British Patents

[stuey]

I want to find some information on two British patents issued in 1931. I Googled "British Patents" and got loads of sites, and all of these sites had tons of information; however, I could not find one where I could just type the patent number in, press search, and get the information. Does anyone here know of such a site?

[wolf63]

Does the ticking of all your clocks not drive you nuts?

[stuey]

After a while the sound just fades into the background; even the strikes on the hours, and chimes on the quarter-hours.

[wolf63]

Your wife must either be deaf or really really patient.

I am off for a nap with the kitties x

[retrocop]

I was interested in their range finder finesse. Seems they were respected for their optics as well. A lot of rangefinders were made by Barr & Stoud at about 1917 and were used during the second W.W.

[retrocop]

wolf63
Stuey has it easy compared to this gentleman. !! :-)

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/video/british-summer-time-man-change-165100004.html?nhp=1

[MargoTester]

Still here then Retro (sorry to interrupt)

[retrocop]

Margo
Ruddy well Yes. :-( I rang the ward at 1400hrs. They still hadn't sorted out the bed situation. I was asked if I still wanted to wait for one today as I had intimated I could go in at 0730 tomorrow.I told them that I would rather go in now as Mrs retro would have get up at 0600 to drive me in tomorrow and in any case I have no instructions about when to stop fasting as I have no paperwork instructions etc and I don't even know what time my op will be tomorrow! She said hang on then and if no bed available she would tell me about fasting etc. I should of gone for a few beers. I don't believe they will even ring me back now.. :-(

[MargoTester]

Ring them again Retro

[retrocop]

Just got a call. No bed today. Have to be at ward tomorrow at 0800. Nil by mouth after 0200, except water black tea /coffee til o600 then zilch til after op. No 3 on list so looks like op will be in the afternoon. :-( Now I do go out for a few beers. xxxx

[stuey]

All the best to you, retro. A couple of wobbly-pops shouldn't hurt.

[retrocop]

Necking one back now as i read your advise. Just been told my op has been cancelled for tomorrow. It gets worse.

[wolf63]

retrocop ~ I have an excellent GP but I find that the overall service at the Vets surgery is much better. Maybe give them a phone, but stress that you don't want your gonads removed. They can be a bit snip happy.

Good luck with your hospital stay ~ at this rate you might die of old age before the NHS find you a bed.

:-)

[stuey]

Here is a photo of the front plate of the movement showing the striking and chiming levers etc after cleaning and oiling. http://i67.tinypic.com/ipnkav.jpg

[stuey]

Retro, and wolf63; I just got around to printing the pdf versions of those patents relating to the pendulum and escapement. I shall place them in the case for future reference for future owners...Thanks again to you both.

[wolf63]

Stuey, it won't work for me either. Maybe the computer is celebrating Easter.

Will try in the morning. My brain is very tired tonight :-)

[stuey]

Guess what? I tried it again about two minutes ago, and it worked!