Improvements in Lamps for Heating Curling Irons and other Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Apr., 1886.
Complete Left, 10th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 11th Feb., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lamps for Heating Curling Irons and other
Purposes.
We WILLIAM BOWN, of Summer Lane, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick,
Manufacturer and GEORGE CAPEWELL, of 31ª Whitehead Road, Aston, near
Birmingham aforesaid Machinist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows
Our improvements consist in applying to one or both ends or sides of the lamp a
bracket or brackets having a spring action in connection with ears or projections
formed with or secured to the body of the lamp. At one end or side we attach to the
bracket an extra jointed or hinged piece and when the bracket or brackets is or are
placed upright in the position for supporting the curling iron or other article to be
heated; this hinged piece will extend at an angle so as to form an additional support
and thereby enable us when desired to use one bracket only. The lid of our improved
lamp is made when desired to open and close with the same kind of spring action as
the brackets above described and on the inside of the lid we sometimes apply a looking
glass to be used when curling the hair or for other toilet purposes.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Lamps for Heating Curling Irons and other
Purposes.
We WILLIAM BOWN. of Summer Lane Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Manufacturer and GEORGE CAPEWELL of 31ª Whitehead Road Aston near Birmingham
aforesaid Machinist do hereby declare the nature of our said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN LAMPS FOR HEATING CURLING IRONS AND OTHER PURPOSES
" and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our improvements consist in applying to one or both ends or sides of the lamp a
bracket or brackets having a spring action in connection with ears or projections
formed with or secured to the boily of the lamp-At one end or side we attach to the
bracket an extra jointed or hinged piece; and when the bracket or brackets are
placed upright in the position for supporting the curling iron or other article to he
lieated, this binged piece will extend at an angle so as to form an additional support,
and thereby enable us when desired to use one bracket only-The lid of our improved
lamp is made when desired to open and close with the same kind of spring action as
the brackets above described, and on the inside of the lid we sometimes apply a
looking glass to be used when curling the hair or for other toilet purposes.
But as our improvements will be best understood by the drawings hereunto
annexed we will describe the same reference being made to the figures and letters
marked thereon.
DESCRIPTON OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 represents a side view of a spirit lamp constructed according to our
invention with the lid A. shown open and the brackets B. C. D. extended ready for
insertion of the curling tongs shown in dotted lines-E is the body of the lamp
which holds the cotton wool sponge or other absorbant of the spirit to be burned-It
will be seen by the application of the bracket D, the bracket B. can be dispensed with
if desired as the curling tong, will be not only supported by the brackets C. D. but
may be partially withdrawn so that the extreme end of the tongs may be heated when
desired the base plate being extended or an additional plate applied as at J. for
preventing the weight of the curling tong upsetting the lamp.
The bracket D. is jointed with a loose joint to the bracket C. at a. and the
bracket C. is jointed to the plate Fat b. the angular form of the bracket C. in opening
or closing the brackets pressing against the body of the lamp forms a spring or snap
action and when the lid of the lamp is closed and the brackets folded on it as shown

page_text: in Figure 2. they hold the lid in position and form a small compact article-Figure 3.
is a front and edge view of the bracket D. showing the recess e. for supporting the
curling tong-When desired the lid of the lamp is fitted with a spring joint same
as the brackets and also with a looking glass as seen at Figure 1. for toilet purposes.
The looking-glass may be fitted in a small frame and jointed to the outer edge of
the lid if desired for folding on to the lid when closing the lamp.
This lamp is very readily opened and brackets extended into the position shown at
Figure 1. by applying the finger or thumb to the lip G and forcing the lid back which
extends the brackets at the same time.
Having described our invention we wish it understood that we do not purpose
confining ourselves to the exact details herein described and exhibited as the same may
he varied but what we claim and wish protected by letters patent is
The construction of spirit lamps with an additional bracket D. plate J. and looking-
glass substantially as and for the purposes herein described and exhibited.
G. F. REDFERN,
+, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicants.