or
sockets made in the uprights on each side. The sides of the bath are filled in
with moveable sheet zinc or with a metal trellis. When the form of the bath
is obtained, I place in it a bag or cover of india-rubber or other waterproof
material, so as to fit the interior of the bath framework, and the edges of the
bag are brought down and secured to the outer sides by strings and knobs.
A tap fitted to a pipe or a socket passing through the india-rubber bag serves
for letting off the water.
AN IMPROVED MANU- FACTURE OF CERTAIN KINDS OF METALLIC INGOTS
Year: 1858

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by James Webster, at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 13th July
1858.
I, JAMES WEBSTER, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED MANU-
FACTURE OF CERTAIN KINDS OF METALLIC INGOTS," to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to the manufacture of such ingots as are composed
of two different metals or metallic alloys, which said ingots when rolled into
sheets produce sheet metal, the interior of which is formed of one metal or
alloy, and the outer surfaces of a different metal or alloy. In manufacturing
ingots according to my Invention, I make a case or hollow ingot of the form
or size which it is intended the finished ingot shall have, the said hollow ingot
or case being made of the metal or alloy which it is intended the surfaces of
the rolled plate shall have. The said case or hollow ingot is closed on all
sides, excepting on one of its edges, which is left open. I pour into the
interior of the ingot, through the open side, the metal or allow which it is
intended shall form the interior of the rolled plate, and I fill the hollow ingot
with the said metal or alloy. I afterwards close the opening in the ingot with
a piece of the same metal or alloy as that of which the hollow ingot was made.

page_text: There is thus formed an ingot composed of a different metal or alloy in its
interior from that constituting its exterior.
When ingots made according to my Invention are rolled, the two metals or
alloys spread uniformly, and the sheet of metal produced is covered at its edges
as well as on its sides by the external or coating metal.
A STAND FOR SODA-WATER BOTTLES AND OTHER BOTTLES OF A SIMILAR FORM
Year: 1858

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Davis Hirst at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 26th
January 1858.
I, WILLIAM DAVIS HIRST, of Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, in the
County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"A STAND FOR SODA-WATER BOTTLES AND OTHER BOTTLES OF A SIMILAR FORM,"
to be as follows:-
This Invention is designed to obviate the inconvenience which arises from
the tendency of a soda water or other bottle of a similar form to roll or other-
wise move from its position when placed upon a table or other flat surface, and
consists of a stand or support having a suitable cavity or hollow formed
therein to receive a portion of the convexity of the bottle, in such manner as
that by its resting or reclining therein the bottle may be prevented from
rolling. By making use of stands of this description bottles of the form
mentioned may be safely and conveniently carried upon flat trays or waiters,
or may be placed upon tables without danger of rolling off and being broken,
as might otherwise be the case. The stands may be made in metal, wood,
or other suitable material, and ornamented as desired.
AN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND REGISTERING THE FLOW OF LIQUIDS
Year: 1858

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application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Fréderic Vasserot at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th
June 1858. A communication from Messrs. Charles Alexis Bourdier
and Albert Bartré, of Paris, in the Empire of France.
I, CHARLES FREDERIC VASSEROT, of 45, Essex Street, Strand, London,
Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND REGISTERING THE FLOW OF LIQUIDS," (a communi-
cation from Messrs. Charles Alexis Bourdier and Albert Bartré, of Paris, in the
Empire of France), to be as follows; and consists in two cylinders placed side
by side, and two balance beams connected together, and placed one above and
the other underneath the cylinders. A pipe open at both ends ascends to a
certain height in the centre of the cylinders. The liquid is admitted in each
cylinder alternatively, and when it has filled one of them up to the mouth of
the pipe it overflows through it, and falls into a cup placed immediately under-
neath the lower orifice of the pipe. This cup rests on the lower balance beam;
the weight of the liquid it has received overcomes a counterpoise placed above
the opposite cylinder, and forces down the balance beans. This movement
raises the rod of a valve placed at the bottom of the cylinders, and the liquid
which it contained, as well as that in the cup, is then discharged. One end of
the axle of the upper balance beam is furnished with a crank, the rod of which

page_text: communicates the movement to the wheel work placed outside the apparatus,
which is combined to actuate the hands of two indices indicating the number
of beam strokes, and as the quantity of water necessary to overcome the
counterpoises represents a certain measure, the indices will consequently show
the number of pints or quarts which have passed through the apparatus.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MEASURING OF WATER AND OTHER LIQUIDS, AND AN IMPROVED WATER AND LIQUID METER
Year: 1858

