AN IMPROVED FLOWER BASKET
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd May, 1886.
Complete Left, 22nd Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1887.
I RICHARD BURTLES of the firm of Burtles Tate & Co. of Poland Street Oldham
Road Manchester in the County of Lancaster Glass Manufacturers do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED FLOWER BASKET to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a flower basket principally of glass, so as
to possess an ornamental and brilliant appearance together with the capability of con-
taining water to keep the flowers fresh, and at the same time to provide against the
breakage to which such articles when made entirely of glass are particularly liable.
The parts of such baskets which are chiefly liable to fracture are the handle and the
base or foot.
To obviate this defect I propose to make flower baskets of a combination of glass
and basket work in the following manner. I make the body of the basket of one piece
of glass of suitable form (and ornamented in any desirable manner) without any
handle and without a rim or foot at the bottom.
In order to hold or carry the body of the basket thus formed I construct in basket
work a hollow base to fit the lower part of the body and form a foot combined with a
handle which passes up the sides and over the top of the the glass body so as to
support and protect the same and enable it to be conveniently carried and it is this
combination of a glass body with a base or foot and handle of basket work which forms
the principal feature of novelty in my invention.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I RICHARD BURTLES of the firm of Burtles Tate & Co. of Poland Street Oldham
Road Manchester in the County of Lancaster Glass Manufacturers 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 :-
The object of this invention is to construct a flower basket principally of glass, so as
to possess an ornamental and brilliant appearance, together with the capability of con-
taining water to keep the flowers fresh, and at the same time to provide against the
breakage to which such articles when made entirely of glass are particularly liable.
The nature of my invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed
or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the annexed
drawing and the following explanation thereof.
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The parts of such baskets which are chiefly liable to fracture are the handle and the
base or foot. To obviate this defect I propose to make flower baskets of a combination
of glass and basket work as illustrated by the annexed drawing.
I make the body a, a of the basket of one piece of glass of suitable form (and
ornamented in any desirable manner) without any handle and without a rim or foot at
the bottom as shown by the full lines on the drawing.
In order to hold or carry the body a, a of the basket thus formed I construct in
basket work a hollow base b, to fit the lower part of the glass body, a, a and form a
foot thereto, combined with a handle c, c which passes up the sides and over the top of
the glass body a, a (as shown by the dotted lines on the drawing) so as to support and
protect the same, and to enable it to be conveniently carried, and it is this combination
of a glass body with a base or foot and handle of basket work which forms the principal
feature of novelty in this invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what maimer the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
The improved flower basket substantially as described and illustrated consisting in
the combination of a glass body with a base or foot and handle of basket work what-
ever may be the configuration design or ornamentation thereof.
Dated this 21st day of February 1887
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GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.