Year: 1897

page_text: OCTAVIUS BAILEY Fruit Salesman 10 Bromley Road Beckenham Kent do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
This invention relates to a new apparatus formed of a bottomless tubular contained
and pierced with holes through its sides it possess of false bottoms, which is able to
be drawn out through the openings made (in the side) a few inches from its height.
When one wishes to boil vegetables meats etc., this apparatus is plunged in a
saucepan filled with water.
When the materials are cooked the apparatus is removed from the saucepan, and is
allowed to drain, when it is desired to serve up the contents the apparatus is placed on
a plate the false bottom withdrawn, and the contents fall upon the plate. This
apparatus is for steaming potatoes and any other kind of vegetables meats and for
any other purpose to be constructed of earthenware tin or any other material also
made round or any other shape.
OCTAVIUS BAILEY Potato Salesman 10 Bromley Road Beckenham Kent England
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:-
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view
of my improved cooking utensil with one of its partitions shewn partly withdrawn.
Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation through line x―y.
My invention has for its object, to provide a cooking utensil which is formed of a
tubular contained and pierced with holes through its sides. It possesses perforated
movable partitions upon which articles are carried and the said partitions are able to
be inserted and withdrawn through the openings made in the side of the cooking
utensil and the said openings are made at various distances from its height.
When one wishes to boil vegetables meats fish etc., the articles are placed in the
cooking utensil upon the perforated movable partitions. This cooking utensil is then
plunged into a saucepan or apparatus filled with water or liquid,
When the materials are cooked, or when it is desired to drain its contents, the
cooking utensil is removed from the saucepan or apparatus, and when it is desired
to serve up, it can then be placed upon a plate, the partition withdrawn and its
contents fall upon the plate.

page_text: This cooking utensil is adapted for steaming substances such as potatoes also for
cooking several articles at one time by the combination of compartments formed
with perforated movable partitions and is also adapted for other purposes.
My invention consists in the construction and combination of parts composing the
cooking utensil as hereinafter described and claimed.
In the drawings:
C is
A is the frame of the cooking utensil provided with perforations B in same.
a inovable perforated partition upon which articles are carried (with its handle or
drop ring D) supported upon supports or projections E, which perforated movable
partitions can be inserted or withdrawn through the openings F, the drop rings or
handles G are for ambulatory purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the saine is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
A metal or earthenware cooking utensil tubular contained, constructed oval or any
other pattern, having perforations B in same, provided with a combination of
perforated movable partitions C (with its drop rings or handles D) and said partitions
are supported upon supports or projections E, which perforated movable partitions can
be inserted and withdrawn through the openings F and the drop rings or handles G
are for ambulatory purposes.