An Improved Lantern for the use of Shepherds, Watchmen, Soldiers, and any others Requiring Warm Food or Drink by Night.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb.. 1889
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 15th Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lantern for the use of Shepherds, Watchmen, Soldiers,
and any others Requiring Warm Food or Drink by Night.
I TOM BELL BURNS of the Town of Camelford in the County of Cornwall Iron-
monger and Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This improved lantern can be made of any shape and fitted with glass, mica or
born panes or glass globes or any other contrivance for allowing the light to pass
through. The upper part of the lantern having an opening for inserting a kettle
can, bottle or any other receptacle for holding fluids or food, and which is heated by
means of a candle, lamp, or other heating apparatus. The can, bottle kettle or other
receptacle can be carried inside the lantern if required for the purpose of keeping
the fluid or food warm.
The opening in the upper part of the lantern is fitted with
a door either hinged or sliding, or other suitable contrivance to prevent the wind
from blowing out the lamp or candle.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lantern for the use of Shepherds, Watchmen, Soldiers,
and any others Requiring Warm Food or Drink by Night.
I TOM BELL BURNS of the Town of Camelford in the County of Cornwall Iron-
monger and Manufacturer 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 invention relates to improvements in the construction of lanterns made of any
convenient shape and fitted with glass mica or horn panes or glass globes or any
other contrivance for allowing the light to pass through, whereby provision is made
for inserting a kettle, can, bottle or any other receptacle for holding fluids or food to
be heated or kept warm by means of the candle or lamp employed for emitting light
from the lantern.
In the accompanying drawings in which the same or similar parts are indicated by
like reference letters Figure 1 is a perspective view of a watchman's candle lantern,
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a hurricane lamp lantern Figure 3 is a perspective
view of an oval vessel capable of serving as a kettle and Figure 4 is a perspective
view of a lamb feeding tin.
The opening A shown at the upper part of the lantern is fitted with a platform B
of sheet metal or wire wide enough to keep the inserted kettle can or other receptacle
from getting smoked by the candle or lamp of the lantern and is capable of being
closed by the sliding cover C Figure 1 or the hinged door C Figure 2 to prevent the
wind from blowing out the lamp or candle when the kettle can or other receptacle is
withdrawn.
The receptacles such as those illustrated by Figures 3 and 4 are made of flattened
cylindrical shape corresponding with the shape of the opening A so as to fill the
opening when inserted therein while the sliding cover or hinged door is open.
For this purpose I provide the folding handle D shown in Figure 3 as applied to the
kottle.

page_text: 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 :-
In the construction of ordinary or hurricane lanterns the combination of the lantern
for giving light with the opening A, platform B and the sliding cover or hinged
door C substantially as 'and for the purpose described.
Dated this 20th day of November 1889
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.