Improvements in and relating to Holders for Cut Flowers, Ferns, Plants, or the like for Wall Decorations.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 29th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 6th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Holders for Cut Flowers, Ferns,
Plants, or the like for Wall Decorations.
I, JAMES THOMPSON BROWNLOW, of 3 Belle Vue Terrace, Gateshead-on-
Tyne, in the County of Durham, Bulb Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to improvements in and relating to holders for cut flowers,
ferns, plants or the like, for wall decorations, which consists of a plate or dish with
a vase shape receptacle in the well of the said plate or dish.
I construct a receptacle or vessel of any suitable shape, such as, a part of a
vase, egg, flower-pot, or any sculptured ornamental vessel and fix the same to the
well or any other part of a plate or dish. The said dish may be constructed of
any suitable shape either plain or with any degree of ornamentation.
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If preferable I may make my invention with one, two or more receptacles or
vessels separate from each other or worked one into or across each other in a
suitable position in the aforesaid plate or dish.
At the back of the plate or dish I fix a metallic suspender for hanging my
invention to a wall.
This invention can be made of china, earthenware, glass, terra-cotta or of any
other material.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration, and that
the shapes materials and proportions of the parts may be varied in many ways
within the scope of my invention.
Dated this 8th day of
1892
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Holders for Cut Flowers, Ferns,
Plants, or the like for Wall Decorations.
I, JAMES THOMPSON BROWNLOW, of 3 Belle Vue Terrace, Gateshead-on-
Tyne, in the County of Durham, Bulb 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in and relating to holders for cut flowers,
ferns, plants or the like, for wall or table decorations, which consists of a plate or
dish with a vase shape receptacle in the well of the said plate or dish.
1 construct a receptacle or vessel (with a tin cup in the inside) of any suitable
shape, such as, a part of a vase, egg, flower-pot, or any sculptured ornamental
vessel and fix the same to the well or any other part of a plate or dish. The said
dish may be constructed of any suitable shape either plain or with any degree of
ornamention.
If preferable I may make my invention with one, two or more receptacles or
vessels separate from each other or worked one into or across each other in a
suitable position in the aforesaid plate or dish.

page_text: At the back of the plate or dish I fix a metallic suspender commonly used for
hanging my invention to a wall, and a tin dish in each receptacle.
This invention can be made of china, earthenware, glass, terra-cotta or of any
other material and fixed together by pitch or any other suitable cement.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1 represents the front elevation of an oblong plate a with a square
receptable in the centre and side receptacles c.
Fig. 2, is a circular plate a with ornamental receptacles 6 to receive flowers.
Fig. 3, denotes an oval plate a with the receptacles 6, and is suitable for table
decoration.
Fig. 4, is an elevation of a square pláte a with the receptacles b, and is suitable
for table decoration.
Fig. 5, is a circular plate a with a vase shape receptacle b.
Fig. 6, represents a circular plate a with three bell shaped receptacles b.
Fig. 7, denotes a circular plate a with an openwork receptacle d.
Fig. 8, is an elevation of a circular plate a with a receptacle 6 and side
receptacles c c.
Fig. 9, is a circular plate a with three receptacles b.
Fig. 10, represents three broken eggs b as receptacles for flowers on a circular
plate a.
Fig. 11, is a circular plate a with three receptacles b.
Fig. 12, denotes a circular plate a with a receptacle .
Fig. 13, is a circular plate a with three receptacles b.
Fig. 14, represents a circular plate a with a basket shaped receptacle b.
Fig. 15, is a crimped edge circular plate a with a receptacle b.
Fig. 16, denotes a circular plate a with a broken egg shape receptacle b.
Fig. 17, is a circular plate a with a receptacle b.
Fig. 18, represents a shield plate a with a receptacle b.
Fig. 19, is a circular plate a with two receptacles b.
Fig. 20, is a circular plate a with three receptacles b.
It will be understood in carrying out my invention that I do not limit myself
to the designs, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, as the shapes of the
plates, shields or receptacles, may be varied with any degree of elaborate
ornament, and constructed of any material or proportion, for the purpose of being
adopted for table, wall or any other decoration, that is carried out by means of
flowers, ferns or the like.
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
1. In a holder for flowers or plants, the combination of a shield shape plate and
a receptacle for flowers, substantially as herein described and according to Fig. 18
of the accompanying drawings.
2. In a holder for flowers or plants, the combination of a plate or stand with
receptacles and tin cups, substantially as herein described and according to Figs. 1, 3,
and 4, of the accompanying drawings.
3. In a holder for flowers or plants, the combination of circular plates with
three receptacles and tin cups, substantially as herein described and according to
Figs. 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 20, of the accompanying drawings.
4. In a holder for flowers or plants, the combination of a circular plate with
two receptacles and tin cups, substantially as herein described and according to
Fig. 19, of the accompanying drawings.
5. In a holder for flowers or plants, the combination of the plates with one
receptacle to each, substantially as herein described and according to Figs. 5, 12,
14, 15, 16, and 17, of the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 6. In a holder for flowers or plants, the combination of a circular plate with a
receptacle of open work and a tin cup, substantially as herein described and
according to Fig. 7, of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of March 1893.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.