Abridgments of the specifications relating to preservation of food / printed by order of the Commissioners of Patents.

Date:
1857
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Abridgments of the specifications relating to preservation of food / printed by order of the Commissioners of Patents. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ the gravy, which is reduced by boiling, and afterwards deposited “ in bottles or other proper receptacles, which are subjected .to “ heat, and sealed, and in which it will keep till required/’ The soups, &c. “ may be prepared with and kept as £ osmazome/ or “ prepared with ‘ osmazome ’ when required.” [Printed, 2|tZ.] A.D. 1853, April 29.—N° 1041. BANFIELD, Thomas CollaNS.—The title of this invention is as follows : “ Machinery for cutting or chopping roots, plants, or “ other similar substances ;” and the “ principle of this machine is “ that of an horizontal wheel, armed with blades adapted for “ cutting roots or vegetable substances, turning in an iron circular “ box in a plane parallel to the bottom of the box, which is formed “ of a bed of iron.” In the Provisional Specification nothing is said of the object for which these substances are to be cut by such machinery; but in the Complete Specification, where the machinery is described in detail, it is stated that “ the immediate object ” “ is “ to cut or chop roots, plants, or other similar substances, to “ prepare them for drying and preserving;” and a certain sized machine is given, “ which will produce the size of cuttings recom- <£ mended as most conductive to the preservation of saccharine “ matter in the process of drying.” [Printed, 6\d.~] A.D. 1853, April 29.—N° 1042. BANFIELD, Thomas Collins.—“ Drying and preserving “ vegetable or other succharine plants,” “ and more particularly “ beet-root,” so that the saccharine matter may be preserved; and this is to be effected in a chamber particularly described, heated by a “ series of grates and flues; the number and distance of “ which from each other depends on the degree of heat required “ for the purpose in view.” [Printed, 5 A.D. 1853, June 10.—N° 1418. SYMONDS, Henry Eld.—This invention is void by reason of notice to proceed not having been given within the time prescribed by the act. The Provisional Specification states it to be “ improve- “ ments in preserving meat,” and “ peculiarly applicable for pre- D
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