A New Device for Holding Candles, Flowers, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Feb., 1897-Accepted. 15th May, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Device for Holding Candles, Flowers, and the like.
I EDWIN TAYLOR of 1, Alfred Street, Warstone Lane, Birmingham. in the
County of Warwick, Stamper and Piercer, 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 invention has for its object a new device for holding candles, flowers and the
like, which may be used loose or it may be attached to a base and form a very
useful and artistic ornament.
Tu order that my invention may be clearly understood, I have appended hereunto
three sheets of drawings upon which, I have illustrated sufficient examples of my
invention to enable the same to easily be carried into practical effect, but, it must
be distinctly understood, that I do not limit myself to the exact shapes, and
configurations shown, as they may be modified considerably without departing from
the principle of the invention.
Figure 1 shows a plate A after passing through the first process or processes
pressed or stamped and pierced out of sheet brass, tin or other metal or material.
Figure 2 shows a metal plate from which the handle H is formed after passing
through the first process or processes.
Figure 3 shows the plate formed into a candle holder with one of the feet
extended so as to form the handle H'.
Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 3 but the handle H is formed out of a
separate piece of wire.
Figuro 5 shows another form of candle holder with the handlo H attached
thereto.
Figure 6 is a similar view to Figure 5 with the flower holders F attached.
Figure 7. is a view showing the dish D fixed between the centre of the arms.
Figure 8. shews two of my devices secured together so as to form a pedestal
candle holder.
Figure 9 is a similar view to Figure 8 shewing the pedestal attached to the
base B.
My device is made from one or more plates or discs of sheet brass, tin or other
metal or material stamped or pressed and pierced out in a such like fashion as
illustrated at Figure 1 and which consists of any convenient number of arms or
projections a' a'. The example shown has three arms a' and three arms a' and I
bend down the arms a' into the shapes as shewn so as to form the feet or legs of
my candle stick or flower holder their bottom ends being enlarged and the arms a³
are turned upward into the shape as shewa at Figures 3 and 4 or that shewn at
Figures 5 and 6. The top ends of these arms are bent so as to form a seating and
also to embrace the candle C or a dish may be rivetted to the top of these arms
and a candle holder similar to those described in my prior Patent. No. 20,282
of 1896 fixed on the top of this dish. In some cases I may insert the dish D
between the centre portion of the arms as shown at Figure 7 which forms a very
useful means for holding flowers or for various purposes such as for matches or as
an ash tray or other purposes. The handle H as shewn at Figure 3 is formed out
of one of the arms a' which is made longer for that purpose and is bent over into a
loop but the handle H' as shewn at Figure 4 is formed out of a separate piece of
wire and rivetted to the centre portion of the arms.

page_text: At Figures 5 and 6 1 have shown the arms a' considerably longer than tho
arms a¹ and bent into a different shape and the handle H which is formed from the
blank as shown at Figure 2 is rivetted to the contre portion and I may insert
the crystal or piece of cut glass G which may be of any colour or colours between
these arms so as to rest upon the contre portion and a coloured glass ball G' or
euch like may also be inserted between, which gives a very pretty effect as shown
at Figure or I may attach the flower holders F to the centre portion of the arms
as shown at Figure 6.
The candle or flower holder as shewa at Figure 8 is formed from two of my
devices, the arms a' of the bottom one being secured to the arms a' of the top one
by which means I can form a very tail and handsome candlestick or flower holder,
and I may insert one or more crystals or glass balls between the arms as previously
described.
At Figure 9 I bare shown the pillar of a candlestick formed from two of my
devices similar to those shewn at Figure 8, but in this case I secure the arms a¹ of
the bottom device to the base or dish B. This may be formed so as to be used for
a flower holder. The hollow space between the two devices when they are
connected together may be used for various purposes such as for holding a flower
dish or a match box or a receptacle for cigars or an ash tray or the like.
The arms a may be made to hold a glass vessel instead of a candle, for containing
flowers and a stiffening piece p' may be fixed between the arms or legs a' as shewn
at Figure 6.
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:-
First. The new device for forming candlesticks, or flower holders, or stands
consisting essentially of bent up fingers a in combination with bent down fingers a
forming part of a common base substantially as hereinbefore described and as shown
on the accompanying sheets of drawings.
Second. A candlestick or flower holder formed out of a metal blank by bending
the arms a' downwards and the arms a npwards in the manner substantially as
herein before set forth and as shown on the accompanying sheets of drawings.
Third. A candlestick or flower holder formed out of two or more metal blanks
by bending the arms a¹ downwards and the arms a' upwards and connecting them
together in the manuer substantially as herein set forth and as shown on the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
Fourth. A candlestick or Hower-bolder formed out of one or more metal blanks
by bonding the arms a' upwards and the arms a' downwards and securing the said
arms a to a base in the manner substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon
the accompanying drawings.
Fifth. The new device for holding candles flowers and the like substantially as
herein before described and as shewn upon the acconipauying sheets of drawings.
Dated the 20th day of January 1897.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.