IMPROVE- THE MANUFACTURE OF CIGARS
Year: 1852

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
AUGUSTUS HUDDART, of Brynkir, in the County of Caernarvon, Esquire, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at
Westminster, the Twentieth day of July, in the sixteenth year of Her reign;
did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said George Augustus Huddart, Her especial licence, full power, sole privi-
lege and authority, that I, the said George Augustus Huddart, my exors;
admors, and assigns, and such others as I, the said George Augustus
Huddart, my exors, admors, or assigns, should at any time agree with.
and no others, from time to time and at all times during the term of years
therein mentioned, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend,
within England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and in all
Her Majesty's Colonies and Plantations abroad, and in the Islands of
Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and Man, my Invention of "IMPROVE-
THE MANUFACTURE OF CIGARS;" in which said Letters Patent is.
contained a proviso obliging me, the said George Augustus Huddart, by an
instrument in writing under my hand and seal, particularly to describe and
ascertain the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, and to cause the same to be inrolled in Her Majesty's
High Court of Chancery within six calendar months next and imme-
diately after the date of the said in part recited Letters Patent, as in and

page_text: by the same, reference being thereunto had, will more fully and at large
appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
George Augustus Huddart, do hereby declare that the nature of my said
Invention, and the manner in which the same is to be performed, is
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following description
thereof, reference being had to the Drawings hereunto annexed, and to the
letters and figures marked thereon (that is to say):-
My Invention refers, firstly, to the drilling of cigars in the line of the
axis as far as may be necessary to facilitate the passage of the smoke from
the ignited end to the mouth of the smoker. This drilling operation I effect
by the use of a hollow or tubular drill with a cutting edge, either serrated or
otherwise, and as the tobacco dust is formed I draw it off through the hollow
drill by a current of air produced by exhausting the air from the interior of
the drill by an air pump, exhausting bellows, or any of the other well-known
means of producing a vacuum. The exhausting apparatus I prevent from
becoming clogged with dust by passing the current of air as it comes from
the drill through water before it enters the bellows or other exhausting
apparatus.
My Invention refers, secondly, to the insertion of a tube of amber, gutta
percha, caoutchouc, or other waterproof substance, into the hole thus drilled
in the cigar, and to the cementing of such tube to the outer waterproof
coating of the cigar, or of lining the hole drilled in the cigar with a water-
proof cement or varnish. This part of my Invention I propose to carry out
by the use of an apparatus which will simultaneously insert the tubes into
the drilled hole, and cement the tube to the external coating or jacket of the
cigar.
At Fig. 1 in the accompanying Drawing the machine whereby I effect the
drilling of the cigar is shewn in sectional elevation. The operation of the
machine is as follows:-The butt or mouth end of the cigar to be drilled is
brought into contact with and pressed against a hollow revolving drill or
cutter a. This drill is fixed in a hollow mandril 6, forming therewith a
continuous channel which communicates by means of tubes c, c*, with a pair.
of exhausting bellows d, d, so that when the air is exhausted from the interior
of the mandril, a strong current of air is set up through the hollow drill by
the pressure of the atmosphere, which has no other means of access to the
exhauster except through the hollow drill and mandril. The drill is supported
in suitable bearings in the framing e, e, and it is made to revolve rapidly by
means of a band passing over a pulley on the mandril, and over a driving

