Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1900-Accepted, 15th Sept., 1900
I, OLIVER EASTWOOD, of 22, James Street, Elland, in the County of York,
Stamper and Piercer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of my invention is to provide a simple and easy method of cleaning
knives, forks and spoons.
My cleaner consists essentially of a hollow case or box into which emery
flour or other cleaning powder may be placed, this case or box may be made in
one piece, or in sections, also it may be provided with a detachable top.
The bottom of the case or box is closed in with a small block of leather or
rubber composition, this block is perforated in the centre to allow the cleaning
powder to fall through on to the knife, fork or spoon during the cleaning
process, it is also provided with grooves for cleaning the prongs of the forks,
the rubbing surface may be slightly hollowed out, and the corners and edges
rounded off for better convenience when cleaning spoons.
Dated this 9th day of November 1899.
OLIVER EASTWOOD.
I, OLIVER EASTWOOD, of 22, James Street, Elland, in the County of York,
Stamper and Piercer 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 :—
The object of my invention is to provide a simple and easy method of cleaning
knives, forks and spoons.
My cleaner consists essentially of a hollow case or box into which emery
Hour or other cleaning powder may be placed and provided with a detachable top.
The said case or box may be made of wood or of metal.
To the bottom of the case or box a small block of leather or of rubber com-
position is attached, this block is perforated in the centre to allow the powder
to fall through on to the knife, fork or spoon during the cleaning process, it is
also provided with grooves for cleaning the prongs of forks, the face is slightly
hollowed out, and the corners are rounded off for better convenience when
cleaning spoons.
DESCRIPTION OF De Wevers

page_text: box, B the detachable top, and C
with seccotine to A as shown at F.
regulate the flow of the powder.
leather or rubber composition firmly fixed
E is a small perforated disc fixed into C to
In Fig. 2 C is a plan of the under side of C Fig. 1, showing the grooves H
for cleaning the forks, these grooves may be made on one or more sides of C,
and may be of different sizes to clean different sizes of forks.
view of C.
C is an end
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 show another method of attaching to A. Instead of C
having the projection Fig. 2, to be let into A as shown at F Fig. 1, A may be
provided with a projection D Fig. 4, to be let into C as shown at D Fig. 3.
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 —
1. For cleaning knives, forks and spoons, a hollow case or box provided with
a detachable top, and with perforated block of leather or of rubber composition,
fitted with small perforated dise, and hollowed out, and grooved on one or more
sides, as and for the purposes, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this Ninth day of August 1900.
OLIVER EASTWOOD.