Improvements in Candle or Carriage Lamps.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 1st Oct., 1893-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Candle or Carriage Lamps.
I, AMBROSE STAPLETON TOLL, of Tilland, near St. Germans, in the County
of Cornwall, Farmer, do horoby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My invention relates to that class of lamp ordinarily used on carriages and
wherein a candle is held in a tube in which it is forced upwards by a spring as it is
consumed.
The object of my invention is to increase the illuminating power of the candle
and for this purpose I provide the lamp with a perforated stem and I also perforate
the candle tube and nozzle so as to allow air to pass freely through the candle
tube. I have found in practice that by this moans the flame is considerably
extended.
DAL
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1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Candle or Carriage Lamps.
I, AMBROSE STAPLETON TOLL, of Tilland, near St. Germans, in the County
of Cornwall, Farmer, 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 :--
My invention relates to that class of lamp ordinarily used on carriages and
wherein a candle is held in a tube in which it is forced upwards by a spring as it is
consumed.
The object of my invention is to increase the illuminating power of the candle
and for this purpose I provide the lamp with a perforated stem and I also perforate
the candle-tube and nozzle so as to allow air to pass freely through the candle-
tube. I have found in practice that by this means the flame is considerably
extended.
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To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a carriage lamp having my improvements applied
thereto; and,
Figure 2 is a section of the same on the line 2-2.
a is the lantern proper and a¹ is the stem to the same. b is the candle-tube
which is detachably connected to the lantern by a kind of bayonet joint or by any
other suitable means in a well known manner, and is the nozzle against which
the candle is pushed in the usual manner by menus of a spring d in the candle
tube b.
e, e, e are holes which I form at the lower end of the candle-tube and ƒ, ƒ are the
holes which I form in the nozzle c. 9, 9 are the holos formed in the stem of the
lantern, and h, h are other holes formed in the plate surrounding the nozzle c,
through which perforations air which enters the apertures i, i in the lantern base
can pass.
With this arrangement it will be obvious that the natural draught created when
the candle is burning will cause air to enter through the perforations e and g and

page_text: to flow through the space around the candle in the direction of the arrows thereby
ensuring that a proper supply of air is always supplied in close proximity to the
flame for ensuring proper combustion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A candle or carriage lamp having perforations formed in the stem, candle-
tube and nozzle in such a manner that a supply of air will be delivered into the
lantern in close proximity to the flame, substantially as described.
2. The manufacture and use of candle or carriage lamps provided with means 1
for admitting air for supporting the combustion of the candle, substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dash 1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.