Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st June, 1887
Complete Left, 1st Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 13th Apr., 1888
I, HONORIUS SISSON SITWELL of Parkhurst Barracks Isle of Wight, Lieut. Colonel
Royal Engineers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:―
My invention relates to the combination of a candle holder with a reflector that may
either be provided with a permanent stand, or be adapted to be carried by an ordinary
candlestick.
For this purpose a horizontal metal plate or bar has formed on the one end thereof
a socket or sockets for the reception of one or more candles, and to the other end is
attached a reflector consisting of several vertical strips of glass, mirror or polished
metal arranged in a framing at such an angle to each other that each strip will give a
separate reflection of the flame of the candle. Or a concave or parabolic reflector may
be used. The plate or bar is according to one arrangement fixed to a stand at such
a point between the candle and the reflector that these are balanced on each side of
the support. According to another arrangement the plate or arm has at such before
mentioned point an expansible plug on its underside or fitting into a hole therein,
adapted to fit into the socket of an ordinary candlestick. Such expansible plug
consists by preference of a hollow metal cone or cylinder having a number of vertical
slits, within which is a solid cone having a screwed stem on its upper end passing
through a hole in the top of the hollow plug and provided outside with a screw nut, so
that by turning the latter the inner cone is moved up or down so as to expand the
plug to fit tightly into the socket of the candlestick. Although I prefer to make the
plug expansible as described, yet it may also be made simply conical or tapering so as
to fit the different sized nozzles of candlesticks.
Doted this 1st day of June 1887
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, HONORIUS SISSON SITWELL of Parkhurst Barracks Isle of Wight Lieut. Colonel
Royal Engineers 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 :-
My invention relates to the combination of a candle holder with a reflector that may
either be provided with a permanent stand or be adapted to be carried by an ordinary
candlestick.
For this purpose a horizontal metal plate or bar has formed on the one end thereof
a socket or sockets for the reception of one or more candles and to the other end is
attached a reflector consisting of several vertical strips of glass, mirror or polished
metal arranged in a framing at such an angle to each other that each strip will give a
separate reflection of the flame of the candle. Or a concave or parabolic reflector
may be used. The plate or bar is according to one arrangement fixed to a stand at
such a point between the candle and the reflector that these are balanced on each side
of the support.
According to another arrangement the plate or arm has at such before mentioned
point an expansible plug on its underside or fitting into a hole therein, adapted to fit
into the socket of an ordinary candlestick.
Such expansible plug may consist of a hollow metal cone or cylinder having a
number of vertical slits, within which is a solid cone having a screwed stem on its
upper end passing through a hole in the top of the hollow plug and provided outside
with a screw nut, so that by turning the latter the inner cone is moved up or down so
as to expand the plug, to fit tightly into the socket of the candlestick. Although I
prefer to make the plug expansible as described, yet it may also be made simply
conical or tapering so as to fit the different sized nozzles of candlesticks.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing shews a perspective side view and Fig. 2 a
plan of one construction of my before described combined candle holder and reflector.
A metal plate or bar A has at one end two sockets B B for the reception of candles,
and at the other end it has attached to it a reflector C, which in the construction here
shewn consists of a metal frame C₁ into which are fitted strips of glass mirror C³ these
being inserted through a slot in the top of the framing and if necessary secured therein by
small buttons; so that they can be readily removed and replaced should they become
broken.
The reflector may either be fixed rigidly to the arm A or by preference it is hinged
thereto as shewn so that it can be adjusted to reflect the light to any desired angle
within certain limits, for which purpose there is connected to its back a screw D
passing through a nut E in a slotted support F. At or about its middle the bar A
has attached to it a plug G by which it can be secured to the socket of an ordinary
candle-stick; this plug has claws H capable of being made to project more or less
through slots in the plug by means of a screw I screwing through a nut in the plug

page_text: that acts on the claws, so that by expanding the claws when the plug is inserted in
the socket of the candle stick it can be securely fixed therein.
Figs. 3 and 4 shew respectively an elevation and plan of a combined candle holder
and reflector having a single socket B for a candle and a metal reflector C, bent so as
to present several separate faces.
The plug G in the bar A for securing it to a candle stick is in this case formed of
several separate strips with coned inner surface hinged to the top, through which passes a
screw having a coned edge head on its inner end, so that by screwing this upward the
strips are expanded so as to fit tightly into the socket of the candle stick.
The plugs G may either be permanently attached to the plate A or they may be
loose, fitting through holes therein.
The plate A may also have a permanent stand fixed to it instead of being fitted to a
candle stick by a plug.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A combined candle holder and reflector constructed and arranged substantially
as herein described and either adapted for use in combination with a candle stick or
provided with a permanent stand.
2. A combined candle holder and reflector consisting of a bar or plate A having
one or more sockets B at one end, a reflector C at the other end, and a plug G at an
intermediate point between the two, adapted to fit the socket of a candle stick or
support, substantially as herein described with reference to the drawings.
3. In a combined candle holder and reflector such as is referred to in the preceding
claims, the use of a plug parts of which can be more or less expanded so as to fit
tightly into the socket of a candle stick substantially as herein described.
Dated this 29th day of February 1888.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.