Improvements in the Treatment of Cast or Stamped Brass for Fire Brass Bows of Tongs, Scrolls for Dog Ended Curbs or Fenders, the Fronts of Loose Fire Dogs and Ornaments for Decorated Curbs and Fenders.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Left. 28th June, 1900-Accepted, 11th Aug., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Treatment of Cast or Stamped Brass for Fire
Brass Bows of Tongs, Scrolls for Dog Ended Curbs or Fenders, the
Fronts of Loose Fire Dogs and Ornaments for Decorated Curbs and
Fenders.
BENJAMIN ADDICOTT, trading as Addicott & Holland, Fender & Curb Manu-
facturers, Staniforth Street, Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
I purpose using fire brass bows of tongs (cast in brass or any description of
metal). The outlines or patterns of same will be made with a flat or rounded rim
following the whole of the outline of the pattern the whole of the surface of
the pattern inside the rim will be hollow or scouped out and when polished will
form a reflected surface.
I purpose using this treatment as described in the scrolls of dogended curbs
or fenders the fronts of loose fire dogs and ornaments decorating brass or iron
or part brass and part iron curbs or fenders. I also in some cases may use this
treatment in stamped brass.
I purpose using fire brass bows of tongs (cast in brass or any description of
metal) as follows the bows of the fire tongs as shewn on the drawing marked A
will all over the inside line of the pattern be hollowed out so that all the inside
portion of any outline or pattern will reflect all over the hollowed disc or pattern
both sides of the fire tongs. I also purpose using this treatment on dog ended
scrolls as shewn on the drawings marked B, and the scrolls decorating the front
portion of metallic curbs or fenders marked C and fitted to the top portion of
the fender or curb moulding. I may use these scrolls & bows as described cast
or stamped or part cast or part stamped.
1000
Improvements in the Treatment of Cast or Stamped Brass for Fire
Brass Bows of Tongs, Scrolls for Dog Ended Curbs or Fenders, the
Fronts of Loose Fire Dogs and Ornaments for Decorated Curbs and
Fenders.
I, BENJAMIN ADDICOTT, of Staniforth Works, Staniforth Street, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Brassfounder, do hereby declare the nature of this

page_text: 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 improvements in the treatment of cast or
stamped brass or fire brass bows of tongs, scrolls 'for dog ended curbs or fenders,
the fronts of loose fire dogs and ornaments for decorating curbs or fenders by
which I improve the general appearance of such parts without increasing the
cost of manufacture.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have
illustrated the nature of my said improvements and from which the application
of same to other designs will be readily understood..
Figure 1 is a general view of a dog ended curb with scrolls and centre
ornament made in accordance with my improvement.
Figure 2 is a section on the line 12.
Figure 3 is an elevation of the fire brass bow of a pair of tongs.
! Figure 4 is a section on the line 3-4.
Figure 5 is an enlargement of the centre ornament.
Figure 6 is a section on the line 5-6.
In carrying my invention into effect I will proceed to describe my invention
as applied to the dog ends Y and centre ornament 7 of the curb X upon the face
side of each of which I provide the flat or rounded. rim A which follows the
whole of the outline of the pattern while the whole of the part B within the said
rim A is recessed back to form a hollow or flat face which when polished forms
a reflected surface. The flange C is provided at the back, so as to give the orna-
ment a substantial appearance when looking at the edge and the surface B may
be recessed back from the rim A more or less than shewn as may be desired
while the rim A may be square round or of other suitable section.
In the case of fire brass bows for tongs as shewn by S Figure 3 the, rim A
is formed around the outline on each side of the ornament and both faces B are
recessed back and polished so as to make the tongs with a finished face on each
side the bow.
I generally prefer to cast the parts as herein before described but I; may
some times stamp them out with similar effect.
By these means I am enabled to improve the appearance of dog ended curbs
or fenders, the fronts of loose fire dogs or ornaments for decorating brass or iron
curbs or fenders.
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:-
In fire brass bows of tongs scrolls for dog, ended curbs or fenders the fronts
of loose fire dogs, and ornaments for decorating curbs or fenders the projecting
rim A formed around the whole of the outline in combination with the recessed
surface B substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and illustrated.
Dated this 27th day of June 1900.
LEWIS WM. GOOLD,
Agent for Applicant,
5, Corporation Street, Birmingham.