An Improved Toaster, specially applicable for Cakes, Bread, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 14th Jar., 1891-Accepted. 14th Feb. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toaster, specially applicable for Cakes, Bread, and
the like.
I, JULIE CLANCY, Hotel Mounoud, Territet Montreaux, Vaud, Switzerland,
Lady, do hereby delare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of my invention is to form a portable toaster constructed in such a
manner as to enable a person to prepare toast by means of an ordinary lamp or
portable stove where a fire may not be available.
For this purpose I use, as the base or foundation of my toaster, a sheet of metal,
preferably in the form of a plate but which may be of any suitable size shape and
thickness. Across the face of this I stretch tightly any required number of metal
threads or wires, preferably parallel. These wires are kept in position, at any
suitable height from the surface of the plate by means of a ridge or ridges on the
outer edges of same or by knobs bolts or other device; or the wires may be
strung by merely turning up the edge to the required height and passing thein
Over same.
One or more handles may be affixed in any part, for convenience of holding or
the apparatus may rest on a stand of any ordinary description.
The method of use is as follows:-The article to be toasted is placed on the
wires the toaster is then held over the lamp or stove until the bread or cake is.
sufficiently toasted.
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Dated this 29th day of November 1890.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toaster, specially applicable for Cakes, Bread, and
the like.
I, JULIE CLANCY, of Hotel Mounoud, Territet Montreaux, Vaud, Switzerland,
Lady, 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 :-
This invention has for its object, the construction of an apparatus to enable a
person to prepare toast by means of an ordinary lamp, or portable stove, in such
places where a fire may not be available. For this purpose I use as a base or
foundation for the toaster, a sheet of metal preferably in the form of a plate. This
base or foundation may be of any suitable size, thickness, and shape required. In
any convenient part but preferably near the edges of this metal plate, I form a
ridge or ridges of any required length, and height, in which any number of holes
are pierced at equal distances apart. Across the face of the plate, a number of
metallic wires or threads are stretched, by being passed through the holes in the
aforesaid ridges, and drawn tightly, by this means the wires or threads are kept
from touching the face of the plate by the ridges over which they are stretche:!.
Instead of the above mentioned ridges the edges of the plate may be turned and
up,
the wires stretched across the raised edges of the plate, or by other similar
means.
One or more handles may be affixed in any convenient positions for convenience
of holding, or carrying the apparatus. The whole may rest on the usual supports
of the lamp or stove, over which it is used, or if found more convenient it may have

page_text: any suitable number of legs or supports, attached to its under surface, on which it
may be supported over the stove or lamp.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 shows a plan of one form of the toaster, in which A is the plate, over the
face of which, the metal wires or threads B, B, are stretched, by being passed
through holes in the ridge C, C. D is the handle by means of which the apparatus
is lifted.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the apparatus which is shown with legs or
supports E, E.
Fig. 3, is a side elevation, showing the manner of using the toaster over a portable
gas stove F, supplied by the flexible tube G, the bread or cake to be toasted, H,
is laid on the wires until sufficiently browned, it is then turned, or removed, either
by hand, or by the aid of an ordinary pair of tongs as shown at I.
The letters refer to corresponding parts, in all the drawings.
The toaster may be made of any size and shape, either with or without leg: or
supports, for use with all descriptions of oil, spirit, or gas stoves.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invea-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An improved appliance for preparing toast, cakes, or the like.
2. The use of my improved toaster in the manner and for the purpose as herein
described, set forth, and illustrated on the annexed drawings.
Doted this 11th of T
1001
GRAHAM & GRAHA M.
Agents for Applicant.