A Combination Apparatus as a Nail Cutter, Cleaner, Parer, and Trimmer, also Applicable as a Paper Knife, Cigar Holder, and for other like Useful Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 9th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 6th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 17th May, 1887.
A Combination Apparatus as a Nail Cutter, Cleaner, Parer, and
Trimmer, also Applicable as a Paper Knife, Cigar Holder, and
for other like Useful Purposes.
I LEWIS FAIRBURN MARSH of 14 Sydenham Road, Cotham, Bristol, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is, to construct an apparatus or appliance which has in
combination certain features to enable a person to cut, clean, pare, trim his finger
nails, or to use it as a paper knife, a cigar holder, and other useful purposes, the
article being so made that it be carried in the waistcoat or other pocket.
The appliance consists essentially of a thin strip of steel, preferably nickeled or
otherwise coated, having at one end a V shaped notch, merging into a groove in one
of the faces, or to a groove in each face. The points of the V are specially shaped and
these are either left plain or chamferred on one or on both of the outer edges, or on
one or on both of the inner edges. One of the outer edges may die into a kind of knifo
edge or be rounded and the other outer edge may be nicked like a file, or one of the
faces or both faces may be wholly or partially nicked for that purpose.
The opposite end of the apparatus is preferably rounded and stamped with a horses
hoof and shoe or other device, the hollow of the hoof being nicked for rubbing down
or pointing pencils. It may also be perforated slotted or prepared to serve for tipping
cigars, for threading needles, for cutting threads or the V shaped end can be used for
this purpose, or as a cigar holder.
Instead of the strip of steel being flat it may be curved in the direction of its length
to give a better grip, or a part of its length only, may be hollowed out so that it could
be used as a folding stick, one of the edges serving as an ink eraser and another part
having a piece of india rubber for removing pencil marks.
Dated this 9th day of July 1886.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said L. F. Marsh.

page_text: for other like Useful Purposes.
I LEWIS FAIRBURN MARSH of 14 Sydenham Road, Cotham, Bristol, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of this invention is to construct an apparatus or appliance which bas in
combination certain features to enable a person to cut clean, pare and trim his finger
nails, or to use it i.e. the apparatus for a paper knife, as a cigar holder and employ
it for other useful purposes the article being so made that it can be carried in the
waistcoat or other pocket.
The appliance, several examples of which are illustrated on the annexed drawings,
consists essentially of a thin strip of steel a (see Figure 1) preferably nickelled or
otherwise coated having at one end a V shaped notch 6 merging into a groove e in one
of the faces, or to a groove in each face. The points of the V are specially shaped
and these are either left plain or chamfered on one side (see Figure 2) or on both of
the outer edgos d, d, (see Figure 3) or on one or both of the inner edges. One of the
outer edges may die into a kind of knife edge as at Figure 4, or be rounded and the
other outer edge may be nicked as at e like a file or one of the faces or both faces may be
wholly (Figure 5) or partially nicked like a file, as represented at Figure 6 for that
purpose.
The opposite end of the apparatus is preferably rounded and stamped with a horses
hoof and shoe (or other device), the hollow of the hoof being nicked for rubbing
down or pointing pencils. It may also be perforated as at Figure 6 and provided with
a knife g to serve for tipping cigars, for cutting threads or the V shaped end can be
used for this purpose or as a cigar holder.
Figure 7 shows a modified construction in which the edges h are bent for
strengthening.
Instead of the strip of steel being flat it may be curved in the direction of its length
to give a better grip or form a button hook i as at Figure 8, a part of its length
only being hinged as at ; to enable it to be folded as indicated by the dotted
lines.
Figure 9 shows a modification of the appliance so that it could be used as a folding
stick, one of the edges of the points d serving as an ink eraser, and another part of

page_text: the appliance having a piece of india rubber k for removing pencil marks; the lower
part of the stem in this case is tubular as at a¹ and the points d can be folded into the
said lower part.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
In combination with a V shaped notch merging into a groove as a nail trimmer,
a file, cigar tipper, cigar holder, pencil sharpener, penknife, ink eraser, or other
accessory as described with reference to the annexed drawings whether the appliance
be in one piece as in Figures 1 to 7 inclusive or jointed as in Figures 8 and 9.
The on day or Apru 1001.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said L. F. Marsh.