Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1888
Complete Left, 17th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 4th May, 1888
I, JOHN ROBERT WARD, of 11 Russel Gardens, Kensington, in the County of
Middlesex, Cook and Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows :-
This my invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cooking stoves
and which invention has for its object to provide greater heating surface than hereto-
fore at a minimum increase in the expenditure of fuel.
My invention may be described as follows:-
In this my improved cooking stove are two grates or fireplaces which are lined with
fire-clay or fire brick in the usual way. These said fire places are situated opposite to
one another in such a manner that meat may be roasted between them as hereinafter
more fully described.
In front of the fire bars, and at a short distance from the top of same, are two
horizontal grids upon which steaks, chops or other small pieces of meat or provision
may be cooked.
Just beneath the fires, and in the space formed between them is a gravy pan, which
may be adapted to slide in or out, upon angle irons projecting from the sides of the
stove, and which gravy pan is thus conveniently placed for catching all drippings
from the meat being cooked.
Underneath the two fire places are two ovens or hot chambers, each of which is
provided with suitable doors which open outwards on each side of the stove.
At the rear of the two fires is the boiler, which in plan is Ṭ shaped in appearance
and is so placed that the end of the long part of the T, as it were, abuts the space
formed between the two fire places.
In the cavity between the projecting top cross pieces of the T shaped boiler, and
the ends of the fire places are the two principal ovens, each of which is somewhat
smaller than the cavity formed by the T shaped boiler, thus allowing a space around
them which forms the flues.
The amount of heat which passes around the ovens may be regulated by suitable
dampers which are placed in the spaces forming the flues, and by means of which
dampers the heat may be allowed to circulate around the whole surface of the ovens,
or only partially around them.

page_text: The main flue passes vertically, and centrally downwards into the upper part of the
boiler for a convenient distance, and then branches outwards to both sides where it
opens out into the flues formed around the ovens.
A branch flue may be carried horizontally and centrally through the boiler to the
space between the two fires, and by means of this flue all obnoxous odours from the
articles being cooked, may be carried to the chimney with the draught.
The upper part of the inain flue passes centrally upwards through a chamber built
upon the top of the stove, and provided, with shelves and doors, and which chamber
may be used used for the purpose of heating plates or or other articles.
In front of the stove are two doors each of which may be provided with hinges and
an ordinary sliding or other ventilator.
These said doors may however be substituted by one door only, and which door or
doors may be arranged to slide open or swing upon hinges, as preferred..
Above these said doors are two openings into which may be slid dampers or grids,
hereinafter more fully described.
These said grids consist of two light frames of metal, having parallel bars, and
which two frames are suitably hinged with links at their sides, in such a manner that
they may be folded together and contain steaks, chops, or other meat between them.
The said grids thus folded may be slid into the aforesaid openings in the front of the
stove when they will come directly in front of the fires.
The top of the stove is provided with pot-openings, and rings in the ordinary way.
Those of the rings which come immediately over the space between the two fires are
fitted in square plates, which when desired may be removed from the stove.
When the square plates-above referred to are removed, an apparatus of novel con-
struction, and hereinafter refered to as the roaster, may be placed over the aperture.
This said roaster consists essentially of a square box, having sliding or other doors at
both sides, and an aperture of any desired shape and size in the front thereof, and
which aperture is filled in with mica or other heat resisting and transparent substance.
The top of the roaster is formed with gutters or depressions, provided with lids which
are hinged in such a manner that when the said lids are shut, they will be even with
the top of the roaster. The bottoms of the gutters aforesaid are provided with several
small perforations, through which gravy, when placed in said gutters, may drip upon
the roasting meat beneath.
Inside the roaster and near the top are two racks, upon which are movably placed
transverse bars upon which is hung the meat to be roasted.
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When the joints of meat are hung from the transverse bars the meat will depend
between the two fires, and in the space provided for the purpose.
Should the fires be too fierce for the proper cooking of meat, suitable dampers
bereinbefore referred to, are slid into the apertures in front of the stove, in place of
the grids afore-described. These said dampers consist of two metal plates provided
with handles, and which metal plates when slid in front of either fire act as a
screen.
Dated this 1st day of February 1888.

