Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 24th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1888
AGNES CECILIA ELEONOR HOWE, of 16 Temple Street, Parish of Brighton, in the
County of Sussex, Teacher of Languages, PHILLIS FOORD, of 12 Colville Road,
Parish of St. Mary Abbots Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, Lodging House
Keeper, and WILLIAM BARBER, of 12 Colville Road, Parish of St. Mary Abbots
Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, Accountant, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
:-
An Arrow, or other weather cock, fixed to a metal rod, or tube, extending several
feet above the roof of a house, or other building, and descending below in a direct
line, either by the Staircase to a Landing, or to the Hall, or straight down through
any rooms inside of the house, or on the outside of the house, to a Porch, or other
projection, or in front of a window-Anywhere inside of a house, or building, or
outside, if sufficiently near to the same, to be attached to, and supported from the
roof, and walls thereof-The rod, or tube, to revolve freely throughout, carried upon
a metal Disk above the roof, and moving thereon, with tripod and metal circle, and
wheels, or rollers, enclosed in framework-The rod, or tube, fixed firmly to the tripod
and metal circle, and moving easily through the centre of the Disk, to be strong above
the roof, but below simply of sufficient firmness to keep the same in a proper position,
duly guided, and the Pointer to be attached at the lower end thereof, in a direct line
with the Arrow, or other weather cock, at the top-The rod, or tube, to reach the
place selected, and move from the centre thereof, the Pointer attached thereto, around,
and over the face of Dial, with compass points marked thereon, and having
significant protuberances, upon the rim thereof, to guide by touch in darkness.
Dated this 25th day of April 1887
WM. BARBER,
For Self and as Agent for
Miss Howe and Miss Foord.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
An Improved Wind Vane and Indicator.
We AGNES CECILIA ELEONOR HOWE, of 16 Temple Street, Parish of Brighton,
in the County of Sussex, Teacher of Languages, PHILLIS FOORD, of 12 Colville
Road, Parish of St. Mary Albots Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, Lodging
House Keeper, and WILLIAM BARBER, of 12 Colville Road, Parish of St. Mary
Abbots Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, Accountant, 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:-
An arrow or other weather cock firmly fixed to a metal or other suitable rod or tube
at the needful hight above the roof of a house or other building protected from wet
or damp by a funnel shaped covering affixed to such rod or tube and revolving
therewith over another funnel shaped covering at the place of entrance and descending
in a direct vertical line through the house by the staircase to a landing or landings or
to the Hall or straight down through any rooms or to the closet or closets or on the
outside of the house to a Porch or other projection or in front of a window or windows
with flower conservatory or otherwise anywhere inside of a house or building or
outside if sufficiently near thereto to be borne and supported from the roof and walls
thereof The rod or tube to revolve with the weather cock freely throughout borne
and carried upon a metal Disk above the roof such disk being firmly supported by a
tripod arrangement or otherwise-The weather cock with the rod or tube revolving
thereon upon ball bearings wheels or rollers enclosed in framework-The rod or tube,
with circular bearings, turned by the weather cock to revolve freely through the centre
of the disk upon which it is borne and such other disks as may be used, to be strong
at and above the bearings but below simply of sufficient firmness to keep the same duly
guided by horizontal wheels for this purpose or otherwise in a proper position and the
indicators or pointers to be inserted or attached at the places required in a direct line
with the head or front of the weather cock on the top thereof-The rod or tube to reach the
place or places selected and revolve from the centre thereof the indicators or pointers
to be inserted therein by screwing or otherwise after the rod or tube is duly in place around
and over the face of a horizontal disk stand table counter or dial with compass points
marked thereon and having if desired protuberances to guide by touch in darkness
loss of sight or other wise-This Invention can be combined with ventilation working
down the pipe or shaft used for this purpose the rod or tube in that case carrying a
cowl immediately above the roof for shielding the larger place of entry from rain and
damp and acting in some measure as a second guide to strengthen the movement and
steady the indicator in working-This combination would be desirable in a closet both
for information and comfort descending from the top through a ventilating pipe or
shaft to the ceiling and covered by open work in the lower part thereof to a small dial
or compass stand or shaft duly marked and conveniently placed for this purpose-This
Invention might be worked through a vertical speaking Tube The Dial compass

page_text: plate can be small and of any substance which can be suitably marked and can rest
upon any thing horizontally a shop counter for instance might have strips of metal
showing the four main points of the compass.
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:
1-That this Invention is cheap simple and easily constructed.
2-That it is suitable for Railway Stations, Markets, Shops, Places of Public resort,
Dwelling houses, and Buildings of every kind, and can be placed horizontally at any
height from the floor and in the most convenient line of vision.
3 That the direction of the wind can be ascertained within doors at all hours day
and night by seeing if light and by touching in darkness thus comfortably affording
information to the Blind at all times as well as to others.
Dated this Twenty fourth day of January One thousand eight hundred and
eighty eight.
WM. BARBER,
For Self and as Agent for
Miss Foord and Miss Howe.