IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS AND IMPLEMENTS FOR CLEANING SPOONS AND FORKS
Year: 1863

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Brixey at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 20th June
1863.
I, GEORGE BRIXEY, of Maida Hill, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
AND IMPLEMENTS FOR CLEANING SPOONS AND FORKS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in constructing a frame with two grooves or depres-
sions of the form adapted, one to receive the ends of the handles of spoons and
forks (though the groove is only necessary for large table spoons) and the other
to receive the bowl or pronged portions. The open portion of this frame,
which is between the two grooved parts aforesaid, is fitted with a sliding or
moveable piece, to which screw action or other motive arrangement are adapted;
the said sliding piece being provided with a number of projecting pieces, which
I term the moveable gripper firmly affixed to the sliding piece aforesaid, and
moving with it. The same corresponding projecting pieces or grippers (not
moveable) being affixed to the frame. The whole apparatus. can be affixed by
screw plates or otherwise to a bench or table, and when properly placed,
operating upon the screw action or otherwise; by winch handle or otherwise the
grippers can be drawn asunder, having sufficient space between for the shanks
of forks and spoon of any given width to be gripped and held between the
same when brought together by the operation of the screw action or othwise,
after which the number of forks and spoons placed in the apparatus can be

page_text: cleaned; the handle or shank parts of both forks and spoons and the pronged
portion of the forks by means of a rubber made of a piece of india-rubber or
other such like flexible material secured in a zinc, tin, or other handy metal
holder. The bowls of the spoons to be cleaned by a rubber composed of a
number of separate pieces of india-rubber, one for each bowl or spoon also
secured in a handle of zinc, tin, or other suitable metal; and for the backs of
the bowls of the spoons a rubber composed of india-rubber shaped to correspond
with the back of bowl might be adapted and used. Ordinary brushes and other
appliances could be used when thought necessary; also plate powder or other
cleaning material.

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Brixey at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents, with, his Petition, on the 20th June
1863.
I, GEORGE BRIXEY, of Maida Hill, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
AND IMPLEMENTS FOR CLEANING SPOONS AND FORKS," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in constructing a frame with two grooves or depres-
sions of the form adapted, one to receive the ends of the handles of spoons and
forks (though the groove is only necessary for large table spoons) and the other
to receive the bowl or pronged portions. The open portion of this frame,
which is between the two grooved parts aforesaid, is fitted with a sliding or
moveable piece, to which screw action or other motive arrangement are adapted;
the said sliding piece being provided with a number of projecting pieces, which
I term the moveable gripper firmly affixed to the sliding piece aforesaid, and
moving with it. The same corresponding projecting pieces or grippers (not
moveable) being affixed to the frame. The whole apparatus can be affixed by
screw plates or otherwise to a bench or table, and when properly placed,
operating upon the screw action or otherwise; by winch handle or otherwise the
grippers can be drawn asunder, having sufficient space between for the shanks
of forks and spoon of any given width to be gripped and held between the
same when brought together by the operation of the screw action or othwise,
after which the number of forks and spoons placed in the apparatus can be

page_text: cleaned; the handle or shank parts of both forks and spoons and the pronged
portion of the forks by means of a rubber made of a piece of india-rubber or
other such like flexible material secured in a zinc, tin, or other handy metal
holder. The bowls of the spoons to be cleaned by a rubber composed of a
number of separate pieces of india-rubber, one for each bowl or spoon also
secured in a handle of zinc, tin, or other suitable metal; and for the backs of
the bowls of the spoons a rubber composed of india-rubber shaped to correspond
with the back of bowl might be adapted and used. Ordinary brushes and other
appliances could be used when thought necessary; also plate powder or other
cleaning material.