An Improved Spoon for use in Eating Eggs or other Food.
Year: 1893

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Date of Application, 27th Jan.; 1893
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1893—Accepted, 2nd June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Spoon for use in Eating Eggs or other Food.
HARRY LACEY PROVIS of 197 Rodbourne Rond, Swindon in the County of
Wilts., Hairdresser do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Combining with or forming as part of the spoon of usual or common form, or
any special or particular design of spoon, used for the purpose of taking food;
a chamber or receptacle to contain salt or other flavouring material spice or
condiment, such chamber or receptacle being provided, with an orifice for
supplying, and replenishing the supply of salt or other condiment, with a suitable
cover lid or stopper for closing the same, and also perforations or other suitable
contrivance by menus of which salt or other condiment may be applied to food.
Dated this 26th day of January 1893.
H. L. PROVIS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Spoon for use in Eating Eggs or other Food.
I HARRY LACEY PROVIS of 197 Rodbourne Road Swindon in the County of
Wilts. Hairdresser 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 :—
I combine with and form as part of the spoon of usual or common form, or any
special or particular design of spoon used for the purpose of taking food, a chamber
or receptacle preferably situated in or on the handle thereof to contain and from
which may be used or dispensed salt or other flavouring material spice or
condiment. The chamber or receptacle is provided with an orifice by which it may
be supplied and replenished with a supply of salt or other condiment; with a
suitable covor lid or stopper for closing the same, and also perforations through
and by means of which salt or other flavouring material spice or condiment may be
applied to food. The improved spoon may be made of any metal or combination
of metals or other suitable material or materials combining in the one article on
ordinary or common spoon, or a spoon specially designed in regard to form or
ornament and used for the purpose of eating eggs or other food, with a chamber or
receptacle for holding and dispensing salt or other flavouring material spice
or condiment. The improved spoon may be made in any of the several ways of
moulding, casting, pressing, stamping, punching, perforating, riveting, screwing,
turning and plating, or otherwise making, forming, or manufacturing in a suitable
manner to place upon the commercial market or to meet the demand for an article
combining a spoon with a chamber or receptacle for using and dispensing salt or
other flavouring material spice or condiment. As shewn on the drawings_illus-
trating this Specification. A plan of actual size spoon and receptacle. B side
view of A. a enlarged plan of receptacle for containing and dispensing salt or
other flavouring material showing perforated cover partly open. b enlarged
sectional view through centre of a. C movable cover (perforated). Drivet for
cover C to swivel on. E catch to keep cover in place when closed. F slot for
catch E. G perforations in cover through which flavouring materials is
dispensed

page_text: And I declare that what I claim is
The novelty of forming in the one and single article a combination of a spoon for
use in eating eggs or other food with a chamber or receptacle furnished or provided
with a cover lid or stopper and porforation for containing, using, and dispensing
salt or other flavouring material spice or condiment.
Dated this 10th day of May 1893. .
RAKTIA