es, Decorations, Bouquets.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th May, 1887
Complete Left, 12th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 6th Apr., 1888
Crosses, Decorations, Bouquets.
We, BENJAMIN TRAILL FFINCH, Director Persian Gulf Telegraphs, Karachi, Member
of the Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians and JOHANN FRIEDRICH
THEODOR WITTKUGEL, Chief Mechanician Persian Gulf Telegraphs, Karachi do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The flower holder consists of a spiral about " diameter made of hard drawn wire,
about No. 25 Birmingham Wire Guage. At convenient intervals single twists are
made, so as to form spiral loops interlacing with the main spiral.
These spiral loops of which there may be any number, are arranged on one or both
sides of the main spiral, or they may be made all on one side and the main spiral then
doubled, so that the rings fit sideways in each other, this will have then the appearance
In either case a wire of copper,
of one centre stem, with spiral loops on each side.
or any other soft metal of about No. 16 B.W.G. is passed through the centre of the
stem in such a way, that at each loop, it passes through one or two rings of the spiral,
which forms the loop. The loop cannot then be undone or become untwisted.
At each end of the stem a safety pin is fixed, preferably on the wire running through
the centre, one in a horizontal and the other in a vertical position or any other suitable
fastening may be employed.
The flowers are held in the centre of the loops, or in the rings forming the spiral
of the loops, all acting as springs and the stems of the flowers may be interlaced in
either the rings or spiral for additional security.
The flower holder is principally intended for Ladies dresses or memorial wreaths
and crosses and may be made either single, as represented in the drawing (left with
the Provisional Specification), or with two or more branches, or if any desirable
fancy pattern, to suit the purpose for which it may be required. It may have a piece
of cloth or other material attached to it at the back to prevent flowers soiling dresses
et cetera.

page_text: We, BENJAMIN TRAILL FFINCH, Director, Persian Gulf Telegraphs, Karachi,
Member of the Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians and JOHANN
FRIEDRICH THEODOR WITTKUGEL, Chief Mechanician, Persian Gulf Telegraphs,
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:
The flower holder consists of a spiral about 1 inches diameter, made of hard
drawn wire about No. 25, Birmingham Wire Guage. At convenient intervals single
twists are made, so as to form spiral loops interlacing with the main spiral.
These spiral loops of which there may be any number, are arranged on one or both
sides of the main spiral, or they may be made all on one side and the main spiral
then doubled, so that the rings fit sideways in each other, this will have then the
appearance of one centre stem with spiral loops on each side. In either case a wire
of copper or any other soft metal of about No. 16 Birmingham wire guage is passed
through the centre of the stem in such a way that at each loop it passes through one
or two rings of the spiral, which forms the loop. The loop cannot then be undone or
become untwisted.
At each end of the stem a safety pin is fixed preferably on the wire running through
the centre, one in a horizontal and the other in a vertical position or any other suitable
fastening may be employed.
The flowers are held in the centre of the loops, or in the rings forming the spiral
of the loops, all acting as springs and the stems of the flowers may be interlaced in
either the rings or spiral for additional security.
The flower holder is principally intended for ladies' dresses or memorial wreaths
and crosses and may be made either single as represented in the drawing (left with
the Provisional Specification), or with two or more branches, or of any desirable fancy
pattern to suit the purpose for which it may be required. It may have a piece
of cloth or other material attached to it at the back to prevent flowers soiling dresses
et cetera.

page_text: 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
1. A cheap and novel flower holder.
2. An effective, quick and easy way of securing flowers to frames to be attached to
ladies' dresses or hair.
3. An improved, quick and easy way for completing wreaths, crosses and other
designs with flowers.