Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Jan., 1888
Complete Left, 31st May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 6th July, 1888
ABRAHAM CLARKE, Potters' Machinist, 52 High Street, Stoke
Staffre., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
on Trent,
My invention relates to sorting tools used by Potters' to dress or remove from their
ware, any grit or dirt which may have become attached to it, during the process of
manufacture; and my said invention has for its object, improvements in the con-
struction of same, whereby, I am enabled to considerably reduce the amount of steel
wasted, when said tools are worn out.
The sorting tools above referred to, are at present usually constructed wholly of
steel, that portion between the ends being suitabely shaped to form the handle; this
said handle being useless when the ends are worn out, is the waste steel herein before
mentioned.
For the purpose of my invention, I construct a handle or holder of brass, or other
suitable material; each end of said handle or holder I form into a jaw or clip, pro-
vided with grooves in which I place pieces of steel, and firmly secure them to handle
or holder by turning a screw, which, springs the sides of jaw or clip inwards until
they bind and securly hold the pieces of steel: which, I may mention are the chipping
or dressing edges.
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BILLINGTON & NEWTON,
Vulcan Works, Longport,
Agents for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sorting Tools for Dressing Pottery Ware.
ABRAHAM CLARKE, Potters' Machinist, 52 High Street, Stoke on Trent,
Staffre., 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 "sorting tools" for dressing pottery ware and my said
invention has for its object, improvements in the construction of same, whereby I am
enabled to considerably reduce the amount of steel wasted when said tools are
worn out.
The "sorting tools" above referred to are at present usually constructed wholly
of steel, that portion between the ends being suitabely shaped to form the handle;
this said handle being useless when the ends are worn out, the waste steel herein-
before mentioned.
My invention consists in constructing a handle or holder of brass or other suitable
material, one or both ends of which I form into jaws or clips each side of said jaws
or clips I provide with a groove to receive a suitable piece of steel to form the
dressing edge, said steel being secured to handle by turning a screw which springs
the sides of the jaws or clips against the edges of the steel.
In order that my invention and the mode of operating same may be more readily
understood, I have appended a sheet of drawings and will now proceed to describe
same, having reference to the letters and figures marked thereon. The same letters
are employed to denote different views of the same parts.
Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 an end view, and fig. 3 an edge view.
As will be seen from the drawings, the handle or holder a terminates in jaws or
clips b and
said jaws or clips being provided with grooves d d₁ to receive pieces of
steel e, one of said pieces only being shewn in position. and are the screw bolts or
pins for the purpose of springing or forcing the sides of the jaws or clips inwards, to
secure the loose pieces of steel fitting in them.
In using my invention I sharpen both end of each piece of steel so that when one
end becomes worn I can reverse it and use the other, thus providing four dressing
edges when both ends of handle or holder terminate in jaws or clips as shown in the
drawing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is.
1 The construction of handla
hollor terminating in a iw or clin at one or

page_text: both ends for the purpose of holding the steel dressing edges, substantially as and for
the purpose herein set forth.
2. The method of securing the steel dressing edges by means of a screw or screws
which spring the sides of the jaws or clips inward against the sides of the steel
substantially as herein set forth and shown.
BILLINGTON & NEWTON,
Patent Agents,
Longport, Staffordshire,
Agents for Applicant.