IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR COOKING ALI- MENTARY SUBSTANCES
Year: 1875

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Edward Newton, of the Office for Patents,
66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR COOKING ALI-
MENTARY SUBSTANCES." - A communication from abroad by Lucien
Albert Maric Helie, of Paris, in the Republic of France.
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Edward Newton
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 20th August 1875.
I, HENRY EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery
Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
FOR COOKING ALIMENTARY SUBSTANCES," to be as follows:-
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This Invention of improvements in apparatus for cooking alimentary
substances refers more particularly to the cooking of eggs. The shells
of eggs are often very dirty and the water in which the eggs are being.
boiled becomes impregnated therewith, and communicates to the contents
of the egg an unpleasant tasto and aroma.

page_text: The object of the Invention is to prevent this great inconvenience,
and the Invention consists in constructing a vessel which is to be sub-
stituted for the natural envelope of the egg. This vessel may be made
of any suitable material, but by preference of some material of a
transparent nature. By constructing the vessel of such a material the
action of the cooking may be observed and may be stopped at any
desired moment. The form given to this vessel may be egg-shaped, having
the upper end removed. The end so removed may be made to form a cover,
which may be connected to the body of the vessel by a hinge or in any
other suitable manner.
Into this vessel the contents of the egg or eggs
is placed with a little salt or other seasoning, the cover is closed, and
the vessel thus charged is placed in the egg boiler. When the edible
substance is sufficiently cooked the vessel is withdrawn and placed in
the ordinary egg cups ready for the table. Or the vessel may be con-
structed with a foot, in which case the egg cup will not be required.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry Edward Newton in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 19th February 1876.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, HENRY
EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most, Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twentieth day of August, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, in
the thirty-ninth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and
successors, give and grant unto me, the said Henry Edward Newton,
Her special licence that I, the said Henry Edward Newton, niy
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said
Henry Edward Newton, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and
at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should
and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ircland, the Channel Islands, and
Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARAtus for Cooking

page_text: ALIMENTARY SUBSTANCES," a communication to him from abroad by Lucien
Albert Marie Helie, of Paris, in the Repuulic of France, upon the con-
dition (amongst others) that I, the said Henry Edward Newton, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or
their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and
ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the
Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
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NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry Edward Newton, do
hereby declare the nature of my said 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 Drawing.
hereunto annexed, and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that
is to say) :-
This Invention of improvements in apparatus for cooking alimentary
substances refers more particularly to the cooking or boiling of eggs.
The shells of eggs are often very dirty, and the water in which the eggs
are being boiled becomes impregnated with the dirt and communicates
to the contents of the egg an unpleasant taste and smell. Moreover it.
is very difficult to decide in the ordinary way upon the exact amount of.
cooking required; and further, the egg shells are often broken when the
eggs are placed in the egg boiler or during the process of boiling, while,
it is also almost impossible to tell before boiling whether the eggs'are.
good. Besides the above inconveniences it is often found that the egg.
shell when opened is very full and great care has to be taken when first
introducing the egg spoon to prevent the contents of the.egg from.
running over.
The object of this Invention is to prevent these great inconveniences,
and the Invention consists in constructing, a vessel which is to be sub-
stituted for the natural envelope of the egg, and which may be of any
suitable size. This vessel may be made in any suitable material, such
as metal, porcelain, or earthenware, but it is preferred to make it of
some material of a transparent nature, such as glass, crystal, or mica.
By constructing the vessel of such transparent material the action of
the cooking may be observed, and may be stopped at any moment
without the aid of a clock or watch or a sand glass. The form, by

page_text: preference given to this vessel is egg-shaped. The upper end of the
vessel is removed and the end so removed is used as a cover to the
vessel, and may be hinged or otherwise suitably connected thereto.
Into this vessel the contents of the egg or eggs, after they have been
removed from the natural shell, are placed, with a little salt or other
seasoning, and the cover is then closed and fastened down in any con-
venient manner. The vessel thus charged is placed in the egg boiler,
and when the edible substance is sufficiently cooked the vessel is with-
drawn and placed in the ordinary egg cups ready for the table. Or the
vessel may be constructed with a foot or stand, in which case the egg
cup will not be required.
In the accompanying Drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section of one
form of the cooking vessel constructed according to this Invention, and
taken in the line A, B, of Figure 2, the egg cup or holder being shewn in
red; Figure 2 is a plan view of the same with the cover removed;
Figure 3 shews in elevation the cooking vessel formed with a foot stand,
and with the cover raised; and Figure 4 is a similar view of the vessel
with the cover closed.
C is the body of the vessel, the bottom of which is flattened, as seen
at a, b, Figure 1; D, D, are metal rims, which are hinged together at c,
and have a spring catch or fastening as at d, or the rings may be con-
nected together by a bayonet or other joint, or by screwing one to the
other. The lower rim fits on to the body of the vessel and the upper rim
receives the top or cover E; or the metal rims may be dispensed with,
and the top may be made to screw direct on to the body of the vessel, as
shewn at e, f, Figure 3; or the top may be fastened on in any other
convenient manner.
Though the cooking of eggs is more particularly referred to, still it
will be evident that the apparatus may equally well be used for cooking
small quantities of other alimentary substances, and the form given to
the vessel may be altered to suit varying circumstances.
Having now described the nature of this Invention of "Improvements
in Apparatus for Cooking Alimentary Substances," and having explained
the manner of carrying the same into effect, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I wish it to be understood that under the
above in part recited Letters Patent I claim, the construction and use

page_text: for cooking alimentary substances of the receptacle or apparatus herein
set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Edward Newton, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of February,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
six.