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A New or Improved Combined Hammer-handle, Screw-driver, and Nail-extractor.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 27th July, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combined Hammer-handle, Screw-driver, and
Nail-extractor.
I, JOHANN LIEB, of 49 Dorotheenstrasse Bonn / Rhein, Germany, Manager of
Manufactory, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
The object of this invention is a hammer handle which is provided with an:
arrangement for pulling out nails and a screw driver, both being arranged in such
a manner as not to break or interrupt the smooth face of the hammer handle.
In the accompanying drawings I illustrate my new hammer handle.
Figure 1, is a side elevation and
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handle.
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2, an end elevation looking towards the head from the bottom of the.
On one side of the handle AI arrange a plate a which is provided with a round
hole 6 leading to a longitudinal slot c which slopes in a downward direction. This.
arrangement is used for the purpose of pulling out nails, the head of which enters.
the hollow space d situated below the plate through the round hole while the
shank or stem of the nail is clipped by the slant or inclined slot c as soon as a
suitable pull is given to the head whereby as the head cannot possibly come out of
the slot, the nail will be readily pulled out by using the handle of the hammer as
lever. The end of this handle is surrounded or enclosed by a ferrule e, in the
longitudinal opening of which, is located a screw-driver g secured in this opening
by a suitable spring the latter holding the screw driver by means of its bent over
hook shaped end i. To use this screw driver the spring his first bent back, the
screw driver is then taken out and reversed and put back in the ferrule e until the
hook i of the spring snaps into a corresponding hole k formed in the said screw
driver which firmly holds it in position and ready for use. Of course it will be
evident that more than one hole can be made in the blade of the screw driver and
so adjust the length of same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A hammer handle, in the side of which a slotted plate a is fixed for the purpose.
which may be
of pulling out nails while it carries in its face a screw driver 9
adjusted with regard to its length substantially such as and for the purpose herein:
set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 28th day of March 1895.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant..
Improvements in or relating to Cartridge-cases.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 28th Mar., 1896
Improvements in or relating to Cartridge-cases.
A communication from LUIGI STAMPACCHIA, Captain in the Artillery, and
PIETRO RODDA, Workshops' Manager, both of Via Farini, Bologna, Kingdom
of Italy.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved cartridge-case, of iron or steel, and in one
piece, for sporting guns and composed of a tube with thin walls and an end, a
Figure 1. This end a is closed, except for the central perforation and is provided
with a flange round the edge, to facilitate the extraction of the case from the gun,
and in the example illustrated in Figure 2 has a cavity e in which the cap is to be
placed; or is even pierced with an aperture d Figure 1 to receive an ordinary
cover, carrying the cap. The bottom of the cavity e (containing the cap alone) is
turned back and folded, in manner as shown so as to form the small anvil 6 Figure 2,
provided with a perforation to admit the passage of the flame.
The length of the tube, in comparison with its diameter, may be in any desired
proportion, to adapt the cartridge-case to all kinds of guns. These thin iron and
steel cases may therefore be manufactured of single pieces with a height of one or
more diameters and fractional parts.
Inside the case, a block or end of paper or other material of any desired
dimensions may be placed on the bottom.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion as communicated to me by my foreign correspondents, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
An iron or steel cartridge-case for sporting guns.
Dated this 10th day of Ast 1895
Improved Crewel-work Needle
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan.,
1896
JOSEPH SCHOLZ occupation, Clerk residing, No. 10, Mattison Road Harringay
London N. 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 titled :-" Improved Crewel-work Needle" is an apparatus making
a new style of crewel-work and consists of :-
A. Three-sided tubular metal-needle which is cut to an acute point, making an
oblique angle; for the wool to pass through and for regulating purposes about
one inch of the tubing is cut open at the bottom; the terminal part of the needle
is forming a screw. A 1. shows the section of the needle.
B and C, handle of wood or other suitable material consisting of two parts; the
lower part B is grooved to receive the regulator; B 1 shows the section of B and
CI the section of C.
D, metal-regulator-plate fitted with screw and perforated in six places, representing
six separate patterns or stitches.
E., regulator, consists of a wire which passes through the handle and terminates
in a ring E1; the counter-part E 11 represents a hook to catch in the holes of the
metal-regulator-plate D.
F, shows one of the two metal-ferrules with tapped hole, one of them to receive
the metal-needle A, and the other ferrule the metal-regulator-plate D; the additional
small hole in each ferrule is for the regulator E to pass through; FI shows the
section of the ferrule.
Figure I., shows the elevation and Figure II shows the plan of the complete
apparatus.
The crewel-work or embroidery is manipulated by hand in the following
manner :-
The metal-needle is threaded with Berlin wool or other suitable material and
passes through the stuff to be embroidered, such as cloth, velvet, plush and the
like, which has previously been strained on a frame in the usual way; the needle
being withdrawn a loop is left on the other side, the length of which is determined
by the regulator; when the complete design has been worked in this way the loops
are then trimined according to requirements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what I
claim is:-
1. The improved regulating-apparatus which consists of a metal-plate D. fitted
with screw and perforated in six places so as to register six separate patterns or
stitches. A wire E, running through the handle and terminating in a ring EI
through which the needle passes; the counter-part a hook E II to catch in the
holes of the metal-regulator-plate D.
2. The improved two-parted handle consisting of B with a groove in the flat

page_text: centre, for the wire-regulator to pass through; C the top-part, and F the tapped
metal ferrule.
3. The metal-needle A fitted with a screw.
An Improved Border or Strip for Protecting the Edges of Articles of Clothing against Rubbing.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1895-Accepted, 6th Apr., 1895
An Improved Border or Strip for Protecting the Edges of Articles
of Clothing against Rubbing.
I, MARTIN DUISBERG, of 133, Köpnickerstrasse, Berlin, in the German Empire,
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:-
This invention relates to an improved leather border or strip for protecting the
edges of articles of clothing against rubbing.
According to my invention I construct the border from a strip of leather by
cutting away the leather for a part of its thickness along the length of the strip in
such a manner as to leave a bead at the bottom edge of the strip.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a transverse section of my improved leather border or strip drawn to
an enlarged scale :
Figure 2 a front view of the same; and,
Figure 3 a transverse section of a leather strip shewing how the same is cut
away to form my improved border.
A represents a strip of leather from which my border is made. a represents the
flat portion or strip of the finished leather border after the part b of the original
leather strip has been cut away along the whole length of the strip and c is the
bead or cord-like portion which is left along the bottom edge of the leather strip.
C
The thin strip portion a is inserted between the edge of the material to be
protected and its lining and attached by sewing the bead portion o projecting from
the edge of the material like a cord and thereby preventing the edge of the
material from being worn.
My improved leather border which can be made of any size and of any suitable
colour possesses great advantages over the method of protecting the edges of
ladies' dresses by sewing a cord to the same employed hitherto, for, apart from
durability of the leather, the strip a gives a ready means for attaching the border
between the material to be protected and its lining.
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 :-
A protecting border for articles of clothing consisting of a beaded strip in one
piece the strip portion serving as a means for attaching the border between the
material and its lining and the bead serving to protect the edges of the articles of
clothing against rubbing substantially as described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawing.
1002
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improved Decorative Plaits or Strips for Use in Hats and Fancy Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 29th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 29th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
Improved Decorative Plaits or Strips for Use in Hats and Fancy
Articles.
I, HENRI DOTHÉE, of 6 Rue Monsigny, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Manufacturer of Ladies and Children's Hats, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manuer the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-—
This invention relates to improved plaits or strips having changing or glittering
effects produced by the juxtaposition of two different colours cr shades, under
certain conditions which will be explained hereinafter.
These plaits or strips which are intended to be used in the manufacture of fancy.
articles of all kinds are more especially suitable for the manufacture of ladies hats.
In order to make my invention well understood I have represented in the
accompanying drawing-but as a specimen only-such changing plait or strip
constructed in accordance with my invention.
In this drawing which is made on an enlarged scale for the purpose of showing
more clearly the different parts of the plait or strip,
a denotes the core or inner part which may be an ordinary strip of plaited straw
or a blade of any suitable material serving as a support or base for a covering b
preferably made of silk thread. Upon this covering, the colour of which may vary
at will, I place a trellis or network c which entirely encloses the plait like a sheath,
this network is made of silk thread of a colour different from that of the covering b.
I thus obtain a changing or glittering effect and the plait or strip thus produced, is
very flexible and therefore greatly facilitates the shaping of the same when applied
in the manufacture of hats.
The above described construction is of course merely given as an example, and
I may change the same without thereby in any way altering the principle of my
invention. For instance the trellis or network c, instead of being placed over the
covering 6 may be applied directly upon the straw plait or core a, which latter may
be coloured or not. In this case the covering b would be omitted.
The said covering and the trellis or network are produced by any suitable
method employed for such purposes in lace-manufacture and it is not within the
scope of this invention to describe herein such means, my invention being absolutely
independent thereof.
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
An improved plait or strip having a changing or glittering effect, obtained by

page_text: the combination of an outer trellis or network with an inner support or core having
a different colour with or without an intermediate cover & substantially as herein-
-before described and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 29th day of August 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
1, FRIEDRICH MARTIN KASS, of 119 Ritterstrasse, Berlin, Germany,
Electrical Engineer, 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 :-
This invention has for its object to render electric gas lighters perfectly reliable
by causing them to produce a number of sparks in quick succession.
On the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the invention, Fig. 1 is a vertical
section of the gas lighter, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the head of the lighter, and
Fig. 3 is a detail view.
The lighter consists essentially of a bent tube b which is provided with a wooden
handle a at its lower end and with a head c at its upper end, which is cut through in
two diametrically opposite places. Pinned in the head c is a movable toothed
sector d and opposite to the sector a brush e consisting of fine metal wires is fitted.
The sector d, which is normally held in the position shown, Fig. 1, by the spring h
(Fig. 3) attached to it, can be moved against the action of this spring by means of
a draw wire connected to the sliding catch g.
The electric current from one pole of a battery or accumulator passes along the
wire i, and then up the tube b to the sector d, whilst the current from the other
pole of the battery or accumulator passes along the wire j, led up the inside of the
tube b, to the stock e¹ and the brush e. The stock e¹ may be made of wood or be
suitably insulated in head c.
It will be readily understood that by moving the sector d, by means of the
catch 9, a succession of sparks will be produced as the teeth pass over the
brush e.
Instead of using a sector da movable piston having spikes on it and operated by
the wire fand a spring may be employed.
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
consider novel and desire to claim is :-
An electric gas lighter having a movable toothed sector (d) or its equivalent for
one terminal and a brush (e) for the other terminal, the sector being operated from
a catch (9) and its teeth caused to pass over the brush so as to produce a succession
of sparks, substantially as hereinbefore set forth with reference to the drawings
annexed.
Dated this 9th day of March 1895.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
An Improved Metallic Paint, and Method of Making same.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 25th Jan., 1896
CONT LEIE DIECIFICATION.
An Improved Metallic Paint, and Method of Making same.
A communication from abroad by THE INCH NON-CORROSIVE METAL COMPANY,
of Rialto Building, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, a
company incorporated under the laws of the State of West Virginia.
I, ROBERT ALEXANDER SLOAN, of the Firm of Sloan & Lloyd Barnes, of
Castle Chambers, Castle Street, Liverpool in the County of Lancaster, Patent
Agent, 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 is a metallic paint and consists of a composition and method of
making the same adapted to be used as a pigment and to resist the action of water
and the atmosphere, being practically non-corrosive.
The pigment is intended for use for the painting of all exposed surfaces and may
be applied to surfaces of wood or metal with an effect equally as good, and in both
instances it not only resists all corrosive action but forms a close union with the
surface to which it is applied, and has no tendency to scale or to separate from
such surfaces.
In the manufacture of the pigment I take two parts of tin and one part of zinc,
and 1 first clean the metal by the use of sal ammoniac in the proportion of about
one ounce to one hundred pounds of the metal. The tin and zinc are subjected to
the action of the sal ammoniac while in a melted condition and after the metals
have been thoroughly stirred to unite them, the mass is cooled down to a semi-
fluid condition after which it is poured into a sieve or a canvas bag acting as
a sieve.