page_text: application for Letters Patent was not given within the time prescribed
by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Parsons and James Attree
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on
the 9th January 1858.
We, WILLIAM PARSONS and JAMES ATTREE, both of Brighton, in the County
of Sussex, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MEASURING OF WATER AND OTHER LIQUIDS, AND AN
IMPROVED WATER AND LIQUID METER," to be as follows:-
Our Invention consists of a meter constructed and and acting in manner
following. The pipe, cock, or inlet into the meter is divided into parts, say
four, the way through one part only leads into the measuring apparatus inside
the meter, while the way through the remaining three parts goes through the
meter without entering the measuring apparatus. By knowing how many
divisions there are in the inlet, in the present case four, one only leading into
the measuring apparatus, then multiply the quantity shewn by the indicator
connected to the measuring apparatus in this instance by four, and you have
the measure of the whole quantity delivered from the supply pipe.
The fourth or other fractional part, as the case may be, of the liquid enters
a cistern inside the meter case, rises therein, and flows out of a pipe or a
series of pipes at the top thereof into a compound tilting basin gauged to
hold a known quantity; as soon as this basin is full it tilts over, discharges its
liquid, and by an index connected with the shaft on which it rocks or tilts,

page_text: indicates every such motion. The compound tilting basin is so constructed,
that during the brief period it is discharging its contents, and while returning
to its former position, the supply still running from the cistern inside the case
already mentioned, is received in a compartment thereof.
It will be understood that all pressure is neutralized by the liquid being
received into a cistern from which it trickles over into the measuring basin,
and that by only admitting into the measuring apparatus a fractional part of
the whole supply passing through the meter, there will be less wear and less
liability to error than if the whole quantity passed into the measuring basin.
AN IMPROVED SAPONACEOUS COMPOUND
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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Marc Antoine François Mennons
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
28th April 1858.-A communication.
I, MARC ANTOINE FRANÇOIS MENNONS, of the British and Foreign Patent
Offices, No. 39, Rue de l'Echiquier, Paris, in the Empire of France, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED SAPONACEOUS
COMPOUND," a communication, to be as follows:-
The Invention consists in an improved compound soap prepared as
follows:-
Ordinary soap
Sand or pumice stone
4 parts,
3 parts.
These substances are boiled together for one hour, when the resulting com-
pound is moulded off. The gelatinous matter which drains from the moulds
is collected, and being mixed with one part of ordinary soap and one part of
bees'-wax, is again boiled until it attains sufficient consistence to be moulded,
as in the first case. These products may be colored at will, and are employed
for general household purposes.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN ROTATORY PUMPS
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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Richards at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th May
1858.
I, JOHN RICHARDS, of Moorgate Street, in the City of London, Master
Mariner, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN ROTATORY PUMPS," to be as follows:-
My said Invention consists of a hollow cylinder, to which is affixed a solid
shaft working through a hollow shaft, carrying a cam or two or more wheels
affixed to a suitable frame or the sides. On the surface of the cylinder are a
series of plates or flaps of equal width, but varying in breadth according to the
number covering the entire periphery, these plates are all hinged on one side
to the face of the cylinder, and about their centre or their sides; one or more
slots are cut into the cylinder equal to the width of each flap, through which
passes a quadrant, one side of which is secured to the under side of each flap
or valve. On rotating the cylinder, the enclosed wheels or cams remain
stationary, and one portion of each quadrant in succession passes over the top
surface of one and lower surface of the other wheel or cam, thus causing the
flaps to rise and fall in succession in two portions of the case enclosing the
whole, and this case or cistern containing the water to be forced has two inlet
and two exit pipes.
IMPROVE- MENTS IN SHIPS' GEAR, PART OF WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO FORMING ROPES FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Douglas Hebson at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 29th May
1858.
I, DOUGLAS HEBSON, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Consulting
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN SHIPS' GEAR, PART OF WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO FORMING ROPES FOR GENERAL
PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is the construction of masts, yards, and other
spars, and the standing rigging for ships or other navigable vessels, of tho
necessary strength, with considerably diminished weight and bulk as compared
with those now in use, and consists in forming them wholly, or in major part,
from steel or other metal, prepared from iron, having like properties, which
may be used alone or in combination with wood and iron in the formation of
masts, yards, and other spars; and in the formation of wire rope, to be used
for standing rigging & for other ordinary purposes, from steel or other metal
prepared from iron, having like properties, to which iron wire and other rope
is now applied.
A METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING SULPHURET OF CARBON
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Richard Archibald Brooman at tho
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
20th May 1858.-A communication from A. Seyferth, of Brunswick.
I, RICHARD ARCHIBALD BROOMAN, of 166, Fleet Street, in the City of
London, E.C., Editor of the Mechanics' Magazine, and Patent Agent, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A METHOD OF AND
APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING SULPHURET OF CARBON," (communicated to me by
A. Seyferth, of Brunswick,) to be as follows:-
The Inventor states that in order to rectify or purify sulphuret of carbon
thoroughly, it is necessary that it should be vaporized, and that every particle
in the state of vapour should come in contact with water.
The Invention consists in bringing sulphuret of carbon in the state of vapour
or gas in contact with water, and in an apparatus to be used for the purpose,
such apparatus consisting of a box or case fitted with perforated plates, which
project alternately from opposite ends of the case, and extend nearly to the
end of the case opposite that from which they project. The perforations are
filled with cotton, sponge, pumicestone or other like material, which is kept
constantly wet by water falling from the top of the box. The sulphuret of
carbon in the state of vapour or gas is admitted at the bottom of the perforated
plates, and in its ascent is compelled to travel in a zig-zag course towards the
top of the case. As fast as the gas becomes condensed, the rectified sulphuret
being heavier than water, falls into a receiver at the bottom of the case in
which the perforated plates are fixed. The condensing water is carried off

page_text: through a bent pipe when it attains a given level in the receiver, and the
sulphuret is drawn off from the bottom of the receiver through a tap provided
for the purpose. The sulphuret may then be treated with chloride of calcium,
in order to rid it entirely of water. .
Sulphuret of carbon, after being rectified, is a valuable agent for the
removal of grease spots and stains from silks, gloves, paper, and various other
fabrics; it has no disagreeable odor, and by mixing any suitable essential oil
with it, may be made very agreeable.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SHOEMAKERS' WAX
Year: 1858

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Gooderham at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 17th March
1858.
I, JOHN GOODERHAM, of John's Cottage, Mathias Street, Kingsland, in the
County of Middlesex, Shoemaker, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SHOEMAKERS' WAX," to be as follows:-
My improvements in shoemakers' wax relate to the mixture of certain
matters which form a wax having all the advantages of ordinary wax, and
which at the same time renders the thread to which it is applied more durable,
easier in working, and more tenacious in its hold.
I mix gutta percha, pitch, resin, soap, bees'-wax, palm oil, and tallow, in some-
what the following proportions:-
Gutta percha, about twenty parts,
Pitch,
about fifty-eight parts,
Soap,
about five parts,
Rosin,
about six parts,
Bees'-wax,
about five parts,
Palm oil,
about one part,
Tallow,
about five parts,
One hundred parts.

page_text: ingredients, adding the one after the other, and maintaining the heat at such a
temperature while mixing that the whole of the component parts may be
thoroughly incorporated with each other, after which it is allowed to cool &
formed into balls or cakes for use.
It is not absolutely essential to add the bees'-wax, soap, palm oil, or tallow,
but I much prefer to do so, as a much better wax results from such
admixture.
IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY CROSSINGS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Davage and Thomas
Davage at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 20th January 1858.
We, CHARLES DAVAGE and THOMAS DAVAGE, Steel Forgemen, of Wadsley
Bridge, Sheffield, in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY CROSSINGS," to be as follows,
reference being had to the accompanying Drawings.
Figure 1 is a plan of the crossing exhibiting the connection of the point
rails A, A, with the tongue or point piece B, which we purpose to make of
cast or wrought iron, or cast steel; Figure 2 represents a horizontal section of
the point piece and point rails taken in the same plane as the dotted line a, a,
Fig. 3; Figure 8 is a vertical section at b, b, Figure 1.
The plan of the point piece B will vary, the base of the triangle being
relatively greater or less than shown by the Drawings according to the cross-
ing for which it may be designed; the fantail prolongation C is fitted to.
receive the point rails A, A, which when in position are wedged between the
rails D, D, and secured by a bolt c. Bolts are also introduced at e, e, e, and:
wedges at f, f, f.
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IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES AND BRAKES
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Charles Fay at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 28th December
1858.
I, CHARLES FAY, of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Railway
Carriage Builder, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES AND BRAKES," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to certain improvements upon and modifications of
the railway break mechanism for which I obtained Letters Patent on or about
the Eighteenth day of December, 1856, and consists,―
Firstly, of a peculiar self-acting stop motion for regulating the distance
which the break blocks are removed clear off the wheels by the guard in
unbreaking the train. This is accomplished by means of racks formed inside
the vertical column or support within which the break actuating shaft works.
This shaft has a screw thread formed upon it, extending along the greater
portion of the length of the column; a nut, fitted with hinged spring catches
or tongues, works along the screw, and the tongues take into the ratchet teeth
in the interior of the column. When the shaft is rotated for the purpose of
applying the breaks, the nut is free to descend, but when the shaft is rotated
in the contrary direction for the purpose of taking off the breaks, the catches
will only allow of the break blocks being taken clear off the wheels a certain
regulated distance.
Secondly, of a self-acting and self-adjusting reversing apparatus for railway
breaks, whereby the breaks may be worked indiscriminately from either end

