An Improved Combination Nut Cracker with other Accessories.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1893-Accepted, 26th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combination Nut Cracker with other Accessories.
I, ALGERNON SYDNEY GILLOTT of 7 Arthur Road Edgbaston Birmingham in
the County of Warwick Pen Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates firstly to a method of combining a blade with an ordinary
nutcracker in order to form a peeler in connection therewith and consists in hinging
or otherwise suitably attaching the blade or peeler to one of the arms or handles
of the nut cracker in such a manner that it can easily be opened for use after the
nut has been cracked.
The necessity of a blade or peeler often arises in order to extract nuts from their
shells and the advantage obtained by the above combination will be readily
understood as by my improvements a simple and effective accessory to the table is
supplied.
A further development of the invention consists in arranging the other arm or
handle of the nut cracker fitted with a cigar prong, cutter or other useful article.
Or as an alternative I may sometimes make the handle or handles in such a
manner as to form a match box fitted with a lid or cap and I corrugate or roughen
the upper part of the nut cracker upon which to strike the matches.
Dated this 21st day of October A.D. 1892.
EDWARD J. PAYNE & SON,
104, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combination Nut Cracker with other Accessories.
I, ALGERNON SYDNEY GILLOTT of 7, Arthur Road Edgbaston, Birmingham in
the County of Warwick, Pen 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 reference being had to
the drawings hereunto annexed and to the figures and letters shown thereon :-
The object of my invention is to provide convenient means in connection with
nut crackers whereby a more useful and complete article is obtained.
In the drawings in which similar letters relate to similar parts, I have shown
two views of a pair of nut crackers with my improvements attached thereto in one
form.
My invention has reference-Firstly, to a method of combining with an ordinary
pair of nut crackers A. a blade B. in order to form a peeler or scraper in connection
therewith, and consists in binging, pivotting or otherwise suitably attaching the
the said blade or peeler B. to one of the arms or handles A of the nut crackers in
such a manner that it can readily be opened for use after the nut has been cracked.
The corresponding handle or arm A may be arranged and fitted with a cigar
holder consisting of a prong, cutter or other useful article C.
This prong may be
attached to the handle or arm A' in like mauner to the blade or peeler B. and will
open and shut in a similar manner.
The necessity of a blade or peeler often arises in order to extract nuts from their
shells and to peel or scrape the same, and the advantage obtained by the above or
any like combination will be readily understood, as by my improvements a simple
and effective table accessory is supplied.

page_text: Other means of attaching the blades prongs or accessories may be adopted than
hinging or pivotting, if preferred, they may be made to slide from the handles or
arms of the nut crackers.
As a further alternative, I may sometimes make the handle or handles in such
a manner as to form a match box fitted with a lid or cap, the said handle or handles
being hollowed out to provide a receptacle for matches, the upper part of the nut
crackers will then be roughened in any suitable way such as corrugations or
otherwise, whereon the match may be struck for lighting purposes.
Various methods may be adopted for carrying my invention into practical effect
other than the manner herein described therefore I do not limit myself to the
precise arrangement set forth; provided always that the main features of the
invention be retained for the purpose specified.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
Firstly. The combination and arrangement of the several parts comprising the
nut crackers and their accessories constituting my improvements, the said
improvements consisting of the blades or prongs attached to or within the arms or
handles of the, said nut crackers in manner or the equivalents thereof for the
purpose substantially as berein set forth illustrated and described.
Secondly. The combination and arrangement of a hollow handle or handles
fitted with a lid or cap to provide a receptacle for matches and such like purposes
substantially as herein set forth and described.
Dated this 21st day of July A.D. 1893.
EDWARD J. PAYNE & SON,
104, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.
EDWARD J. PAYNE & SON,
104, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.