Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 24th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 31st Dec., 1888
I, GEORGE STONEHOUSE of Queens Buildings, Bacup Road, Rawtenstall in the
County of Lancaster, Glass and China Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to the improved construction of Wreath and other Cases as
used on graves and for covering ornaments and consists of using cast iron or steel
vases for the making of same thereby making these articles of far greater durability
than the present ones now made in earthenware and similar material.
The covers or globes are secured to the iron or steel bases in the following manner.
On the lower side of the cover is formed a bead or projection running round the
circumference and cut away at intervals along its length so that these intervals or
recesses will drop over corresponding projections on the cast iron or steel base, the
globe is then rotated a portion of a revolution when the bead on globe will pass under
the projections on the cast iron or steel base and be thereby firmly secured thus by
making the bases sufficiently heavy doing away with the wires used for retaining the
globes in wreath cases and preventing their being blown over by the wind or knocked
over so easily in cleaning or by other mishap.
The cast iron or steel base may be used for the plain covers or globes as at present
made, or with the beaded covers or globes as before specified..
To prevent the contents of the wreath case from being spoiled by the accumulation
of moisture the bottom of the cast base is bevelled from the circumference either
upwards to the centre or downwards from the circumference to the centre and a
suitable hole made in the centre so that the moisture will run out. The globe or
cover is ventilated for the same cause by piercing the knob on the top of same with a
suitable hole or holes and cutting away or leaving spaces along its bottom circum-
ference or edge.
Suitable letters texts inscriptions and crests or patterns may be cast along with
and on the bases as desired and the bases painted and suitably finished to imitate
marble granite stone or other material to match the monuments or gravestones along
with which the said wreath cases are used.
JOHN HARGREAVES.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Wreath and Ornament Cases.
I, GEORGE STONEHOUSE of Queen's Buildings, Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, in the
County of Lancaster, Glass and China Merchant 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 the improved construction of wreath and other cases for
covering ornaments, etc. and consists of using "cast" iron or cast" steel bases for
the making of same, thereby making these articles of far greater durability than the
present ones as now made in earthenware and other material. It also relates to an
improved method of securing the globe or cover to the bases.
In order that the nature of my invention may be fully understood I will refer to
the accompanying sheet of drawings wherein Figs. 1 and 3 represent sectional
elevations of two designs of wreath cases. Figs. 2 and 4 the plans of the bases of
same, and Fig. 5, shows two elevations of the wire fastening or staple for securing the
globe to the base. Only so much of the " cases are shown as is necessary to illustrate
the invention.
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In my invention the bases "a, a" are "iron" or "steel" « castings," to which the
covers or globes "b, b," are secured in the following manner. On the lower side of
the cover or globe "b, b," as at present made, is formed a "bead or slight "bell-mouth"
as shown at "
c," running round the outside circumference, and this shape or a
modification of the same is utilised for placing thereon and around the same a suitable
wire or ring "d," and upon this ring are put a number of "wires " or "staples" e,"
bent in the form shown in Fig. 5; the lower ends of these staples "e" are then
dropped through suitable holes "f, f," formed in the bases, after which the ends "g"
of the "staples are opened out as shown in Fig. 5. thereby firmly securing the
globes "b, b," to the cast bases "a, a; thus by making the bases sufficiently heavy
preventing the cases from being blown over by the wind, or knocked over so easily in
cleaning or by other mishap.
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bases a, a," may be used for the plain covers or globes as at present
To prevent the contents of the wreath cases being spoiled by the accumulation of
moisture, the bottoms "h, h," of the cast bases may be bevelled from the circumference
either upwards to the centre, or downwards from the circumference to the centre, and
a suitable hole made in the centre so that the moisture will run out.
Suitable letters, texts, inscriptions and crests or patterns may be cast along with
and on or fixed to the bases as desired, and the bases painted, enamelled, and
suitably finished, to imitate marble, granite, stone or other material to match the
monuments or gravestones along with which the said wreath cases are used.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is 11
1. Making the bases of wreath cases, ornament cases and the like from "cast"
iron or "cast" steel.
2. The ring "d" with suitable staples "e" to drop through holes "ff" formed
in bases "a, a," and secured to same, as described, and constructed substantially
as and for the purposes set forth and indicated hereinbefore, and in the accompanying
drawing.
JOHN HARGREAVES,
66, Schofield Road, Rawtenstall, near
Agent.
Manchester,