IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HANDLES OF TEA AND COFFEE POTS AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES
Year: 1865

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Thompson, of Soho Place, Napier Street,
Sheffield, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HANDLES OF TEA
AND COFFEE POTS AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES."
Sealed the 15th May 1866, and dated the 29th November 1865.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Thompson
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 29th November 1865.
I, JAMES THOMPSON, of Soho Place, Napier Street, Sheffield, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HANDLES
OF TEA AND COFFEE POTS AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES," to be as follows:
"pots,"
My improvements consist in making the handles of "tea" and "coffee""
kettles, and other similar articlos required to contain hot water, in less sections
than heretofore, and to obviate the necessity of employing none-conducting
substances, such as small pieces of ivory, bone, and wood, also of rings
made of similar material, the same being inserted between the handle and a
short socket connected with the body of the pot or other similar article, to
prevent the handle from becoming uncomfortably hot whilst in use, pins or

page_text: rivets are usually employed to secure the handle, sockets, and small pieces of
ivory or other material together. The fact that ivory, bone, or wood, when
subjected to heat, causes the same to contract very materially and oftentimes
to crack, the handle consequently becomes loose and useless.
My Invention is to make the handle of one material either cast in one
continuous length, or made in parts and substantially soldered together, the
sockets or parts, soldered to the pot or other article to be hollow and per-
forated with small holes to allow the hot air to escape and free access of cold
air, the end or part of the sockets attached to the handle to be smaller than
usual, and the centre or handle to be, likewise made hollow and left so, or
filled with mortar, gypsum, ground flint, glass, sand, clay, pumice stone, or any
other none-conducting material. My Invention has reference to such articles
as are made from silver, german or nickel silver, copper plated, Britania
metal, and electro-plated.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said James Thompson in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
25th May 1866.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JAMES
THOMPSON, of Soho Place, Napier Street, Sheffield, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-ninth day of November, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, in the twenty-ninth year of
Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto
me, the said James Thompson, Her special licence that I, the said James
Thompson, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as
I, the said James Thompson, my executors, administrators, and assigus,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and
at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and
lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HANDLES OF TEA AND COFFEE POTS AND OTHER
SIMILAR ARTICLES," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said
James Thompson, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in
writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner
the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great
.

page_text: Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after
the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said James Thompson, 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 :-
My improvements consist in making the handles of tea and coffee pots,
and any other similar articles required to contain hot water, in less sections
than heretofore, and to obviate the necessity of employing non-conducting
material, such as small pieces of ivory, bone, wood, &c., also of rings made
of similar substances, the same being inserted between the handle and a short
socket connected with the body of the pot or other article to prevent the
handle from becoming uncomfortably hot whilst in use. Pins and rivets
have been used to secure the handle sockets and plugs or rings of ivory or
other non-conducting material together. Bone, ivory, wood, and such other
similar substances when subjected to heat contract very materially, hence
when used for this purpose they become too small for the sockets and often-
times crack, the handle consequently becomes loose and worthless. My
Invention is to make the handle of one material either cast in one continuous
length or stamped or made in parts and substantially soldered together.
In order that this my Invention may be the more fully and clearly under-
stood I would here refer to the Sheet of Drawings hereunto annexed.
Figs. 1 and 2 are two forms of handle for tea or coffee pots. A is the body
of the handle which is made hollow, and afterwards filled with some non-
conducting material, such as mortar, ground flint, glass, sand, pumice stone,
plumbago or other non-conducting substance; B, B, are two small hollow
sockets attached to the handle, the same being perforated with small holes,
(as shown in the Drawing) the object being to allow the cold air to enter into
the hollow part of the sockets, thereby keeping them cool and preventing the
heat extending from the body of the pot (when filled with hot water) to that
of the handle; it will also be observed that the end of the socket attached to
the handle is likewise smaller than usual, so that the connecting link between
the socket and handle may be as small as possible without diminishing the
strength of the handle. C is that part of the socket ready to be attached to
the body of the pot, I would here remark in conclusion that I do not confine
myself to any particular form or design of handle, nor do I limit myself to
the precise details bere set forth and described, as variations may be made
from time to time without deviating from the true nature of this my said
Invention, and that what I claim and wish to be secured to me by the before

page_text: in part recited Letters Patent is, the hollow sockets B, B, perforated with
small holes connected to the handle lettered A in the Drawing, and the filling
of the handle with non-conductors of heat as herein set forth and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said James Thompson, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Twenty-fifth day of May, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
JAMES THOMPSON. (L.S.)