Improved Dinner and other Plates.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 22nd May, 1890-Accepted, 5th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Dinner and other Plates.
I, EDWARD REILLY of 60 Cross Lane, Gorton, near Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
In the rim or edge of the plate, or in projections extending therefrom, I construct
depressions, or concavities, for the purpose of holding salt, mustard and other
condiments. The plates are made in the usual way and of the usual materials, these
receptacles being added while they are in a plastic condition.
The advantages are, that the salt or mustard can be kept separate from the food in
the bowl, or centre of the plate.
If preferred the cavities can be lettered with the words "salt," "mustard" and
the like.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1889.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, E.C., Patent Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Dinner and other Plates.
I, EDWARD REILLY, late of 60 Cross Lane, Gorton, Manchester, County of
Lancaster, now of 277 Oxford Street London, Engineer, 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 is designed to supply a plate for dinner and other purposes which
shall remedy the inconvenience caused at present by the rims of plates being so
awkwardly shaped as to afford no suitable resting place for salt, mustard, and other
condiments, apart from the gravy or food.
To effect this purpose, I construct my plates with one or more depressions or
concavities in the edge or rim and these depressions may if preferred be sunk in the
plain rim, or may be surrounded by a small raised ridge or projecting edge so as to
prevent gravy from readily running into them should any be spilled on the edge of
the plate. In lieu of a depression in the rim, a cavity or enclosed space may be
formed on the surface of the rim by means of the raised ridge before mentioned.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 shews a plan view of portions of two plates each having two depressions on
its edge.
Fig. 2 is a section of a plate through the depression.
a, a, shew the depressions as preferably used for dinner plates. b b, shew a
modified form of depression suitable for smaller plates.
My improved plates can be made of stoneware china enamelled iron glass or any
other suitable material.
The advantages are that the salt or mustard can be kept separate from each other,
and from the food, in the bowl or centre of the plate.
If preferred the cavities can be inscribed with the words "salt," "mustard" and the
like, and these inscriptions can be utilised for advertising purposes, by adding the
name of some enterprising manufacturer, as for instance,
"Use Smith's Mustard "
Try Electric Salt" and the like.

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 :-
Plates with one or more depressions or concavities or enclosed spaces in or on their
rims or edges, the said depressions or enclosed spaces or their margins being applicable
for advertising purposes as herein explained and set forth.
Dated this 21st day of May 1800
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.