IMPROVEMENTS IN TOBACCO PIPES
Year: 1885

page_text: I, SAMUEL ROBERT ENGLISH, of 16, Addison Villas, Addison Street, in the town
and county of the town of Nottingham, Artist, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN TOBACCO PIPES to be as follows:-
Each pipe consists of two or more parts, namely a bowl and stem with a suitable
mouth piece, the stem if a long one may be in two or more parts, connected by
tapered plug joints or screw threaded ferrules to each other, and to the bowl and
mouthpiece, portion or the whole of such parts; may be made of any material or
materials usually employed for that purpose, but in addition thereto I cause the
stem from the bowl to the mouthpiece connection to be formed with a passage
throughout of such increased diameter as to afford sufficient room for the insertion
of a tube of absorbent paper up which the smoke passes from the bowl to the mouth
piece, the stem or portion of the stem, containing the tube of absorbent paper,
I cause to be perforated from the outside to the paper tube with straight or curved
slots, or of any other suitable open pattern.
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When in use the paper tube absorbs the nicotine as the smoke passes up it and
reaches the mouth of the user perfectly cool, the heat having escaped through the
perforations in the stem or portion of the stem, containing the paper tube.
When the paper tube is saturated with nicotine or has become unpleasant before
it is saturated, the mouthpiece may be removed from the stem, or the stem from
the bowl, and the paper tube may be withdrawn, and a fresh paper tube inserted
as often as required.
The paper of which the tubes are formed may be scented with any suitable
perfume before being inserted in the stem, although the tube absorbs the nicotine
it does not interfere with the colouring of the bowl of the pipe, but effectually
prevents the pipe from becoming foul.

page_text: I, SAMUEL ROBERT ENGLISH, of 16, Addison Villas, Addison Street, in the town
and county of the town of Nottingham, Artist, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Figures 1 to 4 show longitudinal sectional views of four varieties of tobacco pipes
with my improvements applied thereto, and Figure 5 shows a side view of a metal
tube and paper hereafter referred to.
Figure 1 shows a sectional view of a meerschaum pipe consisting of a bowl and
stem A fitted to a metal cap or ferrule B which is perforated and screw threaded
to receive the screw threaded perforated stem of a second ferrule C fitted to an
amber mouth piece D, the stem, ferrules, and mouthpiece are drilled out large
enough to receive a tube of absorbent paper E, or of other suitable material, the
stem from its upper side and lower side is perforated from the outside to the paper
or other tube, with straight or curved slots F or with any other suitable open
pattern.
Figure 2 shows a sectional view of a pipe with a bowl of briar or other wood A,
the stem B of which, for the greater portion of its length is cut half away from the
upper side as shown by the dotted line, the lower half is grooved and the lower end
is drilled out large enough to receive a tube E of absorbent paper or other material
which is firmly held in the stem by being pressed into a mouth piece D of amber,
bone, or other suitable material.
Figure 3 shows a pipe having a bowl of meerschaum, porcelain, briar, or other
material A, the stem being protected by a ferrule B bored out to receive the
tapered lower end of a second stem C provided with perforations F in its upper
and lower sides, the bore of this stem is made large enough to receive a tube of
absorbent paper, or other suitable material E which projects into a mouthpiece D
of suitable material, the lower end of which is slightly tapered so as to fit into the
upper end of the stem C.
Figure 4 shows a sectional view of a pipe of any suitable material, the stem A
of which is perforated to receive a tube of absorbent paper, or other material E,
the stem on its upper side is cut away for the greater part of its length to expose
portion of the tube, the underside of the stem being provided with perforations
of suitable form, after the tube has been placed in the stem, the upper ends of
both are inserted in and firmly held together by the lower conical end of a band
or ferrule B attached to a mouth piece D.
I do not confine myself to the varieties of pipes shown in the four Figures
above described, as my improvements are equally applicable to any kind of pipe
in general use by making the bore of the stem and mouth piece large enough to
receive the tube and perforating the sides of the stem. The perforations in the
upper side enables any moisture absorbed by the tube to quickly evaporate and
constantly keeps the tube dry,

page_text: When in use the paper tube absorbs the nicotine as the smoke passes up it, and
reaches the mouth of the user perfectly cool, the heat escaping through the
perforations, when the tube has become saturated with nicotine, the mouthpiece
may be removed and the tube withdrawn and a fresh one inserted as often as
required.
The tubes may be formed by inserting one edge of a suitable sized piece of paper
or other material E, in the slot of a thin metal roller G as shown at Figure 5, then
upon turning the roller round a few times the paper will be wrapped round it and
upon the outer edge being moistened with the tongue and pressed down, the roller
may be withdrawn and the tube is ready for use. Although I have described the
stems of the pipes as being perforated on the upper and lower sides, but the
perforations need not be confined to such positions as they will be equally effective
if they are made in other parts of the stem.
The paper or other material of which the tubes are made may be scented with
any suitable perfume or with essence of coffee before being inserted in the stem.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The construction and employment of tubes of absorbent paper, or other suitable
material in the perforated stems of tobacco pipes as and for the purpose specified,
substantially as described and illustrated in the Drawings annexed.
Dated this fourth do of Tonu 1000