Improvements in and relating to Printing Telegraphs and to the Distribution of News Transmitted thereby.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Feb., 1891-Accepted, 28th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Printing Telegraphs and to the
Distribution of News Transmitted thereby.
I, ROBERT DUNBAR RADCLIFFE, of 50, Lime Street, in the County of
Middlesex, Attorney and Electrician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to printing-telegraphs and to the distribution of news
transmitted thereby and comprises the improvements hereinafter set forth.
In carrying my said invention into practice I employ in printing-telegraph
machines suitable ink which will permit of the messages or news recorded
thereby being multiplied or copied by means of gelatine lithographic stones or
otherwise. For this purpose I prefer to provide the said printing-telegraph
machine with an automatic inking device comprising three or other suitable
number of ink rollers, that is to say, an inking-roller bearing against or in contact
with the face of the type-wheel, an intermediate or distributing roller, bearing
against or in contact with the said inking-roller, and a third or ink receiving roller
bearing against or in contact with the said intermediate or distributing roller and
receiving ink from a trough into which the lower portion thereof is arranged to
dip, or by means of an ink chute or fountain or in any other convenient manner.
The tape upon which the messages or news is recorded in the case of tape
printing-telegraph machines or in the case of column printing-telegraph machines
the said columns are cut into suitable lengths the matter thereon transferred to
the gelatine, lithographic stone or other multiplying medium and the said matter
is then printed off in the form of bulletins for distribution.
The messages or news supplied in this form are much more convenient for use
than the ordinary tapes or columns read as they are delivered from the machine
or secured upon a board or the like, moreover several copies can be supplied which
in the case of clubs, hotels or the like affords the advantage of permitting the said
messages or news being perused or inspected by a greater number of people at one
time.
Moreover the messages or news supplied by each printing telegraph machine can
be subdivided under different headings, as for instance racing, financial, general and
the like and each individual customer can thus be provided to suit requirements, or
in the event of all classes of news being received by one customer it will be in a
very handy form for perusal.
By this means the said messages or news can be supplied at a much cheaper rate
than where a printing-telegraph has to be upon the spot, as one machine can thus be
rendered capable of supplying an indefinite number of customers instead of only
one as heretofore.
I prefer to print the said messages or news from the gelatine, lithographic stone
or other multiplying or copying medium on forms having a printed heading such as
the following.
District Messenger & News Co. Ld.
Head Offices
Lime Street, London, E.C.
(Matter relating to business of Co.)
District Office No 16

page_text: Although I have hereinbefore described a convenient and advantageous method
of carrying my said invention into practice it is obvious that I can somewhat
modify the said improvements without departing from the nature of my said
invention.
Dated this 22nd day of May 1890
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in and relating to Printing Telegraphs and to the
Distribution of News Transmitted thereby.
I, ROBERT DUNBAR RADCLIFFE, of 50, Lime Street, in the City of London,
Attorney and Electrician, 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 :-
My invention relates to printing telegraphs and to the distribution of news
transmitted thereby and comprises the improvements hereinafter set forth.
In carrying my said invention into practice I employ suitable copying, transfer
or lithographic ink, for inking the type-wheels of printing-telegraph machines,
that is to say, ink that will admit of the messages or news printed or recorded
thereby being multiplied or copied by means of gelatine, lithographic stone, or in
any other convenient manner. For this purpose I prefer to provide an automatic
inking device hereinafter described.
My said invention coniprises moreover an improved apparatus for producing
copies of, or multiplying the matter printed, or recorded by the said printing-
telegraph machines, upon sheets or forms suitable for distribution.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure is a front elevation of a portion of a printing-telegraph machine
showing my improved inking device.
Figure 2 is a front elevation and
Figure 3 is an end elevation illustrating one form or modification of my improved
apparatus for producing copies of the messages or news.
Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 3 illustrating another form or modification
thereof.
Like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawing.
