diff --git a/src/elements_parser.js b/src/elements_parser.js
index 142ac7da..46f67580 100644
--- a/src/elements_parser.js
+++ b/src/elements_parser.js
@@ -1,71 +1,69 @@
-fabric.ElementsParser = {
+fabric.ElementsParser = function(elements, callback, options, reviver) {
+  this.elements = elements;
+  this.callback = callback;
+  this.options = options;
+  this.reviver = reviver;
+};
 
-  parse: function(elements, callback, options, reviver) {
+fabric.ElementsParser.prototype.parse = function() {
+  this.instances = new Array(this.elements.length);
+  this.numElements = this.elements.length;
 
-    this.elements = elements;
-    this.callback = callback;
-    this.options = options;
-    this.reviver = reviver;
+  this.createObjects();
+};
 
-    this.instances = new Array(elements.length);
-    this.numElements = elements.length;
-
-    this.createObjects();
-  },
-
-  createObjects: function() {
-    for (var i = 0, len = this.elements.length; i < len; i++) {
-      (function(_this, i) {
-        setTimeout(function() {
-          _this.createObject(_this.elements[i], i);
-        }, 0);
-      })(this, i);
-    }
-  },
-
-  createObject: function(el, index) {
-    var klass = fabric[fabric.util.string.capitalize(el.tagName)];
-    if (klass && klass.fromElement) {
-      try {
-        this._createObject(klass, el, index);
-      }
-      catch (err) {
-        fabric.log(err);
-      }
-    }
-    else {
-      this.checkIfDone();
-    }
-  },
-
-  _createObject: function(klass, el, index) {
-    if (klass.async) {
-      klass.fromElement(el, this.createCallback(index, el), this.options);
-    }
-    else {
-      var obj = klass.fromElement(el, this.options);
-      this.reviver && this.reviver(el, obj);
-      this.instances.splice(index, 0, obj);
-      this.checkIfDone();
-    }
-  },
-
-  createCallback: function(index, el) {
-    var _this = this;
-    return function(obj) {
-      _this.reviver && _this.reviver(el, obj);
-      _this.instances.splice(index, 0, obj);
-      _this.checkIfDone();
-    };
-  },
-
-  checkIfDone: function() {
-    if (--this.numElements === 0) {
-      this.instances = this.instances.filter(function(el) {
-        return el != null;
-      });
-      fabric.resolveGradients(this.instances);
-      this.callback(this.instances);
-    }
+fabric.ElementsParser.prototype.createObjects = function() {
+  for (var i = 0, len = this.elements.length; i < len; i++) {
+    (function(_this, i) {
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        _this.createObject(_this.elements[i], i);
+      }, 0);
+    })(this, i);
+  }
+};
+
+fabric.ElementsParser.prototype.createObject = function(el, index) {
+  var klass = fabric[fabric.util.string.capitalize(el.tagName)];
+  if (klass && klass.fromElement) {
+    try {
+      this._createObject(klass, el, index);
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+      fabric.log(err);
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    this.checkIfDone();
+  }
+};
+
+fabric.ElementsParser.prototype._createObject = function(klass, el, index) {
+  if (klass.async) {
+    klass.fromElement(el, this.createCallback(index, el), this.options);
+  }
+  else {
+    var obj = klass.fromElement(el, this.options);
+    this.reviver && this.reviver(el, obj);
+    this.instances.splice(index, 0, obj);
+    this.checkIfDone();
+  }
+};
+
+fabric.ElementsParser.prototype.createCallback = function(index, el) {
+  var _this = this;
+  return function(obj) {
+    _this.reviver && _this.reviver(el, obj);
+    _this.instances.splice(index, 0, obj);
+    _this.checkIfDone();
+  };
+};
+
+fabric.ElementsParser.prototype.checkIfDone = function() {
+  if (--this.numElements === 0) {
+    this.instances = this.instances.filter(function(el) {
+      return el != null;
+    });
+    fabric.resolveGradients(this.instances);
+    this.callback(this.instances);
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index 9516894c..0f177013 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
      * @param {Function} [reviver] Method for further parsing of SVG elements, called after each fabric object created.
      */
     parseElements: function(elements, callback, options, reviver) {
-      fabric.ElementsParser.parse(elements, callback, options, reviver);
+      new fabric.ElementsParser(elements, callback, options, reviver).parse();
     },
 
     /**