Improved Construction of Plates, Dishes, Saucers, and Wash-hand Basins
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 8th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction of Plates, Dishes, Saucers, and Wash-hand
Basins.
THOMAS WOOD BENNETT, and WILLIAM DUNN, (trading as Dunn, Bennett
& Co.) Royal Victoria Pottery, Hill Top, Burslem, Staffs. Earthenware
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This our invention has reference to an improved construction of dinner plates,
soup-plates, meat dishes, saucers, wash-hand basins and the like articles made of or
from earthenware, and the object of our said invention is to make the periphery of
such articles on their upper side or surface with a downward curved outer edge, and
a raised bead or ridge of suitable size and shape on the under side or surface of
such articles at a suitable distance from their outer edge, so as to greatly reduce the
liability of chipping on their upper side or surface, even when chipped they will
invariably be found to be so on their under side of their outer edge, and when in
use the chipped parts would scarcely be noticed, whereas the peripheries of such
articles made in the usual form or manner when chipped will generally be so on the
upper surface of the article, and if such articles are decorated on their upper side or
surface, such chipped parts would disfigure the decoration and be unsightly.
Dated this 25th day of May 1892.
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffs., Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction of Plates, Dishes, Saucers, and Wash-hand
Basins.
We, THOMAS WOOD BENNETT, and WILLIAM DUNN (trading as Dunn,
Bennett & Co.) Royal Victoria Pottery, Hill Top, Burslem, Staffs., Earthenware
Manufacturers, 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 :-
This our invention has reference to an improved construction of dinner-plates,
soup plates, meat dishes, saucers, wash-hand basins and the like articles of any
suitable shape and size by "jolleying" or other means of or from earthenware or
other suitable plastic material. The object of our said invention being to make the
periphery of such articles with a downward curved outer edge on their upper
surface, and a groove and adjoining ridge of suitable shape and size on the underside
or surface of such articles at a suitable distance from their outer edge or periphery,
so as to greatly reduce the liability of chipping on their upper edge or surface.
In order that our said invention may be more readily understood and explained
in detail we have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings on which letters of reference
are marked on corresponding parts on all the figures alike.

page_text: Figure 4 is a plan view of the top surface of a plate made according to our
invention.
Figure 5 is a plan view of the chipped back edge or under surface of the plate
shewn at Figure 4.
Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional elevation of a part of a plate made according to
our invention.
In these figures a and b represent chipped portions on the outer top edge or
surface of a plate of ordinary make, it will be seen that such plates when chipped
are rendered unsightly by reason of the damaged pattern, c, d representing chipped
pertions on the back edge or surface of such plates, and which when chipped are
unpleasant to handle on account of their jagged outer edges.
When plates made according to our invention are chipped they are invariably
foifnd to be so on the under surface of their outer periphery, the chipped part being
limited as shewn at e, f between their outer periphery and the ridge g, the outer
edge or surface on the top side of the plate remaining intact.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is ;-
"
The construction of plates, dishes, saucers, wash-hand basins and the like articles
by "jolleying or other suitable means of or from earthenware with a downward
curved outer edge on their upper surface, and a groove adjoining a ridge g of any
suitable size on the under side or surface of such articles at a suitable distance from
their outer edge or periphery, for the purpose of lessening the liability of the onter
edge or surface of the top side of such articles becoming chipped as herein
substantially described and set forth.
Dated this 25th day of February 1893.
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffs., Agent for Applicants.