Year: 1885

page_text: I SAMUEL CLARKE of the Child's Hill Works in the County of Middlesex Candle
and Night light Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to bo
as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide candle lamps and chandeliers suitable
for burning short candles of large diameter such as are described in the Specifica-
tion of a Patent applied for by me in the present year No 5486.
The lower part of the lamp I make of a glass cup with a flange extending out-
wards from it at the top-and preferably with a raised rim standing upwards all
around the edge of this flange. On the flange rests a glass dome shaped shade
open at the top-the upper surface of the flange I make corrugated so that air
may pass below the bottom of the shade to allow of the necessary supply of air
passing to the burning candle-I also provide three lugs which stand up from the
inner edge of the flange and project into the interior of the bottom of the shade to
hold the shade centrally in place. The candle I place within a glass cup which
drops easily into the bottom of the lamp.
The chandeliers or stands for carrying the lamps I form with circular rings into
which the glass cups forming the bottom of the lamps can be dropped and onto
which the flanges at the top of the cups may be allowed to rest.
Small chandeliers or pendants I make with two three or more rings carried by
radial arms from a central boss.
I secure this boss to the lower end of a rod which at its upper end can be sus-
pended by a chain or otherwise.
The lower end of the rod I make to pass through a hole in the boss and hold the
boss on to the rod by a screw nut.
The chandelier can thus be quickly and readily taken to pieces and packed in
small space for carriage which is very important in export business.
For larger chandeliers the central suspending rod may be made to carry two
three or more series of radial arms and rings one below the other-the rings in the
lower sets being set at a further distance from the centre than the rings in the set
or sets above them. In this case the rod would be made in sections screwing
together wherever it carries a set of rings so that the chandelier could similarly be
quickly taken to pieces and packed in small space.
In place of the lamps being supported in rings the glass cup which forms the
bottom of the lamp may if desired be formed with a peg projecting downwards
from it and the lamp be supported by inserting this peg into a suitable socket.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1885

page_text: Improvements in Candle-lamps and Chandeliers.
I, SAMUEL CLARKE of the Child's Hill Works in the County of Middlesex Candle
and Night light 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:—
The object of this invention is to provide candle lamps and chandeliers suitable
for burning short candles of large diameter such as are described in the Specifica-
tion of a Patent applied for by me in the present year No 5486.
The lower part of the lamp I make. of a glass cup with a flange extending out-
wards from it at the top-and preferably with a raised rim standing upwards all
around the edge of this flange. On the flange rests a glass dome shaped shade
open at the top-the upper surface of the flange I make corrugated so that air
may pass below the bottom of the shade to allow of the necessary supply of air
passing to the burning candle-I also provide three lugs which stand up from the
inner edge of the flange and project into the interior of the bottom of the shade to
hold the shade centrally in place. The candle I place within a glass cup which
drops easily into the bottom of the lamp.
The chandeliers or stands for carrying the lamps I form with circular rings into
which the glass cups forming the bottom of the lamps can be dropped and onto
which the flanges at the top of the cups may be allowed to rest.
Small chandeliers or pendants I make with two three or more rings carried by
radial arms from a central boss.
⚫ I secure this boss to the lower end of a rod which at its upper end can be sus-
pended by a chain or otherwise.
The lower end of the rod I make to pass through a hole in the boss and hold the
boss on to the rod by a screw nut.
The chandelier can thus be quickly and readily taken to pieces and packed in
small space for carriage which is very important in export business.
For larger chandeliers the central suspending rod may be made to carry two
three or more series of radial arms and rings one below the other-the rings in the
lower sets being set at a further distance from the centre than the rings in the set
or sets above them or the reverse, that is, the larger circle of rings at the top. In
this case the rod would be made in sections screwing together wherever it carries
a set of rings so that the chandelier could similarly be quickly taken to pieces and
packed in small space.
In place of the lamps being supported in rings the glass cup which forms the
bottom of the lamp may if desired be formed with a peg projecting downwards
from it and the lamp be supported by inserting this peg into a suitable socket.
Figure 1 shows a side elevation. Figure 2 a vertical section and Figure 3 a
horizontal section of a candle lamp formed as above described.
A is the glass cup with a flange A¹ extending downwards from it at the top-
B is the glass dome resting upon the upper surface of the flange which as shown is
made corrugated-C C are sinall projections standing up from the flange at its
inner surface these keep the glass dome in place-D is an inner cup of glass in
which the candle to be burnt is placed.

page_text: Figure 4 is a side elevation and Figure 5 a plan view in section of a small
chandelier formed as above described.
EE E are three metallic rings carried by radial arms from a central boss F.
G is a rod with a ring H at its upper end by which it can be suspended-its lower
end is reduced in diameter and has a screw thread cut upon it. The small end is
passed through a hole formed centrally through the boss F and a screw nut I is
screwed onto it so that the boss is nipped and held between the shoulder on the
rod and the nut.
As before stated the glass cups A might if preferred be formed with a peg pro-
jecting downwards from them to drop into sockets in place of the cups themselves
being dropped into rings as shown.
Rings or sockets for supporting the candle lamps might also be carried at the
end of bracket arms secured to walls or extending from rods fixed at their lower
ends in a foot or stand.
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. The construction of the lower part of a candle lamp of a glass cup with a
flange extending outwards from it at the top and corrugated on its upper surface
where the glass shade is to rest upon it substantially as described.
2. The construction of candle lamps substantially as herein before described.
3. The construction of chandeliers for carrying such candle lamps substantially
as herein described.