Referring to Figure 1, A is the front part of the frame or case of a printing-
telegraph machine, B is the type wheel thereof, C is the ordinary or usual inking
roller which is rotatably supported in suitable bearings in a forked arm or lever C
pivoted to the frame or case A. D is a supplementary, intermediate or distributing
roller also rotatably mounted in a forked arm or lever D' pivoted at D' to the frame
or case A. E is a third or ink receiving roller rotatably mounted upon a stud or
pin E on the frame or case A. F is a trough or receptacle for the copying ink.
The intermediate or distributing roller D bears against the type-wheel inking
roller C and against the ink receiving roller E, and rotary motion is imparted to
the said rollers by the type wheel B during the operation of the machine. The
ink receiving roller E is so arranged in combination with the ink trough or
receptacle F that the lower portion thereof dips or extends into the ink contained
therein, thereby during the operation of the apparatus conveying ink constantly to
the intermediate or distributing roller D, by which it is applied to the type-
wheel inking roller C. I sometimes provide for supplying ink to the ink receiving
roller E by means of an ink chute or fountain, or in any other convenient manner.
The rollers D and E are covered with felt or other suitable material.

page_text: F¹ is a sliding or other door or cover adapted to open as shown in dotted lines in
Figure 1 so as to permit the insertion of a fresh supply of ink into the ink trough
or receptacle F and to prevent the access of dirt, dust or other foreign matter to
the latter.
The tape upon which the messages or news is printed or recorded in the case of
tape printing-telegraph machines, or in the case of column printing-telegraph
machines the said columns are cut into suitable lengths, the matter thereon trans-
ferred to gelatine, lithographic stone or other multiplying or copying medium, and
the said matter is then printed off or copies therefore produced in the form of
bulletins for distribution.
I prefer to print or produce copies of the said messages or news from the gelatine,
lithographic stone or other multiplying or copying medium on forms having a
printed heading such for example as the following:
District Messenger & News Coy. Ld.
Head Offices
Lime Street, London, E.C.
(Matter relating to business of Coy.)
District Office No. 16
Chancery Lane W.C.
For Messrs. Jones & Co.
May 22nd 1890
Bulletin No. 13 3.45 p.m.
To produce copies of or multiply the said messages by means of gelatine litho-
graphic stone or the like I find it advantageous to employ the apparatus illustrated
in Figures 2 and 3, or in Figure 4. G G (Figures 2 and 3) are rollers or cylinders
the spindles G² G³ of which are supported in suitable bearings in sliding blocks or
pieces H mounted in grooves or ways I' in side frames or standards I. 12 12 are
stays or cross pieces for securing the said standards I together. J J are adjusting
screws for enabling the roller or cylinder G to be moved or adjusted to or from the
roller or cylinder G. KK are toothed wheels gearing together and keyed or
otherwise secured upon the spindles G2 G3. The spindle G³ of the roller or
cylinder G is extended and is provided with a crank handle L by means
of which rotary motion can be imparted thereto and to the said roller or
cylinder G, and through the said toothed wheels K to the spindle G and
roller or cylinder G. The roller or cylinder G is formed of or coated or covered
with a layer of gelatine or the like and the roller or cylinder G' is formed of,
or covered with india-rubber or other suitable elastic material and forms a
pressure roller. In order to admit of the roller or cylinder G being readily
removed from the apparatus for the purpose hereinafter mentioned, I prefer to
secure it upon the spindle G2 as follows that is to say -G is a feather formed
on or firmly secured to the spindle G2 and adapted to fit into a corresponding key-
way or groove provided in the roller or cylinder G. G is a handle formed on or
firmly secured to one extremity of the said spindle for convenience of withdrawing
the latter from the roller or cylinder G. A split-pin G morcover, and a washer G
are provided at the other end of the said spindle G2 for preventing endwise move-
ment thereof in the blocks or pieces H. Any other suitable means however for
preventing rotation of the roller or cylinder G upon the spindle G and at the same
time permitting the withdrawal therefrom of the latter may be employed. To
support the upper blocks or pieces H carrying the roller or cylinder G after the
removal of the spindle G2 and the said roller or cylinder G, I prefer to connect
the said blocks or pieces to the lower ends of the adjusting screws J by means of
collars Jformed on or firmly secured to the latter, and adapted to work in suitable
grooves or recesses H¹ formed in the said blocks or pieces.
