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US189974A
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  • Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal section of my improved knife and fork cleaner.
  • Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same, on line 00 m, Fig. 1, and Fig.3 is a detail side view of the cleaning-block.
  • the object of this invention is to furnish a neat and convenient device for the purpose of cleaning knives and forks in quick manner and with less labor than with the present devices; and the invention consists of an inclined scouring-table with side rims, having a till orreeeptacle 'at the lower end for the seouring-powder. Aleather strap is stretched on a fork-shaped support for facilitating the cleaning of the forks.
  • A represents an inclined scouring-table, of wood, cast metal, or other material, which is provided with side rims a, to convey in connection with the inclined faceof the table, the pulverized brick or other poilishing-powder back into the till B at the lower end of the table.
  • the till B is closed by a sllding-lid, B, that is retained in closed position by a pivoted
  • the knives are placed on the scouring-table and cleaned by means of a scouring-block, D, (shown in Fig. 3,) that is fastening screws or otherwise,-a fork-shaped 7" support, G, to the ends of which is fastened a stretched leather strap, 0, that is placed between the tines of the fork, so as to readily clean the same when passing them forward and backward thereon.
  • the powder is placed on the strap, and
  • a knife and fork cleaner having an inclined scouring-table, with side rims and powder receptacle or till at the lower end, closed or opened by a sliding lid, substantially as herein specified.

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V A. E. VAN HORN. a
v I KNIFE AND FORK CLEANER. No. 189,974. Patented April 24., 1877.
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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.
ALBERT E. VAN HORN, OF SEBEWAING, MICHIGAN.
IMPROVEMENT IN KNIFE AND FORK CLEANERS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l9,94, ated April 24, 1877 ppli i n filed March 24, 1877.
To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT E. VAN HORN, of Sebewaing, in the .cou'nty of Huron and Improved Knife and Fork Cleaner, of which the following is a specification:
In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal section of my improved knife and fork cleaner. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same, on line 00 m, Fig. 1, and Fig.3 is a detail side view of the cleaning-block.
Similar letters of reference indicate corre- The object of this invention is to furnish a neat and convenient device for the purpose of cleaning knives and forks in quick manner and with less labor than with the present devices; and the invention consists of an inclined scouring-table with side rims, having a till orreeeptacle 'at the lower end for the seouring-powder. Aleather strap is stretched on a fork-shaped support for facilitating the cleaning of the forks.
In the drawing, A represents an inclined scouring-table, of wood, cast metal, or other material, which is provided with side rims a, to convey in connection with the inclined faceof the table, the pulverized brick or other poilishing-powder back into the till B at the lower end of the table.
The till B is closed by a sllding-lid, B, that is retained in closed position by a pivoted The knives are placed on the scouring-table and cleaned by means of a scouring-block, D, (shown in Fig. 3,) that is fastening screws or otherwise,-a fork-shaped 7" support, G, to the ends of which is fastened a stretched leather strap, 0, that is placed between the tines of the fork, so as to readily clean the same when passing them forward and backward thereon.
The powder is placed on the strap, and
thereby theinner sides of the tines polished with great facility, while the outside of the same and the knives are polished on the scourspecified. 2. A knife and fork cleaner, having an inclined scouring-table, with side rims and powder receptacle or till at the lower end, closed or opened by a sliding lid, substantially as herein specified.
ALBERT EUGENE VAN HORN.
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()LIN PENGRA, JOHN LANGE.
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