IMPROVEMENTS IN CHANDELIERS
Year: 1885

page_text: I ROBERT HALL BEST of Cambray Works Handsworth in the county of
Stafford, Chandelier Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN CHANDELIERS to be as follows
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They consist of two improvements applied to Chandeliers with sliding centre
shade lights, usually called "Suspensions
The first improvement is the employment of two or more stuffing box down rods,
placed outside the line of axis of the centre argand burner, instead of the usual
single stuffing box rod placed directly over the flame, thus avoiding much of the
heating and blackening of stuffing box, and enabling a longer slide to be used
The second improvement is an arrangement by which the centre light and shade
may be taken out of the centre of Chandelier and fixed in a vase or stand on
a dining or other table beneath
This is accomplished by means of a flexible tube which is coiled up inside the
body of the Chandelier while the burner is being used for the centre light In the
one case, the burner support being dropped into a socket in the Chandelier, and in
the other case, into a corresponding socket in the vase or stand By this means the
same burner & shade may be used for a flexible tube stand, or for the chandelier,
and the flexible tube need not be detached, but 18 coiled away out of sight
Inside the Chandelier while being employed to convey the gas to centre light of
Chandelier
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
I, ROBERT HALL. BEST of Cambray Works Handsworth, Staffordshire Lamp
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN CHANDELIERS, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement reference
being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked
thereon
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The Invention consists of two improvements to be applied to Chandeliers, with
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page_text: The first Improvement consists in the employment of two or more stuffing box
down rods placed outside the line of axis of the centre lamp or burner instead of
the usual single stuffing box rod placed directly over the centre, thus avoiding much
of the beating and blacking of the stuffing box consequent in the the usual arrange-
ment, from the stuffing box being directly over the flame, and my arrangement also
allows of a longer sliding action being used.
The second Improvement consists of an arrangement by which the centre light
and its shade may be taken out of the centre of the chandelier and fixed in a vase
or stand to give light on a table or elsewhere.
This 18 accompliebed by means of a flexible tube to convey the gas to the burner
in either case the burner carrier or support being held in a socket when in the
centre of the chandelier, and a corresponding socket receiving it when in the vase
or stand. Or, the socket may be on the burner support and a pin or projection on
the chandelier and vase to receive it. Or other modes may be used as I do not
propose to confine myself to any particular way of carrying the burner or lamp on
the chandelier and vase A dished or other shaped ornament may be arranged to
receive the flexible tube coiled up when the burner or lamp is in the Chandelier
By this means the centre light may be used either on the chandelier or as a table
lamp, and the flexible tube does not require to be detached.
Referring to the drawings, Fig 1 shews, a chandelier constructed according to
my improvements and Fig 2 shews the burner carrier or support placed in a vase.
(a) (a) are the stuffing box rods placed outside the line of axis of the centre lamp
or burner (b) so that the heat from the burner (b) cannot easily affect the stuffing
boxes (c) (c)
In the second part of my improvements (d) is the burner carrier or support
fitting into the socket (e) on the chandelier, or the socket (f) in the vase or
stand (g) (h) is the flexible tube shewn as coiled, and lying in the cup shaped
ornament, (2) on the chandelier, or as at (h') when the burner carrier is in the
vase
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
1st The employment of two or more stuffing box rods outside the line of axis of
the centre lamp or burner of chandeliers with sliding centre shade lights
2nd The arrangement by which the centre light of such chandeliers may be taken
out and used as a table lamp substantially as herein set forth and specified
Dated this 8th day of June 1885
Dated this 8th day of Jone 1885
PAYNE & TALBOT,
Agents,
5, Arcade Chambers,
Corporation Street, Birmingham