USD22320S - Design for a spoon or fork - Google Patents

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Patented Apr. 4, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE WILKINSON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE GORHAM-MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

DESIGN FOR A SPOON OR FORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Design No. 22,320, dated April 4, 1893.

Application filed November 25, 1892. Serial No. 453,139. Term of patent 7 years.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WILKINSON, of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented and produced a new and original Design for Handles of Spoons, Forks, and Similar Articles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

Figure 1 represents an obverse view of a handle, attached to the tine portion of a fork, illustrating a portion of my new design. Fig. 2 represents a reverse view of the handle, at-

ched to the bowl of a spoon, illustrating ne remaining portion of the new design.

The leading features of my new design consist in the enlarged lower portion of the neck above which the neck is slightly contracted, the outlines then forming a succession of irregular curves gradually enlarging toward the upper end of the handle,surface ornamentation on the obverse surface consisting of a combination of scroll-work at the base of the neck, a succession of scrolled-beaded borders the scrolled ends of which are turned inward over cushioned panels which they divide, toward the upper end of the handle, these beadings are curved inward over the top of the handle and overlap a scalloped shell-like ornament,on the reverse surface the base of the neck is formed by a displayed shell-like ornament extending partly over the surface of the article to which the handle is attached above this the ornamentation consists of asuccession of scrolled headings form ing borders having inwardly-turned scrolledends overlapping the plain cushioned surface which is divided into panels by small scrolls connecting the borders which borders are in places slightly foliated.

Number 3 in the drawings indicates the handle illustrating my new design, and 4 the article to which the handle is attached,commencing at the base, the outline of the handle curves inward to 5, then slightly and gradally outward and abruptly inward to 6, then I a succession of outward and inward curves to 7 at the top of the handle, the outline of the other edge at the base is formed of a succession of short abrupt curves contracting the width of the base to 8, thence extending in a long gradual curve to 9, then abruptly inward and outward gradually increasing the width of the handle toward the top.

The obverse surface of the handle is ornamented at the base with the combinationscrolls 10, from which extend the curvedbeadings 1111 following the outline of the handle and forming borders for the cushioned panels 12 and 18, over which the scrolled- 6o ends 1414t lap, the ends marked 15-15 extending inward sufficiently to separate these panels,-the headings 1111 are embellished at the upper portion of the handle by additionalscrolls and endin displayed ends slightly overlapping the scalloped shell like ornament 16.

The reverse surface of the handle has at its lower end the displayed shell-like ornament 17 which forms the base of the neck and slightly overlaps the article to which the handle is attached, above this extend the curved-headings 1818, following the outline of the handle and accenting the same, forming borders for the cushioned panels 19 and 20 which are divided by the scrolls 21 and are overlapped by small scrolls,toward the upper portion of the handle the headings have the slight foliations 22 and 23.

What I claim is 1. In the design for the handle of a spoon, or similar article, the obverse as herein shown and described.

2. In the design for the handle of a spoon or similar article, the reverse as herein shown and described.

3. The design for handles of spoons, forks and similar articles, as herein shown and described.

1 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 0 land.

GEORGE WILKINSON.

Witnesses:

J OSEPH A. MILLER, M. F. BLIGH.

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