Improvements in Cruets and Condiment Receptacles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left. 8th Aug., 1894-Accepted. 8th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cruets and Condiment Receptacles.
HENRY EABORN and GEORGE HONOUR 63 Hatton Garden London E.C.
Electro-plate Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
According to our invention salt cellars, mustard pots, pepper castors, and other
condiment receptacles are constructed in such a way that the seperate articles or
receptacles can be fitted together to form one article having the appearance of a
lighthouse or tower. The cruet when fitted together can be readily carried to or
from the table, and besides having a novel appearance it keeps the condiments
more or less free from dust. In one form of cruet the mustard pot is not
provided with a lid as the base of one of the other receptacles serves as a lid, when
the cruet is constructed of metal it might be provided with earthenware &c.
linings. For bottles or pots, containing ready mixed mustard we construct a stand
or base and hold the bottle in, or on, the base, by means of a lid or a ring, fitting
over the top of the bottle and secured to the base by screwed wire rods, or by
The mustard pot frame may be a skeleton frame or it may be formed
like a lighthouse or tower the mustard pot frame may be combined with or may
hold other condiment receptacles.
other means.
November 6th 1893.
DODN
HENRY EABORN.
GEO. HONOUR.
Improvements in Cruets and Condiment Receptacles.
We, HENRY EABORN and GEORGE HONOUR trading as Eaborn and Honour
of 63, Hatton Garden, London, E.C., Electro-plate Manufacturers, 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:-
According to our invention salt-cellars, mustard pots, pepper-castors and other
condiment receptacles are constructed in such a way that the separate articles or
receptacles can be fitted together to form one article which will constitute a cruet
having the appearance of a lighthouse or tower. The cruet when fitted together
can be readily carried to or from the table, and besides having a novel appearance
said cruet keeps the condiments more or less free from dust. In one form of cruet
the mustard-pot is not provided with a lid, as the base of one of the other
When the cruet
receptacles, when the parts are fitted together, serves as the lid.
is constructed of metal it may be provided with earthenware or other suitable
linings.
For bottles or pots containing ready mixed mustard we construct a stand or base
and hold the bottle in or on said stand or base by means of a lid, or a ring fitting
over the top of the bottle and secured to the base by screwed wire rods, or by
other means.
The distance between the lid or ring and the base is thus capable
of being adjusted and we are able to provide for bottles or pots of varying sizes,
Baid bottles or pots being clamped or held between the lid or ring and the base.

page_text: movention may be runty understood and readily carried
into effect we will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is an elevation and Figure 2 a vertical section shewing one construction
of our improved cruet as it appears when the parts are fitted together. Figures 3
shew the parts disconnected.
Figure 4 is an elevation and Figure 5 a vertical section shewing a modified
construction of the cruet. Figures 6 shew the parts disconnected.
a is the pepper-castor; the mustard-pot; and c the salt-cellar, these parts being
so made that they can be readily superposed and connected together to form a
cruet having the appearance of a lighthouse or tower. In Figures 1, 2 and 3 the
pepper-castor occupies the uppermost, and the salt-cellar the lowermost position,
with the mustard-pot between them. a' and c' are slots or openings for enabling
the handles of the mustard-spoon and salt-spoou respectively to project there-
through these slots or openings may be dispensed with and the spoons be entirely
contained within the cruet. The mustard-pot is connected to the salt-cellar by
means of flanges or lips which by a partial rotation are caused to engage with
corresponding flanges or lips c on the salt-cellar; and the pepper-castor is con-
nected to the mustard-pot by means of pins 6* engaging with slots a* formed in the
pepper-castor.
Any other suitable means may however be employed for securing the parts
together. a is a detachable lid or cover with which the pepper-castor is provided
for enabling pepper to be placed therein.
In the modified construction shewn by Figures 4 to 6 the mustard-pot b occupies
the uppermost position and is made of glass so as to give to the cruet a closer
resemblance to a lighthouse. is a cover for the mustard-pot provided with a
mustard-spoon 6. The salt-cellar c is provided with a vertical rod e³ onto the
upper end of which the pepper-castor a fits, said pepper-castor being of an oval
form and made in two parts which are capable of being disconnected when pepper
is to be put therein. The lower part is increased in thickness at its base and is
somewhat flattened so as to enable the pepper-castor to remain upright when stood
upon the table.
The vertical rod is furnished with horns ct which are adapted to support the
salt spoon. The portion of the column which carries the mustard-pot & con-
stitutes a casing for enclosing the pepper-castor and salt-spoon when the parts are
fitted together, and is provided with tongues that engage with hooks on the
salt-cellar and thus retain the parts together.
Referring now to Figure 7 which is a sectional elevation shewing one construc-
tion of the frame for receiving a bottle or pot containing ready mixed mustard, d is
the stand or base carrying the skeleton frame e whose upper end is provided with
a ring having a hinged cover f¹.
The stand or base has a moveable portion d' that is capable of being elevated
or depressed by the screw working in the boss d³. d is a tee piece for enabling
said screw to be conveniently actuated by the fingers. By turning the screw d² the
moveable part can be elevated sufficiently to press the mouth of the mustard
bottle (shewn in dotted lines) against the ring thereby firmnly retaining said bottle
in place within the frame.
Instead of employing the moveable portion
for retaining the bottle in place
we can form the skeleton frame e as rods having screwed ends which may pass
through holes provided in the base or in the ring and be connected to those parts
by nuts.
In place of making the frame as a skeleton frame it may if desired be formed to
represent a lighthouse or tower for entirely enclosing the mustard bottle or pot.

page_text: The said mustard-pot frame may also be combined with or may hold other
condiment receptacles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is.
1. The improved construction of cruet substantially as herein before described
whereby the separate parts constituting the articles or receptacles for containing
the condiments can be fitted together in such a manner as to form a cruet having
the appearance of a lighthouse or tower.
.
2. The improved construction of frame or receptacle for containing bottles or
pots of ready mixed mustard or other condiment whereby the bottle or pot is
clamped or held between the lid or ring and the base substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described.
3. Our improvements in cruets and condiment receptacles substantially as
bereinbefore described and shewn by the annexed drawings.
WM. MELLERSH-JACKSON,
75, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.