An Improved Toasting Fork.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Toasting Fork.
WALTER WELLS Lapidary Grove House Queen Street Worthing in the
County of Sussex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as.
follows:-
This improved toasting fork is a piece of straight wire bent together from the
centre so that the two ends would meet together, then at about four or five inches
or any length to form a proper handle, the two wires are bent away from each other
at a right augle, and then they are bent once more about an inch or two from the
last mentioned bend so that the two ends meet again, a ring is then formed on the
end of each wire so that they lie flat with each other, the invention would then be
very similar to a pair of fire tongs in shape, the ends of the two wires from the rings
to the last mentioned bend would herein be called the legs, another ring is formed
of wire around the two legs just behind the afore mentioned rings, the bread to be
toasted is then inserted between the legs of the fork so that the ring on each leg
presses against each side of it, the ring formed around the legs is then made to slide
towards the handle the legs being wider towards that end causes the bread to be
firmly held between the two aforesaid rings.
The invention may be ornamented in a variety of forms not necessarily being.
made always in wire."
Din Sanand dow of Santambor 1805
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An improved Toasting Fork.
WALTER WELLS, Grove House, Queen Street Worthing, in the County of
Sussex, Lapidary, 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 improved toasting fork consists of two parts. The first part is a straight
piece of wire, or any suitable material which is bent together so that the two ends
meet and in hending the same a small ring is formed in the bend see A. Fig. 1.
A handle B having a hole through it from one end to the other, is then slipped up the
doubled wire until one of the ends of the handle touches the ring A. The two wires
are then bent apart from each other with a curved bend C, which thus secures the
handle in its position and also causes the wires to spring apart, the two ends of the
wire is then bent in the shape of a ring F. in such a manner that they lie flat
together, a slight crook or dent D is made in the two wires about midway between
F and C.
The second part, Fig. 2. is a piece of wire bent to form an oval shaped ring this
is passed around the two wires as shewn E, Fig. 1.
The novelty of this invention is that a piece of bread or any article requiring to
be toasted is inserted between the two rings F, the ring E is then drawn towards
the bandle end until it rests in the crooks D, the wires being wider apart at D than

page_text: when the aforesaid ring is close to the rings F, causes the two rings to grip the
article to be toasted, firmly. And in using this improved toasting fork the
inconvenience of scorching oneself is avoided, as in using my invention the person
should sit or stand as the case may be by the side of the fire, when one side of the
article is toasted it is simply reversed by a turn of the wrist or hand holding it, and
the other side is then presented.
The invention may be ornamented to suit the taste of the user, also the article to
he toasted may be held over the top of a fire without risk or fear of dropping off,
and again, the aforesaid article is not broken about in using as it is by sticking in
like the ordinary toasting fork, neither is there any dangerous points.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is
1. A toasting fork as described in this my Complete Specification and shewn on
the accompanying drawing.
2. The method of securing the article to be toasted to the improved toasting
fork, also herein particularly described.
3. The new and improved way of holding my invention at the side of the fire,
and also the method of reversing the article in toasting by turning the wrist and
hand holding it.
4. The right to ornament my invention according to taste.
1000
WALTER WELLS.