This action granulates the semi-fluid mass and this granulation may be continued
through other sieves until it has reached the proper degree of fineness. The
granulated product is then mixed with oil and a suitable drier with any suitable
colouring matter and is then ready for use; the proportions of the oil and drier
may be varied according to whether the paint is required to be thick or thin, or
fast or slow.
I do not limit myself to the exact proportions stated as in some cases I may
reverse the proportions and use two parts of zinc and one of tin.
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 ;-
1. The hereindescribed metallic paint consisting of tin and zinc in a fine granular
form, oil and a drier, substantially in the proportions specified.
2. The hereindescribed method of making a pigment consisting in taking tin
and zinc, melting the same and mixing it together; cooling the mixture down to
a seini-fluid mass, reducing the same to a granulated form and finally mixing the
granules with oil and a drier, substantially as described.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1895.
SLOAN & LLOYD BARNES,
Castle Chambers, Castle Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Violin Fittings.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 26th May, 1896-Accepted, 27th June, 1896
Improvements in Violin Fittings.
I, GEORGE MC MICHAEL, of New Cumnock, in the County of Ayr, Litterateur,.
Musician, Violin Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Its purposes are to relieve the player on the violin from the painful necessity of
clutching and holdind the violin up by the chin, and save the chin and throat from.
injury; to relieve the player from the necessity of pushing the violin up by the hand
in assistance to the chin, and let the hand shift with equal facility in both directions.
up and down the finger-board; to allow the violin to be held with a sideward slope
at any angle the player may choose, and with its head high-quite on a level with
the tail end that the bow passing across the strings may not, by its own weight,.
shuffle away from the bridge; and, withall, that the music be rendered untainted
by the expression in it of pain and anxiety felt in holding the violin, and also to
perfect the highly artistic beauty of the violin to the eye.
To attain these ends, I have put a tail to the violin: more explicitly, a tail-hook,
in place of the tail-button hitherto in use.
While it suits the same purpose as the tail-button to fasten the tail-piece to the
body of the violin, the chief object of my invention of the tail-hook is to hook the
violin to the shirt-collar, neck-lace, or other band round the neck of the player.
Dated this 24th day of August 1895.
GEO. MºMICHAEL.
Improvements in Violin Fittings.
I, GEORGE M° MICHAEL, of New Cumnock, in the County of Ayr, Litterateur,.
Musician, Violin Maker, 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 :-
The purposes of my invention are to relieve the player on the violin from the
painful necessity of clutching and holding the violin up by the chin, and save the
chin and throat from injury; to relieve the player from the necessity of pushing
the violin up by the hand in assistance to the chin and let the hand shift with equal
facility in both directions up and down the finger-board; to allow the violin to be
held with a sideward slope, at any angle the player may choose, and with its head
high quite on a level with the tail end-that the bow, passing across the strings,
may not by its own weight shuffle away from the bridge; and, withall, that the
music be rendered untainted by the expression in it of pain and anxiety felt in
holding the violin, and also to perfect the highly artistic beauty of the violin to
the eye.
To attain these ends I have put a tail to the violin: more explicitly, a tail-hook
in place of the tail-button hitherto in use.
While it suits the same purpose as the tail-button to fasten the tail-piece to the
body of the violin, the chief object of my invention of the tail-hook is to hook the
violin to the shirt-collar, neck-lace or other band round the neck of the player.
Improvements in Providing Ships with Water Ballast.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Providing Ships with Water Ballast.
I, HENRY AYLWIN BEVAN COLE, of 79 Gracechurch Street, in the City of
London, Consulting Engineer and Naval Architect, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object to provide ships with additional water ballast,
and it consists in utilising the tunnel of the propeller shaft as a water ballast tank.
For this purpose I strengthen the tunnel to the required degree for withstanding
the pressure of the water by means of suitable ribs, stays or struts, and I provide
the same with valves and pumps for filling and emptying it.
Where necessary I
provide an additional bulkhead and stuffing box for the shaft at the inner end of
the tunnel, for more effectually preventing leakage of the water ballast into the
engine room. For facilitating the filling and emptying I also provide one or more
vertical air pipes in the tunnel for the entrance and discharge of air.
Dated this 5th day of February 1895.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Providing Ships with Water Ballast.
