IMPROVEMENTS IN OR ADDITIONS TO FENDERS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, CHARLES MEASON of Drayton Villa, Havelock Road, Handsworth, in the
County of Stafford, Designer, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN OR ADDITIONS TO FENDERS," to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct a combined fender and coal vase or
coal containers in one article.
I make the fender which I call the combination fender with a coal vase, con-
tainer or receiver at each end of the said fender. These vases or receivers are
attached or otherwise connected and form part of the fender itself; that is, coal
receivers or boxes are formed with the fender at each end thereof; by these means,
a saving of dust and a more convenient mode of obtaining coal for the fire grate is
thus obtained, by having the receptacle or receptacles nearer to hand than heretofore,
where the coal vase or container is a separate article, and is situated at a distance
from the fire-grate.
The lids or covers of the vases or containers may be attached to and open out at
the top or at either of the sides of the said containers. The handles or other
arnamental parts of the coal containers or vases, constitute fire iron rests or
supports, which may be situated at the top or upon the sides or at any other
convenient part of the containers. The vases or containers instead of being made
a permanent part of the fender, may be made detachable, so as to be capable of
being removed if necessary, for refilling with coal or otherwise; and when so
constructed suitable sockets or other attachment parts are provided; for the attach-
ment of the coal containers to the fender. Where two containers are unnecessary,
only one may be used; the fender in this case, is provided with its usual end or
corner.
The fire-iron rests or supports may be formed independently of the handles of
the coal retainers, or the coal containers may have attached to their sides swivel arms
upon which any object required may rest.
The combination of fender and coal vase or composite fender may be made
of brass, iron or other metals, which may be ornamented by being perforated or
embossed in any desired way; thus the fenders may be made of cast metals in
combination with wrought metals, which may be decorated, japanned or illuminated
in colors, or in different woods, such as oak, walnut, or ebonized with stamped, cast
or wrought panels, mounted or put in with plain or ornamental tiles, colored in
plush, velvet or otherwise.
Dated this fifth day of February 1885

page_text: I, CHARLES MEASON of Drayton Villa, Havelock Road, Handsworth in the
County of Stafford Designer do hereby declare the nature of said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN OR ADDITIONS TO FENDERS," and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
The object of my invention is to construct a combined fender and coal vase, or
coal containers in one article.
I make the fender which I call the combination fender, with a coal vase, container
or receiver at each end. These vases or receivers are attached or otherwise connected
to and form part of the fender itself.
By thus combining in one article, a fender and coal vase or vases considerable
ornamental effect is thereby produced; and further, by this combination a saving
of dust, and a more convenient mode of obtaining coal for the fire grate is thus
obtained, by having the coal receptacle or receptacles nearer to hand, than where
coal vases or retainers are separate articles, and situated at a distance from the
fire grate.
The lids or covers of the said vases may be hinged to and open out either at the
top sides or at any other suitable part thereof.
The handles or other ornamental parts of the coal containers or vases, constitute
fire iron rests or supports, which may be situated at the top or upon the sides or at
any other convenient part. The vases or containers instead of being made a per-
manent part of the fender, may be made detachable, so as to be capable of being
removed if necessary, for refilling with coal or otherwise; aud when so constructed
suitable sockets or other attachment parts are provided, for the attachment of the
coal containers to the fender. Where two containers are unnecessary, only one may
be used; the fender in this case, is provided with its usual end or corner.
The fire-iron rests or supports may be formed independently of the handles of
the coal containers, or the coal containers may have attached to their sides swivel
arms upon which any object required may rest.
The combination fender and coal vase or composite fender may be made of brass,
iron or other metals, which may be ornamented by being perforated or embossed in
any desired way; thus the fenders may be made of cast metals in combination with
wrought metals, which may be decorated, japanned or illuminated in colors, or in
different woods, such as oak, walnut, or ebonized with stamped, cast or wrought
panels, mounted or put in with plain or ornamental tiles, colored in plush, velvet or
otherwise.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a combination fender and coal vases
or coal receptacles constructed according to my invention. Figure 2 represents a
like combination fender and coal vases of a different pattern to that as shown at
figure 1.

page_text: a is the fender proper, and b b are coal vases situated at opposite ends of the
fender. cc are bases or supports, which form the bottoms to the coal vases b b, and
the ends to the fender; thus the vases or holders form the fender ends, and give
great ornamental effect to the said fender. 62 62 are removable lids, which cover up
the mouths or open ends of the vases. The said lids may be provided if necessary
with hinged joints, instead of being entirely removable-d d are rests or cross bars
which constitute dogs, for supporting the fire irons. The arms of the rests take
into socket eyes ee attached to the opposite inside faces of the vases.
In figure 2 the dogs or fire-iron rests are permanently attached to the sides of
the vases.
Figure 3 represents another form of combined fender or vases; the dogs or
fire-iron rests are in this case disposed on opposite sides of the coal vases or holders.
The said coal vases or holders are made square or rectangular in form. In this
view, figure 3, the combined coal vases and fender are shown in connection with a
fire-place..
Instead of making the vases and fender in one piece, the vases b and bases c may
be combined, while the fender a is made separate, and the two ends bc bc attached
to the ends of the fender, by dropping into sockets or recesses, made to receive
them. Or the fender a and end bases or supports c c may be made in one piece,
and the vases b detachable for removal.
The said bases are provided with sockets or recesses on their upper sides into
which the bottoms or lower parts of the vases fit.
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Figure 4 shows another combination fender and coal vases in connection with a
fire-grate; and although I have represented two vases at the two ends of a fender,
yet one vase only may be used.
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
A combined fender and coal vase or vases substantially as described and
illustrated.