Improvements in and relating to Jugs, Tea-pots, and other Liquid Containers.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Jugs, Tea-pots, and other Liquid
Containers.
1, ALBERT SMITH, Metal Spinner, of 26, Great Hampton Row, Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
inis invention consists in the combination of a looking-glass with the inside
or with the outside of a metal lid of an earthenware jug, or with the lid of a
tea-pot or with the metal lid of other such like liquid containers.
This invention also further consists in the combination of a looking-glass with
the outer surface of a jug, tea-pot or other such like liquid container, the looking-
giass may in each case be round, oval, pentigonal or of any configuration to suit
the inner or outer surfaces of the jugs, tea-pots or other liquid containers with
which the looking glasses are combined.
The looking glasses can be attached by spinning a cover to clip and lap over
the edges of the looking-glass, or a drawn wire can be shaped into the required
form to clip the edge of the glass, the under side of the spun rim or of the shaped
wire being soldered, brazed or otherwise secured to the surface of the liquid con-
tainer, or the looking-glass can be attached to the liquid container in any suitable
manner, as my invention consists essentially in the novelty of attaching a looking
glass or several panes of looking glass to a liquid container.
Dated this 97th day of November 1899
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, 67A, Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in and relating to Jugs, Tea-pots, and other Liquid
Containers.
I, ALBERT SMITH, Metal Spinner, of 26, Great Hampton Row, Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:
This invention consists in the combination of a looking-glass with the inside or
with the outside of the metal lid or other lid of an earthenware jug, or with the
metal lid or other lid of a tea-pot or with the metal or other lid of either of such
like liquid containers.

page_text: This invention also consists in the combination of a looking-glass with the
outer surface of a jug, tea-cup tea-pot shaving pot or other, such like liquid con-
tainer, the looking-glass may in each case where applied be round oval, pentigonal,
or of any configuration to suit the inner or outer surface of the jugs, tea-cups,
tea-pots, shaving pots or other liquid containers with which the looking-glasses
are combined.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings
the manner in which my-invention is used:
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of tea-pot the lid of which is fitted with an
oval looking-glass and the side of which is fitted with a rectangular looking-glass.
igure 2 represents a plan of Figure 1.
Figure 3 represents a side elevation of a jug the lid of which is fitted with an
oval looking-glass and the side of which is fitted with a shield shaped looking-
glass.
Figure 4 represents a plan of Figure 3.
Figure 5 represents a section of a looking-glass and also the projecting rim
by means of which the glass is gripped and secured in position.
Figure 6 represents a side elevation of a bulbous shaped tea-pot the lid not
being shewn, each side of this tea-pot is provided with a circular looking-glass..
Figure 7 represents a plan of Figure 6.
Figure 8 represents a side elevation of a tea-cup fitted with a round looking-
glass.
Figure 9 represents a side elevation of a breakfast-cup fitted with a round
looking-glass.
Figure 10 represents a side elevation of a shaving-cup fitted with a rectangular
looking-glass.
1.
Figure 11 represents a plan of Figure 8.
Figure 12 represents a plan of Figure 9.
Figure 13 represents a plan of Figure 10.
In carrying out my invention in relation to a tea-pot I use a pot made from
metal, porcelain, or other suitable material which may be such as is represented
in the side elevation at Figure 1, to the lid of such tea-pot I secure an oval shaped
looking-glass A or a looking-glass of any other suitable configuration and to the
side of the said tea-pot I secure the rectangular shaped looking glass B or I can
in other cases secure a looking-glass B on both sides of the tea-pot.
When using a round or bulbous shaped tea-pot as shewn at Figures 6 and 7 I
secure thereto round looking-glasses as shewn at C Figure 6.
In carrying out my invention in relation to jugs, I use a jug made from metal,
porcelain or other suitable material which may be of the configuration shewn at
Figure 3, or which may be of any other suitable configuration. When using a
jug of the configuration shewn at Figure 3 I secure to the lid thereof the looking-
glass as shewn at Figures 3 and 4, and to the side of the jug I secure a shield-
shaped looking-glass as shewn at E Figure 3. In carrying out my invention in
relation to tea-cups breakfast-cups, mugs, shaving-pots and other liquid-containers
I in some cases provide looking-glasses of the shapes shewn at Figures 8. 9 10
11 12 and 13 securing the glasses to the liquid container in the manner illus-
trated.
:
The looking-glasses are secured to the tea-pots, jugs, and other liquid-containers
in some cases by means of a rim F which clips the glass G, or a wire can be shaped
into the required form to clip the edge of the glass, the under side of the spun
rim or of the shaped wire being soldered, brazed or otherwise secured to the
surface of the liquid container, or a recess can be provided on the outer face of
the liquid-container for the purpose of receiving the looking-glass, or the looking-
glass can be attached to the liquid-container in any suitable manner, as my invention
consists of the novelty of attaching a looking-glass or several panes of looking-glass
to a liquid-container irrespective of the particular manner in which such looking-
glass is attached.

page_text: 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
I claim is:
A new manufacture consisting of the attachment of looking-glasses to the lids and
bodies of jugs, tea-cups, tea-pots, shaving-pots and other such like liquid-
containers.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
67A, Corporation Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.