Distinctively Coloured Mouths or Rings on Necks.
Year: 1884

page_text: Distinctively Coloured Mouths or Rings on Necks.
I DAN RYLANDS of Hope Glass Works, Stairfoot near Barnsley in the
County of York Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my
Invention for IMPROVED MEANS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR MAKING BOTTLES WITH
DISTINCTIVELY COLOURED MOUTHS OR RINGS ON NECKS to be as follows:-
In the tank furnace or pot containing molten glass I place one or more small
crucibles made of fire clay or other suitable refractory material & of such a shape
that they will float in the molten metal. Into this crucible I either put glass of
a distinctive color (to the molten glass which is in the tank furnace or pot) or after
filling such crucible with the molten motal which is in such tank furnace or pot,
I introduce into the crucible suitable colouring substances for securing the specially
distinctive colour that may be required-The crucible may be filled with the
molten glass which is in the tank furnace or pot, by means of a ladle but I prefer
to form a specially shaped crucible having two distinct compartments & a small
inlet hole into the one compartment so that the molten glass will flow out of the
tankfurnace or pot into this first compartiment where I also introduce the substance
for colouring The partition between the two compartments is so arranged that
the molten glass thus flowing into the first compartiment can flow over the partition
withont flowing over outside of crucible.
After a distinctive color has been obtained in the crucible the bottle gatherer dips
his blow pipe into the tank furnace or pot containing molten glass of the colour the
body of the bottle is required to be, but the bottle maker dips his ring iron into the
crucible containing the distinctive coloured glass and thus obtains enough of this
latter glass for forming the mouth of the bottle-Or where preferred the bottle
maker nay cast a ring of this distinctive coloured metal round the neck of the
bottle below the mouth.

page_text: Distinctively Coloured Mouths or Rings on Necks.
I DAN RYLANDS, of Hope Glass Works Stairfoot near Barnsley in the
County of York Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVED MEANS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR MAKING BOTTLES WITH
DISTINCTIVELY COLOURED MOUTHS OR RINGS ON NECKS and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
In the tank furnace or pot containing molten glass I place one or more small
crucibles made of fire clay or other suitable refractory material and of such a shape
that they will float in the molten metal. Into this crucible I either put glass of a
distinctive color (to the molten glass which is in the tank furnace or pot) or after
filling such crucible with the molten metal which is in such tank furnace or pot,
I introduce into the crucible suitable colouring substances for securing the specially
distinctive colour that may be required. The crucible may be filled with the
molten glass which is in the tank furnace or pot by means of a ladle but I prefer
to form a specially shaped crucible having two distinct compartiments and a small
inlet hole into the one compartment so that the molten glass will flow out of the
tank furnace or pot into this first compartment where I also introduce the substance
for colouring. The partition between the two compartments is so arranged that
the molten glass thus flowing into the first compartment can flow over the partition
without flowing over outside of crucible.
After a distinctive color has been obtained in the crucible the bottle gatherer dips
bis blow pipe into the tank furnace or pot containing molten glass of the colour the
body of the bottle is required to be, but the bottle maker dips his ring-iron into the
crucible containing the distinctive coloured glass & thus obtains enough of this
latter glass for forming the mouth of the bottle.
Or where prefered the bottle maker may cast a ring of this distinctive coloured
metal round the neck of the bottle below the mouth.
To make my invention well understood I will describe the same with reference
to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a section of a tank furnace with a small crucible placed therein.
Fig. 2 is a section of a pot with a small crucible placed therein.
Fig. 3 is a section of improved crucible and Fig. 4 is a section of a modified form
of same.
In the tank furnace A, or pot B containing molten glass I place one or more
small crucibles C which are made of fire clay or other suitable refractory material,
Into the small crucible C shown at fig. 1 and 2 I either put glass of a distinctive
colour or after filling them with the molten metal & which is in the tank furnace A
or pot B, I introduce into the crucible suitable colouring substances for securing the
specially distinctive colour required.
The crucible C may be filled with the molten glass & which is in the tank
furnace A 6r pot B by means of a ladle but I prefer to form a specially shaped

page_text: crucible C shown at fig. 3 having two distinct compartments e & f & a small inlet
hole g so that the molten glass d will flow out of the tank furnace A or pot B into
the compartment e, where I also introduce the substance for colouring.
The partition h is made short so that the glass flowing into the compartiment e
can flow over it without flowing over outside of crucible.
In the crucible C Fig. 4 three compartments are shown, the molten glass d, from
the tank furnace A or pot B, enters the compartment i by means of the hole b, and
then passes into the compartment; by means of the hole m, in this compartment j
I introduce the colouring substance in the crucible or working out compartments of
said crucible, the bottle-maker dips his ring iron into the crucible C, figs. 1 and 2,
or working out compartment f, 6g. 3, or working out compartment k, fig. 4 and
obtains enough of the coloured molten glass for forming the mouth of the bottle.
Or where prefered the bottle maker may cast a ring of distinctive coloured glass
round the neck of bottle below the mouth.
Referring again to Figs. 3 & 4 the colouring matter may also be put in the
compartment of fig. 3 or i of fig. 4, and in practical working this will often
be best,
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
The arrangement, in a tank furnace or pot, of suitably formed crucibles con-
taining molten glass of a distinctive colour, to the glass contained in such pot or
tank furnace substantially as herein described and set forth and for the purpose of
making bottles with distinctive coloured mouths or rings as herein before described
and set forth or any mere modification thereof.
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