Year: 1895

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I, THEODORE FRANCIS BEVAN, of "Britannia House," Toorak Road, South
Yarra, near Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Gentleman, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-.
This invention aims to provide a cheap and efficient contrivance for clearing the
nicotine which accumulates in the stems of tobacco pipes, when in use.
This contrivance consists of a rod or tube of antiseptic unsized paper, of suitable
length and diameter, adapted to readily pass down the stem of a tobacco pipe, and
which owing to its absorptive nature, readily takes up any liquid matter which may
have there accumulated and effectually clears the passage for the smoke without
either disturbing or extinguishing the unconsumed tobacco, or soiling the fingers.
It will be observed that my improved pipe cleaner lends itself admirably for
advertising purposes.
Dated this Nineteenth day of November One thousand eight hundred and
I, THEODORE FRANCIS BEVAN of "Britannia House," Toorak Road, South
Yarra, near Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Gentleman, 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 aims at providing a cheap and efficient contrivance for clearing the
nicotine which accumulates in the stems of tobacco pipes, when in use.
It consists of a tube or rod of "unsized "paper, of suitable length and diameter,
adapted to readily pass down the stem of a tobacco pipe, and which owing to its
absorptive nature, readily takes up any liquid matter which may have there
accumulated and effectually clears the passage for the smoke without either
disturbing or extinguishing the unconsumed tobacco or soiling the fingers.
It may be constructed in many different ways but the best way with which I am
acquainted is by laying a strip of paper over a groove in a suitable base piece
pressing a rod of somewhat smaller diameter than the bore of an ordinary pipe upon
such paper, then lapping first one edge over said rod and then the other edge in the
opposite direction, a small quantity of rice paste or other suitable adhesive material
having been first applied to this last mentioned edge in order to cause it to adhere
to the opposite edge of the paper and thus complete the formation of the tube.
This strip of paper may have an advertisement or other matter printed or
otherwise impressed upon it if desired, as my improved anti-nicotine pipe cleaner
lends itself admirably for advertising purposes.

page_text: If preferred the paper of which the cleaner is formed may be made antiseptic by
being slightly carbolized.
By using my invention the nicotine can readily be removed whilst smoking and
the objection incidental to many of the complicated pipes at present in use for that
purpose is entirely obviated, thus providing smokers with a means by which an
ordinary simple pipe can be smoked with the maximum of health and comfort
heretofore impossible.
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 :-
The herein described tobacco pipe cleaner consisting of a tube or rod of
"unsized" paper of suitable length and diameter adapted to be passed down the
stem of a tobacco pipe substantially as and for the purposes specified.
Dated this Fifteenth day of February One thousand eight hundred and
ninety-six.
THEODORE FRANCIS BEVAN.
Wm. P. Thompson & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.