An Improved Construction of Hearth for Domestic and other Fire Places or Stoves.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 13th Dec., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 20th Jan., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Construction of Hearth for Domestic and other Fire
Places or Stoves.
We, WILLIAM BELL, THOMAS BELL, ANTHONY BELL, and HODGSON BELL, all of the
Lancaster Marble Works, Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster, Ironmongers and
Marble Masons, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is designed to provide a cheap hearth of effective appearance for
domestic and other fire places and stoves as a substitute for or in imitation of that
description of hearth which is made up of a number of separate ornamental or plain
tiles placed side by side and cemented together. Our improved hearth consists of a
plate of thin metal enamelled on its upper surface so as to produce the desired colour
or ornamental effect the enamelled plate being laid flat upon the wooden or other floor
or foundation and fastened down thereto preferably by means of screws. A metal
plate enamelled as above described may be attached to a metal fender so as to answer
as the bottom plate thereof and so as to form a combined fender and enamelled
hearth. If desired embossing or a raised design may be introduced on the face of the
metal hearth or fender bottom as above described.
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Our improved hearth combines in addition to cheapness in first cost as compared
with the ordinary tiled hearths the following amongst other advantages. The thinness
of the metal allows of its being pushed under or inserted beneath the iron frame work
of ordinary grates without disturbance or removal thereof and thereby obviates the
necessity to cut the hearth to the required outline shape of the grate. The enamelled
or other decorative design may be treated as a whole instead of sectionally upon
separate rectangularly or other shaped pieces as in the case of tiled hearths. If
desired, our improved hearth may be enamielied on both sides so as to be reversible.
It may be readily drilled with holes for fixing purposes or for securing in place the
fire iron rests, the guards, or other appointments. The flexibility of the thin metal
admits of its being laid firmly upon a twisted or unlevel floor or foundation.
1007
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. Brougham,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C..
Agent for the Applicants,

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Construction of Hearth for Domestic and other Fire
Places or Stoves.
We, WILLIAM BELL, THOMAS BELL, ANTHONY BELL, and HODGSON BELL, all of the
Lancaster Marble Works, Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster, Ironmongers and
Marble Masons, 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. :-
This invention is designed to provide a cheap hearth of effective appearance for
domestic and other fire places and stoves as a substitute for or in imitation of that
description of hearth which is made up of a number of separate ornamental or plain
tiles placed side by side and cemented together. Our improved hearth consists of a
plate of thin metal enamelled on its upper surface so as to produce the desired colour
or ornamental effect, the enamelled plate being laid flat upon the wooden or other floor
or foundation and fastened down thereto preferably by means of screws.
A metal plate enamelled as above described may be attached to a metal fender so as
to answer as the bottom plate thereof; and so as to form a combined fender and
enamelled hearth. If desired embossing or a raised design may be introduced on the
face of the metal hearth or fender bottom as above described.
In the accompanying Drawings :
Fig. 1 is a general plan view of the thin metal enamelled plate as above
described.
Figure 2 is a perspective view shewing an enamelled plate in combination with a
metal fender so as to answer as the bottom plate thereof as well as the hearth.
Figure 3 is a plan view of a metal hearth or fender bottom having an embossed or
raised decorative design.
Figure 4 is a soctional view shewing the mode of fastening the enamelled hearth to
the floor; and
Figure 5 is another sectional view shewing the mode of fastening the enamelled
hearth to a metal fender and of securing the fire iron rests, guards, or other appoint-
ments in place.
a is the enamelled or embossed plate; bb fastening screws; c the flooring board;
d the fender; and e a fire iron rest.
Our improved hearth combines in addition to cheapness in first cost as compared
with the ordinary tiled hearths the following amongst other advantages:-The thin-
ness of the metal allows of its being pushed under or inserted beneath the iron frame
work of ordinary grates without disturbance or removal thereof and thereby obviates
the necessity to cut the hearth to the required outline shape of the grate.
The enamelled or other decorative design may be treated as a whole instead of
sectionally upon separate rectangularly or other shaped pieces as in the case of tiled
hearths. If desired, our improved hearth may be enamelled on both sides so as to be

page_text: reversible. It may be readily drilled with holes for fixing purposes or for securing in
place the fire iron rests, the guards, or other appointments. The flexibility of the thin
metal admits of its being laid firmly upon a twisted or unlevel floor or foundation.
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 hearth for domestic and other fire places or stoves consisting of a
metal plate having its surface enamelled or otherwise decorated substantially as
described and shewn in the drawings.
2. The combination of a metal plate having its surface enamelled or otherwise.
decorated with a fender so as to constitute a combined fender and hearth substantially
as described with reference to and shewn at Figs. 2 and 5 of the drawings.
1901
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. Brougham,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.