Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th July, 1887
Complete Left, 28th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 1st June, 1888
HENRY HARDY PEACH Blythwood Birstall Hill Leicester Wholesale Warehouse-
man do hereby declare the nature of this invention' to be as follows:-
The contrivance is to hold cigar, ashtray Glass and Newspaper may be attached
Sect 2. is a swivel
to chair, table or shelf (see section 1) by means of a thumbscrew.
by which it can be turned to any position. Sect. 3 is a groove bed for the cigar.
Sect 4. is a slightly curved rod for holding newswaper when not in use.
Sect 5 is
a round bed for movable ash tray and Sect 6 a ring for holding a Glass. The whole
can be made of brass or metal, or any other substance whatsoever.
HENRY HARDY PEACH.,

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Bracket for Holding a Glass, Newspaper, and
Smokers' Requisites.
I, HENRY HARDY PEACH, of Blythwood Birstall Hill near Leicester, in the county
of Leicester Wholesale Warehouseman, 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 relates to a contrivance having a trough or grooved bed to hold. a
cigar, also a moveable ash tray and rings to hold glasses, and a clip or spring to hold
a newspaper, or programme and the like and smokers requisites in general, which
will be well understood by reference to the drawings, Sheet 1, filed with the
Provisional Specification, and Sheet 2. accompanying this specification, and to which
1 will now refer.
Section 1. figure 1. shows the holder carrying the thumb screw by which the
bracket can be secured when attached to chairs, tables, shelves, or any such like
projections.
Section 2. figure 1. shows the swivel by which the bracket is turned to any
position.
Section 3. figure 1. is the grooved bed, or trough for holding a cigar.
Section 4. figure 1. is a slightly curved rod, or spring for holding a newspaper when
not in use, or if the brackets are fixed at the back of chairs, or seats, the rod or
spring may be used to hold programmes, menu cards, or books and the like.
Section 5. figure 1. is the ash tray fitted in the round bed. Section 6. figure 1.
is the ring for holding the glass...
It will be well understood that the contrivance forming the subject of this invention
can be made of brass, metal, or any other suitable material, and of any suitable design,
or pattern for holding smokers requisites, modifications of figure 1. are shown on
Sheet 2.
Figure 2. shows part of a back of a chair or seat, A. with the bracket B. fixed at
its back, and having the trough or grooved bed C. to hold a cigar, the lower side of
the bed may be roughened to form a surface for striking a match. D is the moveable
ash tray, and E. the ring to hold the glass F.
Figure 3. is another view of part of a back of a chair or seat, A. upon which is
fitted the bracket B. jointed at 62 so that it can be moved round to the front of the
chair if desired by working on the swivel b¹.
Figure 4. is a top view of the bracket B. having the trough or grooved bed C. for
holding a cigar, upon the front of the bracket, and carrying the moveable ash tray, D.
and having two rings E. to hold glasses. Figure 5 is a modification of the bracket B.
on a swivel joint 6', having the trough or grooved bed C. to hold a cigar, and on the
front of this a compartment c¹ with a lid attached to carry matches, the moveable ash
tray, D. coming next, and on the front of this are the holders d¹ to hold snuff, and

page_text: the centre de may be used for tobacco, the ring E holding the glass F. Figure 6 is
another modification of the bracket B. having the trough or grooved bed C. at the
front, and the moveable ash tray D, but having two rings, or circular holders E to
hold the glasses F. also a holder on top G for matches.
Figure 7 shews the back of a seat A. with the top of the bracket B hinged on to
be lifted up when required, but which is out of the way when down, as shown; in
this contrivance the ash tray D. would be fixed a catch not shown is provided so that
the bracket is held firm when straight out for use, or by a spring coming under the
hinge or by any equivalent means-This invention may be employed in a variety of
ways for places of amusement where the seats have ledges to hold glasses. This
improved bracket may be fixed at the back of the chairs, or seats, or benches, by
being secured at equal distances in the back of the bench that when closed they are
out of the way of people passing to their seats and the glasses will not become
displaced by any ordinary means-remaining in the upright position.
I do not confine myself to the exact way of fixing the brackets as shown but they
can be fixed to suit the convenience of the place desired.
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
An improved bracket, or contrivance for holding a glass, newspaper, programme
menu cards, or books and the like, and smokers requisites, substantially in the
manner and for the purpose herein before described and set forth.
Dated this 20th day of April 1000.
WILLIAM BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Of The Central" Office for Patents, &c.,
No. 19, Bowling Green Street, Leicester,
Agent for the Applicant.