A New or Improved "Galley Receiver" in Printers' Composing Frames.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 20th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 21st Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved "Galley Receiver" in Printers' Composing
Frames.
I, THOMAS REEVES, trading as Gould and Reeves, of 73, Wenlock Street, New
North Road, London, N., Printing Material Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved galley receiver for printers' composing
frames and has for its object to enable compositors to correct the columns and empty
the composing sticks with more convenience and readiness than heretofore without
having to disturb the cases.
In carrying my invention into practice I arrange the galley receiver in such a
manner that the galleys may assume a conveniently inclined or slanting position
and that the compositor may have easy access thereto. Suitable stops are fastened
at the back to prevent the same from falling right out, and a suitable catch is
provided for both sides which drops of its own accord into slots made on both sides
of receiver to prevent it slipping out beyond the required distances, thereby
rendering it, self stopping and self fastening. The slots are so made that the
receiver can be pushed or shut up without adjusting the catches and when shut up,
the catches fall of their own accord and securely fastens the galley receiver in the
composing frame.
Dated this 20th day of October 1890.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved "Galley Receiver" in Printers' Composing
Frames.
I, THOMAS REEVES, trading as Gould and Reeves, of 73, Wenlock Street, New
North Road, N., Printing Material 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 :-.
My invention relates to a new or improved galley receiver for printers' composing
frames and has for its object to enable compositors to empty their composing sticks
and to correct the columns and distributing with more convenience and readiness
than heretofore without having to disturb the cases.
Hitherto when the composing stick was full it had to be emptied in a galley
which was placed either on the top of the cases at the side of the cases or in some
other inconvenient position or the galley was placed in front of the compositors'
frame and supported by brackets which compelled the compositor to remove each
galley each time his stick was empty in order to have easy access to the cases.
Now according to my invention I provide one or two drawers or receivers for
these galleys and I apply these drawers to the composing frame in the place occupied
before by the uppermost type case runner. I further arrange this drawer or receiver
in a slanting position so that the compositor may have easy access to the galley
placed therein and may conveniently push the drawer back each time he has emptied
his stick while such inclination will assist to maintain the composed types in
position. This drawer or receiver is furnished with stops at the back to prevent it
from being pulled out or dropping out and with two or three notches on the sides
into which suitable pawls fixed to the front rail of the composing frame drop by
gravity.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a compositor's frame furnished with my improved
galley receiver.
Fig. 2. is a detached view at a larger scale of a portion of the same receiver.
C is the composing frame which is of ordinary construction and D D' are the
drawers or receivers into which the galleys are placed, one of these drawers D
being open while the other D' is closed, in Fig. 1.
These drawers are slanting forward as shown, being supported by lateral
guides a a..
&c. fixed under the ordinary slanting top of the frame C.
a¹. &c. & a²
shown in the drawings.
The drawers D D₁ are provided at the back (Figs. 1 & 2) with stops s which
abut against the back of the front rail of the frame C when the drawer is pulled
out and prevent the latter from becoming accidentally or otherwise detached from
the frame. The said drawers or galley receivers are furnished with notches n on
both sides into which notches drop the metal pawls p bolted or otherwise secured
to the rail and one of which is placed as shown on both sides of each drawer
and in close proximity to the knobs k. These pawls are so arranged as to drop by
gravity in the corresponding notches.
&c. are the runners for the type case frames which are not
Having thus 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.
1. In compositor's frame the arrangement of slanting galley receivers or drawers
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. Providing galley receivers or drawers such as above claimed with stops at the
back to prevent them from being pulled entirely out and with notches in their sides
for pawls fixed to the front of the compositor's frame to drop therein by gravity
and thus hold the said receivers more or less open substantially as described and
shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 20th day of December 1890.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.