Improvements in Table Cutlery.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Nov., 1894.
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1895
We, WILLIAM ATTIWELL PASHLEY of 483 Shoreham Street, City of Sheffield,
Manager, and JOSEPH MERRILL, Sylvester Works, Sylvester Street, Sheffield
aforesaid, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of our invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the construction of table cutlery, and
particularly to the junction of the handle and the blade, the object being to give
greater strength and security at that part.
We propose to strengthen the tang of the blade at its junction with the bolster
by increasing its width at that point to nearly three times that of an ordinary
tang and to taper it down to the size of the tang in about half an inch
or thereabouts, preferably so as to form a shoulder at that point but not
necessarily so.
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The tang may then be extended to the length of the handle, and be secured by
a threaded nut, or by a deep washer rivetted thereon at the extreme end.
We also propose to form upon or attach to the underside of the bolster, at one
or both sides a depending plate of 'suitable form to fit against the handle and thus'
to strengthen it at that part, and one or more pins may be passed through the plate
or plates, the handle and the tang.
Dated the 13th day of November 1894.)
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ROBT. F. DRURY,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicants.
Improvements in Table Cutlery.
We, WILLIAM ATTIWELL PASHLEY, of 483 Shoreham Street, City of Sheffield,
Manager, and Joseph Merrill, Sylvester Works, Sylvester Street, Sheffield,
aforesaid, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same has to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention relates to improvements in the manufacture or construction of
articles of table cutlery, and more particularly to the junction of the handle and
the blade or other analogous part, the object being to increase the strength of the
article at that part, and to secure the two parts together more effectually.
We have illustrated our invention in the annexed sheet of drawings in which
like letters of reference indicate like parts in any of the figures.
Fig. 1, is a section of a table knife handle showing the construction of the tang
and the back plate.
Fig. 2, edge view of same with handle removed.
Fig. 3, showing tang without back plate.
Fig. 4, modified form of tang and two plates.
Fig. 5, showing short tang and plate secured with cross pins.

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The tangs of table knives have heretofore been made of one size or thereabouts
throughout their entire length, whether they were short or long, having in the
case of long or through tangs a slight taper, as a matter of course, towards the
point, but otherwise parallel or of one size towards the bolster, and at this point
they usually fail, bending first and eventually breaking.
To avoid this weakness and its consequences, we increase the width of the tang
at its junction with the blade or bolster as shown in Fig. 1, of the drawings; A, is
the tang, B, the bolster of the blade, C, the enlarged part of the tang, D, is the
handle, and E, is a small depending plate forming part of the bolster.
We increase the width of the tang at C, to about three times the ordinary width
of a tang, and at about half an inch from the bolster B, we reduce it to the usual
size of a tang A, either leaving a shoulder as in Figs. 1, 2, 3, or tapering it to size
as in Fig. 4.
The tang may either be extended to the full length of the handle D, and secured
by a nut F, or by other means, or it may be left short as shown in Fig. 5, and be
secured by a cross pin G, passed through it and through the substance of the
handle,
As an addition to be used in combination with our improved tang we form upon
or we affix to the bolster a small plate E, of suitable form to fit against or to be
let in flush with the surface of the handle as shown in Fig. 1, or if desired we may
employ two of these said plates as shown in Fig. 4, and either pass a pin through
them or not as may be thought advisable.
These plates lend additional strength to the junction of the handle and the
bolster.
We wish it to be understood that we do not claim the use of the depending plate
or plates E, alone but only in combination with our improved tang.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
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1. In articles of table cutlery constructing the ordinary tang A, with
enlargement C, at its junction with the bolster B, substantially as and for the
purpose herein before described and illustrated.
2. In articles of table cutlery the combination with a tang having an enlarge-
ment C (for the purpose specified) of one or more plates E, forming part of, or
affixed to the bolster B, substantially as hereinbefore described and as shown in the
annexed drawings.
Dated the 8th day of August 1895
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicants.