AN IMPROVED COMBINED CANTEEN, WATER BOTTLE, AND COOKING APPARATUS FOR THE USE OF SOLDIERS AND OTHERS
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Harrington, of Richmond Barracks, Dublin,
Ireland, Armoury Sergeant, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED COMBINED
CANTEEN, WATER BOTTLE, AND COOKING APPARATUS FOR THE USE OF SOLDIERS
AND OTHERS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Harrington at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 11th August 1879.
WILLIAM HARRINGTON, of Richmond Barracks, Dublin, Ireland, Armoury
Sergeant. "AN IMPROVED COMBINED CANTEEN, WATER BOTTLE, AND COOKING
APPARATUS FOR THE USE OF SOLDIERS AND OTHERS.'
"
This Invention relates to the construction of an improved combined canteen,
water bottle, and cooking apparatus for the use of soldiers and others, the object of
the improvements being to provide convenient means for cooking in camp or on
march, the apparatus being simple to use, can be packed into a small space and is
easily and quickly set up.
The apparatus consists of a sheet iron box forming a stove; the said box
consisting of a top to which are binged the sides, which, when the apparatus is in
use, form the stand and are supported or kept at nearly right angles to the top by
means of two removeable cross bars, one at front and one at back, the ends of tho
bars passing through slots in the sides of the apparatus.
In the top of the apparatus are any suitable number of openings (provided with
covers), such openings serving to receive the vessels or tins serving as the cooking
utensils, and these tins may for the convenience of carriage be made to fit one
within the other and serve also as canteens. I provide an oven formed of tinned
iron for fitting on the top of the hereinbefore described apparatus, such oven being
constructed so as to fold up, and is provided with a suitable door at top.
An apparatus thus constructed being set up, a fire is lighted under the same and
any food in the tins will be quickly cooked, and the heat from the tire is further
utilized in heating the oven for baking or cooking.
When not in use the apparatus as hereinbefore described can be packed into a
small space and can be easily carried.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Willian Harrington in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 10th
February 1880. .
WILLIAM HARRINGTON, of Richmond Barracks, Dublin, Ireland, Armoury
Sergeant. "AN IMPROVED COMBINED CANTEEN, WATER BOTTLE, AND COOKING
APPARATUS FOR THE USE OF SOLDIERS AND OTHERS."
This Invention relates to the construction of an improved combined canteen,
water bottle, and cooking apparatus for the use of soldiers and others, the object of
the improvements being to provide convenient means for cooking in camp or on
march, the apparatus being simple to use, can be packed into a small space and is
easily and quickly set up.
The apparatus consists of a sheet iron box forming a stove; the said box
consisting of a top to which are hinged or rivetted the sides and ends, which, when
the apparatus is in use form the stand, and are supported or kept at nearly right
angles to the top by means of two removeable cross bars, one at front and one at
back, the ends of the bars passing through slots in the sides of the apparatus.
In the top of the apparatus are any suitable number of openings (provided with
covers), such openings serving to receive the vessels or tins serving as the cooking
utensils, and these, tins may for convenience of carriage be made to fit one within
the other and serve also as canteens. I provide an oven formed of tinned iron for
fitting on the top of the herein before described apparatus, such oven being
constructed so as to fold up, and is provided with a suitable door at top.
But to make my Invention better understood I will proceed to describe the
same by reference to the accompanying Drawing, in which Figure 1 is a prospective
view of the box forming the stove of my improved apparatus; Figure 2 is a
perspective view of the apparatus complete, and shewing it in use for baking and
boiling Figure 3 is a similar view, shewing the apparatus in use for baking only;
Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views of a larger form of apparatus.
In Figures 1, 2, and 3, a is the top of the box or stove, and b, b, the sides which
are hinged to the top a; c, c, are the removeable cross bars, passing through slots in
the sides b, b, as shewn; d, d, d, d, are the openings in the top of the apparatus,
(which may be provided with covers); these openings serve to receive the vessels or
tins e, e; shews one of the covers of the tins e, such covers f serving also as
drinking cups; g, g, is the oven consisting of a folding sheet metal box which fits
into the pan or tray h; i is the door of the oven. The oven may be placed at the
back part of the apparatus as shewn in Figure 2, with two of the tins or vessels c, e,
when required for baking and boiling, or when required for baking only the oven
may be placed as shewn in Figure 3, in either case a fire being lighted in the stove
as shewn in Figures 2 and 3. If found necessary the stove may be provided with
a hinged front and back.
It will be understood that an apparatus of this construction when not in use
may be folded up so as to occupy but small space, and the tins or vessels e, e, may
be made so as to fit one within the other, the openings d being made accordingly.
A larger form of apparatus is shewn in Figures 4 and 5, in which the sides, top,
and ends are preferably screwed together so that they may be readily detached
from one another for transport; in this apparatus the oven g fits into the lower
part of the back of the stove as shewn, and in the top of the stove immediately over
the oven is an opening ; which serves to receive a steamer or boiler k, and the
openings d, for receiving the tins e, are in this case shewn square; 7 is an opening
in the front of the apparatus through which to light the fire; m, m, are air
openings; n flue pipe; o door of the oven.
The action of this construction of apparatus is substantially the same as that
shewn in Figures 1, 2, and 3, and therefore needs no further description.

page_text: Having thus described the nature of my said Invention, and the best means with
which I am acquainted for carrying the same into effect, I would have it understood
that I do not confine myself to the precise details herein laid down and shewn in
the accompanying Drawing, as the same may be varied without departing from the
peculiar character of my Invention, but what I do claim is,―
The improved combined canteen, water bottle, and cooking apparatus constructed
and operating substantially as hereinbefore described and represented in the
accompanying Drawing or any mere modification thereof.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Harrington, have hereto set my
hand and seal, this Seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty.
WILLIAM HARRINGTON. (L.S.)