Improvements in and connected with Teapots.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 19th Apr., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Teapots.
I, ROBERT GARROWAY, of 81, Maxwell Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Tea Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
In carrying out my invention, in accordance with one arrangement, the clay or
other tea-pot, which is preferably oval in shape is or may be removably fitted within
an iron or other casing or jacket which may contain water and serve as a kettle or
boiler. The tea-pot is so fitted within the casing that its spout would be at the
opposite end to the spout of the kettle or boiler. The tea, when placed in the tea pot,
is heated by the surrounding hot water and steam contained within the kettle.
When it is desired to pour out the tea it can be done by lifting up the kettle and
with it the tea-pot and then pouring out the tea from the tea pot spout. Hot water
can then be poured out, if desired, by turning the kettle round and pouring it out
from the kettle spout.
Under another arrangement the tea pot may be divided into two compartments
the, one for containing the tea. and the other for holding the water. A tightly
fitting lid, which gives access to both compartments, is preferably provided. When
it is desired to heat the tea-pot it may be placed within an iron or other vessel partly
filled with water and heated on the fire therein. Or the tea pot may be heated
directly by a spirit lamp or gas stove...
The tea-pot or the tea compartment, as the case may be, has, by preference, a
perforated metal or wire gauze cup or receptacle, which may be removably fitted in
it, into which the tea-leaves may be placed and thus, although the water in the pot
has. free access to them, they cannot pass through the meshes of the gauze or the
holes in the metal plate and be poured out with the tea. If desired a small spindle
having arms or equivalent at its lower end may be fitted through the tea-pot lid and
into the tea compartment; by turning the spindle the arms or heaters stir up the tea
leaves and so aid the process of infusion.
Dated this 14th day of June 1889.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Teapots.
I.ROBERT GARROWAY, of 81, Maxwell Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Tea Merchant,
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:-
The invention has mainly for its object the construction of a tea pot or kettle with
two compartments, one for containing tea and the other for water. The compart-
ments may however be used for, containing coffee and milk or cocoa and milk or for
containing any other liquids.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon
Fig. 1 shows an outside view of my improved kettle or pot.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of same, and
Fig. 3 is a side view of a tea pot made in accordance with the invention.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a different form of pot.
Referring to the drawings, a is a, preferably, iron or other metallic casing having
two spouts b, b¹ fitted therein. Inside the casing a is fitted a vessel c which may be

page_text: made of metal or of earthenware. The vessel c as will be seen at fig.
communicates
with the spout 61 whilst the casing a communicates with the spout b. Inside the
vessel c, a cup receptacle d perforated with a number of holes e at its lower end is
removably placed. Into this cup d the tea leaves to be infused are placed. The
lid f of the kettle has fitted through it a stirrer g made with arms or projectious / at
its lower end for stirring up the tea. The stirrer g is revolved by means of the
handle or knob i of the lid, small washers j, k being provided on the stirrer to prevent
it coming up through the lid f. The compartment or vessel e holds the tea whilst
the compartment or casing a holds the water or other liquid. The water is filled into
the casing a by means of the filler 7, shown closed at fig. 1 and open at fig. 3.
The kettle, figs. 1 and 2 may be placed directly on the fire or it may be supported
on a stand m and have a small lamp n fitted under it.
The view at fig. 3 shows a tea pot made on the same principle as the kettle, figs. 1
and 2, with two chambers, one for tea and the other for water. The tea pot has the
two spouts b, b' for tea and water respectively fitted to it.
In this arrangement
the pot may be made entirely of earthenware. Access to the tea compartment is
obtained by the lid f and to the water compartment by the filler which is shown
open on the drawing. The tea pot is shown supported on a stand.m and has two
small handles o for lifting or operating it..
The cup or receptacle d for the tea leaves may be made of wire gauze or
perforated metal or it may be of earthenware as usual.
When using this improved pot or kettle for holding tea and water, water is first
poured into the casing a through the filler a smaller quantity of water may then
be poured into the vessel c. The kettle is now placed on the fire or on the stand
and the water in the vessels a and c boiled. When this is done the cup d is taken
out and tea put into it when it is again replaced. The stirrer g is now turned
round so that the arms or beaters h may stir up the tea leaves and thus aid the
process of infusion.
After the tea is sufficiently infused it can be poured out by
the spout 1. If any hot water is desired it may be poured out through the
spout b.
Instead of putting the tea into the cup d after the water is boiled it may.
be put in along with the cold water and the ten be made at the same time
that the water is boiling, or the tea may be first put into the cup d and hot water
be poured thereon to infuse it. The water jacket contained in the casing a keeps
the tea in the vessel o hot for a long time.
With the tea pot shown at fig. 3 hot water is poured into the two compartments,
the tea leaves as before, being either previously or subsequently placed in the inner
compartment c or the perforated cup d and infused.
By using a perforated cup & the tea leaves are prevented from passing out with
the tea. The compartment a may be used for holding coffee and the vessel c for
milk or the kettle may be used for cocoa and milk. In this case the coffee or cocoa
as the case may be, would be poured out by the spout 6 and the drinking cup
then filled up by the milk from the spout 1.
In the arrangement shown at fig. 4. the pot is divided by the partition p into
two compartments, a, c, one for tea and the other for water, or the pot may be used
for any other liquids. In this case the spouts or taps 6, 61 are fitted into the side of
the pot.
The pot is shown as being heated by a gas jet apparatus q. In this
arrangement, the water or tea, as the case may be, is poured or run out by turning
the handles of the spouts or taps b bl.
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:-
1. A pot or kettle made with two compartments a, a fitted the one inside the other.
for holding different liquids, said liquids being poured out by means of spouts b, b¹
communicating with each compartment, substantially as hereinbefore described and
shown on the drawings annexed.
2. A pot or kettle divided by a partition into two compartments for holding

page_text: different liquids, said liquids being poured out or run off by means of spouts or taps,
communicating with the interior of each compartment, substantially as hereinbefore
described with reference to fig. 4 of the drawings annexed.
3. A tea pot or kettle consisting of an outer casing for water and an inner vessel
for tea, a perforated tea leaf holder or cup being fitted in the inner vessel and the tea
leaves therein being stirred up by means of a stirrer, substantially as hereinbefore
described and shown on the drawings annexed.
4. The combination with the double or jacketed pot or kettle, of an inner cup d
and a stirrer g having arms or blades for stirring up the tea leaves and so aiding
the process of infusion, substantially as herein before described and shown.
Dated this 13th day of March 1890.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.