IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR FASTENING CANDLES IN CANDLE- STICKS
Year: 1841

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
CLAUDIUS ASH, of Broad Street, Golden Square, in the County of Middlesex,
Dentist, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at Westmin-
ster, the Twelfth day of June, in the fourth year of Her reign, did, for Herself,
Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said George Claudius
Ash, Her especial licence, full power, sole privilege and authority, that I, the
said George Claudius Ash, my exors, adiñors, and assigns, or such others as I; the
said George Claudius Ash, my exors, admors, or assigns, should at any time
agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times during the term
of years therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR FASTENING CANDLES IN CANDLE-
STICKS;" in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso that I, the said
George Claudius Ash, shall cause a particular description of the nature of my
said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
inrolled in Her said Majesty's High Court of Chancery within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said in part recited Letters
Patent, as in and by the same, reference being thereunto had, will more fully
and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said provisó, I, the said
George Claudius Ash, do hereby declare that the nature of my Invention, and
the manner in which the same is to be performed, are fully described and
ascertained in and by the following statement thereof, reference being had to

page_text: the Drawing hereunto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked thereon
(that is to say)-
My Invention relates to the construction of metal filling pieces, to be intro-
duced between candles and the interiors of the sockets of candlesticks, such
filling pieces being separate instruments, and capable of being used at dif-
ferent times with several candlesticks. Such filling pieces, being elastic, are
capable of accomodating themselves to various sizes of candles and candlesticks.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect, I will proceed to describe the Drawing hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 represents the upper part of a candlestick, having a candle therein,
and retained securely by a metal filling piece or elastic wedge, according to my
Invention; Figure 2 shows a plan, an edge view, and a front view of the appa-
ratus separately; and Figure 3 shows a front view of a similar construction of
apparatus, it being fluted to give it better holding. The apparatus consists of
a plate of steel, or other suitable metal, cut to the form shown by the Draw-
ing, such plate being bent at a², thus producing the two surfaces a, a', which,
by the elasticity of the metal, will have a tendency to keep separate one
from the other; and, when in use, the two parts a, a', will come more or less
close together, and by their elastic action they will hold the candle securely,
as will readily be understood on examining the Drawing. I would remark,
that although I consider the apparatus shown at Figures 1, 2, and 3 to be the
best form of construction, yet I do not confine myself thereto, as variations
may be made, so long as the peculiar character of the apparatus be retained,
that of being what may be called an elastic wedge, capable of being placed
between the interior of a candlestick and a candle therein.
Figure 4 shows another construction of apparatus, consisting of the two
parts a, a', the part a being a concave surface suitable to come against the
surface of a candle, and the part a' is a spring affixed at the back of the part
a, as is shown, and it will be evident that spring a¹ will act in the same
manner as the part a¹ of Figures 1, 2, and 3. It is not absolutely necessary that
the surfaces a, a', should be close surfaces; on the contrary, Figure 5 shows
an apparatus made of wire, the nature of which, being clearly shown by the
Drawing, will require no further description.
Figure 6 shows another arrangement of parts a, a¹, the connection a
between the parts a, a', being vertical; in other respects, the instrument will
act similarly to those before explained.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the best means I

page_text: am acquainted for performing the same, I would remark, that I am aware
that it has been proposed to construct candlesticks with what may be called
spring holders or sockets for candles, in connection with and forming part of
a candlestick; I do not therefore claim the retaining candles in candlesticks
by means of spring instruments generally, but do confine my claim of In-
vention to the mode of fastening candles in candlesticks by applying elastic
metallic wedges or filling pieces, which, being separate from the candlestick,
may be used with different candlesticks, as above described.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Claudius Ash, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Tenth day of December, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty-one.
GEORGE CLAUDIUS (L.S.) ASH.
AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Tenth day of December, in
the year of our Lord 1841, the aforesaid George Claudius Ash came before
our said Lady the Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the Speci-
cation aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in
form above written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stamped
according to the tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.
Inrolled the Eleventh day of December, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and forty-one.