Improvement in Stands for a Tooth-brush, Nail-brush, or Tooth and Nail Brushes, Alone or in Combination with a Receptacle for Tooth-powder, Tooth-paste, or Tooth-soap.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 4th May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 8th June, 1888
Improvement in Stands for a Tooth-brush, Nail-brush, or Tooth and
Nail Brushes, Alone or in Combination with a Receptacle for
Tooth-powder, Tooth-paste, or Tooth-soap.
I, FREDERIC WALMSLEY WARRICK of Old Swan Lane in the City of London
Pharmaceutical chemist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to an improvement in stands for a tooth-brush, nail-brush or
tooth & nail brushes, alone or in combination with a receptacle for tooth-powder,
tooth paste or tooth soap, the object of which is to retain the brush or brushes in such
a position that they shall be constantly exposed to the purifying influence of the air
at the same time that the stands themselves are easily kept clean.
The stand for a tooth-brush or a nail brush consists of a block of any suitable
material, I prefer to use ceramic ware, having a conveniently-shaped hole of a width
of about 3inch at the widest and about two inches in depth extending vertically or at
an angle from the upper surface of the block to the lower surface of the same; this
hole is narrower at the base & serves to receive the handle of a tooth-brush or a nail
brush as in Fig. 2.
Fig. 1. represents a view of the stand for a tooth-brush or a nail-brush.
Fig. 2. is a section of Fig. 1 through a, b.
The stand for a tooth and nail brush is similar to that described above but contains
two holes.
Fig. 3. represents the stand for a tooth and nail brush.
Fig. 4. is a section of Fig. 3. through c, d.
The stands above described may be shaped as in Fig. 5 so as to form a receptacle

page_text: Fig. 6 is a section of Fig. 5 through e, f.
Fig. 8 is a section of Fig. 7 through 9, h.
My improved stands may be simple in their configuration or of any ornamental
character; in the figures I have shown them in their simplest forms.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said invention 1
declare that what I claim is :
1. Improvement in tooth and nail-brush stands substantially as described above and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. Combinations of the same with a receptacle for tooth-powder, tooth-paste or
tooth-soap substantially as described above.
Dated this Tenth day of August 1887.

page_text: Improvement in Stands for a Tooth Brush, Nail Brush, or Tooth and
Nail Brushes, Alone or in Combination with a Receptacle for
Tooth Powder, Tooth Paste, or Tooth Soap.
I, FREDERIC WALMSLEY WARRICK 18, Old Swan Lane in the City of London
Pharmaceutical chemist 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 :-
My invention relates to an improvement in stands for a tooth brush, nail brush, or
tooth and nail brushes, alone or in combination with a receptacle for tooth powder,
tooth paste, or tooth soap, the object of which is to retain the brush or brushes in such
a position that they shall be constantly exposed to the purifying influences of the
air, at the same time that the stands themselves are easily kept cleaned.
The stand for a tooth brush or a nail brush consists of a block of any suitable
material, I prefer to use ceramic ware; of a size sufficient to allow of a hole with
straight sides of about 4inch at its widest and about two inches in depth to extend
from the upper surface of the block to the lower surface of the same, vertically or at
an angle.
The lower surface of the block is concave. The hole or well above alluded to
becomes suddenly narrower at a point about one half inch distant from the lower
surface and is only about one quarter of an inch wide at its widest where it opens on
to the lower surface. This hole serves to receive the handle of a tooth brush or a
nail brush as shown in Fig. 2.
My invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the drawings left
with the provisional specification.
Fig. 1. Is a view of a stand for a tooth or a nail brush.
Fig. 2. Is a section of Fig. 1. through a, b, showing a brush in situ.
Fig. 3. Is a view of a stand for a tooth and a nail brush; it is similar to the stand
described above but contains two holes.
Fig. 4. Is a section of Fig. 3 through c, d, showing two brushes in situ.
The stands above described may be shaped as in Fig. 5 so as to form a receptacle
for tooth soap or tooth paste; or as in Fig. 7. so as to form a receptacle for tooth
powder.
Fig. 5. Is a view of the stand shaped so as to form a receptacle for tooth soap or
tooth paste.
Fig. 6. Is a section of Fig. 5 through e, f; showing a brush in situ.
Fig. 7. Is a view of the stand shaped so as to form a receptacle for tooth powder.
Fig. 8. Is a section of Fig. 7 through g, h; showing two brushes in situ.
My improved stands may be simple in their configuration or of any ornamental
character; in the figures I have shown they are in their simplest form.

page_text: 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. Improvement in tooth and nail brush stands substantially as described above and
illustrated in the accompanying figures 1, 2, 3 & 4.
2. Combinations of the same with a receptacle for tooth powder, tooth paste or
tooth soap, substantially as described above and illustrated in the accompanying
figures 5, 67 & 8.