Improvements in the Construction of Horticultural and other Buildings.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th June, 1890-Accepted, 19th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Horticultural and other
Buildings.
I, WILLIAM JAMES GREEN of 36 Friars Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, Builder do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It consists of several improvements in the construction and arrangements of parts
of a building any one of which may be used in an ordinary building and others
omitted or the whole would probably be used in a building which is principally
constructed with glass and wood or other substitute for wood. As for instance
horticultural buildings and other erections where light is a desideratum. The details
are as follows.
Firstly an arrangement which I term Drawbore Dowelling for joining two or
more boards or planks together to enable it to endure, the extremes of wet and dry,
entirely dispensing with ledges or any external part or parts either on the face or
edge or bolts made to pass through the whole substance of boards, enabling it to
contract and expand, without coming apart at the joints, is accomplished in the
following manner. The parts to be joined together are first treated in an ordinary
manner. The edges straightened and if desired groved for tongues. Then (my
invention) a mortice or as many mortices, as the length of wood may require are
made at corresponding places in each piece of wood. A piece of wood or (if substance
is thin or great rigidity required to prevent wood from curling) metal is fitted into
the mortices made and pins inserted through the several pieces (as shown in Fig. 1)
in the ordinary manner, or if it is undesirable to break the face of the work, screws
inserted at the back will effect the same purpose.
Next an invention. The manner in which I construct the base of horticultural
buildings, and other erection of somewhat similar description altho not used for
the same purpose.
The building is firstly framed as usual with the angle and
door posts reaching to extreme of base, but instead of fixing a collection of pieces in
an upright manner, I fix a board or boards, contrary-ways. See Fig. 2. The required
length to reach from post to post, for which if required so wide as to want jointing,
my first invention is eminently adapted.
Next an invention for benefitting the general appearance of erections in which
there is a large superficial face of glass by means of diversifying the pattern or shape
of the panes of glass in each light; alternately, or otherwise, in the same storey,
using any of the old devices or new ones combined, so as to produce what perhaps
may be termed a lacy effect. See Fig. 3, 4 & 5.
Next is a new node for securing glass on a roof without the use of putty. The
bars of the light, or spars of roof are prepared in an ordinary manner, by making a
wide sinking with a channel in to receive the glass, on to this sinking I lay the glass,
and then fix with (my invention) a piece of metal made with a projection at the lower
part to catch the edge of the bottom of the square of glass, preventing it from slipping
down, it is secured to the wood, (The side of the sinking of the bar, or spar, by a
screw being inserted in a hole. See Fig. 6 marked a. The glass is pressed down
close to the wood by the top end of the metal being pulled slightly up from the glass
and another screw or nail inserted into hole towards the top marked 6 Fig. 6.
Dated this 14th day of November 1889.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Horticultural and other
:.
Buildings.
I, WILLIAM JAMES GREEN of 36 Friars Street Sudbury Suffolk Builder 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:
It consists of several improvements of parts of a building, any one of which may be
used in an ordinary building and others omitted or the whole would probably be used
in a building which is principally constructed with glass and wood or other substitute
for wood, as for instance horticultural buildings, or any other erection, where light
is a desideratum. The drawings referred to are those left with the Provisional
Specification.
The details are as follows. Firstly an arrangement which I term, Drawbore
Dowelling, for joining two or more boards or planks together, so as to endure the
extreems of wet and dry, (entirely dispensing with ledges or any external part or parts
either on the face or edge or bolts made to pass through the whole substance of
boards or planks) and to contract and expand without becoming detached at the
joints. It is accomplished in the following manner. The edges are first straightened
and if desired groved for tongues. Then (my Invention) a mortice or as many mortices
as the length of wood may require are made at corresponding places in each piece of
wood, a piece of wood or (if substance is thin or great rigidity required to prevent
the wood from curling) metal is fitted into the mortices made and pins inserted
through the several pieces as shown in Fig. 1 or if it is undesirable to break the face
of the work screws inserted at the back will effect the same purpose.
Next an invention. The manner in which I construct the base of horticultural
buildings and other erections of somewhat similar description, altho not used for the
same purpose. The building is firstly framed as usual with the angle, and door posts
reaching to extreem of base, but instead of fixing a collection of pieces in an upright
manner, I make up the boarding to the required width, as shown in Fig. 1, and
by means of fixing it lengthways to the posts as shown Fig. 2. great rigidity is
attained.
Next an invention for benefiting the general appearance of erections in which
there is a large superficial face of glass, by means of diversifying the pattern or shape
of the panes of glass in each light, alternately or otherwise in the same storey, using
any of the old devices or new ones combined, and thus overcome that dead sameness
which is produced by the continued repetition of the same design in elevations, of
only one storey in height, as for instance, in a range of shop fronts or frontage of
horticultural buildings. See Fig. 3, 4 & 5.
Next-is a new mode for securing glass on a roof, without the use of putty. The
bars of the light or spars of roof, are prepared in the ordinary manner by making a
wide sinking with a channel in the inner part of sinking, or rebate. On to this the
glass is laid, and it is then fixed with (my invention) a piece of metal (preferably),
see Fig. 6, made with a projection at the lower part to catch the edge of the
bottom of the square of glass thus preventing it slipping down, when secured to the
side of the sinking by a screw or nail inserted in hole marked a Fig. 6. The glass
is pressed down close to the wood by the top end of it being pulled slightly up and
another screw or nail inserted in hole marked b Fig. 6.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1.-
1. A manner of fastning two or more pieces of board or planks together by a
process I call drawhore dowelling which is the first item explained and illustrated

page_text: 2. The mode of obtaining a more rigid construction of framed horticultural and
other buildings of similar description being the next item explained and illustrated
by Fig. 2.
3. A method of improving the appearance of a frontage of glass by diversifying
the design or shape of the compartments made in a range of lights or framework to
recieve panes of glass in the same storey, being the next thing explained and illustrated
by Figs. 3. 4. & 5.
4. The manner in which, the squares of glass are secured to the lights or spars of
a roof by means of a holdfast, made of any material, but preferably of metal, being
the last item explained and illustrated by Fig. 6.
Dated this Oth day of June 1890
WILLIAM JAMES GREEN.