Year: 1896

page_text: We, GEORGE WILLIAM Fox of 2 and 4 London Road, Manufacturer, SAMUEL
JOHN HACKNEY of 2 and 4 Rochdale Road, Lamp Manufacturer, both in Man-
chester, and EDMUND FORD HULSE of 203 l'adgate Lane, Warrington, Engineer,
all in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention relates to a new or improved holder for matches, tapers, spills and
the like, which is particularly adapted for use in lighting oil lamps and stoves and
may also be utilised for the display of advertisements.
A holder constructed according to this invention consists of a piece of wire of
any suitable section one end of which is helically or similarly coiled to form a
socket for the reception of the match or the like. The other end of the wire may
he formed into or be provided with a suitable handle. The stem of the holder
or that part of, the wire which is between the handle and the socket may be
embossed or stainped or be otherwise provided with announcements or devices for
advertising purposes.
Different means may be employed for ensuring that the match or the like shall
be securely held in the socket. The socket may, if desired, be formed with its outer
ond slightly larger than its inner end, but it is preferred to form that part of the
stem which comes next to the socket with a bend or curve projecting across or
partly across the inner opening of the socket. A match or the like placed within
the socket may be pressed into contact with the curve or bend and thus be securely
held in place. If desired the end of the wire forming the socket may be ground or
be otherwise provided with a cutting edge so as to be capable of cutting a screw
thread upon a match or the like.
A holder constructed as hereinbefore described is especially adapted for use in
lighting oil lamps and stoves with an ordinary match. The holder with its lighted
match may be passed up the opening of a central draught lamp or may be passed
down the chimney of that or any other type of lamp or stove and the lighting be
thus effected without the necessity of lifting the chimney or otherwise exposing the
wick.

page_text: A New or Improved Holder for Matches, Tapers, Spills, and the like.
We, GEORGE WILLIAM FOX of 2 and 4 London Road, Manchester, Manufacturer,
SAMUEL JOHN HACKNEY of 2 and 4 Rochdale Road, Manchester, Lamp Manufacturer,
and EDMUND FORD HULSE of 203 Padgate Lane, Warrington, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the saine is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement.
This invention relates to a new or improved holder for matches, tapers, spills and
the like, which is particularly adapted for use in lighting oil lamps and stoves and
may also he utilised for the display of advertisements.
A holder constructed according to this invention consists of a piece of wire of
any suitable section one end of which is helically coiled to form a socket for the
reception of the match or the like. The other end of the wire may be forme.
into or provided with a suitable handle or it may be similarly coiled to the first
end. The stem of the holder or that part which is between the handle and the
socket or between the two ends of the holder may be embossed or stamped or be
otherwise provided with announcements or devices for advertising purposes.
Different means may be employed for ensuring that the match or the like shall
be securely held in the socket. The socket may if desired, be formed with its outer
end slightly larger than its inner end, or that part of the stem which comes next
to the socket may be provided with a curve or bend projecting across or partly
across the inner opening of the socket. A match or the like placed within the
socket may be jammed along this curve and thus be securely held in place.
If desired the end of the wire forming the socket may be ground or be otherwise
provided with a cutting edge so as to be capable of cutting a screw thread upon a
match or the like.
In order that our Invention may be more readily understood we have hereto
appended a sheet of drawings which illustrate two forins of the improved holder.
Figure 1 shews a holder formed from a length of wire A, one end of which is
coiled at B, to produce a taper socket for the reception of a match or the like.
The other end C is bent or formed into a handle. The straight length of wire
between the socket and the holder may be embossed or otherwise suitably provided
with advertising or similar matter.
Fig 2 shews in section to a larger scale the socket B illustrated in Figure 1
with a match D inserted.
Figure 3 represents a form of holder A in which both ends are coiled. One
end B is coiled as previously described and illustrated and the other end may be
provided with a similar coil or with a larger one or a more open one as shewn
in the drawing. This coil may form a socket for a larger article than a match or
it may if desired be used for other purposes, as for example, for holding and
retaining a cleaning cloth for lamp chimneys.
A holder constructed as hereinbefore described and as illustrated is especially
adapted for use in lighting oil lamps and stoves with an ordinary match. The
holder with ai inserted lighted match may be passed up the opening of a central
draught lamp or it may be passed down the chimney of that or any other type of
lamp or stove and the lighting he thus effected without the necessity of lifting the
chimney or otherwise exposing the wick.
It will of course be understood that the forms of holders shown are only
examples and that many other forms may be produced without departing from the
spirit of this Invention.

page_text: 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:-
A holder for matches, tapers, spills and other articles constructed substantially
as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 31st day of May 1) 1807
W. E. HEYS & SON,
Agents for the Applicants.