Improvements in Fire Place Rests and Stops for Coal Vase Furniture.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire Place Rests and Stops for Coal Vase
Furniture.
I, FRANCIS WILLIAM GREEN of 63 to 67 Mott Street, St. Georges, Birmingham,
Warwickshire, Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention has for its object improvements in fire place rests and stops for
coal vase furniture by which I provide a rest for the coal vase tongues and shovel
in combination with a centre stop to the ordinary fire brasses. I also form a combi-
nation stop rest and tree pot stand or a combination of all these with a spirit stove
for heating a kettle of water or for other purposes.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1., is a view giving an illustration of my combined stop and rest.
Figure 2., is a similar view giving an illustration of my combined stop rest and
tree pot stand.
Figure 3., is a similar view giving an illustration of the combination of all the
above with a spirit stove.
In carrying my invention into effect I provide the base A. of either cast or
stamped metal and sufficiently weighted to form a stop to the ends of the fire irons
or fire brasses and upon this base A I mount the support B with the rest b' for
receiving the heads of the coal vase tongs, and shovel. For the purpose of effect
in the summer months I form upon the base A the supports E for receiving the
saucer F in which the tree pot F¹ may be placed or cut flowers may be placed in
the saucer F. In this case the coal vase tongs and shovel, rest on the arms e'
when in use in the winter and in combination with these I may form the supports
so as to receive the spirit lamp H and kettle K and supports e² being made
sufficiently strong to support the kettle K while the same supports may be used
for resting the heads of the coal vase, shovel and tongs upon the base A which
also forms a stop as before described for the ordinary fire irons or brasses.
Of course I do not confine myself to the particular shape or design as the
specimens here shewn only form examples to illustrate my improvements and may
be varied in design I may form them of any suitable metal such as brass iron steel
copper or combination of two or more of such metals.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The improvements in fire place rests and stops for coal vase furniture
consisting of the combination of the stop A and supporting rest B substantially as
herein set forth and such as shewn by Figure 1.
2nd. The improvements in fire place rests and stops for coal vase furniture
consisting of the combination of the stop A and tree pot stand or spirit stove E
substantially as berein set forth and such as shewn by Figures 2 and 3.
Jun 1000
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.