A New or Improved Candlestick and Combined Candlestick and Matchholder.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Candlestick and Combined Candlestick and
Matchholder.
I, WILLIAM MARLANDE POTTERTON of Brookeville, Whiteabbey, in the
County of Antrim, Insurance Official, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved candlestick and to a combined
candlestick and matchholder by which certain advantages hereafter to be set forth
are obtained. I desire it to be understood that the candlestick with which the
matchbox is combined may be either my new or improved form of candlestick or a
candlestick as usually constructed.
That part of my invention which constitutes my new or improved candlestick is
designed to enable as much of the candle to be burnt out as possible and also to
facilitate the removal of any part which may be left unconsumed. To attain the
said objects I insert in the socket of my new or improved candlestick a piston
fitting more or less loosely within the said socket and to this piston I attach a rod
passing through the bottom of the socket and ending in a suitable thumb piece or
gripping device. The said rod may fit more or less tightly in the orifice of the
socket through which it passes so that it may be retained in any position of its
course therein or it may have a male screw cut thereon which will engage a female
screw cut in the wall of the said orifice so that the said rod may on being turned
move upwards or downwards as required. To provide space for the said rod and
or gripping device the base of the candlestick is dished from below upwards to the
base of the socket.
That part of my invention which relates to the combined candlestick and match-
holder is designed for the purpose of having a supply of matches at hand for the
purpose of lighting the candle when required. For this purpose I take a candle-
stick whose base is dished from above downwards and I partition off a segment or
part equivalent thereto which segment or part is closed in at the top as well as
elsewhere. A. rectangular or equivalently shaped part of the outer wall of this
partitioned off part of the base of the candlestick is now cut out and hinged at its
lower side so that it is free to fall down as a flap. Upon this flap is mounted a
trough or box constituting a receptacle for matches and a suitable part of the said
flap is roughened for the purpose of striking the match or has a striking surface
affixed to it, or a striking surface may be affixed to any other convenient part of
the candlestick or to the match-receptacle itself. To retain the flap in its closed
position a spring clip or other form of catch is affixed either to the free end of the
flap or to the top of the partitioned off part of the base of the candlestick. To
prevent the flap with the matchbox falling too far forward it may have a suitable
stop attached to it or the match-receptacle may taper so that its rear end may
come against the sides of the orifice closed by the flap and limit the forward move-
ment thereof.
Dated this 7th ton of March 1900

page_text: A New or Improved Candlestick and Combined Candlestick and
Matchholder.
I, WILLIAM MARLANDE POTTERTON of Brookeville, Whiteabbey, in the
County of Antrim, Insurance Officer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to a new or improved candlestick and to a combined
candlestick and matchholder by which certain advantages hereafter to be set forth
are obtained. I desire it to be understood that the candlestick with which the
matchholder is combined may be either my new or improved form of candlestick or
a candlestick as usually constructed.
That part of my invention which constitutes my new or improved candlestick is
designed to enable as much of the candle to be burnt out as possible and also to
facilitate the removal of any part which may be left unconsumed.
That part of my invention which relates to the combined candlestick and match-
holder is designed for the purpose of having a supply of matches at hand for the
purpose of lighting the candle when required.
In the annexed sheet of drawings I illustrate that form of my invention in which
the match-holder is combined with my new or improved candlestick. In these
drawings, Figure 1 is a plan, Figure 2 a section with the match-holder closed, and
Figure 3 a section with the match-holder open.
To attain, in my new or improved candlestick, the objects herein before indicated,
I insert in the socket A a piston B and to this piston I attach a rod C passing
through the bottom D of the socket and ending in a suitable thumb piece or
gripping device E. The said rod may fit more or less tightly in the orifice of the
socket through which it passes, as shown in Figure 3, so that it may be retained in
any position of its course therein; or it may, as is shown in Figure 2, have a male
screw-thread cut thereon which will engage a female screw cut in the wall of the
said orifice so that the said rod may on being turned move upwards or downwards
as required. It will be seen that in Figure 3 E is a flattened knob suitable for
enabling the piston to be pushed upwards or pulled down, whilst in Figure 2 it is
a flattened wing convenient for the rotation of the screwed rod C. To provide
space for the said rod and thumb piece or gripping device the base of the candle-
stick is dished from below upwards to the bottom of the socket as shown at G.
It will be obvious that a considerable saving may be effected by means of this
part of my invention as by raising the piston the candle may be burned to its end
or nearly so. It is also obvious that the removal of any unconsumed part may be
facilitated by raising the piston to its highest position in the socket.
To obtain, in my combined candlestick and match-holder, the objects herein-
before indicated, I take a candlestick whose base is dished from above downwards,
as shown at H, and partition off any convenient part thereof as for example by
means of the partition J, and close in such part at the top K. A rectangular or
equivalently shaped part L of the outer wall of this partitioned off part of the base
of the candlestick is now cut out and hinged, say at its lower edge M, so that it is
free to open as a flap. Upon this flap is mounted a trough or box N of any
convenient form constituting a receptacle for matches and a suitable part of the
said flap is roughened for the purpose of striking the match or has a striking
surface affixed to it. Or, a striking surface may be affixed to any other convenient
part of the candlestick, or to the match-receptacle itself. To retain the flap in its
closed position a spring clip O, or other form of catch, is affixed say to the free
end of the flap or to the top of the partitioned off part of the base of the candle-
stick. To prevent the flap with the matchbox falling too far forward it may have
a suitable stop P attached to it; or the matchbox may taper so that its rear end

page_text: may come against the sides of the orifice closed by the flap and limit the forward
movement thereof. Q is the handle of the candlestick.
It will be seen that by means of this part of my invention a supply of matches
can always be kept at hand for the purpose of lighting the candle when required.
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
1. The new or improved candlestick substantially as set forth.
2. In a candlestick the combination of a socket A, a piston B, a rod C traversing
the base D of the socket and either with or without a thumb piece or gripping
device E, and an upwardly dished part G substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
3. The new or improved combined candlestick and match-holder substantially as
set forth.
4. In a combined candlestick and match-holder, the combination of a hinged
flap, a matchbox, and a clip or catch substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
5. In a combined candlestick and match-holder, the combination of hinged
flap L, matchbox N, and stop P, substantially as set forth.
6. The specific form of combined candlestick and match-holder set forth with
reference to Figures 1, 2 & 3.
Dated this 8th do
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1000
this 8th day of December 1902.
J. G. LORRAIN, M. Inst. M.E., M. Inst. E.E., &c.,
Norfolk House, Norfolk Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.