IMPROVEMENTS IN CANDLESTICKS OR CANDLEHOLDERS
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph William Harding, of Leeds, in the County of
York, Engineer and Patent Agent, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
CANDLESTICKS OR CANDLEHOLDERS." A communication from abroad by
William Douslin, of Blenheim, in the Province of Marlborough, New Zealand,
Architect
Sealed the 19th November 1878, and dated the 29th May 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph William Harding at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th May 1878.
JOSEPH WILLIAM HARDING, of Leeds, in the County of York, Engineer and
Patent Agent.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN CANDLESTICKS OR CANDLEHOLDERS. (A com-
munication from abroad by William Douslin, of Blenheim, in the Province of
Marlborough, New Zealand, Architect.)
This Invention has reference to candlesticks or candleholders, and consists in
having a sliding socket for the same, which may be adjusted to admit of the candle
being raised or lowered in the socket, such improvements admitting of the candle
being entirely burnt.
The herein-after described socket is applicable to candlesticks or candleholders
generally, and of any size, shape, or pattern. The socket may be made of glass,
crockery, metal, or other suitable material.
The Invention refers chiefly to a revolving or sliding socket working on or over
a cylinder, with a pivot, pin, or other projection on the surface of the cylinder, and
a slot or worm, or groove, provided in the socket to receive such pivot, pin, or pro-
jection. The slot, or worm, or groove (which may be straight or spiral), works on
the pivot, pin, or projection, and by turning the socket round, it is raised or lowered
as required. The cylinder and socket are about the same length, such length
varying as may be desired. The pivot, pin, or projection may be fixed at any
height on the bottom of the candlestick or candleholder to suit the required move-
ment of the socket. The top of the cylinder may have a pin or pins soldered or
otherwise fastened thereto, which may be inserted at the bottom end of the candle
for the purpose of holding it steady, or the socket may be varied in length for the
same purpose.

page_text: The socket may have a horizontal groove cut in it to prevent it from slipping off,
and the spiral groove, herein-before mentioned, may have notches cut at different
intervals to keep the socket in position, by means of a spring fixed between it and
the cylinder.
Instead of the herein-before mentioned pivot, pin, or projection on the socket, a
spiral screw may be applied. The cylinder and socket having within them a male
and female screw.
The above-described arrangement of the candlestick or candleholder may be
readily taken apart for cleansing or other purposes. They are also very cleanly, and
can be made very cheaply, or as ornamental as required or desired.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Joseph William Harding in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
27th November 1878.
"
JOSEPH WILLIAM HARDING, of Leeds, in the County of York, Engineer and
Patent Agent. "IMPROVEMENTS IN CANDLESTICKS OR CANDLEHOLDERS." (A com-
munication from abroad by William Douslin, of Blenheim, in the Province of
Marlborough, New Zealand, Architect.)
This Invention has reference to candlesticks or candleholders, and consists in
having a sliding socket for the same, which may be adjusted to admit of the candle
being raised or lowered in the socket, such improvements admitting of the candle
being entirely burnt.
The herein-after described socket is applicable to candlesticks or candleholders
generally, and of any size, shape, or pattern. The socket may be made of glass,
crockery, metal, or other suitable material.
The Invention refers chiefly to a revolving or sliding socket working on or over
a cylinder with a pivot, pin, or other projection on the surface of the cylinder, and
a slot, or worm, or groove provided in the socket to receive such pivot, pin, or pro-
jection. The slot, or worn, or groove (which may be straight or spiral) works on
the pivot, pin, or projection, and by turning the socket round it is raised or lowered
as required. The cylinder and socket are about the same length, such length
varying as may be desired. The pivot, pin, or projection may be fixed at any
height on the bottom of the candlestick or candleholder, to suit the required move-
ment of the socket. The top of the cylinder may have a pin or pins soldered or
otherwise fastened thereto, which may be inserted at the bottom end of the candle
for the purpose of holding it steady, or the socket may be varied in length for the
same purpose.
The socket may have a horizontal groove cut in it to prevent it from slipping off,
and the spiral groove herein-before mentioned may have notches cut at different
intervals to keep the socket in position by means of a spring fixed between it and
the cylinder.

page_text: Instead of the herein-before mentioned pivot, pin, or projection on the cylinder,
piral screw may be applied. The cylinder and socket having within them a male
nd female screw.
The above-described arrangement of the candlestick or candleholder may be
adily taken apart for cleansing or other purposes. They are also very cleanly,
nd can be made very cheaply, or as ornamental as required or desired.
And in order that my Invention may be more completely understood, reference is
iven to the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, and to the letters and marks
hereon.
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spiral screw may be applied. The cylinder and socket having within them a male
and female screw.
The above-described arrangement of the candlestick or candleholder may be
readily taken apart for cleansing or other purposes. They are also very cleanly,
and can be made very cheaply, or as ornamental as required or desired.
And in order that my Invention may be more completely understood, reference is
given to the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, and to the letters and marks
thereon.
Figure i represents an elevation of one arrangement of the Invention.
Figure 2, an elevation of a modification.
Figure 3, a part elevation of a further modification.
Figure 4, a plan looking at the top of Figure 2.
a is the socket which is fitted so as to slide on a fixed plunger or cylinder b, the
sliding movement being employed for the purpose of adjusting the candle in the
socket a A projection pivot or pin c is provided on the surface of the cylinder or
plunger b, and a slot d is provided in the socket a to receive the pivot, pin, or
projection c.
The slot d is made spiral, works on the pivot, pin, or projection c, and by turning
the socket a round to the right or left, it is adjusted, direction of adjustment being
given by the slot d.
The cylinder or plunger b and the socket a may be of any desired length.
The pivot, pin, or projection c may be fixed at any height to suit the various
kinds of candlesticks or candleholders, and to suit the movement of the socket.
The top of the cylinder or plunger b may have a pin or pins e soldered or other-
wise fastened thereto, such pins being for the purpose of holding the candle steady
in the socket a. The horizontal groove fis for the purpose of preventing the socket
a from slipping off when it has attained its highest point, but is provided at the
end thereof with a recess g, at which point the socket a may be removed from the
cylinder or plunger b.
The spiral groove or slot d may have notches cut at intervals, as shown at h,
Figure 2, to retain the socket in any required position, by means of a spring fixed
between it and the cylinder, or the socket a may be retained in position by any
other convenient spring arrangement.
Instead of the herein-before mentioned pin, pivot, or projection c on the plunger
or cylinder b, a screw or worm i, Figure 3, may be provided thereon, in which the
socket a works in the internal nut ; formed on the socket a.
Having now described the nature of the said Invention, and shewn by Drawings
how the same may be carried into practice, I would have it understood that I do
not limit myself to the precise limits, details, or configuration of the parts I have
expressed and shewn, as the same may of course be varied or modified, without in
any way departing from the nature or principle of my Invention, but what I claim
and desire to be secured to me by Letters Patent is,―
The arrangement, construction, and application of cylinder or plunger b and
socket a, and the means or apparatus employed whereby the socket a may be
raised, lowered, or adjusted, substantially as herein set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph William Harding, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Twenty-third day of November, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.