Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 31st Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1887
FREDERICK BARCLAY HANBURY 35 St. Dunstan's Road West Kensington London
Produce Broker I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
A coil of metal or other suitable material flanged at the top, the body of the coil
will fit tight in the candlestick, the inner edge of the body of coil will be turned in
giving greater security of fixture of candle whilst grasping the candle, & it will be
useful as a parer (the inner edge) for candles when required.
It will be made in size to fit most candles by the quantity of coil, grasping the
candle & at the same time fitting tightly in candlestick. The cup or flange in various
shape & size will prevent the grease from running over candlestick when the candle
is burnt low down.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1887.

page_text: An Improved Appliance for Fixing Candle in Candlestick.
1, FREDERICK BARCLAY HANBURY, of 35 St. Dunstan's Road, West Kensington,
London, Produce Broker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the saine is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:-
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The object of my Invention is to provide an efficient and simple apparatus for
enabling a candle to be firmly fitted into any type of candlestick, regardless of
whatever difference may exist between the respective sizes of the candle and candle-
stick; at the same time the flange or grooved collar hereinafter referred to according
to my Invention, will prevent the liquified grease - from flowing over the candlestick,
when the candle has burnt low.
In order that my Invention may be the better understood, I have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevational view of the
device according to my Invention, and Figure 2 is a plan of the same. Figure 3
represents an isometrical view, Figure 4 is a vertical section of said device or con-
trivance, and Figure 5 shews the device as applied to a candle and candlestick of any
ordinary type.
In carrying out my Invention, I employ a spiral or coil of springy sheet metal or
other suitable material, as shewn more particularly at Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, having
a slightly tapered outline and an enlarged flange or grooved collar a of any suitable
shape and design upon its upper edge, the whole conformation of the device being
produced by stamping or equivalent means upon the sheet metal or other suitable
material, before the same is bent into the spiral or coil above mentioned.-A portion
of the inner edge of said spiral or coil is bent inwards towards the centre (as shewn
at 6 Figure 2 and more particularly in the vertical section at Figure 4) which forms
a cutting edge, and is tapered vertically upon said edge so as to present an equal
cutting surface, for the purpose hereinafter to be described.
In using the device or contrivance according to my Invention, I place the lower
part of the candle into the upper and widest part of the spiral or coil, and if said
candle be so large as to unduly expand the coil or spiral relatively to the size of
the candlestick socket, I turn the candle gently, so that the angular or cutting
edge b acts as a parer, and pares the lower part of the candle, so as to approximately
fit the coil or spiral; then, pressing the candle with the coil or spiral upon it into the
socket of the candlestick, the edge b, which in the first operation acted as a parer,
now acts as a clip, inasmuch as on pushing the candle and the coil or spiral into the
socket of the candlestick the angular edge is pressed into the substance forming the
candle by the contraction of the coil or spiral round it.
The range of elasticity of the coil or spiral is great and therefore the latter may be
manufactured of such a size as to enable any ordinary candle to be fitted into any
form of candlestick, and be the means of keeping the former firmly and rigidly in
position.

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 :-
First: The improved appliance for fixing candles in candlesticks substantially as
herein set forth and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Second A sheet metal coil or spiral with an internal angular cutting edge sub-
stantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
Third: In a candle holder as herein described the use of a flange or grooved collar
formed upon a spiral or coiled taper tube substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 28th day of October 1887
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.