Heating and Steaming Apparatus for Milliners and Dressmakers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 11th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Heating and Steaming Apparatus for Milliners and Dressmakers..
LAURINA MILLY CLIMPSON, Milliner, Grosvenor Road St. Albans, Herts
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
This apparatus consists of a metal box which may be heated by gas, oil, or
charcoal, upon the upper part of which is placed a loose cover or covers, which
become heated,' upon one side of the box and nearly level with the top is a trough
to contain water, and in which dips a roll which has a suitable cloth wound upon
it, the roll having a coiled spring attached to keep the cloth coiled up and
to keep the cloth stretched when in use, when used for steaming purposes
the wet cloth is drawn over the hot cover and secured by a loop to a stud
fixed in the opposite side, when not used for steaming, the thick cover may
be removed and a thinner one substituted, when laundry irons etc. may be placed
upon it to be heated, there is also provision made for-placing irons etc. inside
the box when not convenient to place them upon the top, one of the covers is of
thick metal and preferably coated with an inoxidisable metal, and polished so that
it may be used as a hot smoothing plate, the other cover is simply a thin supporting
plate to conduct heat to anything placed thereon.
Dated this 25th day of February 1893.
JOHN HENRY GODMAN, C.E.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Heating and Steaming Apparatus for Milliners and Dressmakers.
LAURINA MILLY CLIMPSON, Milliner Grovenor Road St. Albans, Herts
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 apparatus consists of a metal box to be heated by gas, oil, or charcoal, upon
the top is placed a loose cover or covers which become heated, upon the side of the
apparatus and nearly level with top is a trough to contain water, in which dips a
roll which has a cloth wound upon it, the roll having a coiled spring attached to
keep the cloth coiled up & also to keep it tight when in use, when used for steaming
purposes the wet cloth is drawn over the hot cover & secured by a loop to a stud
fixed upon the opposite side, when not used for steaming, the thick cover may be
removed & a thinner one substituted, upon which laundry irons may be placed to
be heated, there is also provision made for placing laundry irons inside the box,
"when it is not convenient to place them upon the top," one of the covers is of
thick metal & preferably coated with a polished unoxidisible metal to be used as a
hot smoothing plate, the other cover is simply a thin supporting plate to conduct
heat to anything placed thereon.

page_text: for trough, "the gas burner may be replaced by a grate for charcoal when a
flue would be added, or an oil lamp may be substituted, I prefer to use gas as
-shewn."
The apparatus is principally intended to be used for steaming velvets etc., by
milliners, dressmakers, & for domestic use, the apparatus is used as follows, the
gas having been lit at the burner the cover B becomes heated, the cloth G 1
is drawn over the cover B when steam is produced, over which the article to
be steamed is held, the cloth on becoming dry is allowed to coil upon the roller,
becoming wetted ready to be again used, the cover L is to keep the cloth clean
when 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;
1. A cloth coiled upon a spring roller dipping in water, in combination with a
hot plate as described, and shewn by the drawing.
Dated this 27th day of November 1893.
JOHN HENRY GODMAN, C.E.