IMPROVEMENTS IN DETACHED HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE SUCH AS SIDEBOARDS to be.
Year: 1884

page_text: I CHARLES HENRY WOOD 5 Charles Street, Sheffield in the County of York
Manufacturer of Cutlery do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN DETACHED HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE SUCH AS SIDEBOARDS to be.
as follows:-
My Invention relates to improvements in detached articles of household furniture
namely sideboards, cheffoniers, dressers, bedsteads, and cabinet sewing machines,
and it consists in the adaptation to, and combination with such articles of furniture,
of the works and face of a timepiece placed in a prominent or convenient position,
and so as to improve the appearance of, or give increased utility to the said
article of furniture, and the usual clock case is dispensed with. When the clock or
alarum is provided with a circular metallic case, the case may be retained; and the
clock may be in combination with a thermometer or barometer. In carrying out
my Invention as applied to the improvement of a sideboard (for example) I choose
a central position on the backboard as being most suitable for the purpose, and I
make a suitable opening to receive the clock, or thermometer, or barometer as the
case may be preferably utilising the ornamental carving or moulding (if any) to
form a frame to encircle the face of the clock; thus the ordinary wood clock cases
are dispensed with, and the clock itself is much less liable to accidental damage
than when standing loose upon the sideboard. The three articles mentioned,
namely the clock, thermometer and barometer may be used separately or in
combination..
I, CHARLES HENRY WOOD of 5 Charles Street, Sheffield in the County of York
Manufacturer of Cutlery do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN DETACHED HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, SUCH AS SIDEBOARDS and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement, that is to say :-
My Invention relates to improvements in detached articles of household furnituro
namely sideboards, cheffoniers, dressers and sewing machine cabinets or covers, and

page_text: it consists in the adaptation to, and combination with such articles of furniture of
the works and face of a timepiece, or of the complete timepiece when its case is of
a suitable shape, (such as the circular metal case of "alarums") or of a barometer
or thermometer, placed in a central or other convenient position, so as not only to
be useful as a conveniently placed timepiece, but also to add to the appearance, and
to give novelty to such articles of furniture.
In order that my Invention may be fully understood, and its advantages seen
I have annexed hereto a Sheet of Drawings to which I will now refer.
Fig. 1 represents the combination of a timepiece with the back of a sideboard,
cheffonier or dresser, the timepiece being let into the centre ornament, which
may be made removeable or be fixed permanently to the back.
Fig. 2 represents the combination of a circular cased timepiece, with the back of
a dresser.
Fig. 3 shows a timepiece in combination with a sewing machine cabinet or cover.
Fig. 4 shows a method of attaching the centre ornament (to which the timepiece
is secured) so that it may be detached from the article of furniture when the
timepiece requires winding up.
It is to be understood that either a thermometer or barometer may be used for
the above named purpose either separately or in combination with each other
or with a timepiece.
I utilise the central ornamental portion of the backs of the said furniture to
receive the clock and by so doing I dispense with the usual wood clock case, and it
will be evident that timepieces, or barometers or thermometers so securely fixed, are
less liable to be accidentally damaged, as when standing loose upon a sideboard, or
chimney piece.
Such combination is both novel and useful,
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
1 claim is
First.. The combination with sideboards cheffoniers, dressers, and sewing machine
cabinets or covers; of the works and face of a timepiece, or of a complete
timepiece, when the case is of a suitable construction, and either made
detachable or permanently secured thereto, in such a manner as to add to
and improve the appearance, and to give increased utility to such articles of
furniture, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated.
Second. The combination with the aforesaid articles of furniture, of a
thermometer or barometer either separately or in conjunction, or in
.conjunction with a timepiece, substantially as herein before described.
Dated this 15th day of August 1884.