MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING ARTICLES OF FOOD
Year: 1885

page_text: I EDWARD WHILLIER of 42 Alma Street, New North Road in the County of
Middlesex, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING ARTICLES OF FOOD to be as follows: —
This Invention has for its object an improved construction of safe wherein to
preserve articles of food such as meat, fish, fruit vegetables and other provisions.
The principle of my invention consists in filtering the circumambient air
through carbon thus effectually purifying it by separating therefrom the deleterious
particles which by their injurious action render meat and other articles of food
putrescent.
In order to carry out my invention I make a skeleton frame of any convenient
form and fit the sides and likewise the front and back thereof with double sheets
or panels of perforated zinc or wire of a fine mesh.
If desired both the top and bottom of the safe may likewise be fitted with
double perforated metallic panels and strengthened with cross bars so as to impart
the requisite strength and rigidity thereto.
I fit the interior with any requisite number of shelves which I make either of
metal or wood and either perforated or arranged in the form of a lattice of any
convenient width of mesh so as to allow the air to circulate freely through the
interior of the safe.
These shelves are each mounted in a suitable frame-work provided with hooks
or lugs that take in or on to eyes or other suitable supports formed on or fitted tỏ
the uprights of the frame or their equivalents.
If preferred however ordinary wooden shelves may be substituted for such
perforated or lattice shelves.
I then pack the spaces existing between the double metallic panels with broken
charcoal thus converting each panel--and also the bottom and top of the safe if
desired into carbon screens or walls through which the surrounding air permeates―
and filters into the interior of the safe in a purified condition as owing to the
absorbent action of the carbon the deleterious particles are separated from the air
in the process of filtration.
By this simple improved and highly effective method of construction ineat fish
and other articles of food may be preserved perfectly sweet and wholesome for an
unwonted period.
It is obvious that my invention combines the three cardinal advantages of
economy, effectiveness and utility.

page_text: Provom Apparat OTOBOTEZ AMLOD
I, EDWARD WHILLIER of 42 Alma Street New North Road in the County of
Middlesex, Engineer 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 Invention has for its object an improved construction of safe wherein to
preserve articles of food such as meat, fish, fruit, vegetables and other provisions.
The principle of my invention consists in filtering the circumambient air
through carbon thus effectually purifying it by separating therefrom the deleterious
particles which by their injurious action render meat and other articles of food
putrescent.
The letters of reference in the following description refer to corresponding
letters of reference in the accompanying drawings Similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in each Figure.
In order to carry out my invention I make a skeleton frame a of any convenient
form and fit the sides and likewise the front and back thereof with double sheets
or panels of perforated zinc b or wire of a fine mesh.
If desired both the top and bottom of the safe may likewise be fitted with
double perforated metallic panels and strengthened with cross bars c so as to
impart the requisite strength and rigidity thereto.
I fit the interior with any requisite number of shelves & which I make either of
metal or wood and either perforated or arranged in the form of a lattice of any
convenient width of mesh so as to allow the air to circulate freely through the
interior of the safe.
These shelves are each mounted on a suitable frame provided with hooks or lugs
that take in or on to eyes or other suitable supports e formed on or fitted to the
uprights of the frame or their equivalents.
If preferred however ordinary wooden shelves may be substituted for such
perforated or lattice shelves.
I then pack the spaces existing between the double metallic panels with broken
charcoal thus converting each panel-and also the bottom and top of the safe if
desired into carbon screens or walls through which the surrounding air permeates
--and filters into the interior of the safe in a purified condition as owing to the
absorbent action of the carbon the deleterious particles are separated from the air
in the process of filtration.
It is obvious that either the sides only;-or these together with the front and
"back; or in combination with either the top or bottom or both may be constructed
and packed with carbon in the manner herein before described.
By this simple improved and highly effective method of construction meat fish
and other articles of food may be preserved perfectly sweet and wholesome for an
unwonted period.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings shews a sectional elevation-Fig. 2 a cross
section and Fig. 3 an external elevation of a safe constructed according to my
invention

page_text: I would here observe that the minor details admit of modification without
departing from the nature of my invention.
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
Constructing a safe so that the sides and if desired the front and back-and also
the top and bottom form carbon screens substantially in the manner and for the
purposes hereinbefore described and shewn.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1886.
ELT & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.