Henry Billings Brown

“ The exhibit 'Old Zinc Cylinder' is an application of the Hazeltine idea to the formation of a metallic cylinder for holding a roll of sheet zinc, and consists of a metal case or body, in which the ends or bottoms are formed in part of the same piece of metal which forms the sides, such metal being folded afterwards into crimps, and the crimps flattened down over a wooden head which is held in place by nails driven through the periphery of the cylinder into the rim of the head. ”

“ The essence of the Hoff patent consists in his method of manufacture, by taking a blank sheet of metal of the proper size and shape, folding it in the for of a cone, and then crimping the smaller end to form the bottom, which is thus made much thicker and more durable than the sides. ”

“ Defendant is making a coal-hod after a patent granted to Henry S. Reynolds, No. 304,033, dated August 26, 1884, the principal advantages of which are declared by the patentee to be an increase of strength and durability of the vessel, and a decrease of the cost of production. To accomplish these objects he partially forms the bottom out of the metal forming the body, and closes the aperture and completes the bottom by a cap. The blank is cut out in the ordinary way, and is then formed up by bending its edges around and uniting them to form the body. ”