A New or Improved Combined Hand Tray or Waiter and Advertising Medium.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 14th June, 1894-Accepted, 14th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combined Hand Tray or Waiter and
Advertising Medium.
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I RUPERT BENJAMIN BAUGH, of Park Road, Moseley, near Birminghan,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in hand trays or waiters, and consists as
follows:-
I make the waiter of any suitable pattern, and generally of a circular shape but
both of which may be varied if desired. The bed or bottom of the tray is formed
with a recess or set back shape from the surrounding border or rim. Into this bed
or bottom is now placed a plate upon whose upper surface is enamelled any desired
device or lettering. The metal of the waiter which forms the recess is now rolled,
spun, or stamped in, (from the rear of the waiter) in front of the enamelled plate,.
and thus firmly secures the said plate in position.
By these means I produce a waiter which is most readily washed or otherwise
cleaned upon its central surface, and at the same time affords a striking medium
for advertising, avoiding the usual ready tendency to tarnishing and dirt of the-
various metallic waiters now in use.
Dated this 13th day of September 1893.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combined Hand Tray or Waiter and
Advertising Medium.
I RUPERT BENJAMIN BAUGH of Park Road, Moseley, near Birmingham,.
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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in hand trays or waiters, and consists as
hereinafter explained.
In order to more clearly describe this my invention, I have appended hereunto.
an illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring throughout to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a plan of a hand tray or waiter made according to this my invention.
Fig. 2, is a sectional view of my invention as it appears with the enamelled plate.
inserted, ready for securing therein.
Fig. 3, shows the same when completed.
I make the waiter 4, of any suitable pattern, and generally of a circular shape
but both of which may be varied if desired. The bed or bottom 5 of the tray is.
recessed or set back from the surrounding border or rim at 6. Into this bed or
bottom is now placed the plate 7, upon whose upper surface is enamelled any
desired device or lettering, as seen in Fig. 1. The metal of the waiter which forms
the recess at 6, is now rolled, spun, or stamped in, (from the rear of the waiter).
at 8, in front of the enamelled plate 7, and thus firmly secures the said plate in.
position, as shown in Fig. 3.
By these means I produce a waiter which is most readily washed or otherwise-

page_text: cleaned upon its central surface, and at the same time affords a striking medium
for advertising, avoiding the usual ready tendency to tarnishing and dirt of the
various metallic waiters now in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A hand waiter having an ornamental lettered or figured enamelled surface
plate 7, secured in position by the neck portion 8, all substantially as set forth
and shown.
Dahi 19th don of Lune 1901
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicant's Agent.