A New or Improved Sharpener for Knives, Scissors, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Sharpener for Knives, Scissors, and the like.
I, CHARLES HENRY MARSHALL, GS, Chelmsford Street, Lincoln, Builder, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;
This invention consists of a new or improved sharpener for knives, scissors and
the like. I provide two or more cutters, the edges of which are cut at a suitable
angle, these cutters being carried in a support of suitable material. The cutters
are set relatively to one another at the required angle so that by drawing the
blade of a knife or the like between the cutters it will be sharpened. I may
also provide cutters, the edges of which are adapted to polish or smooth the
edge of the blade after sharpening, being so placed as to engage upon the blade
after it has passed through the cutters. The cutters may be adjustably mounted
in the support aforesaid, so that the angle made between the cutting edges of the
cutters may be varied.
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I, CHARLES HENRY MARSHALL, 68, Chelmsford Street, Lincoln, Builder, 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 follow-
ing statement;
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This invention consists of a new or improved sharpener for knives, scissors and
the like, I provide two or more cutters, the edges of which are cut at a suitabio
angle, these cutters being carried in a support of suitable material. The cutters
are set relatively to one another at the required angle so that by drawing the
blade of a knife or the like between the cutters it will be sharpened. I may
also provide cutters, the edges of which are adapted to polish or smooth the
edge of the blade after sharpening, being so placed as to engage upon the blade
after it has passed through the cutters. The cutters may be adjustably mounted
in the support aforesaid, so that the angle made between the cutting edges of the
cutters may be varied.
For purposes of illustration, I will now refer to the annexed drawings in
which:
Figure 1 is an ond olovation showing my invention

page_text: Figure 2, plan view of same.
I provide two or more cutters e, the edges of which may be cut or sharpened to
a suitable angle. These cutters are carried in the support formed of suitable
material having a slot d, for the passage of the blade of the knife, scissors, or
the like, this support a is mounted on a based piece b. The cutters are rela-
tively fixed to one another at the required angle, so that by drawing the blade
of the knife or the like between the cutters, the edge of the blade will be sharp-
ened and I also provide plates, e¹ the edges of which are adapted to polish or
smooth the edge of the blade after sharpening, being so placed as to engage upon
the edge of the blade after it has passed through the cutters. The cutters e are
adjustably connected by means of the screw c, & rest on the inclined surface of
support a as shown f being a lock-nut for the purpose of enabling the angle or
inclination made between the edges of the cutter e to be varied, according to the
angle at which it is required to sharpen or cut the edges of the blade, that is to
say, more or less acute.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is;
1. In sharpeners for knives, scissors and the like, of the class herein described,
the combined construction and arrangement of the various parts, substantially
as described and illustrated herein and for the purpose set forth.
2. In sharpeners for knives, scissors and the like, a support of suitable material,
carrying cutters adjustably secured thereto at the required angle by means of
a screw or such like, with or without polishing surfaces, all in combination, and
substantially as described and illustrated herein and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 9th day of September 1899.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.