An Improved Shaving-brush.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 14th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 14th Feb. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Shaving-brush.
I, DONALD CAMERON, of Victoria Chambers, 55 and 56 Chancery Lane,
London, in the County of London, (a communication to me from abroad by
Woodbury Lefavour, William Johnson and Harry White, all of Beverly,
Massachusetts, U.S.A., Gentlemen) do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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The invention as constructed consists of a hollow handle having its lower end
extended within the bristles and adapted to serve as a shield for the soap.
ferrule is secured upon the handle, and the bristles are arranged between the
ferrule and the lower part of the tube. An inner tube is arranged to slide up and
down within the handle, and has secured to it a soap stick.
By this invention, the soap may be applied to the face and be lathered with the
brush in one operation.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Shaving-brush.
I, DONALD CAMERON, of 55 and 56 Chancery Lane, in the County of London,
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication to me
from abroad by Woodbury Lefavour, William Johnson, and Harry White, all of
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Gentlemen,) to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in shaving-brushes, and it is carried out
as follows: reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein-
Fig. 1 represents a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a central longitudinal section of the
improved shaving-brush.
Fig. 3 represents a cross section on the line X X, shown in Fig. 2.
Similar letters refer to similar parts wherever they occur on the drawings.
The object of my invention is to combine with a shaving-brush a soap-stick and
longitudinally-adjustable soap-holder arranged centrally within the brush, and its
handle so as to produce a lather on the face simply by dipping the brush in water
and brushing it against the face, without the need of rubbing the brush on a cake
of soap as is generally done, thus providing a quick, simple, and ready means for
lathering the face preparatory to shaving the beard.
a is the brush ferrule, to which is secured in a suitable manner the hollow tubular.
handle b, as shown.
C are the bristles secured in a suitable manner within the ferrule a, said bristles
being arranged in the form of an annular ring surrounding the lower portion of
the tube b, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Within the tube b is arranged the longi-
tudinally-adjustable soap-holder d, and to the lower end of the latter is secured the
stick of shaving-soap e, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
The lower end of the soap-holder preferably slitted, as shown in dotted lines
in Fig. 2, so as to cause the shaving-stick e to be secured and held in a position
relative to said soap-holder.
is a slot or elongated perforation in the side of the tubular handle b, and
through which projects a pin provided with a knob or projection d', that is secured
in a suitable manner to the soap-holder d, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and by means
of such knob the soap-holder and soap-stick can be adjusted up and down within
the handle b.

page_text: When the brush is to be used for shaving purposes the soap-stick e is moved
downward by means of the knob d and soap-holder d to or about the position
shown in Fig. 2, after which the brush is dipped in water, as usual, and rubbed
against the face, thus causing a lather to be produced by the soap-stick arranged
in the centre of the bristles, as above mentioned.
When not desired for use the soap-holder and soap-stick are moved upward
sufficiently to cause the soap to be protected and covered by the lower part of the
handle tube b.
The invention is very simple in construction and operation, by its use a great
saving of time is obtained, and it provides a shaving-brush always ready for
applying soap to the face in a neat and efficient manner, without the need of a
shaving-cup or independent soap cake.
I wish to state that I do not confine myself to the precise construction and
arrangement of parts, as shown in the drawings, as such may be changed or modified
without departing from the essence of my invention.
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 :
The improved shaving-brush as described, consisting of a hollow handle b, having
its lower end extended within the bristles, and adapted to serve as a shield for the
soap, the ferrule a, and annular bristles C, arranged between said ferrule and the
lower part of the tube in combination with the tube d, arranged to slide up and
down within the handle b, and having secured to its lower end the soap-stick e,
substantially in a manner, and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 14th day of January 1801
DONALD CAMERON,
Applicant.