I, HENRY AYLWIN BEVAN COLE, of 79 Gracechurch Street, in the City of
London, Consulting Engineer, and Naval Architect, 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 has for its object to provide ships with additional water ballast,
and it consists in utilising the tunnel of the propeller shaft as a water ballast tank.
For this purpose, I strengthen the tunnel to the required degree for withstanding
the pressure of the water by means of suitable ribs, stays, or struts, and I provide
the same with valves, and pumps for filling and empting it. Where necessary
I provide an additional bulkhead and stuffing box for the shaft at the inner end of
the tunnel, for more effectually preventing leakage of the water ballast into the
engine room.
For facilitating the filling and emptying I also provide one or more vertical air
pipes in the tunnel for the entrance and discharge of air.
Fig. 1. of the accompanying drawings is a longitudinal section of the tunnel for
the propeller shaft, Fig. 2. is an elevation of the end at the engine room and Fig. 3
is an elevation of the aft end of the tunnel at the well.
F is a pipe for filling the tunnel from a pump, S is the suction pipe by which
the tunnel can be emptied and A. A are air pipes; D is the usual watertight door
for giving access to the tunnel.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The herein described method of providing the after part of a screw steamer
with water ballast by charging the tunnel for the propeller shaft with water.
Dated this 5th day of November 1895.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Golf-clubs.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1898-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Golf-clubs.
We, FRANCIS EDWARD MATTHEWS, The Pinos, Englefield Green, Chemist,
FRANK WILLIAM HARBORD, Egham, Metallurgist, PHILIP REILLY, Engineer,
Coopers Hill, Englefield Green all in the County of Surrey do hereby declaro the
nature of this invention to be as follows :—
The object of our invention is to provide a better gripping-surface to golf clubs
than is afforded by the metallic heads at prosent in use and our invention is especially
applicable to the club known as "the putter."
For this purpose we face the club-head with a covering of india-rubber, gutta-
percha, leather, felt or any other similar material which may be fixed by any
suitable means. We prefer to use a sleeve of india-rubber which can be slipped
over the club-head and remains in position by its own clasticity. This sleeve may
preferably have a roughened surface although this is not essential.
Dated 21st day of October 1895.
F. E. MATTHEWS.
F. W. HARBORD.
P. REILLY.
We, FRANCIS EDWARD MATTHEWS, Chemist, late of The Pines, Englefield
Green, now of Coopers Hill, Staines FRANK WILLIAM HARBORD, Metallurgist,
Station Road, Egham aud PHILIP REILLY, Engineer of Coopers Hill, Englefield
Green do hereby declare the naturo 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 :-
Our invention consists in covering the faces of the metallic headed golf clubs
known as "putters" with india-rubber, gutta-percha or some similar elastic body
whereby a better grip of the ball is obtained than by the ordinary metal face. In
carrying out our invention we prefer to use an indin-rubber sleeve of such a size
that it can be just stretched over the head of the club and is held there by its own
elasticity but we do not bind ourselves to this particular form of fastening as the
elastic facing may be cemented on or fastened by any other suitable means.
The face of the pad may be smooth or roughened to give a better grip on
the ball.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invon-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
The aforo described improvement consisting of;
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page_text: 2. A sleevo made of india-rubber, gutta percha or other similar elastic material
to cover the metal face of golf-clubs known as "putters" substantially as
described.
Improvements in or appertaining to Seals and Sealing Wax.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 25th June, 1895-Accepted, 27th July, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or appertaining to Seals and Sealing Wax.
I, JOSEPH BENSEN BEARE, of 14 Cambridge Terrace, Nunhead Lane,
Peckham Rye, in the County of London, Ships' Clerk and Sampling Agent,
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 :-
The methods at present generally adopted of sealing letters, packets, samples,
and the like, is of little or no value, as will be evident from the fact that a
duplicate of the seal employed may be taken from the impression on the wax, and
this duplicate seal subsequently employed for rescaling the article or articles which
have been tampered with, and the original seal broken or removed for the
purpose. Now the object of my invention is to provide means whereby the fact
that a seal has been removed and replaced by another resembling it in so far as
concerns the impression thereon may be made apparent and such fraud thereby
easily detected.
For this purpose I employ two substances neither of which by itself will affect
the wax employed for sealing to any appreciable extent by attacking or disturbing
the surface thereof or obliterating the impression thereon, but which when combined
or mixed together will either attack or disturb the surface of the wax or otherwise
give a distinct indication of such combination or mixture.
One of these substances I incorporate with or apply to the wax either during
manufacture, when applying the seal thereto, or at any other stage, so that
by applying the second to the surface of the wax at any time subsequently
the fact that the seal has been tampered with may be easily made apparent.
The various substances-elementary and compound-which may be employed for
the above purpose, are, as will be well understood, very numerous and practically
inexhaustible, but as illustrations, it might be mentioned that-
Sulphate of copper applied to the wax and aminonia used as a detector will give
a royal blue color.
Sulphate of iron applied to the wax and a solution of potassium ferro-cyanide
used as a detector give a dark blue (nearly black) color.
Sulphate of copper used first and a solution of potassium ferro-cyanide employed
as a detector gives a yellow color.
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 :-
The 118€, in connection with wax employed for sealing letters, packets, samples,
and the like, of two substances either elementary or compound, which when
combined will either attack or disturb the surface of the wax, obliterate the
impression thereon, or give other indication of such combination substantially as
and for the purpose described.
Dated thie 91st day of June 1895
"E
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54 Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
An Improvement in Foot Mats.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1596
COME LEIDIMIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by THOMAS CHANNING MCPHERSON, of Beaver
Falls, in the County of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, United States of
America, Manufacturer.]
An Improvement in Foot Mats.
I, OLIVER IMRAY, No. 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the
County of London, Chartered Patent Agent, 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 a construction of foot mats which I shall describe
referring to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. I is a plan of part of a mat according to my invention Fig. 2 is a side view..
Fig. 3 is an end view and Fig. 4 shews separately one of the sections of the mat.
The mat is made up of sections 2, 2, each being a metal strip or flat wire, bent
or crimped as shewn in Fig. 4 so as to form a succession of U shaped openings on:
both sides. These sections are placed together side by side as shewn in Fig. 1, the
corrugations of each section entering a little into those of the adjacent sections,.
and each pair of sections is connected flexibly by cross-rods or wires 3, which pass
through the parts of the sections which enter each other, and may be clinched or
upset at the ends, but preferably they are held by bending their ends and passing
them through holes in the end parts of the sections and clinching them inside as.
shewn at 5. At the ends of the mat there are preferably marginal strips 4, having
shallow corrugations secured similarly by cross rods 3'. These strips give the ends.
of the mat finished margins or borders.
A mat thus constructed is quite pliable, the rods 3 serving as hinges on which.
the sections can turn; and the mat being the same on both sides, is reversible.
The foot may be scraped on the mat in any direction without slipping.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A flexible and reversible mat consisting of flat strips of metal corrugated and
jointed together by cross rods, substantially as described.
Dated this 17th day of December 1895.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improved Cigar and Cigarette Tube.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Cigar and Cigarette Tube.
I, CHARLES ERNEST HOEFLING of 19 and 21 Queen Victoria Street,
London, E.C., Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
In the ordinary cigar or cigarette tube or holder the burnt end of the cigar or
cigarette has to be picked out with the fingers, by which means the fingers are
soiled and sometimes burned; in order to obviate this I construct a tube in two or
more parts, the mouthpiece having an inner tube attached which extends nearly to
the end of the outer tube, and upon the mouthpiece being pressed slightly forward
the burnt end of the cigar or cigarette is pushed out.
The tube can also be constructed with a spiral spring concealed inside the outer
tube, which will act upon the inner tube and to replace the mouthpiece
automatically when the burnt end of the cigar or cigarette has been ejected.
Dated this Sixth day of November 1895.
I, CHARLES ERNEST HOEFLING of 19 and 21 Queen Victoria Street,
London, E.C., Engineer 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 :-
In the ordinary cigar or cigarette tube or holder the burnt end of the cigar or
cigarette has to be picked out with the fingers, by which means the fingers are
soiled and sometimes burned. In order to obviate this I construct a tube in two or
more parts, the mouthpiece having an inner tube attached which extends nearly to
the end of the outer tube, and upon the mouthpiece being pressed slightly forward
the burnt end of the cigar or cigarette is pushed out.
The tube can also be constructed with a spiral spring concealed inside the outer
tube, which will act upon the inner tube and so replace the mouthpiece automatically
when the pressure has been removed.
In the annexed drawing a is the mouthpiece to which is attached the inner tube e, a ;
6 is the central part which is preferentially made of metal, and in which a spiral
spring is placed which is wound loosely round the inner tube e, a: cis the forepart
which holds the cigar or cigarette, d is a washer round the inner tube, and which is
pressed tight against the aperture in b by the action of the spiral spring to prevent
the escape or admission of air.
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
1. The application of an inner tube or rod to be used for the purpose of ejecting
the burnt end of the cigur or cigarette

page_text: 2. The use of a spiral spring for the purpose of replacing the mouthpiece in its
normal position.
3. The construction of a cigar or cigarette tube substantially as described.
Dated this Fifth day of August 1896.
CHARLES ERNEST HOEFLING.
An Improvement in Ploughs.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Ploughs.
DAN LEWIS, Farmer, Penllwyn Raca, Llannon, Carmarthenshire, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An alteration in the size and shape of the ploughboard and side of the plough.
The ploughboard is smaller in length, than in ploughs now used, but larger
from A to B. Breast keeps perfectly clean, thus lessens work. Breast at C so
made that furrow remains firm after ploughing and looks well. Along line D
breast is convex. Along line E curved concave. If a ruler be moved along
breast at about angle of 30°, it moves as if going over a flat surface, that is parallel
to ploughboard. Taking ploughboard as a whole, it is in the shape of & twist.
Part of side marked G is one inch thick, and lasts longer than side of other
ploughs. If side wears out, small piece of iron (H) is removed, & new one placed
instead. New side thus not required.
Dated this 11th dan of Tune 1905
I, DAN LEWIS, Penllwyn-raca, Llannon, Llanelly, Farmer, 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 :—
The improvement is in the construction of the ploughboard attached to a swing-
plough.
The ploughboard is 3 ft. 3 in. long. The breast of the ploughboard is 8 inches
wide (A to B on Sketch I). It is convex in shape from the back towards the
breast, along line marked D (Sketch I), and concave from the breast to the
ploughshare, along line A E (Fig. 1). It is straight along line marked CB
(Fig. 1).
In Fig. II the part marked G is one inch thick. The side-plate (H. Fig. II)
is of an inch in thickness, and can be removed, and a new one placed instead.
The drawings referred to are those which were filed with my Provisional
Specification.
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 :-
1. That the breast of the plough is so made, that it remains bright after
ploughing, and consequently the furrows are turned in a very firm nice and clean
manner.
2. The ploughboard is not so wide from A to B. (Fig. I) as in other ploughs,
hut the nort nearest to the nloughshare is wider than in other ploughs.

page_text: 3. Along the line marked D (Fig. I) the ploughboard measures 10 inches. This
measurement differs from that of other ploughboards.
4. The part marked H (Fig. 11) can be removed and a new piece placed instead.
A new side is therefore not required.
5. The part marked G (Fig. II) is 1 inch thick, and is thicker than in other 5
ploughs.
Dated this 28th day of November 1895.
DAN LEWIS.
Improvements in Tobacco Pipes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1895-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
Improvements in Tobacco Pipes.
I, ROBERT BLOOм of 29, Argyll Street, Bedford, Engine Fitter, 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: —
This invention relates to an improved construction of tobacco pipe, and is intended
to provide a pipe which will prevent the nicotine passing to the mouth of the
smoker, and thus render smoking more pleasant.
The pipe is formed with a double bowl, the stem terminating in a bowl which
projects downwardly for some distance, so that the bore opens at the upper part of
the bowl. The upper part of this bowl is screwed internally, and an inner bowl is
fitted, of porcelain or other suitable material, screwed externally to correspond.
A space or chamber is left between the two bowls, and the smoke passes through a
perforation in the bottom of the inner bowl into this chamber, depositing there any
nicotine it may have carried with it, and thence upwardly to the bore of the stem.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the improved pipe in longitudinal
section.
'The
The stem A of the pipe is provided with the usual mõuthpiece, fitted in any
ordinary manner, and has the bowl B formed at its end. This bowl, as shown
projects for some distance below the stem, and the bore a opens at the upper part,
the top & being screwed internally. The inner bowl C screwed at c and provided
with the flange c' at top, covering the outer bowl, is fitted within the cup.
body of the bowl C does not completely fill the cup shaped recess, but leaves the
cavity or chamber at the bottom and sides. The perforation c permits the smoke
to pass from the tobacco into the depositing chamber, from which it is drawn into
the bore. The smoke is thus rendered cool and dry before reaching the smoker's
mouth.
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.) In an improved tobacco pipe, the combination with an outer bowl at the
end of the stem, extending downwardly for some distance, of an inner bowl fitting
into the outer, and a chamber formed between the two bowls, substantially as and
for the purposes specified.
(2.) The improved tobacco pipe, constructed and operated substantially in the
manner described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes
specified.
Llot der of January 1895.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
",
An Improvement in or applicable to Billiard Cues.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th June, 1895-Accepted, 27th July, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or applicable to Billiard Cues.
I PANDIA THEMISTOCLES AMBROSE PETROCOKINO, of 80 Rue de Bondy,
Paris, France, Manufacturer, 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 :-
The objects of this invention are to avoid the unpleasant noise occasioned by
dropping the butt end of a billiard cue upon the ground and in places where the
rules of the game of billiards permit) when the butt end is used for any special
stroke the disagreeable noise of the contact of the hard end of the cue with the
ivory ball and also to prevent the risk of breakage of the ball by such a stroke.
For this purpose I provide in addition to the ordinary tip at the point of the
cue, a broader tip block or piece of soft material or substance at the butt end
thereof.
On the annexed drawing Fig. 1 is an end view and Fig. 2 a side view of the butt
end of a billiard cue shewing how my invention may be applied thereto, a being
the cue and the tip, block or piece of soft material or substance.
The broad tip block or piece & may be of any suitable form and soft material or
substance but I prefer to make it of india rubber and somewhat similar in form to
the ordinary cue-tip as shewn on the drawings. It may be cemented on or let into
the butt end a of the cue, or otherwise affixed thereto.
By this invention therefore the player can (where the rules permit) use either
end of his cue without risk of breaking his ball, and the unpleasant noise of the
frequent dropping or "grounding" of the butt end of the cue is also avoided.
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
claim is :-
A billiard cue having a tip block or piece of india rubber or other suitable soft
material or substance cemented or otherwise fixed at the butt end thereof
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 26th day of June 1895
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Feb.,
1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
I, SIEGFRIED MEYERSTEIN, of 15 Suderthor Helmstedt, Brunswick, in the
Empire of Germany, Merchant, 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 :-
This invention relates to cycle saddles and it consists in forming the seat proper
of woven or braided cane, the object being to provide a well ventilated and thus
cool seat and to provide for the cheap renewal of the seat after wear or damage.
The accompanying drawing shows by way of illustration one method of carrying
my invention into practical effect.
The edges a of the seat are formed of leather or other suitable material and the
central part is formed of braided or woven cane which may be attached to the
part a either as shown or in any other convenient manner.
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 :-
(1.) The improvement in cycle saddles, substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
(2.) A cycle saddle the seat of which is made of woven or braided cane, as and
for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 18th day of January 1895.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Associate Agent..
Improvement in Cans for Oil and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Cans for Oil and the like.
LEONARD FRANK EMERSON 93 Milton Road, Stoke Newington, London, N.
Clerk, 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 cans for oil and the like and consists in providing cans
for oil with a bent nozzle closed when required by a small cap.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I now refer to the annexed
drawings in which :-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention.
c is a bent nozzle having the screw thread d which engages in the thread e in
the neck of the can a.
fis a small cap which engages in the end of the nozzle c and closes same when
required being attached to a chain or the like g which is attached to the handle h
on the can a.
It will be seen that the oil can be readily poured through the nozzle into the
receptacle desired by inserting the end of the nozzle into the opening to said
receptacle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said.
invention I declare that what claim is :-
1. A bent nozzle engaging with an oil or the like can by means of a screw
thread; said nozzle being closed by a screw cap when desired all in combination.
and substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 12th day of January 1895.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant..