IMPROVEMENTS IN CIGARS AND IN THE MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Oswald William Thompson Barnsdale, of the town and
County of the town of Nottingham for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN CIGARS AND IN THE MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE
SAME"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Oswald William Thompson
Barnsdale at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 16th August
1882.
OSWALD WILLIAM THOMPSON BARNSDALE, of the town and county of the town
of Nottingham
" IMPROVEMENTS IN CIGARS AND IN THE MACHINERY AND
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME,"
"
After making a cigar in the ordinary way, either by hand or by machinery, I
take such cigar which is of a circular shape in section, and either place it in a
mould of a triangular shape open at each end and one side, and place a flat board
or plate upon the open side of the mould, and apply pressure thereto either by
weighting it, or by a screw press, the cigar is thus forced to assume a triangular
shape in section for the greater portion of its length, but leaving the pointed end,
and bottom end round in section, or I may employ a pair of rollers geared together,
one roller having a triangular groove cut in it, and the other roller being plain,
upon passing a round cigar, through such rollers it will assume a triangular shape
for a portion of its length, the ends remaining round in section as before described.
A cigar treated as above described causes the bunch, filling and wrapper, to
be consumed in equal ratio, thereby considerably improving the flavour of the
cigar,
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Oswald William Thompson Barnsdale in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 13th February 1883.
OSWALD WILLIAM THOMPSON BARNSDALE of the town and county of the town
of Nottingham, "IMPROVEMENTS IN CIGARS, AND IN THE MACHINERY AND
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
"
After making a cigar in the ordinary way, either by hand or by machinery, I
take such cigar which is of a circular shape in section and either place it in a

page_text: mould of a triangular shape open at each end and one side and place a flat board
or plate upon the open side of the mould and apply pressure thereto, either by
weighting it or by a screw press, the cigar is thus forced to assume a triangular
shape in section for the greater portion of its length, but leaving the pointed end
and bottom end round in section. Or I may employ a pair of rollers geared together,
one roller having a triangular groove cut in it, and the other roller being plain,
upon passing a round cigar through such rollers, it will assume a triangular shape
for a portion of its length, the ends remaining round in section as before described.
A cigar treated as above described causes the bunch, filling, and wrapper to
be consumed in equal ratio, thereby considerably improving the flavour of the
cigar
The
After making a cigar in the ordinary way either by hand or by machinery, I
take such cigar which is of a circular shape in section (a side view of one such
cigar is shewn at Figure 2, and an end view at Figure 3) and either place it in a
mould A, an edge view of which is shewn at Figure 1 and a plan at Figure 4.
mould is of a triangular shape open at each end, and on the upper side, above the
cigar I place a flat board or plate B, upon the open side of the mould, and apply
pressure thereto, either by weighting it, or by a screw or other press
Each cigar is thus forced to assume a triangular shape, or nearly so in section, for
the greater portion of its length, but leaving the pointed end and bottom end round
in section as shewn in side view at Figure 5 and an end view at Figure 6; or I may
employ a pair of rollers geared together, one roller having one or more triangular
grooves cut in it, and the other roller being plain, upon passing round cigars between
such rollers, they will assume a triangular shape for a portion of their length, the
ends remaining round in section as before described. The cigars after being passed
through such rollers, are placed in moulds as above described, and of any convenient
length, and the boards or plates being placed in position, five or more such moulds
are clamped together with the requisite pressure, and a number of them are placed
in a stove capable of being heated by gas or steam, and while in the stove, the
clamped moulds and cigars are turned over several times. Cigars so treated will
be found to be almost devoid of nicotine, thus greatly adding to their flavour.
The bunch, filling, and wrapper being consumed in equal ratio when being
smoked
Having thus described the nature of my said invention and the manner of
performing the saine I declare that I claim;
For a cigar having portion of its length of a triangular shape or nearly so in
section, substantially as herein before described, and illustrated in the drawings
annexed.
In witness whereof I, the said Oswald William Thompson Barnsdale, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this twelfth day of February, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
OSWALD WILLIAM THOMPSON BARNSDALE
(L.S.)
Witness
H. W. GOUGH C.E.
Nottingham