page_text: I, JOHN ROBERT WARD, of 11 Russell Gardens, Kensington, in the County of
Middlesex, Cook and Confectioner, 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:—
This my invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cooking
stoves and which invention has for its object to provide greater heating surface than
heretofore at a minimum increase in the expenditure for fuel.
I now proceed to describe my said invention, reference being had to the accom-
panying drawings, and the figures and letters of reference marked thereon; similar
letters indicating corresponding parts throughout.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved cooking stove. Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation. Fig. 4 is a front sectional elevation taken on line Z, Z,
of Fig. 5. Fig. 5. is a side sectional elevation taken on line X, X, of Fig. 4. Fig. 6.
is a sectional plan taken on line Z, Z, of Fig. 5. Fig. 7. is a sectional side elevation
of the roaster. Fig. 8 is a sectional plan of the roaster. Fig. 9. is a front elevation
of the roaster. Fig. 10 is a plan top view of the roaster. Fig. 11 is a detail view of
the grids when open. Fig. 12 is a detail view of the damper. Fig. 13 is a detail
plan view of the rake for stirring the fire. Fig. 14 is a front elevation of an ordinary
circular ventilator applicable to my invention, and Fig. 15 is a sectional side elevation
of same.
In this my said invention are two grates or fire-places A, which are lined with fire-
clay or fire-brick in the usual way. These said fire-places are situated opposite to one
another in such a manner that meat may be roasted or grilled between them, as
hereinafter more fully described.
In front of the bars of said grates or fire-places are fixed the two horizontal grids a
which project outwards as shewn in Fig. 6. and upon which, steaks chops or other
pieces of meat may be grilled.
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Just beneath the level of the fire-places is the gravy pan B, which is adapted to
slide in or out upon the angle irons b. Said gravy-pan is also provided with an over-
flow pipe b which projects through the doors in the front of the stove, and indicates
when the gravy-pan is full. A suitable handle 2 may be applied to the gravy-pan
for the purpose of drawing it out.
Underneath the gravy-pan is the ash-pan which consists of a rectangular box
provided with a handle c, both of which are of ordinary construction.
Below the two fire-places are the two ovens or hot chambers D, each of which is
provided with suitable shelves d and doors D' constructed with shields d¹. The top of
these said ovens or hot chambers is made slanting to allow the ashes which fall from
the fire to slip down into the ash-pan beneath..

page_text: At the rear of the two fire-places is situated the boiler E, which is shewn in Fig. 6
to be T shaped in appearance, and is so placed that it abuts the space formed between
the two fire-places. In order that said boiler may be readily cleaned a suitable
man-hole e is provided.
In the cavity formed by the peculiar shape of the boiler are the two ovens F
provided with shelves fand doors F¹ with inside shields as afore described. Said
ovens are of such a size, and are situated so that a space is made around them which
forms the flues,-G.
Suitably arranged in the flues are the dampers H which consist of metal plates
which are suitably journalled in the sides of the stove at h, and in the sides of
the boiler at in such a manner that they may be turned at will by means of the
handles H. By these said dampers, the amount of heat which passes around the
ovens may be regulated to circulate entirely around said ovens or only partially
around them.
The main flue G¹ passes vertically and centrally downwards as through the upper
part of the boiler, for a convenient distance, and then branches outwards to both
sides as shewn in dotted lines in Fig. 6, and opens out into the flues G, formed
around the ovens. A branch flue G₁ may be carried horizontally through the boiler
to the space between the two fires, and by means of this flue all obnoxous odours
from the articles being cooked may be carried to the chimney by the draught. The
opening of the branch flue G2 is provided with a suitable ventilator as shewn, which
can be operated by a suitable handle g, which is attached to the bar g' shewn clearly
in Fig. 4. By the manipulation of this ventilator said branch flue may be conveniently
opened or closed. An alternative form of ventilator is shewn in Figs. 14 and 15.
which is of ordinary construction and is operated by the rod g², which, when this form
of ventilator is used, is carried out to the front of the stove and provided with a
manipulating handle.
Upon the top of the store is placed the hot-chamber I, through which the flue G';
passes, thus keeping said chamber hot. Said hot-chamber is provided with adjustable
shelves, and may be utilised for heating plates or other articles. Acces may be had
to the chamber by means of the doors I shewn in Fig. 1.
In front of the stove are two doors J which open outwards and may be provided
with suitable ventilators j. These said doors are opened when acces is required to the
gravy-pan or ash-pan.
The front of the stove (Fig. 3) is provided with two doors J, by means of which
acces may be had to the fires.
In Fig. 11 is shewn the grids, K which consist essentially of two light frames of
metal, which are provided with handles k, and are hinged together by links k'. Said
frames are provided with parallel bars 2 upon which the chops, steaks or other
articles are placed to be grilled. When folded said grids or grills may be placed in
suitable openings formed in the front of the stove (Fig. 3.) when they will readily
slide into guides K¹ formed in one piece with, or attached to the grids a afore-
described. By this arrangement said grills K are brought directly in front of the
fires, and a large grilling capacity is ensured.
The top of the stove is provided with rings in the ordinary way better shewn
in Fig. 2. Those of the rings which come immediately over the space between the
two fires are fitted into square plates L, which when desired may be removed from
the stove.
When the square plates L are removed an apparatus L', hereinafter referred to as
the roaster, may be applied as shewn in Fig. 1, and shown in detail in Figs. 7, 8, 9,
and 10. Said roaster consists essentially of a square box having sliding or other
doors at both sides, and an aperture of any desired shape and size in the front
thereof. Said aperture or apertures is fitted with mica 12 or other heat resisting and
transparent substance.
The top of the roaster is provided with gutters or depressions ³, having hinged
lids, which are sunk even with the top of the roaster, so that articles may be
conveniently placed thereon. These said gutters have small- perforations 1, through

