Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Aug., 1887.
Complete Left, 27th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 13th Apr., 1888
I DAVID HART of the firm Hart and Sons of 19/20 Old Bailey, City of London,
Manufacturers and Fancy Importers, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
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The object of this invention is to combine with a Lady's Work basket, a tray, in.
which various articles, generally employed by Ladies for sewing purposes, can be kept:
ready for use such as needles, Pins, Reels of Cotton, Tapes, Scissors, Bodkins,
Piercers, Buttons and other requisites, said tray being fitted within the basket near to
or at the top close under the hinged or folding lid, to enable other small articles to be
carried therein but under the tray in the usual manner such as pieces of work, pieces
of lace or fabric knitting cottons, knitting needles, a card case, a handkerchief or
other thing, or if the tray be arranged below the top, the space above the tray would
serve as a receptacle for a handkerchief or other article.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said D. Hart.

page_text: I DAVID HART of the firm Hart and Sons of 19/20 Old Bailey, city of London,
Manufacturers and Fancy Importers, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to combine with a Lady's work basket, a tray, in
which various articles, generally employed by Ladies for sewing or other purposes,
can be kept ready for use such as Needles, Pins, Reels of Cotton, Tapes, Scissors,
Bodkins, Piercers, Buttons and other requisites, said tray being fitted within the
basket near to or at the top, close under the hinged or folding lid, to enable other
small articles to be carried therein but under the tray, in the usual manner, such as
pieces of work, pieces of laco or fabric, knitting cottons, knitting needles, a card case,
a handkerchief or other thing, or if the tray be arranged below the top the space
above the tray would serve as a receptacle for a handkerchief or other article.
My invention is shown in the annexed drawings.
Figure
is a perspective elevation of the basket A with lid B thrown up the
tray and its compartments D, D, being seen as dropped or affixed in at the upper
part of the basket A, said tray lodging upon lip pieces E, E, as shown in the end
walls of the basket, see Figure 2, which is a view looking into the basket, the tray,
Figure 3, being removed.
These lip pieces, E, E, may be set lower down in the basket for the tray to be
placed upon them so that a space would be left above the tray for temporarilly holding
needle or other work without the necessity of removing the tray.
The basket without the tray would be available for ordinary travelling purposes it
being provided with a lock and key or other means or appliances for fastening the lid
when closed.
The inside of the lid is provided with a strap rack or loopings F for holding
pattern books, papers or any article capable of being slipped into the straps.
I have only shown one strap but two or more may be attached or a folding flap may
be fitted in the lid.
The basket may have parallel sides or the sides may be sloping.
In the Drawing the tray C is shown as lodging upon lip pieces, E, E, but any
other suitable means of supporting the tray may be employed.
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 :-
The combination of a Lady's work tray with a work basket as above described and
substantially as shown in the annexed drawings.