Poultry, Fish, Fruit, Milk, and Provisions Generally.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1887
Complete Left, 10th Apr.;-1888
Complete Accepted, 11th May, 1888
Poultry, Fish, Fruit, Milk, and Provisions Generally.
I, STEPHEN WALTER CANDY of Harlesden in the County of Middlesex Butcher
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1st. An improved construction of double wood with non-conducting lining.
2. An improved Ice Box whereby the whole of the remaining space is made
available for cooling room..
3. The Ice Box is so constructed in the centre of the Refrigerator as to leave a
distinct Chamber on each side which is intercepted at will by an air tight slide thus
allowing of either Compartment or Chamber being thrown open for cleaning or airing
whilst the other is kept in use.
Box shaped composed of double sheeted wood with an insulated nonconductor
between said sheets. The top in three separate portions covering the three respective
chambers the centre one being the ice chamber and the side chambers for storage
room-such side chambers permiting of further sub devisions by the slides which
takes the form of partitions cutting off the whole of either chamber from the Ice
this I claim to be my improvement thereby economising the consumption of the ice.
The respective lids of the box are constructed on air tight principles being closely
rabeted and similarly insulated as the sides and bottom of the box. The storage
chambers are fitted with racks or perforated trays which can be taken out to allow
of churns of milk or other large bodies such as sides of bacon or Beef being placed
therein. The ice chamber is supplied with drip tray composed of metal and a waste
pipe to carry off the condensed water. The whole can be inner-lined with suitable
materials such as slate earthenware, marble or wood according to requirements.
September 26th 1887.

page_text: Poultry, Fish, Fruit, Milk, and Provisions Generally,
I STEPHEN WALTER CANDY. of 73 High Street Harlesden in the County of
Middlesex Butcher 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 relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
refrigerators whereby the different compartments may individually be thrown in or
out of use without affecting each other.
For this purpose the ice box or ice chamber is placed in or about the centre of the
refrigerator and is connected to chambers or compartments on either side through
suitable openings or gratings which openings when desired can be closed by means of
a partition or door slid in so as to close each compartment off from the ice box.
And in order the more fully to describe my invention so that the same may be
easily understood and readily carried into practice I will proceed to describe my said
invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved refrigerator and,
Figure 2 a plan of same with the lids or covers removed.
a is the ice box or ice chamber and are the chambers or compartments on
either side in which the provisions (or articles to be kept cool) are to be placed.
Between the ice box a and the chamber b is inserted the slide band likewise
between the ice box a and the chambers c is the slide c'.
dd are gratings on which the ice rests and ee are gratings or divisions bars sloping
inwards to the chamber a and is a draw off pipe or drain for the water from
the ice.
99 are gratings or shelves in the refrigerator chambers of any suitable material
shape and number and the whole of the refrigerator may be lined in the ordinary
way and formed of the ordinary or any suitable material or materials.
Now when it is desired to use both of the compartments b and c both slides or
division boards and care withdrawn so that the cold air from the ice box a can
pass freely into each chamber.
If however only the one chamber b is required for use the division piece c¹ is slid
in and so shuts off the compartment c (or vice versa) which may thus be thrown
open for cleaning or airing without affecting the other chamber thus effecting
considerable economy in the consumption of ice.

page_text: It will be obvious that these refrigerators may be made in various forms or
shapes and also to open in front (instead of on top as shown) as desired.
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 :-
The improved refrigerator having slides or division pieces and c¹ respectively on
either side of the ice chamber arranged to act in the manner and for the purposes
substantially as herein before described and represented by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 10th day of April 1000.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Patentee.