An Improved Vegetable, Fish, and Meat Boiler and Drainer Combined.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 17th June, 1891-Accepted, 25th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Vegetable, Fish, and Meat Boiler and Drainer
Combined.
I, FRANCIS CHARLES HOLMES of 47 Greengate Street Stafford in the County of
Stafford do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This said invention consists of an improved body arranged for boiling meat fish
or vegetables by which these eatables may be placed on a dish for table, after
boiling, without disturbing their original formation, by the dividing and opening of
this body at the bottom to distribute its contents.
This said invention is a perforated body with fixed bottom and open top and is
constructed in any shape to fit any sized saucepan, fish kettle or pot, either
cylindrical, oblong, oval or square shaped and made in either tin, brass, copper,
tinned iron, galvanised iron, lead coated iron, enamel ware, china or earthenware or
in any kind or sort of wire work and any other available material for manufacturing
same.
This said body is constructed in two parts (as shewn on Sheet 1 and marked A)
and is secured together at the top by means of hinged joints (marked B) to which
is fixed a curved piece of metal (marked C) which can be used as a handle for
lifting the body out of the saucepan, fish kettle or pot, this handle is made movable
and fits inside the body and has an enlargement or swell under the centre for the
purpose of assisting in raising it.
This said body (marked A on Sheet 2) when closed is secured by means of a
sliding pin (marked D) fixed across the bottom and can be opened by withdrawing
the said pin. This pin has an enlargement or boss in its centre (marked F) which
prevents it from becoming detached.
On (Sheet 3) this said body (marked A) is shewn with the sliding pin
(marked E) for opening and closing attached to the side. This pin has a projection
(marked G) to prevent it from becoming detached and for convenience in sliding
when opening and closing-a stop (marked H) is also fixed to the said body to
receive the projection of the pin and to prevent it slipping when in use.
The sliding pin (marked E) attached to the body (marked A) as shewn on
(Sheet 3) is an alternative fastening.
Dated this 10th day of Santamber 1890
FRANCIS CHARLES HOLMES,
47, Greengate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Vegetable, Fish, and Meat Boiler and Drainer
Combined.
I FRANCIS CHARLES HOLMES of 47 Greengate Street Stafford in the County
of Stafford, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This said invention consists of a perforated body with fixed bottom and open
top and is constructed in any shape to fit any size saucepan, fish kettle or pot either
cylindrical, oblong, oval or square shaped and made in either tin, brass, copper,
tinned iron, galvanized iron, lead coated iron, enamel ware, china or earthenware,
or in any kind or sort of wire work and any other available material for manu-
facturing same.

page_text: This said body is constructed in two parts (as shewn on Sheet 1 marked A "left
with the Provisional Specification") secured together at the top by means of hinged
joints (marked B) to which is fixed a curved piece of metal (marked C) which can
be used as a handle for lifting the said body out of the saucepan, fish kettle or pot,
this handle is made movable and fits inside the body and has an enlargement or
swell under the centre for the purpose of assisting in raising it.
This said body (marked A on Sheet 2 "left with the Provisional Specification")
when closed is secured by means of a sliding pin (marked D) fixed across the
bottom and can be opened by withdrawing the said pin. This pin has an
enlargement or boss in its centre (marked F) which prevents it from becoming
detached.
This said body is also constructed with the pin at the side for the convenience of
opening and closing as an alternative fastening.
When required for use, this said body with the vegetables, or other eatables, is
placed inside the saucepan or pot. After they are sufficiently boiled, the saucepan or
pot being lifted from the fire, the said body is then lifted out, allowing the water
to drain away then by loosening the pin at the bottom it liberates the two parts
of the said body and allows the contents to fall into the dish without disturbing them
in the least or altering their original formation.
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. That it will enable any person to place any vegetable or other substance
(however tender) on a dish, after being boiled without disturbing their original
formation.
2. That it will save both time and labour when cooking food.
3. That it will do away entirely with the use of cullenders.
Dated this 16th day of Luno 1901
FRANCIS CHARLES HOLMES,
47, Greengate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire.