Improvements in housemaids hand or dust Brushes and hand Brushes or Banisters and Brushes for Washing Windows and for all purposes (viz.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 30th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
1 JOHN WORTHINGTON of 10 Foxhall Road Blackpool in the County of Lancaster
Plumber, Glaizier and Painter do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
For Improvements in housemaids hand or dust Brushes and hand Brushes or
Banisters and Brushes for Washing Windows and for all purposes (viz.) Hand Brush
with one or more moveable Handles capable of being applied to either of ends of Brush
Body or in or near the centre of Body of Brush to be placed at any required angle
through a small metal plate screwed on the Body of Brush to receive either Brush
handle or nipple for hosepipe connection or both at the same time if required. In the
Ends of Brush or from the sides of the Brush is sunk a metal or other suitable
threaded or taped nutt which when fixed is opposite the holes at each end and sunk
into the body of Brush for the end of metal screw to screw into the nutt which
portion is at and fixed in the end of each handle to connect and tighten the handle to
the body of Brush.
From either or both ends the metal plate fixed in or near the centre of Body of
Brush has two holes in one is tapd. or threaded to receive either long or short Handle
so that the Brush can be used at long or short distances as required. The other holo
is also tapd. or threaded in which is put a threaded nipple. This hole is opposito or
in a line with a hole bored through the wood Body of the Brush to allow the water to
pass through the Body at any required angle. The metal plate is fixed. When the
above mentioned threaded nipple is placed it is ready to attach or screw any ordinary
Hosepipo too it. If it be required to sringe windows without brushing them when
they are a great height from the ground. By pointing the Brush towards the place

page_text: to be sringed there is no impediment to the water passing through it. To clean
windows the hosepipe and Brush after being against the windows should be held off a
short distance for the purpose of sringing off the dirt. I claim as my Invention an
housemaids hand or dust Brush and hand Brush or Banister and Brush for washing
windows all combined in one Brush.
Improvements in Housemaids' Hand or Dust Brushes and Hand
Brushes or Banisters and Brushes for Washing Windows and
for all Purposes.
JOHN WORTHINGTON of 10 Foxhall Road Blackpool in the County of Lancaster
Plumber Glaizier and Painter 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:-
Hand Brush with moveable handles capable of being applied to either of ends of
brush Body A or in, or near the centre of body of brush to be placed at any required
angle through a metal plate & nipple I attached screwed across the body of brush A
tapd. or threaded in holes J and K to receive either screw F of Handle H or the tapd.
or threaded end of Hosepipe connection M or both at the same time (if required)
near the ends of Brush body there are let in from the top or sides suitable tapd. or
threaded metal nutts C, which when fixed, the holes in each nutt is in a line with
hole D cut in wood body A, to receive threaded screw F, fixed in handle H on which
is fixed ferrule G, which when the handle is screwed tight fits into portion E sunk
in end of body A. Through the centre of body of brush A there is pierced a hole L
for nipple attached to metal plate I. to pass into and nearly through for the purpose
of allowing the water from the Hosepipo connection to pass through the body of
Brush A and come out above the Bristles of Brush B By this means the water passing
through the Body of Brush and coming out above the Bristles B windows can be
washed or sryinged and brushed at the same time or they can be sryinged while the
Brush is attached to the Hosepipe without the Brush being placed on the windows
which makes it applicable for long or short distances. It is also applicable for washing

page_text: outside windows from the inside by attaching short Handlo into holo J with Hosepipe
connected to hole K a person can, by reaching through a window, wash and brush at
the same time. By screwing portion of short handle H into either threaded nutt C
at either end, it can be used as an hand brush. By placing samo in centre hole J it can
be used as a dust brush. By screwing long Handle H in nutt C, it can be used for
dusting down walls and cornices. When fixed in contre hole J, as an housemaids
Sweeping Brush.
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
The constructing and arranging of Apparatus of Housemaids Hand or dust Brush
or Banister, with a long and a short handle each handle being capable of being used
and attached to and forming three separate metal screwed connections to body of
Brush also one connection for Hosepipe or waterpipe for washing windows all con-
tained and embodied in one article for all purposes substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated.