An Improved Rack or Receptacle for Holding Hair Brushes, Clothes Brushes, or other like Articles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 8th Sept., 1893—Accepted, 14th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Rack or Receptacle for Holding Hair Brushes, Clothes
Brushes, or other like Articles.
I, EDMUND TOWNSHEND of Ernest Street, Holloway Head, Birmingham,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I construct my improved rack or receptacle by means of a stiff back of wood or
other suitable material to which are affixed one or more (depending upon the
number of brushes required) ornamental shaped supports or brackets into which
each brush is inserted.
The receptacle or bracket which projects from the back is preferably made of
brass richly ornamented and shaped to fit that portion of the brush for which it is
intended.
The convenience and utility of hanging brushes up instead of letting them lie
about is now well recognised but instead of having to carefully fix the brush in a
staple or hang it by an eye from a hook my improved rack or receptacle will be
found a far more ready and useful contrivance, the brush having merely to be
dropped or placed in a receptacle which fits it.
My invention also comprises in itself a handsome article of hall furniture and
allows of the display of the ornamental-backed brushes without any injury to the
bristles.
Dated this 18th day of January 1893
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Rack or Receptacle for Holding Hair Brushes, Clothes
Brushes, or other like Articles.
I, EDMUND TOWNSHEND of Ernest Street, Holloway Head, Birmingham,
Manufacturer, 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 construct my improved rack or receptacle by means of a stiff back of wood or
other suitable material to which are affixed one or more (depending upon the
number of brushes required) ornamental shaped supports or brackets into which
each brush is inserted. The supports or brackets are fixed to the wood frame by
means of small rivets or screws.
The receptacles or brackets which project from the back or frame of wood are
preferably made of either plain or ornamented as required and shaped to fit that
portion of the brush for which it is intended, as shewn in the accompanying
drawings.
The convenience and utility of hanging brushes up instead of letting them lie
about is now well recognised but instead of having to carefully fix the brush in a
staple or hang it by an eye from a hook my improved rack or receptacle will be
found a far more ready and useful contrivance the brush having merely to be
dropped or placed in a receptacle which fits it.
My invention also comprises in itself a handsome article of hall furniture and
allows of the display of the ornamental-backed brushes without any injury to the
bristles.
Figure 1 is a drawing of the rack complete with 3 brushes in position.

page_text: Figure 2. is a drawing of the centre support or bracket shaped to hold a brush
hanging horizontally.
Figure 3. is a drawing of the side supports or brackets shaped to hold a velvet
or hat brush.
The projections A on Figures 2 & 3 are to hold the rivets or screws by which 5
the supports or brackets are attached to the rack.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
An improved rack or receptacle for holding brushes or other articles substantially |
as described.
Dated this 7th day of September 1893.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
45, Holborn Viaduct, London, Agents for Applicant.