the Heating of Curling Irons and the like.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 17th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 18th Jan., 1887.
for the Heating of Curling Irons and the like.
I, THOMAS BROOKES of the Firm of Brookes and Adams of Barr Street Birmingham
in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the production of a simple and efficient stand or
support for curling irons and the like, during the time when the said irons are being
heated over the flame of a spirit or other portable stove or lamp; and my said invention
consists in combining with a stove or lamp, a vertical or upright bracket or support,
with an extending and depending top, so constructed and arranged, that a double
bearing for the middle of the stem of the iron is thereby obtained, on the said
iron passing through somewhat coincident holes made respectively through the side
(at the top of the vertical bracket) and through the metal of the overhanging extension
of the top. The base of the bracket forms one of three feet upon which the stove
rests.
In carrying out my invention, I take an ordinary portable spirit stove, and to one
side thereof, I attach the base end of a piece of bent metal which constitutes a rest or
support; this rest or support is made from a strip of sheet metal, cranked downwards
from the underside or bottom of the stove, and then extended horizontally to a short
distance, so as to form a base for supporting both the rest, and also to form one of the
feet of the stove; the metal is then bent vertically upwards to some distance above the
top of the stove, then again bent at right angles towards the stove, into the same plane
as the base, and again turned for a short distance vertically downwards again towards
the base; thus forming or making a top and depending bracket. Holes pass through
the depending bracket and vertical upright, proceeding from the base. The hole in the
hanging part next to the stove is at a little lower level than the other, so as to give the
iron a slight inclination when being heated and supported in the rest.
By constructing rests as described, the iron is elevated and supported at a distance
from its front end, or that end to be heated; so that the front of the iron, or that part
which requires to be heated most, is presented to the hottest part of the flame of the
stove.
The combined stove and rest is most compact and neat in appearance; and is also
cheaply manufactured.
THOMAS BROOKS.

page_text: A New or Improved Combined Rest and Portable Stove or Lamp
for the Heating of Curling Irons and the like.
I, THOMAS BROOKES of the Firm of Brookes and Adams of Barr Street Birmingham
in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer, 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 has for its object the production of a simple and efficient stand or
support for curling irons, and the like, during the time when the said irons are being
heated over the flame of a spirit or other portable stove or lamp; and my said
invention consists in combining with a stove or lamp, a vertical or upright bracket or
support, with an extended and depending top, so constructed and arranged, that a
double bearing for the middle of the stem of the iron is thereby obtained, on the said
iron passing through somewhat coincident holes, made respectively through the side
(at the top of the vertical bracket) and through the metal of the overhanging
extension of the top. The base of the bracket forms one of three feet, upon which
the stove rests.
In carrying out my invention, I take an ordinary portable spirit stove, and to one
side thereof, I attach the base end of a piece of bent metal, which constitutes a rest or
support; this rest or support is made from a strip of sheet metal, cranked downwards
from the underside or bottom of the stove, and then extended horizontally to a short
distance, so as to form a base for supporting both the rest, and also to form one of the
feet of the stove; the metal is then bent vertically upwards to some distance above the
top of the stove, then again bent at right angles towards the stove, into the same plane
as the base, and again turned for a short distance vertically downwards again towards
the base; thus forming or making a top and depending bracket. Holes pass through
the depending bracket and vertical upright, proceeding from the base. The hole in
the hanging part next to stove is at a little lower level than the other, so as to give
the iron a slight inclination when being heated and supported in the rest.
By constructing rests as described, the iron is elevated and supported at a distance
from its front end, or that end to be heated; so that the front of the iron, or that part
which requires to be heated most, is presented to the hottest part of the flame of the
stove.
The combined stove and rest is most compact and neat in appearance; and is also
cheaply manufactured.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings, the
manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents a combined rest and portable stove constructed according to
my invention, with the lid or cover removed. Figure 2 is a plan of underside.
Figure 3 is a back view, and figure 4 is a front view of the said rest and stove.
Figure 5 is a plan of upper side of combined rest and stove, and figure 6 represents
the said stove in use, and supporting a pair of curling irons. Figure 7 represents my

page_text: invention applied to a circular stove, having a jointed hinged cover. Figure 8
represents a modification in which the rest portion of the lamp is carried by the top
side of the hinged cover, instead of from the underside or bottom of the stove.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of
the drawings.
a is a spirit stove with a top a² which is enclosed by a lid or cover (not shown).
b is a rest or support, secured at its base end 62 to the underside of the stove at 6³, and
which said base part both supports the rest and also forms one of the feet by which
the stove is supported.
The top or upper portion 6 of the rest is bent or cranked at right angles to the
plane of the other part, and which said cranked part has a depending end 6 provided
with a semi-circular piercing or opening 66, through which, or under which, the
curling irons rest, after having been passed through the piercing 6' in the upright
part b.
The top of the hole 66 in the hanging part 65 is at a little lower level than the top of
the hole 6', so as to give the iron a slight inclination on being heated and supported in
the rest.
In figure 8, the rest b and 6 which are equivalents of those represented in the other
figures, are hinged at their lower or base ends 62 to the inside of the enclosing cover
or lid c, so as to be able to fold up and lie flat within the inside of the said cover,
when the stove is not in use.
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 :-
First. A combined rest and portable stove or lamp, for the heating of curling irons
and the like, consisting of a rest 6 with base 62, which is attached to the underside or
bottom of a stove or lamp, with the said base forming one of the feet for supporting
both the rest and stove or lamp; and which said rest has a top 64, 65, provided with
holes, gaps, or piercings 66, 67, made therethrough or therein, substantially as and for
the purpose herein described and represented in figures 1 to 7 both inclusive of the
accompanying drawings.
Secondly. A combined rest and portable stove or lamp, in which the rests are
made folding and are carried by the lid or cover, as set forth in figure 8 of the
drawings.