IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE Or STEEL.
Year: 1866

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred Vincent Newton, of the Office for Patents;
66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Mechanical Draughts-
man, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE Or
STEEL. A communication from abroad by Edwin Louis Bomeisler; of
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Philadelphie Digi
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred Vincent Newton
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
28th April 1866.
I, ALFRED VINCENT NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane,
in the County of Middlesex, Mechanical Draughtsman, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
STEEL," to be as follows:-
The object of the Invention is to utilize the chippings or scraps of tinned
iron (which rapidly accumulate in manufacturing districts) by converting the
same into steel:
In carrying the Invention into effect suitable quantities of scraps or small
particles of refuse tinned iron are first collected and compressed in a cast-iron

page_text: mould for the purpose of condensing the same into a small compass, and
allowing of a fair amount of the material being supplied to a crucible or other
receptacle for the purpose of manufacturing. The scrap thus prepared is
charged with graphite, charcoal, cast iron, or other suitable carbonaceous
material in sufficient quantities to impart to the tinned iron from one-half to
two-and-a-half per cent. of carbon; after which it is cast into ingots, annealed,
and drawn into bars in the ordinary way.
The above is the process when crucibles are used, but when the tinned iron
is to be manufactured in a furnace the cast iron is charged in the same way
as in a puddling furnace, and at the time the melting commences the tinned
iron is charged in sufficient quantity to take up the desired amount of carbon
from the iron, after which it is worked into balls and drawn and hammered in
the customary way.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Alfred Vincent Newton in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 27th October 1866.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, ALFRED
VINCENT NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Mechanical Draughtsman, send greeting. .
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-eight day of April, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, in the twenty-ninth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Alfred Vincent Newton, Her special licence that I, the said Alfred
Vincent Newton, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Alfred Vincent Newton, my executors, administrators, 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 STEEL," being a communication to me
from abroad, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Alfred.
Vincent Newton, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing
under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner

page_text: the same was 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 Alfred Vincent Newton, 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 (that is to say):-
The object of this Invention is to utilize the clippings or scraps of tinned
iron which accumulate to so great an extent in manufacturing districts as to
make it difficult to find means for suitably disposing of the refuse. In the
attainment of this object it is now proposed to convert the refuse scraps and
clippings into steel, and the following description will enable those skilled in
the art to which the Invention appertains to fully understand and use the
same.
In carrying the Invention into effect suitable quantities of scraps or small
pieces of refuse tinned iron are first collected and compressed into masses of
suitable size in a cast-iron mould. The object of this compression is to admit of
a greater amount of the material to be inserted in a crucible or other receptacle
than could be supplied if the scraps lay loose as collected. The scraps thus
prepared are placed in crucibles, such, for example, as those now used in
making cast steel, and the crucibles are then further charged with graphite,
charcoal, cast iron, or other suitable carbonaceous material in sufficient
quantity to impart during conversion to the tinned iron from one-half to two-
and-a-half per cent. of carbon. The crucibles thus charged are closed by a
cover and submitted to an intense heat in a furnace, as practiced in the
making of cast steel. When the metal has been subjected to the furnace heat
for the required time, which will be judged of by the skilled workman, the
crucibles are removed, and the metal contained therein is cast into ingots and
annealed and drawn into bars in the ordinary way.
The above is the process when crucibles are used, but when the tinned iron
is to be manufactured in a furnace formed with chests or pots the cast iron for
yielding the carbon is charged in the same way as in a puddling furnace, and
at the time the melting commences the tinned iron will take up the desired
amount of carbon from the iron. When this has taken place the metal is to
be worked into balls, and drawn and hammered in the customary way.
Having now set forth the nature of the Invention of "Improvements in
the Manufacture of Steel," as communicated to me from abroad, and explained
the manner of carrying the same into effect, I wish it to be understood that

page_text: under the above in part recited Letters Patent I claim; manufacturing steel
from tinned iron, substantially as set forth.
In witness whereof; I, the said Alfred Vincent Newton, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, the Twenty-seventh day of October; in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
A. V. NEWTON. (L.B.)

