Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 10th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 19th Oct., 1888
I GEORGE SPENCER ARDEN of 226 New John Street West Birmingham in the
County of Warwick do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
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My invention has for its object a new Combined Nursery Lamp and gas bracket
whereby great economy is effected in the Consumption of gas and the great strain upon
the gas bracket which is caused by the use of the present Nursery Lamps is entirely done
away with.
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The Nursery Lamps or Food warmers as now used are fixed upon the end of the
bracket upon or over the ordinary burner or the ordinary burner is unscrewed and
an atmospheric burner screwed in its place this together with the panikin in which
the food is warmed causes a very heavy strain to be brought to bear upon the
bracket and this very often causes leakage at the joints and sometimes breakage.
Now my invention not only does away with this but provides a much better burner
by which I am able to regulate the flow of gas and air to be burnt and this at the
same time that the ordinary burner for lighting purposes is in use.
I fix my burner upon the ordinary gas bracket close up to the block and the
junction is effected in what is known as the T piece of the bracket by the ordinary
means of screwing or plugging &c. and the burner is made as follows:-It has a
hollow enlargement screwed or cast upon one end of it forming a chamber and at the
bottom of this enlargement is a rim with two slots cut in opposite one another and
about inch down I have a loose piece of metal with two short circular slots cut in
and this piece of metal works upon the projection of the tap between the aforesaid
enlargement and a washer, then comes an ordinary tap which regulates the gas.
The action of the burner is as follows. Supposing the panikin to be placed upon the
burner and it is required to boil up quick the tap would be turned on full and the
loose piece of metal or collar by suitable projections would be turned round until the
slots would come opposite the slots in the hollow enlargement which I call the air
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page_text: & gas chamber thus allowing the full amount of gas and air possible to mix and a
great heat would be derived but in cases where not so much heat is required the
tap and collar would be regulated accordingly and this during the action of the
ordinary gas burner.
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It will be evident that these burners can be used for heating shaving water and
for many other useful purposes but principally they have for their object their use in
the nursery to supersede the use of the heavy burner and panikin now in use.
also use a panikin and water heater made of thin enamelled iron as I find these much
lighter than the ordinary china or crockery ware ones now used.
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GEORGE WATHEN,
4, Gothic Arcade, Snow Hill, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I, GEORGE SPENCER ARDEN of 226 New John Street West Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Ironmongers Assistant 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 has for its object a new Combined nursery lamp & gas bracket whereby
great economy is effected in the Consumption of gas and the great strain upon the
gas bracket which is caused by the use of present nursery lamps is obviated.
The nursery lamps or Food warmers as now used are fixed upon the end of the
gas bracket either upon the ordinary burner or this is unscrewed and an atmospheric
burner screwed in its place this together with the panikin in which the food is warmed
causes a very heavy strain to be brought upon the bracket and this very often
causes leakage at the joints and sometimes breakage as well as having the disad-
vantage of stopping the use of the burner for lighting purposes. Now my invention
not only effectively overcomes these disadvantages but provides a much better burner
by which can regulate the flow of gas & air to a nicety and at the same time
obtaining the greatest heating power available without detracting from the lighting
power.
In order to describe my invention clearly I have appended hereunto a sheet of
drawings the same letters of references on one Figure refering to the same parts on
all figures. Figure 1 is a side Elevation of a gas Bracket A with my improved
burner or nursery lamp B and showing the panikin C in section with holder D in
elevation but broken off to show the panikin clearly. The Burner is made of circular
Shape as seen with an enlargement b¹ which forms an air chamber the air have
ingress through the slots 2 & 3 as seen in Figur 4 more clearly in the botton of the
chamber between this chamber and the stop tap.
I have a loose piece of metal F of any convenient shape but preferably that shown
in Figure 5 this revolves when turned by the hand and nicely adjusts the flame
under the panikin. This regulator could have a rack upon it and a wheel gearing
into it which may be mounted on the spindle of tap E and thus with one movement
would adjust the two at the same time but I prefer the method shown.
This burner is then fixed upon an ordinary bracket A as shown and generally in
the position shown although in this case I have the part marked a¹ a little longer for
the obvious purpose of giving plenty of room for the lamp to move without touching the
wall and to hide this proloungation I may use a stamped Rose represented in
dotted lines.
In other cases I connect the lamp to the Bracket by means of an ordinary
T piece as shown by dotted lines G and about that position upon the bracket.
The Panikin C is supported by means of the three arms d' d² & d³ secured into the
top of the burner the joints of these arms are drilled and braized to prevent the heat

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I make the panikin C which is shown in section with the holder D
broken away of enamelled iron or earthenware but preferable of enamelled iron and
in the spicial shape as shown namely of an egged shaped bottom this been most
desirable for cleansing purposes and to allow of it being taken out and stood upon a
table I have a rim c round the bottom made in the material this would leave a hollow
space underneath which would have the effect of centralizing the heat underneath the
food being warmed. I will now explain the action of the lamp. Suposing the food
to be placed in the panikin C and the water for heating in holder D and that it is
required to boil quickly the stop cock E would be turned on full and the regulator F
would be turned untill the holes 2 and 3 come opposite the corresponding holes in
the air chamber 6 as seen it Figure 2 this would cause the air & gas to intermingle
as shown by the arrows and thereby emit a clear blue light and consequently a great
heat & which soon boils the comtents of the panikin on the other hand of it is only
required to keep the contents just warm the tap is turned just sligitly and the
regulator turned also. until a very slight amount of air is allowed to mingle with the
gas and emitting a small blue flame this will have the desired effect of keeping the
food warm any length of time at a minimum cost and not only this there will be no
smoke, smell, soot or dirt of any kind and the ordinary burner is not interfered with
the lighting power is not impaired because the force of the gas coming from the
metre would be sufficient to keep the two going especially as the lamp requires such a
small amount, of course when done with the regulator would be turned untill the
holes would be closed as seen by Figure 3. This lamps may be used for various
purposes such for instance the pannikin may be taken out and the holder filled with
water for shaving & other purposes a handle being provided as shown to facilitate
the removal of the same from arins d². It will be clearly understood that I may
make the panikin of any desired shape and that I could adopt several mechanical
devices for opperating the tap and regulator as well as using any desired shape found
most convenient for using the regulator, and I could make the top cock with the stop
at one side a little past the centre so that in turning the tap the light would always be
left slightly on.
Having therefor now particulaily described and ascertaining the nature of any
said invention and in what maner the same is to be performed what I claim is:
First: The new combined nursery lamp & gas bracket made with the air
chamber regulator F and burner B substantially as herein set forth..
Second-The Panikin C made of enamelled iron or earthenware & of the internal
shape shown with the extending rim substantially as & for the purpose herein,
set forth.
Dated this 8th day of September: 1888.