Year: 1888

page_text: MARY WALLACE UTTING St. Ann's Hill Anfield Liverpool do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An improved tobacco pouch combining pouch and moistener in one, by means
an india rubber tube formed inside pouch, with lip or mouth piece by moans o
which you can blow down tube thereby, damping or inoistening the tobacco in pouch
as required tube can be made of other material, as well as rubber-such as, oil silk
gutta percha and the like.

page_text: I, MARY WALLACE UTTING, of St. Ann's Hill Anfield Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster, 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 :-
This invention has for its object the construction of a tobacco pouch whereby the
tobacco contained therein can be kept as moist as may be desired.
The invention consists of an india rubber or similar open tube placed in direct
communication with that part of the pouch which contains the Tobacco.
The outer end of the tube being outside when the pouch is closed.
When the tobacco becomes too dry the owner thereof can blow through the open
tube and the aqueous yapour contained in the breath is condensed upon the contents
and sides of the pouch and thereby moistens the tobacco.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice, will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 shows a front view of tobacco pouch turned inside out fitted with an open
tube running down one side thereof.
Fig. 2 is a view of the same pouch properly closed.
Fig. 3 shows a back view of tobacco pouch turned inside out fitted with an open
tube running down the centre and provided with a suitable valve.
Fig. 4 is a view of the same pouch properly closed.
The end A of the open tube projects through the outside of that part of the pouch
which forms the receptacle for the tobacco.
The other end B of the tube, is left open within the said receptacle as shown in
Figs. 1 and 2 or may be provided with a flap or valve as shewn in Figs. 3 and 4.
The tube D is fastened to the receptacle E by means of cement or other suitable
composition so as to keep the same in place and the flap or valve C is also kept in
position by cementing or otherwise to the receptacle E and tube D. The lower end C,
of the flap or valve being left open so as to allow the passage and distribution of
the breath passed through the tube.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) The construction of a Tobacco pouch fitted with a tube, leading into the
Tobacco receptacle from the outside of the pouch substantially as and for the purpose
hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
(2.) The construction of a Tobacco pouch fitted with a tube provided with an open
flap or valve leading into the Tobacco receptacle from the outside of the pouch
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in
Figs. 3 & 4.
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.