In some instances the roller or cylinder G' is likewise removably secured upon

page_text: the spindle G³ by means of a feather G, and end wise movement of the said spindle
in the blocks or pieces H is prevented by a split pin G and washer (+7.
Figure 4 shows an apparatus wherein I construct the printing roller or cylinder G
of lithographic stone or equivalent material. The said printing roller_or
cylinder G is arranged beneath the pressure roller G'. M is an inking roller
mounted in an ink trough or receptacle I³ formed on or firmly secured to the side
frames or standards I. N is a damping roller mounted in a water trough or
receptacle I also formed on or secured to the said side frames or standards I. The
rollers M and N are adjustable to or from the printing roller or cylinder G by
means of set screws M' N¹, or by springs or in any other convenient manner.
this case I employ lithographic ink for inking the type-wheel of the printing-
telegraph machine.
In
In using the above apparatus the hereinbefore mentioned lengths of tape or the
columns having the news or other matter recorded or printed thereon by the tele-
graph printing machine in suitable copying, transferring, or lithographic ink, are
pasted or otherwise secured upon sheets of paper or other material of dimensions
corresponding to the length and circumference of the printing roller or cylinder G,
and are passed between the latter and the pressure roller or cylinder G' (the
printing or writing being towards the printing roller or cylinder G) thus trans-
ferring it to the gelatine or other multiplying medium upon the said printing roller
or cylinder G, or where the said printing roller or cylinder is constructed of
lithographic stone or the like, the said matter is transferred thereto in the usual
Inanner. The headed or other sheets of paper or other material upon which it is
desired to print or reproduce the said matter are then passed consecutively between
the said printing roller or cylinder G and pressure roller or cylinder G. In the
case of a printing roller or cylinder formed of lithographic stone the inking and
damping of the latter are automatically performed by the rollers M and N. When
sufficient copies have been obtained the roller or cylinder G is dismounted as
hereinbefore described, and the printing removed or cleaned off, or a fresh roller
or cylinder is substituted and the said printing is retained thereon for further use.
It will be readily understood that messages or news supplied in the hereinbefore
mentioned form are much more convenient for use or perusal than the ordinary
tapes or columns as they are delivered from the printing-telegraph machine, or
where they are secured upon a board or the like as is usual in some instances,
moreover in the case of clubs, hotels or other places of resort several copies can
be supplied, thereby enabling the said messages or news to be perused or inspected
by a greater number of people at one time.
Furthermore the messages or news can be subdivided under different headings,
as for instance racing, financial, general and the like thereby permitting each
individual customer to be provided to suit his requirements, or in the case of all
classes of news being received by one customer, in a more handy form for perusal.
I am thus enabled to supply the said messages or news at a much cheaper rate
than when a printing-telegraph machine is provided upon each premises, as one
machine can thus be rendered capable of supplying an indefinite number of
customers from a central office instead of only one or a limited number, as
heretofore.
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 :-
First. The herein described method of providing for the production and
distribution of copies of messages or news received by printing-telegraphs.
Second. The improved apparatus for inking the type-wheel of a printing-
telegraph substantially as described with reference to Figure 1 of the accompanying
drawing.

page_text: Third. The improved apparatus for producing copies of messages or news
recorded by a printing-telegraph, substantially as described with reference to
Figures 2 and 3, or to Figure 4 of the accompanying drawing.
Doted this 22-1 dow of Fob 1901
ROBT. DUNBAR RADCLIFFE.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.