IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU- FACTURE OF CHIMNEY PIECES
Year: 1852

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Iles, of Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE OF CHIMNEY PIECES."
Sealed the 21st January 1853, and dated the 25th November 1852.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Iles at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
25th November 1852.
I, CHARLES ILES, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CHIMNEY PIECES" to be as follows:-
Firstly, ny improvements in chimney pieces relate to manufac-
turing them from sheet metal, by stamping or pressing them into
the proper form by means of rollers or dies.
Secondly, joining or uniting together the various parts of these
chimney pieces by means of cast metal, but may be otherwise united
by rivetts, solder, &c., and made bright or japanned, painted, or
otherwise finished.
Thirdly, attaching to the said chimney pieces, by means of
rivetts or otherwise, stamped or cast metal ornaments; or ornaments
may be stamped upon the surface by means of dies and pressure.

page_text: Fourthly, perforating or piercing sheet metal chimney pieces,
and inlaying the perforated parts with metal of a different descrip-
tion; also filling in the perforated parts with any suitable hard
cement, as Keen's or other cement, which may be coloured or have
a marbled character given to it, according to my Invention, or other-
wise. Where cements are used of a delicate colour iron should not be
used in contact, unless galvanized or otherwise coated.
Fifthly, making sheet metal chimney pieces, and coating the same
with cements or compositions inade in imitation of marble, as scag-
liola is now made, or by means of compositions or cements made in
imitation of marble, according to my patent; or part only of the
metal may be covered.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Charles Iles in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 25th May 1853.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I,
CHARLES ILES, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-fifth day of November, in
the
year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, in
the sixteenth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said Charles Iles, Her special
licence that I, the said Charles Iles, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as I, the said Charles Iles, my executors, ad-
ministrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF CHIMNEY PIECES," upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said Charles Iles, by an instrument in writing
under my hand and seal, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was

page_text: given as examples only, and may be greatly varied, the object being
to raise sheet metal, by stamping or by rolling, to the form desired,
and to connect parts thereof by casting portions thereon, such as
e, f; of cast metal, whilst the mantle shelf g, may be of sheet metal,
such as is shewn. It will be evident that the mouldings and the
forms of the other parts may be greatly varied from that shewn in
the Drawing, and in place of having the parts e, f, of cast metal, they
may be of sheet metal, and be raised to any desired device, and the
parts combined by soldering or by other convenient means; and
chimney pieces so made of sheet metal may be painted, or japanned;
and ornamented according to taste. The Drawing shews parts to
be inlaid with cement, which may be in imitation of marble, and in.
conjunction with, or separate from, such use of cement; other orna-
mental portions may be made of stamped or cast metal, or other
ornaments may be made separately and affixed by rivetts, or in any
convenient manner; or in some cases the sheet metal may be per.
forated, and have fixed at the back of or through such perforations
ornamental surfaces of cement or cast metal, or other metal of a dif-
ferent kind..
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the
manner of performing the same, I would have it understood, that
what I claim is the manufacture of chimney pieces of sheet metal,
the parts being connected by casting metal thereon, or by other.
convenient means, and combining therewith inlaid or ornamental
portions of cements and other materials, as herein explained.
In witness whereof, I, the said Charles Iles, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Twenty-fourth day of May, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-
-three.
Witness,
J. G. TONGUE.
CHARLES ILES. (L.S.)

page_text: to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal
Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately
after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Charles Iles, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement thereof (that is to say):-
My improvements in chimney pieces relate to manufacturing
them from sheet metal, by stamping or pressing them into the
proper form by means of rollers or dies.
Secondly, joining or uniting together the various parts of these
chimney pieces by means of cast metal; but they may be otherwise
united by rivetts, solder, &c., and made bright, or japanned, painted,
or otherwise finished.
Thirdly, attaching to the said chimney pieces, by means of rivetts
or otherwise, stamped or cast-metal ornament; or ornaments may be
stamped upon the surface by means of dies and pressure.
Fourthly, perforating or piercing sheet metal chimney pieces,
and inlaying the perforated parts with metal of a different descrip-
tion; also filling in the perforated parts with any suitable hard
cement, as Keen's, or other cement which may be colored or have a
marked character given to it according to my Invention or other-
wise. Where cements of a delicate color are used, iron should not
be used in contact, unless galvanized or otherwise coated.
Fifthly. Making sheet metal chimney pieces, and coating the
same with cements or composition made in imitation of marble, as
scagliola is now made, or by means of composition or cement made
in imitation of marble, according to my patent; or part only of the
metal may be covered. And in order that my said Invention may
be most fully understood and readily carried into effect, I will pro-
ceed to describe the means pursued by me.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1, shews a front elevation of a chimney piece constructed
according to my Invention. Figure 2, is a transverse section taken
through the dotted lines a, b, in Figure 1. Figure 3, shews a section
taken through c, d, in Figure 1. And I would state that these are