An Improved Tool for use in Placing Pastry and the like in, and Withdrawing same from, Domestic Ovens.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1891-Accepted, 10'h Oct., 1891
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tool for use in Placing Pastry and the like in, and
Withdrawing same from, Domestic Ovens.
I, ALBERT ZILLWOOD of the Abbey Flour Mills, Romsey, in the County of
Hampshire, Miller, do hereby déclare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
In baking small pics, tarts, and the like, in domestic ovens, the usual practice is
to place them with the hands upon an iron sheet, and to insert the latter in the oven,
or if no movable sheet is provided, to place the bakings, singly with the hands in
the oven.
When it is found necessary to examine the pies, or any one of them, either the
whole must be taken out of the oven by withdrawing the iron sheet, or removed
singly by the lands, probably resulting in more or less scorching or burning the
latter.
The object of my invention is to avoid the direct handling of the pastry and con-
sists in providing a small tool whereby any one of the articles to be baked can be
placed in, or taken from the oven without withdrawing the whole, or putting the
hands in the oven.
The tool as invented by me is made of iron, or similar material, tinned, plated,
or galvanized if preferred and it can best be described as of spade shape, having a
comparatively long handle which is suitably fastened to the blade, the latter being
probably of flexible material, and as thin as practicable whereby it can be readily
inserted under the article it is desired to withdraw, or place in the oven, or it can
be made all in one piece, or the handle may be of wood, and the blade of iron, or
other suitable material.
It is noted that by means of my invention there is no necessity for placing the
hands in the oven with the risk of burning same, or of the direct handling of the
pastry.
The tool forms a cheap portable, and convenient, domestic article...
HERBERT P. BLAKE, M.I.N.A.,
20, Laura Place, Southampton, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tool for use in Placing Pastry and the like in, and
Withdrawing same from, Domestic Ovens.
I ALBERT ZILLWOOD, of the Abbey Flour Mills, Romsey in the County of
Hampshire, Miller, 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 :-
In baking small pies tarts, and the like in domestic ovens the usual practice is to
place them with the hands upon an iron sheet and to insert the latter in the oven,
or if no movable sheet is provided to place the bakings singly, with the hands, in
the oven therefore, when it is found necessary to examine the pies or any one of
them either the whole must be taken out of the oven by withdrawing the iron sheet
or removed singly by the hands, probably. resulting in more or less scorching or
burning the latter.
The object of my invention is to avoid the direct handling of the pastry and
consists in providing a small tool whereby any one of the articles to be baked can

page_text: be placed in, or taken from the oven without withdrawing the whole, or putting the
hands in the oven.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawing in which
Fig. 1, is a side view of one form or modification of my invention.
Fig. 2, a plan on top of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, a side view shewing the tool constructed in another form, namely when
made entirely out of one piece of material.
Fig. 4 is a plan on top of Eig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a cross section on line A. B. (see Fig. 1).
Fig. 6 is a cross section on line C. D. (see Fig. 3).
The same letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several figures.
The tool as invented by me can best be described as of spade shape having a
comparatively long handle which is suitably fastened to the blade a, the latter
being as thin as practicable whereby it can be readily inserted under the article it
is desired to withdraw or place in the oven, it (the tool) can be made.of iron and
tinned, plated, or galvanized if preferred, and in two parts as shewn at Figs. 1,
and 2, or in one piece as shewn at Figs. 3, and 4, or the handle b, may be of wood
and the blade a of iron, or other suitable material.
It is noted that when using my invention there is no necessity for placing the
hands in the oven with the risk of burning same, or for the direct handling of the
pastry.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is..
The improved tool, made in one or more parts, constructed, shaped, and arranged,
and for the purpose as hereinbefore substantially described.
Dated this 20th day of August 1891.
HERBERT P. BLAKE; M.I.N:A.,
70, High Street, Southampton, Agent for the Applicant.