page_text: pulley actuated by a treadle movement, which also gives motion to the bellows.
The drill is freed of the dust and small loose pieces of tobacco which it
disengages from the cigar by the action of the current of air, as already
mentioned. The dust is further prevented from accumulating in the drill
and retarding its operation by means of a fixed pointed rod or flat steel wire,
which passes through the mandril and drill, and reaches to within about one
sixteenth of an inch of the cutting edge. While the drill is revolving this
wire remains stationary and keeps the dust and small particles of tobacco in
a loose state, so as to allow of their being carried away through the mandril
by the current of air. The valves or working parts of the bellows, or other
air exhauster, are prevented from becoming choked by passing the air as it
comes from the drill through water. This is done by inserting the end of the
pipe c, which communicates with the hollow of the mandril into a vessel of
water g, so that the orifice of the pipe shall be near the bottom of the vessel,
and always considerably below the surface of the water. The vessel is closed
at the top with an air-tight cover and the pipe c*, which communicates with
the exhausting apparatus, is affixed to the cover of this air-tight vessel, and
opens into the space above the surface of the water. By the action of the
exhauster, therefore, the air as it passes upwards through the water is with-
drawn, while the dust and tobacco cuttings are deposited in the water. To
facilitate the insertion of the drill in the exact centre of the cigar, the end
of the cigar to be drilled is placed in a hollow metal cone h, through the apex
of which there is a small hole to admit the passage of the drill. This cone is
capable of sliding along the drill, and it is kept in its central position by
means of guide rods i, i. Small spiral springs are interposed between the
plate which carries the cone and the frame e, to give the cone an inclination
to retain the position shewn in the Drawing, but at the same time to allow
the workman to press forward the cigar to any required distance over the
drill. On inserting the butt end of the cigar into the cone, and pressing it
gently in the direction of the arrow, the cone recedes and allows the cigar to
be pressed against the cutting edge of the drill. By this means all lateral
motion of the cigar will be prevented, and the hole formed by the drill will
be in the line of the axis of the cigar. When the pressure of the workman's
hand is withdrawn the spiral springs will return the cone to the position
shewn in the Drawing, and thereby discharge the cigar from the machine.
The operation of inserting the tubes is performed by introducing into the
hole drilled in the cigar a piece of tubing of amber, gutta percha, caoutchouc,
or other waterproof material, of a diameter to fit the hole exactly, and about
half an inch in length more or less, according to the size of the cigar. The

page_text: object of inserting the tube is to prevent the moisture of the mouth of the
smoker from swelling the tobacco, and thereby closing the drilled hole, and
also preventing any accidental pressure which the cigar may sustain from
injuring the draft of the cigar. The external end of the tube should be in
contact with or as near as possible to the outer coating of the cigar. That
end of the tube is then cemented all round to the outer coating of the cigar
by a solution of amber, gutta percha, caoutchouc, or any other suitable water-
proof cement or varnish. I sometimes, instead of a tube, make use of any
one of the above-named solutions for the purpose of coating the inside of the
hele drilled in the cigar. This may be readily done by means of a camel's-
hair pencil, and the same effect will be obtained as by the insertion of a tube:
The instrument for inserting the tubes and cementing them to the coating is
shewn at Figure 2, and consists of a small reservoir a containing the liquid
cement. The cement is expressed therefrom through an annular opening
formed by a short tube b and tube c, which is concentric therewith, and is
affixed to and passes through the vessel a. This tube c forms a guide for a
reciprocating style d, which is attached to a thumb piece e, and is capable of
being depressed thereby, and of recovering its position by means of a coiled
spring which throws it upwards. The tube to be inserted into the drilled
hole of the cigar is put on the point of the style, and thrust into its place by
the depression of the style, and simultaneously with that action a portion of
the cement is caused to ooze out of the annular opening in the vessel a, and
moisten the outer surface of the tube sufficiently to effect an adhesion or
junction between it and the outer coat or jacket of the cigar.
Having now described my Invention of Improvements in the Manufacture
of Cigars, I wish it to be understood that under the above in part recited
Letters Patent I claim.
First, the drilling of the butt ends of cigars, for the purposes above set
forth.
Secondly, the arrangement of machinery above described and shewn in
the Drawing, for effecting the drilling operation.
Thirdly, lining the drilled hole of a cigar with a waterproof substance, for
the purpose above set forth.
.
And, lastly, the means herein described for simultaneously inserting and
cementing tubes into cigars, for the purposes above set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Augustus Huddart, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twentieth day of January, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
GEO. A. (L.S.)
(L.S.) HUDDART.

page_text: AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Twentieth day of January, in the
year of our Lord 1858, the aforesaid George Augustus Huddart came before
our said Lady the Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the Specifica
tion aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form
above written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stamped according
to the tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.
Enrolled the Twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.