page_text: which gravy when placed in said gutiers may drip upon the roasting meat beneath.
Inside the roaster are the two racks 1, upon which are movably placed transverse
hars from which meat is hung to be roasted in front of the two fires. Said roaster
is also provided with a detachable flue connection LA for carrying off the fumes.
Should the fires be too fierce to cook the meat properly, suitable dampers M,
consisting essentially of a sheet of metal with the handle m, are inserted in the
apertures in front of the stove in place of the grills aforedescribed. By this arrange-
ment the meat may be screened where required.
In Fig. 13 is shewn a detail view of the rake for stirring the fire, and it consists of
a bar of metal A¹, having small transverse bars a¹. Said bar of metal A¹ has the
square shoulder a²; the flange a and the handle at. When said bar is in position as
shewn in Figs. 1 and 6, it is suitably journalled in the fire-place A, and the square
shoulder a² fits into a square hole in the front of the stove. That portion of the rake
which is journalled in the stove, allows of a certain amount of longitudinal play, so
that when the fire requires stirring, the square shoulder a² is pulled out of its square
seating, and the rake may be revolved or partially revolved by the handle a'.
The soot doors N are conveniently placed in the side of the stove, (Fig. 1), and
through which acces may be had to the flues around the ovens.
Having now particularly described my said invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is
:-
1st) In a cooking-stove, the combination of the fire-places A situated opposite each
other, and the grids a in combination with the guides K¹ situated in front of said
fire-places, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2) In a cooking-stove, having fire-places A, grids a, and guides K, the combination
of the gravy-pan B provided with overflow-pipe b, and said gravy-pan adapted to
slide upon angle irons b, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3) In a cooking-stove, having fire-places A, grids a, guides K' and gravy-pan B,
the combination, of the boiler constructed as shewn and having the main Hue Gi
passing centrally downwards into said boiler and said main flue having branch flues
passing latterally through said boiler, and of the man-hole e formed in the top of said
boiler, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
4) In a cooking-stove, having fire-places A, grids a, guides K', gravy-pan B, and
boiler E, the combination, of the hot-chambers D having slanting tops, and situated
underneath the fire-places A, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
5) In a cooking-stove, having fire-places A, grids a, guides K¹, gravy-pan B,
boiler E, and hot-chambers D, the combination, of the ovens F, situated on each side
of the boiler, and having flues G, around said flues provided with dampers H,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
6) In a cooking stove, having fire-places A, grids a, guides K', gravy-pan B,
boiler E, hot-chambers D, ovens F, and Hues G, the combination, of the hot-chamber I
built around flue G³, and provided with doors I, substantially as set forth.
7) In a cooking-stove, having fire-places A, grids a, guides K', gravy-pan B,
boiler E, hot-chambers D, ovens F, flues G, and hot-chamber I, the combination, of
the doors J enclosing the space between the fire places A, and said doors fitted with
ventilators j, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
8) In a cooking-stove, having fire-places A, grids a, guides K¹, gravy-pan B,
boiler E, hot chambers D, ovens F, flues G, hot-chamber I, and doors J, the
combination of the grills K, having links and handles k, all substantially as set
forth.
9) In a cooking-stove, having fire-places A, grids a, guides K³, gravy-pan B,
boiler E, hot-chambers D, ovens F, flues G, hot-chamber I, doors J, and grills K, the
combination, of the dampers M having handle m, all substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
10) In a cooking-stove, having fire-places A, grids a, guides K¹, gravy-pan B,
boiler E, hot-chambers D, ovens F, flues G, hot-chamber I, doors J, grills K and
dampers M, the combination, of the roaster, consisting of a rectangular box, having

page_text: sliding or other doors on each side, and an aperture or apertures in front of said
roaster, and said aperture or apertures filled in with mica or other heat resisting
material, of the gutters 13, having apertures and hinged lids, of the racks L' having
movable transverse bars L³ upon them, of the doors: on both sides of said roaster, and
of the pipe or flue connection L fitted into the back of said roaster, all substantially as
and for the purposes set forth.
11) The construction and general arrangement of my said invention and the several
parts of my said invention, all substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set-
forth, and fully illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed: