Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 29th May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 30th Mar.,
1889
We, WILLIAM NEWZAM NICHOLSON, and WILLIAM MATHER, both of Newark upon
Trent, in the County of Nottingham, Agricultural Engineers, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our Invention relates to that class of machine known as the "Gardner or barrel
turnip cutter" and consists in two improvements thereon.
In the first of these we leave openings, by preference of a semicircular shape, in
the two sides of the machine that are parallel to the open ends of the cutting barrel.
Through these two openings direct access can be had to the interior of the barrel for
cleaning or repairs. Doors are fitted to the openings and provided with catches, so
that they can be readily taken out when required.
By making the machine with these openings and doors the whole caso of the
machine need not be removed whenever the barrel becomes choked and requires
cleaning out, or repairs, as machines of the usual construction have hitherto
required.
Our second improvement consists in hingeing that side of the machine case, against
which the roots rest whilst being cut, and so arranging the side that it may be set at
a varying angle to suit the size of the roots to be cut.
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This arrangement avoids the difficulty that often occurs from a large root over-
riding the knives on the barrel and not being cut owing to the space between the
barrel and the side of the case being too small.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Outting Turnips and other Roots.
We WILLIAM NEWZAM NICHOLSON and WILLIAM MATHER, both of Newark upon
Trent in the County of Nottingham Agricultural Engineers, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention and in what manner the same to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention relates to that class of machine known as the "Gardner or barrel 5
Turnip cutter" and consists of two improvements thereon.
The first part of our invention is shown in elevation in Figs. 1 and 2 of the
accompanying sheet of drawings. In the two sides of the machine that are parallel
to the open ends of the cutting barrel. we leave openings A by preference of a
semicircular shape.
Through these two openings direct access can be had to the interior of the barrel
for cleaning or repairs. Doors B shown detached in Fig. 2, are fitted to the openings
and are provided with catches (so that they can be readily taken out when required.
By making the machines with these openings and doors, the whole case of the
machine need not be removed whenever the barrel becomes choked and requires
cleaning or repairs, as machines of the usual construction have hitherto done.
The second part of our invention is shown in section in Fig. 1 and consists of
bingeing that side D of the machine case against which the roots rest whilst being
cut, and so arranging it with a slot and holding bolt, E, that it may be sot at a
varying angle to suit the size of the roots to be cut. In lieu of the slot E, catches
with a simple latch may be used to hold the side D at the required angle.
This arrangement avoids the difficulty that often occurs from a large root over-
riding the knives on the barrel and not being cut owing to the space between the
barrel and the side D of the case being two small.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is —
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First Constructing the cases of "Gardner or barrel Turnip cutters” with side
openings and doors for cleaning or repairs, as shown and described.
Second-Constructing the cases of "Gardner or barrel Turnip Cutters
with a
hinged movable side so that it can be adjusted to the size of the roots to be cut, as
shewn and described.
Dated 27th Fahm1000