IMPROVEMENTS IN CANDLESTICKS to be as follows, that is to say
Year: 1885

page_text: I, WALTER HENRY BULPITT trading as Bulpitt & Sons of Camden Street,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Lamp Manufacturer and Tin Plate
Worker do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN CANDLESTICKS to be as follows, that is to say
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This invention has for its object improvements in candlesticks by which they are
made more durable the more direct object being to lessen as much as possible the
use of solder in the construction thereof the parts being secured by the metal itself
wherever that is possible-I will explain the construction of an ordinary tin
candlestick
The base of the bottom is not soldered on separately as is now customary but
spun or otherwise worked up from the bottom itself The socket when curled
round does not depend wholly upon the solder where the joint laps but is partly
secured by two notches in one of the edges into which the other plain edge falls
lapping inside and outside on either side of the said notches Neither does the
socket depend upon solder to hold it on the base for this I accomplish by several-
say three projecting tongues which enter suitable slots in the base under which
they are afterwards turned. The top flange may be secured in like manner to the
top of the socket I also avoid the use of solder in forming the hook on the
extinguisher for this I accomplish by cutting a vertical slot up near one edge of
the metal sufficiently high to leave a strip of metal long enough to bend over into
a hook. By the means herein stated there is not nearly so much lability of the
candlestick falling to pieces when subjected to the heat of fire for the purpose of
melting any accumulation of tallow therefrom

page_text: I, WALTER HENRY BULPITT trading as Bulpitt & Sons of Camden Street
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Lamp Manufacturer and Tin plate
Worker do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement
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This Invention has for its object improvements in candlesticks by which they
are made more durable, the more direct object being to lessen as much as possible
the use of solder in the construction thereof the parts being secured by the metal
itself wherever that is possible I will explain the construction of an ordinary tin
candlestick
The base of the bottom is not soldered on separately as is now customary but
spun or otherwise worked up from the bottom itself The socket when curled
round does not depend wholly upon the solder where the joint laps but is partly
secured by two notches in one of the edges into which the other plain edge falls
lapping inside and outside on either side of the said notches Neither does the
socket depend upon solder to hold it on the base for this I accomplish by several
(say three) projecting tongues which enter suitable slots in the base under which
they are afterwards turned The top flange may be secured in like manner to the
top of the socket I also avoid the use of solder in forming the hook on the
extinguisher for this I accomplish by cutting a vertical slot near one edge of
the metal sufficiently high to leave a strip of metal long enough to bend over into
a hook
By the means herein stated there is not nearly so much liability of the candle-
sticks falling to pieces when subjected to the heat of fire for the purpose of melting
any accumulation of tallow therefrom
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have
illustrated the various parts constituting my invention
Figure 1 is an elevation of the tube candle case of the candlestick and shows
how the edge of the metal is notched at A in order that the part A¹ may be turned
inside or under the edge C while the part A³ and A³ is turned outside the edge C
up to the upper notch A' and there is thus really no need of solder though it may
be used The lower part of the socket or candle case has three or other number of
projections b, b' and be left to enter into corresponding recesses in the base here-
after to be explained
Figure 2 is a plan of the base showing the three or other number of slot
holes d, d² and d into which the projections 6 b¹ and 6º upon the socket enter
passing through to the back or bottom side where they are turned round and
secured either with or without solder
Figure 3 is a cross section of the bottom Fig 2 showing how the base E of the
bottom is raised or spun up out of the single sheet of tin so that no solder is here
required as is the case with candlesticks as now made
Figure 4 is a front elevation of the extinguisher showing the cut F¹ up the
edge F of the metal and it is also seen clearly in the plan of the same, Figure 5

page_text: Figure 6 is a sectional side elevation of the extinguisher on J K showing how
the slotted edge F is brought over the curled edge H and the tongue or hook F* 18
bent out of the one piece of metal, thus requiring no solder.
Figure 7 is a sectional plan on line L M which will further assist to make the
construction clear
It will thus be seen that solder is almost entirely avoided in the construction of
my candlestick and extinguisher so that contact with heat will not necessarily
destroy it or separate the important parts the one from the other It will be
evident variations in design and various parts may be made without departing
from the invention
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim 18
First-The improvements in candlesticks whereby the socket is locked together
and the base made in one piece locked thereto, substantially as and for the purpose
herein set forth
Second-The extinguisher body and hook F made from one piece substantially
as and for the purpose herein set forth