AN IMPROVED CANDLESTICK
Year: 1884

page_text: I, FREDERICK WILLIAM BRAMPTON of Oliver Street Birmingham in the County
of Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "AN
IMPROVED CANDLESTICK," to be as follows, that is to say :—
My Invention relates to candlesticks and is intended to fit a considerable varioty
and various sized candles without there being any special arrangement or special
shape given to the bottom of such candles.
Most people know what the inconvenience is of having to wrap strips of paper
around the bottoms of candles and the annoyance occasioned when the sockets of
candlesticks get stopped up. To meet theso difficulties various suggestions havo
been made such for instance as save alls and spring devices, for holding the candle
but I accomplish the desired end in a much easier and more effective manner as
follows:-
My candlestick stands may be, made of any desired shape or design as regards
the outside shape of the stand and foot but the top for holding the candle is
formed of a hollowed dish shape with the sides declining towards the centro recess
which is quite a small shallow hole compared with ordinary candlesticks and there
is absolutely no connection with what would commonly be termed the socket.
Now projecting out of this dish are two, three or more (but by preference three)
thin plates having almost a knife edgo inside and tapering upwards. The candlo
being pressed between these three edges has three distinct sharp cuts made into it
which hold it very tightly indeed. By this means the candle may be consumed to
the very bottom, because the wick keeps upright until the very last and there
is absolutely no waste whatever all the fatty and other matter being totally
consumed.

page_text: I, FREDERICK WILLIAM BRAMPTON of Oliver Street Birmingham in the County
of Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"AN IMPROVED CANDLESTICK" and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement to
be as follows that is to say :—
My Invention relates to candlesticks and is intended to fit a considerable variety
of candles without there being any special arrangement or special shape given to
the bottom of such candles.
Most people know what the inconvenience is of having to wrap strips of paper
around the bottoms of candles and the annoyance occasioned when the sockets of
candlesticks become stopped up. To meet these difficultios various suggestions have
been made such for instance as save alls and spring devices for holding the candle
but I accomplish the desired end in a much easier and more effective manner as
follows.
My candlestick stands may be made of any desired shape or design as regards
the outside shape of the stand and foot but the top for holding the candle is
formed of a hollowed dish shape with the sides declining towards the centre recess
which is quito a small shallow hole compared with ordinary candlesticks and there
is absolutely no connection with what would commonly be termed the socket.
Now projecting out of this dish are two, three or more (but by preferance three)
thin plates having almost a knife edge inside and tapering upwards. The candle
being pressed between these three edges has three distinct sharp cuts made into
it which hold it very tight indeed. By this means the candle may be consumed
to the very bottom because the wick keeps upright until the very last and thero
is absolutely no waste whatever all the fatty and other matter being totally
consumed.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a shect of drawings upon which I have
illustrated an example of the invention applied to an ordinary bedroom candlestick,
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the candlestick and
Figure 2, is a plan of the same.
Figure 3, is a sectional elevation showing the pan in section.
The tray A of the candlestick and stand B may be made of any desired design
or configuration without effecting the nature of the invention the improvements
being confined to the upper part C. This part C which I call the pan or dish is
formed so as to incline downwards towards the centre part. Where the inclined
sides terminate is a slight recess m of sufficient size to contain and support the
very last bit of the solid part of the candle. The dish may be made nearly flat as
seen at Figure 4. The candle is firmly secured and hold in an upright position by
the jaws d, e, f, which may terminate in knife edges so as to easily enter the outer
part of the candle. It is not absolutely necessary that these jawa should have
sharp edges as rounded ones would do or flat ones having one or more teeth / as
shown by Figuro 5. will answer the same purposo. If preferred however the jaws
may be made to receed upon slides so as to hold any sized candle the jaws being

page_text: held against the candle by springs or there equivalent. In either case the candle
is free to burn to the bottom without the interference of a socket and the light is
free to radiate unhindered except by the thin brackets.
It will be evident that the number of jaws may be varied and also their shape
without departing from the nature of the invention which has for its object tho
holding of various sized candles without a socket which leaves the light quite free
to radiate while all the tallow is most effectively burnt up there being no wasto.
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
The improved candlestick having vertical jaws which hold the candle in an
upright position instead of a socket so as to enable the candle to burn to the very
bottom without hiding the wick or light the last portion being consumed in the
slight recess m.