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred Vincent Newton, of the Office for Patents;
66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Mechanical Draughts-
man, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
STEEL. A communication from abroad by Edwin Louis Bomeisler, of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; United States of America.
Sealed the 19th October 1866, and dated the 28th April 1866.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred Vincent Newton
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
28th April 1866.
İ, ALFRED VINCENT NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane,
in the County of Middlesex, Mechanical Draughtsman, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
STEEL," to be as follows:-
The object of the Invention is to utilize the chippings or scraps of tinned
iron (which rapidly accumulate in manufacturing districts) by converting the
same into steel:
In carrying the Invention into effect suitable quantities of scraps or small
particles of refuse tinned iron are first collected and compressed in a cast-iron

page_text: mould for the purpose of condensing the same into a small compass, and
allowing of a fair amount of the material being supplied to a crucible or other
receptacle for the purpose of manufacturing. The scrap thus prepared is
charged with graphite, charcoal, cast iron, or other suitable carbonaceous
material in sufficient quantities to impart to the tinned iron from one-half to
two-and-a-half per cent. of carbon; after which it is cast into ingots, annealed,
and drawn into bars in the ordinary way.
The above is the process when crucibles are used, but when the tinned iron
is to be manufactured in a furnace the cast iron is charged in the same way
as in a puddling furnace, and at the time the melting commences the tinned
iron is charged in sufficient quantity to take up the desired amount of carbon
from the iron, after which it is worked into balls and drawn and hammered in
the customary way.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Alfred Vincent Newton in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 27th October 1866.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, ALFRED
VINCENT NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Mechanical Draughtsman, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria; by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-eight day of April, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, in the twenty-ninth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Alfred Vincent Newton, Her special licence that I, the said Alfred
Vincent Newton, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Alfred Vincent Newton, my executors, administrators, 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 STEEL," being a communication to me
from abroad, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Alfred
Vincent Newton, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing
under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner

page_text: the same was 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 Alfred Vincent Newton, 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 (that is to say):-
The object of this Invention is to utilize the clippings or scraps of tinned
iron which accumulate to so great an extent in manufacturing districts as to
make it difficult to find means for suitably disposing of the refuse. In the
attainment of this object it is now proposed to convert the refuse scraps and
clippings into steel, and the following description will enable those skilled in
the art to which the Invention appertains to fully understand and use the
same.
In carrying the Invention into effect suitable quantities of scraps or small
pieces of refuse tinned iron are first collected and compressed into masses of
suitable size in a cast-iron mould. The object of this compression is to admit of
a greater amount of the material to be inserted in a crucible or other receptacle
than could be supplied if the scraps lay loose as collected. The scraps thus
prepared are placed in crucibles, such, for example, as those now used in
making cast steel, and the crucibles are then further charged with graphite,
charcoal, cast iron, or other suitable carbonaceous material in sufficient
quantity to impart during conversion to the tinned iron from one-half to two-
and-a-half per cent. of carbon. The crucibles thus charged are closed by a
cover and submitted to an intense heat in a furnace, as practiced in the
making of cast steel. When the metal has been subjected to the furnace heat
for the required time, which will be judged of by the skilled workman, the
crucibles are removed, and the metal contained therein is cast into ingots and
annealed and drawn into bars in the ordinary way.
The above is the process when crucibles are used, but when the tinned iron
is to be manufactured in a furnace formed with chests or pots the cast iron for
yielding the carbon is charged in the same way as in a puddling furnace, and
at the time the melting commences the tinned iron will take up the desired
amount of carbon from the iron. When this has taken place the metal is to
be worked into balls, and drawn and hammered in the customary way.
Having now set forth the nature of the Invention of "Improvements in
the Manufacture of Steel," as communicated to me from abroad, and explained
the manner of carrying the same into effect, I wish it to be understood that

page_text: under the above in part recited Letters Patent I claim; manufacturing steel
from tinned iron, substantially as set forth.
In witness whereof; I; the said Alfred Vincent Newton, have hereunto
hand and seal, the Twenty-seventh day of October; in the year
set my
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.