An Improved Knife Cleaner.
Year: 1897

page_text: I, WALTER THOMAS SMITH, of 118, Tabard Street. Southwark, S.E., in the
County of London, Brush Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved device for cleaning knives which
is of simple construction and easily applied.
My improved device consists of a strip of wood or other suitable material
preferably of rectangular cross section and formed on its upper face with a groove
or recess for receiving the handle of the knife lying horizontally therein.
The groove extends from one end of the strip a sufficient distance for holding
the handle of the knife the blade of the latter lying flush upon the upper surface
of the strip and there may be formed in the opposite face of the strip at the other
end another and a deeper groove or recess for holding a larger knife.
For the purpose of cleaning or polishing the knife I provide a block of wood or
other material curved on its under face and sides and covered with buff leather
or such like polishing material the upper face of the block being provided with a
handle for operating it.
The knife to be cleaned is laid in the groove as described the operator catching
hold of end of the strip and pressing his thumb upon the handle to hold the knife
firmly in position whilst with the other hand he rubs the polishing block over the
blade turning the knife over for operating upon the other side of the latter.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1897.
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
An Improved Knife Cleaner.
I, WALTER THOMAS SMITH, of 118, Tabard Street, Southwark, S.E., in the
County of London, Brush Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the sane is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
:-
This invention relates to a new or improved device for cleaning knives which
is of simple construction and easily applied. My improved device consists of a
strip of wood or other suitable material preferably of rectangular cross section and
formed on its upper fáce with a groove or recess for receiving the handle of a knife
lving horizontally therein.

page_text: The groove extends from one end of the strip a sufficient distance for holding
the handle of the knife the blade of the latter lying flush upon the upper surface
of the strip and there may be formed in the opposite face of the strip at the other
end another and a deeper groove or recess for holding a larger knife.
For the purpose of cleaning or polishing the knife I provide a block of wood or
other material curved on its under face and sides and covered with buff leather
or such like polishing material the upper face of the block being provided with a
handle for operating it.
The knife to be cleaned is laid in the groove as described the operator catching
hold of the end of the strip and pressing his thumb upon the handle to hold the knife
firmly in position whilst with the other hand he rubs the polishing block over the
blade turning the knife over for operating upon the other side of the latter.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my
improved knife cleaner Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same Fig. 3 a cross
section and Fig. 4 a perspective view of the polisher. a is the strip forming the
holder for the knife band a¹ is the recess at one end for receiving the handle of
the knife whilst is the recess at the other end for receiving the handle of a
larger knife.
The blade of the knife rests upon the upper surface of the strip and the
operator catches hold of one end of the same pressing his thumb upon the handle
of the knife for holding it firmly in position.
He then takes the polisher or block e shewn in Fig. 4 with the other hand by the
handle 7 and rubs the lower surface of the same covered with buff leather cover
the lilade of the knife thus effectually cleaning and polishing the same.
My improved device being of simple construction and of a portable nature can
be easily applied for the purpose of cleaning or polishing knives of various
descriptions and sizes.
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:
(1) An improved knife cleaner comprising a strip of wood or other material
formed with a recess at each end and on each side for holding the handle of the
knife and a polishing device consisting of a block formed with a handle and
provided with a covering of buff leather substantially as described.
(2) In an improved knife cleaner the combination of a wooden or other strip or
holder a formed with recesses a¹, a² and a polisher consisting of a block c provided
with a buff leather covering c and a handle & substantially as described and for
the purposes specified.
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.