Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1887
Complete Left, 23rd Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 11th May, 1888
I, CHARLES DAVID of The Laurels, Headley, in the County of Hants, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap and effective apparatus
for cleaning and polishing knives, more readily and conveniently than they can be!
cleaned by an ordinary knife-board.
My improved apparatus consists of a base-board or plate upon which is secured a
bearing-block of suitable length, width and height. The said bearing-block is secured
obliquely across the base-board or in other suitable and convenient position on the
said board, and its upper surface may be covered with kamptulicon or other suitable
material to prevent the knife from slipping and to lessen the wear of the rubber. The
rubber consists of a block of suitable size and shaped so as to be conveniently grasped
by the hand, the under side of the said block being covered with buff leather or other
suitable material.
The method of using my improved apparatus is as follows:-The knife is held by
the handle with its blade resting longitudinally upon the bearing-block. Any suitable
knife-cleaning powder is then applied to the under surface of the rubber and the knife
is rubbed therewith either horizontally or transversely. The knife is thus cleaned and
polished more readily and with less labour than with an ordinary knife-board.
Instead of the bearing-block being mounted on a base-board as above described, it
may be mounted or secured in any other suitable manner.
T. N. PALMER & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, CHARLES DAVID of The Laurels Headley, in the County of Hants, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for CLEANING KNIVES 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 provide a simple, cheap, and offective apparatus
for cleaning and polishing knives, more readily and conveniently than they can be
cleaned by an ordinary knife-board.
My improved apparatus consists of a base-board or plate (B) upon which is secured
a bearing-block A of suitable length, width and height. The said bearing block (A)
is secured obliquely across the base-board or in other suitable and convenient position
on the said board (B), and its upper surface may be covered with kamptulicon (D²),
or other suitable material to prevent the knife from slipping, and to lessen the wear
of the rubber. The rubber consists of a block of suitable size (C.) and shaped so as
to be conveniently grasped by the hand, the under side of the said block being
covered with buff leather (D¹) or other suitable material, such leather or material
being coated with a composition of emery-powder or other suitable powder.
The method of using my improved apparatus is as follows:-The knife is held by
the handle with its blade resting longitudinally upon the bearing block (A). Any
suitable knife-cleaning powder is then applied to the under surface of the rubber (D¹),
and the knife is rubbed therewith either longitudinally or transversely. The knife is
thus cleaned and polished more readily and with less labour than with an ordinary
knife-board.
Instead of the bearing-block being mounted on a base-board as above described, it
may be mounted or secured in any other suitable manner.
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. To have invented a new process for cleaning knives, i.e. by means of rubber and
block.
2. Novelty of construction and shape of apparatus i.e. baseboard, bearing-block and
rubber.
3. Novelty of shape, coating and use of rubber.
4. New process of using knife-powder.
5. Possibility of polishing a knife both transversely and longitudinally.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1888.