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THOMAS HUDSON, OF EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 32,498, dated June 4, 1861; reissueiNo. 1,820, dated Novem-Zier 15, 1864; reissue No. 2,607,

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TO ALEFERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: l

Be it known that 1,'T1IOMAS S. HUDSON, ot' East Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented'an improved Barometric Inkstand; and I do hereby declare that the following isl a i'ull, clear, and exact description of my invention.

The object of the invention which constitutes the subject-matter of this patent is to obtain a. good fountain inhstand at a low cost, and the iirst part otl it consists of the combination of the following parts, viz, a dipbasin for the reception of the pon, an ink-cistern elevated above the dip-basin, a hollow extension or arm conneeting the ink-cistern and dipbasin, and a shell-base which holds the inkcistern, dip-basin, and arm, and which may be made of thin metal and filled in `with a cheap coment, suehas plaster of Paris, so that a fountain inkstand, with a broad, hard-surfaced base is obtained at a small expense. 1 i I The special object ot' the next part of the invention is to securel the dip-basin and its connections to the base more solidly than if the cement in the base were alone relied on for that purpose, and it consists of the combination of the aforesaid dip-basin, inlt-cistern, hollow arm, and shell-base by means of a collar secured to the said dip-basin above the shell-base, so that the said collar prevent-s the dip-basin and its connections from being withdrawn in a downward direction from the shell-base.

The special object of the next part of the invention is to enable the ink-cistern to be readily filled, andk consists of the combination of the dip-basin, ink-cistern, hollow `connecting-arm, and base holding the same, with a tunnel-cup appliednto the dipdeasin, so that when the inlcstand is turned, for the purpose oi' iilling, .to suchpo'sition that' the hollow arm is erect, or thereabouts, the said tunnel-cup is in a proper position to receive ink and direct it into the dip-basin. l

The special object of the next part of the invention is to provide convenient means for closing the dipbasin of my inkstand, and consists ofthe combination of the dip-basin, ink-cistern, hollow connecting-arm, and

'hase holding the same, with a cover for the dip-basin,

All the parts of my invention are contained in the inkstand represented in the accompanying drawings,

in whichi Figure 1 is a top viewof the inkstand constructed according to my invention.

Figure 2, a side elevation of the saine.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of it; and

Figures 4, 5, and (i are views of detached parts of the inkstand.

This inkstand'has an air and ink-cistern, A, elevated above the opening or mouth of thc dip-basin B for the reception of a pen. The said cistern and the dip-basin B are connected by a hollow extension or arm, E, which projects horizontally from the side ofthe cistern, and opens out of the cistcrn and into the dip-basin, the whole, cistern, neck, and hollow arm, being made or cast in one piece of glass, the same being formed as shown in top view in tgl/1, and in side elevation in iig. 5, and in longitudinal section in iig. 3. An inverted disk or case, F, formed of sheet metal, as shown in top view in iig. G, in sido elevation in g. 2, and in transverse section in fig. 3, has two circular apertures b e made through its top, one being for the reception of the dip-basin B, and the other boing for thc recept-ion of the domo of the cistern A, when the said cisternfthe arm E, the dip-basin B, and the case F are arranged as represented in iigs. 1, 2, and 3. This case forms the shell-base of the inkstand. Furthermore, the mouth of the dip-basin B is constructed with a quarter spherical stationary tunnelcup, C, such cup, as shown in the drawings, beingwextended upward from an annular collar, Gr, encompassingA andlcementedito. that part. of the dip-basin B which projects above the top Surface of the base F. This collar serves to confine or aid in confining the said base F to the glass cistern, its dip-basin and arm, they being furtherconfined together by a mass of plaster of Paris or cement, H, run into the base so as to fill the space about the parts within it.. The tunnel-cup aud the mouth of the inkstandare provided with a quarter spherical cover, D, hinged t0 the upper part of the said cup, as shown at a, and so that the Said cover may be turned upward from the position shown in figs. 1 and 2 into that represented in iig. 3. The semi-dome o tunnel-cup C, projecting as it does beyond the mouth part, enables ink to be poured to advantage into the said mouth when the inkstand is in such position that its mouth shall be upward and the plane of its bottom be vertical,

or about so, in which case the ink may be poured. into the inkstand until such ink may reach the level ot' the upper edge 'of' the hallfdolne. The fountain jor eistern A, aswell as part of the dip-basin B', Ywill then be full of ink. On the inkstand beingturned into a position so'as to bring its bottom horizontal, the ink will remain great a deeree, or so advantageously as it can when provided with such semi-dome. The applicatienot the v metallic shell-base or stand to the glass portion ot' the inkstancl and connecting them with an annular collar applied to the mouth of the dip-basin are believed to be both novel and-'highly useful, the former furnishing broad, hard-surfaced base at a low oost, and the latter operating to prevent downward pressure on the cistern from displacing the cement or plaster within thebase F; and fnrthermore, the vcement or plaster operates as a preventive to displacementof the collar from the neck as Well as to impart solidity and weight to the base. v What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The improved barometrie inkstand, consisting of the combination of the dipbasin, elevated inlc-cistern, hollow connecting-arm, and shell-base, substantially as before set forth. f n

I also claim the combination of'V the Hip-basin, elevated inleeistern, hol-low connecting-arm, and'base, with a collar secured to the dip-basin, substantiallyr as before set forth. i v

I also claim the combination ofthe flip-basin, elevated ink-eistern, hollow connecting-arm, and base, with -a tunnel-cup, substantially as before set forth.`

I lalso claim the combination of the dilibasin, elevated ink-eistern, hollow connecting-arm, and base, with a oever for the.dipbasin, substantially as before set forth.

In testimony whereofI have hereto set my hanil this third day of April, A. D. 1867.

I THOS. S. HUDSON. Witnesses:

v E. S. R-ENWIGK,

WM. L. BENNEM.

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