page_text: of the train without the use of any extra hangers or blocks. This I accomplish
by the employment of double pushing rods and levers, the latter being keyed
on to the transverse rocking shaft, whilst the former are provided at their ends
next the levers with racks, into the teeth of which the levers press, and
thereby force the blocks or hangers against the wheels in whatever direction
the rocking shaft is rotated. The apparatus thus works either right or left,
and reverses itself as required.
Thirdly, of a worm and straight rack motion applied. to carriage or waggon
breaks for the purpose of actuating the same. This motion is placed under
the centre of the longitudinal socket shaft, similar to the worm quadrant
referred to in the Specification of my former Patent herein-before referred to,
the worm and rack being enclosed in a box or casing fixed to the under side
of the carriage framing, in which box the rack slides longitudinally. This
rack is connected by means of a rod with a lever on the transverse rocking
shaft, upon which the double levers are keyed.
IMPROVEMENTS IN OBTAINING MOTIVE POWER FROM WATER
Year: 1858

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by the Act.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Robert Skene at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th March
1858.
I, ROBERT SKENE, of Garmouth, Fochabers, in the County of Elgin, North
Britain, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN OBTAINING MOTIVE POWER FROM WATER," to be as
follows, that is to say:-
This Invention relates to the obtainment of motive power from water in
such a manner as to develope the natural motive effect of this agent in a more
effective manner than has been hitherto accomplished. The machinery used
for this purpose consists of an endless chain of water buckets passed over an
upper and a lower carrying wheel, the water being supplied to the descending
side of the chain of buckets at any required or convenient height or level.
Where the chain of buckets is to work vertically, an upper carrying wheel
only is required, that wheel being the driver working the shaft, which is con-
nected with the machinery to be driven. Where the chain is inclined for the
obtainment of a greater length, a lower carrying wheel is of course necessary.
The carrying wheels are either polygonal, each side corresponding with the
dimensions of a bucket, or, as is preferred, it is composed of two cylindrical
wheels, having face-recesses to receive corresponding pins on the-chain-of-
buckets. The buckets may be of wood, but they are preferred to be of sheet

page_text: iron, curved to retain the water well. Gearing may be dispensed with in
water wheels of this class, for by proportioning the diameter of the chain
wheel, the shaft of which is the driver, the proper rate of revolution may be
at once obtained.
AN IMPROVED MODE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GUARD AND ENGINEMAN ON LOCOMOTIVES OR RAILWAY TRAINS
Year: 1858

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Francis Henry Stubbs at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th
August 1858.
I, FRANCIS HENRY STUBBS, of Leeds, in the County of Yorkshire, Mecha-
nical Draftsman, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"AN IMPROVED MODE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GUARD AND ENGINEMAN
ON LOCOMOTIVES OR RAILWAY TRAINS," to be as follows, that is to say :-
This Invention consists in having an extra wheel attached to the guard's
van, which can be raised or lowered as required by means of suitably-contrived
lever or levers under the controul of the guard, when lowered and running
upon the rail. This wheel carries round with it an eccentric or crank, which
crank, by the aid of a connecting rod, works an air pump, and by this means
air is condensed into a suitable receiving vessel, which air is used in blowing a
whistle, such as is used on the engine or any other of suitable construction.