IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CASES FOR FLOWERS
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM CUTLER, of 391 Sumner Lane, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Glass Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CASES FOR FLOWERS," to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to manufacture cases for cut flowers and artificial
flowers in an improved manner, such cases being commonly called "Immortelles,"
to be placed on graves and tomb stones.
In carrying out my invention I form the cross of one piece of glass, cut, blown,
or cast to the required shape, thus avoiding all joins in the upper part of the
Immortelle, whereby the flowers to be placed in the case may be seen to greater
advantage than hitherto.
The sides of the case are made of metal, terra cotta, wood, stone, or glass; and
are joined to the upper glass plate by metal beading.
The bottom is also made of metal, terra cotta, wood, stone or glass; aud formed
in one piece cut blown or cast to the required shape.
At one end of the cross I form a hinge, and at the opposite end a suitable
fastening.
The flowers: either cut real flowers, or artificial flowers are inserted by opening
the case, and arranging the same in a suitable manner, either with or without a
small quantity of water lying on the bottom plate.
I sometimes form glass sides to such cases of flat pieces with a joint at each
angle, and sometimes I avoid some of the angles and joins by bending the glass in
curved forms.
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I WILLIAM CUTLER of 391 Summer Lane Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Glass Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CASES FOR FLOWERS, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:—
The object of my Invention is to manufacture cases for cut flowers and artificial
flowers in an improved manner, such cases being commonly called "Immortelles"
to be placed on graves and tombstones.
In carrying out my Invention I form the cross of one piece of glass cut, blown,
or cast to 'the required shape, thus avoiding all joins 'in the upper part of the
Immortelle, whereby the flowers to be placed in the case may be seen to greater
advantage than hitherto.
:
The sides of the case are made of metal terra cotta, wood, stone, or glass; and
all joined to the upper glass plate by metal beading.
The bottom is also made of metal, terra cotta, wood stone or glass; and formed
in one piece cut blown or cast to the required shape.
At one end of the cross I form a hinge, and at the opposite end a suitable
fastening.
The flowers either cut real flowers, or artificial flowers are inserted, by opening
the case and arranging the same in a suitable manner, either with or without a
small quantity of water lying on the bottom plate.
I sometimes form glass sides to such cases of flat pieces with a joint at each
angle and sometimes I avoid some of the angles and joins by bending the glass in
curved forms.
And in order that my said Invention may be particularly described and
ascertained reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig 1 represents the form of the plate of glass, as cut to fit a case of the form
shewn in perspective in Fig 3, and Fig represents another form of the plate of
glass cut to fit a case of the form shewn in perspective in Fig 4.
The sides a and the bottom 6 may be made either of metal, terra cotta, wood,
stone, or glass; the various parts being joined together by ordinary metal beading,
and the top being made to open in the usual manner with one or more hinge or
hinges at one end and an ordinary fastening at the other end.
The sides a of Figi may be made of glass bent to shape as shewn in Fig 5 in
which figure one of the sides is shewn bent to shape.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1 The manufacture and use of cases for flowers having the lid or cover formed
of a single piece of glass, substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn on the
drawings.

page_text: 2 The manufacture and use of cases for flowers, having the lid or cover formed
of a single piece of glass, and also one or more of the side pieces, and in some cases
also the bottom, formed of glass, substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn
on the drawings.
3 The general construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, together
forming my improvements in the construction of cases for flowers, substantially as
herein before described and shewn on the drawings.