An Improved "Stock" and "Fittings" for Brick Moulds.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 2nd June, 1890-Accepted, 5th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved "Stock" and "Fittings" for Brick Moulds.
We GEORGE HENRY SHANKS of "Rothesay," Saint Denys Road, Portswood, Brick
Works Manager, and PHILIP RENNELL TARDREW Park Villa, Spring Road, Bevois
Hill Works Manager, and JOSEPH ANDREWS of 34 James Street, Saint Mary's,
Carpenter, all of Southampton in the county of Hampshire do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to "stocks" and "fittings" used in brick making.
It has been found that bricks made by means of stocks constructed of wood as
hitherto generally used are often of irregular shape and size by means of our invention
the uniform size and shape of all bricks made thereby is assured as the brick mould
when placed on the "stock" must always remain at one gauge, and the stock and
fittings can always be adjusted to suit any table to which it may be desired to attach
same either to an old or new table.
Our invention consists in a combination of iron or similar material and wood as
hereinafter described.
The top part of our stock is of iron or similar material, as is also the "frog" and
the lower part of wood, the stock.is held in position sideways, by means of two, or
more, iron brackets, which are turned up at the sides, and further the stock is
fastened to the table by nut and screw bolts, the bolts passing down through the stock
(both the wood and iron parts of same) the brackets, and the table, and are set up at
the underside of table on plates provided for the purpose by scrow nuts, the whole
being thus firmly secured to the table, and further it is noted the whole fitting can
be removed from the table at any time if so desired by simply releasing these bolts.
The holes through the plate forming the top part of the stock are counter-sunk and
the bolt heads are thus fitted flush with the top surface of this plate.
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The before mentioned turned up ends of the brackets, form the rest for the mould
when placed upon the stock, as would the points of the "coach screws as fitted to an
ordinary stock, as hitherto made and used. It is noted that the brackets are made of
a size that will give ample strength to receive the repeated blows of the mould upon
same further the turned up ends of the brackets fit closely to the sides of the stock,
thus preventing the accumulation of sand between it and the sides of the stock. Our
improved stock is of stronger construction than those hitherto in general use and
consequently more durable, owing to its being principally constructed of iron or
similar material whereas hitherto it has been the general practise to make stocks
almost entirely of wood.
The thickness of the layer of wood forming the bottom part of our stock regulates
the thickness of the brick to be moulded in same, and it is also considered that this
combination of wood and iron will lend a certain amount of elasticity to the whole
stock, thus allaying to a considerable extent the force of the repeated blows of the
mould upon the stock when placing the former, on the latter.
Further it is noted that the bottom part of our stock does not rest on the immediate
top part of the table to which it is attached, but is separated from the table by the
distance due to the thickness of the brackets, this would also tend to give further
desirable elasticity to the stock.
By reason of the top part of stock and the frog being made of iron, instead of wood,
the moulded brick is delivered from the mould in a much more complete, and whole
condition, than it would be if made in a stock constructed of wood, to which a certain
portion of clay almost invariably adheres.
Dated this and dove of Annil 1900
HERBERT P. BLAKE,
20, Laura Place, Southampton, Agent for the Applicants.
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HERBERT P. BLAKE,
20, Laura Place, Southampton, Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved "Stock" and "Fittings" for Brick Moulds.
We GEORGE HENRY SHANKS of Rothesay Saint Denys Road, Portswood, Brick
Works Manager, and PHILIP RENNELL TARDREW, Park Villa, Spring Road, Bevois
Hill, Works Manager and JOSEPH ANDREWS of 34 James Street, Saint Marys,
Carpenter all of Southampton in the county of Hampshire 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 :-
Our invention relates to "stocks" and "fittings" used in brick making.
It has been found that bricks made by means of stocks constructed of wood as
hitherto generally used are often of irregular shape and size, by means of our invention
the uniform size and shape of all bricks made thereby is assured as the brick mould
when placed on the stock must always remain at one gauge and the stock and
fittings can always be adjusted to suit any table to which it may be desired to attach
same, either to an old or new table.
Our invention consists in a combination of iron or similar material and wood as
hereinafter described.
The top part of our stock is of iron or similar material as is also the "frog," and
the lower part of wood, the stock is held in position sideways by means of two
or more iron brackets which are turned up at the sides and further the stock is
fastened to the table by nut and screw bolts the bolts passing down through the
stock (both the wood and iron parts of samo) the brackets and the table, and are
set up at the underside of table on plates provided for the purpose by screw nuts
the whole being thus firmly secured to the table and further it is noted the whole
fitting can be removed from the table at any time if so desired by simply releasing
these bolts.
The holes through the plate forming the top part of the stock are "counter-sunk "
.and the bolt heads are thus fitted flush with the top surface of this plate.
"
The before mentioned turned up ends of the brackets form the rest for the mould
when placed upon the stock as would the points of the "coach screws as fitted
to an ordinary stock as hitherto made and used.
It is noted that the brackets are made of a size that will give ample strength to
receive the repeated blows of the mould upon same further the turned up ends of
the brackets fit closely to the sides of the stock thus preventing the accumulation
of sand between it and the sides of the stock.
Our improved stock is of stronger construction than those hitherto in general use
and consequently more durable owing to its being principally constructed of iron or
similar material whereas hitherto it has been the general practise to make "stocks
almost entirely of wood.
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The thickness of the layer of wood forming the bottom part of our stock regulates the
thickness of the brick to be moulded in samo and it is also considered that this
combination of wood and iron will lend a certain amount of elasticity to the whole
stock thus allaying to a considerable extent the force of the repeated blows of the
mould upon the stock when placing the former upon the latter.
Further it is noted that the bottom part of our stock does not rest on the immediate
top part of the table to which it is attached, but is separated from the table by the
distance due to the thickness of the brackets, this would also tend to give further
desirable elasticity to the stock...
By reason of the top part of stock and the "frog" being made of iron instead of
wood the moulded brick is delivered from tho mould in a much more complete and
whole condition than it would be if made in a stock constructed of wood to which a
certain portion of clay almost invariably adheres.
In order to enable our invention to be fully understood we will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1. is a side elevation
of our invention Fig. 2. a plan on top of Fig. 1., Fig. 3. a section on line A. A.,

page_text: Fig. 4. a section on lines B. B. the same letters of reference indicate the same parts
in the several figures of the drawing.
The plate C. forms the top part of our stock, D. represents the "frog" which with
the top plate is made of iron or similar material and connected to the former or if the
top plate C, is cast the "frog" and the plate can be cast in one piece.
E. represents the lower part of our stock and is made of wood the thickness of same
regulates the thickness of brick F. F. are the bracket fittings of iron, or similar
material (on which the stock rests) the whole being firmly held down and secured to
the table G. by the nut and screw bolts H. H., J. J., being the plates upon which they
are set up.
The bottom part of the brick mould rests upon the top part of the turned up sides
of the brackets, F. F.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is-
1st. The improved stock and fitting for brick moulds consisting of the parts con-
structed and arranged substantially as herein before described.
2nd. The particular combination of iron, or similar material with wood as used in
the construction of our stock and fittings as described.
3rd. The shape and arrangement of the bracket fittings made of iron or similar
material as herein described.
4th. The mode or method of bolting our stock to the table as herein described.
Dated this 31st day of May 1890.
от may 1090.
HERBERT P. BLAKE,
20, Laura Place, Southampton, Agent for the Applicants.