Improved Method for Securing Candles in Candlesticks.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improved Method for Securing Candles in Candlesticks.
I WILLIAM GREY-WILSON of 26 Coates Gardens, Edinburgh, an assistant
Colonial Secretary of the Gold Coast Colony, West Africa do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for securing candlLES IN. CANDLESTICKS to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a fixer or holder for securing, supporting and main-
taining, easily, and firmly (by the use of one or more thereof) any candle in an
upright position in any candlestick which has a socket larger than the candle.
The "Fixer" is utilized by laying it horizontally over the socket of the
candlestick, then placing the lower end of the candle in the centre of the "Fixer"
and pressing it home into the socket of the candlestick.
The "Fixer" consists of a flat substance,, stamped, or cut out of felt, flannel,
serge, or other flexible or elastic material and in the shape of a star, cross or wheel,
or of some other shape and pattern and of such thickness and size as, having
regard to the dimensions of the candlestick and candle and the nature, as to
flexibility; elasticity or otherwise of the material itself may be necessary to secure
or maintain the candle as aforesaid in the candlestick.
Dated this 2nd day of Donambar 1885
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page_text: Improved Method for Securing Candles in Candlesticks.
I WILLIAM GREY-WILSON of 26 Coates Gardens Edinburgh Assistant Colonial
Secretary of the Gold Coast Colony, West Africa, do hereby declare my 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 relates to a 'fixer' or holder for securing supporting and main-
taining easily and firmly (by the use of one or more thereof) any candle in an
upright position in any candlestick which has a socket larger than the candle.
The fixer is utilized by laying it horizontally over the socket of the candlestick
then placing the lower end of the candle in the centre of the fixer and pressing it
home into the socket of the candlestick.
The fixer consists of a flat substance, stamped or cut out of felt, flannel, serge,
or other flexible or elastic material and in the shape of a star cross or wheel or of
some other shape and pattern and of such thickness and size as having regard to the
dimensions of the candlestick and candle, and the nature as to flexibility elasticity
or otherwise of the material itself may be necessary to secure or maintain the
candle as aforesaid in the candlestick.
And in order to explain my said invention more fully I will now proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
the same letters are employed in the different views to denote the same parts.
Figure 1 shews candle fixed in candlestick by means of my improved fixer.
Figure 2 shews view of candle and fixer as it would be when in position in
candlestick. Figure 3 shews plan of a fixer of star form. A shews fixer. B candle.
C candlestick.
The fixer A may be made of felt or other suitable material and of any desired
thickness and may be made in the form of a star, cross, or of any other
convenient form.
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 fixer for candles substantially as described and represented.