An Improved Fumigator for Flowers and other Plants.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 24th May, 1894-Accepted, 28th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fumigator for Flowers and other Plants.
THOMAS WATSON, Knotts Saw-mill, Ullswater, Penrith, Carpenter and Joiner,-
in the Township of Watermillock, in the Parish of Greystoke, in the County of
Cumberland, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I construct of wood, metal, vulcanite, or other suitable matteriall an apperatus.
by which smoke or fumes can be blown into or unto window or garden plants, such
as flowers, ferns, fruit-trees, garden frames, or small greenhouses. I take 2 pieces.
of wood or other suitable matteriall, by preference cherry wood one of them.
6 inches in length by 18 inches square or thereabouts, I next bore a 1 inch hole in
the end of this piece about 2 inches in depth this I call the bowl. I then bore a
inch hole in the other end to join the 1 inch hole or bowl, I then take the other
piece of wood 4 inches in length by 1 inches square or there abouts which I call
the cover and bore a inch hole right through the centre of this from end to end,-
I then turn them in a laithe to any suitable shape so that one end of the cover fits
tight into the end of bowl, I fit on the other end of the cover a metal mount which
has to receive a mouth piece similar to the mouth piece of a common tobacco pipe..
In order to work my apparatus I take a paper bag, box, sheet, or other suitable
covering and place over the flower or other plant to be fumigated I then charge
the bowl of apparatus with tobacco or other suitable substance that will create a
smoke or fume.
I then light the substance in the bowl with any suitable light by preference a
fuzee, put cap into its place in end of bowl and blow through the mouth piece.
to start the fumes or smoke place the other end of apparatus into a hole in the
side or underneath the bag or other covering and blow the fumes or smoke into it
until full remove fumigator and close up hole or opening and let it remain for
half an hour.
As my invention and improvements are capable of modification without departing
from the principal thereof I do not restrict myself to dimentions matterials or the.
precise formation of my improved fumigator.
Dated this 25th day of August 1893.
THOMAS WATSON..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fumigator for Flowers and other Plants.
!, THOMAS WATSON, Knotts Saw-mill, Ullswater, Penrith, Carpenter and
Joiner in the Township of Watermillock in the Parish of Greystoke in the
County of Cumberland 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 :—
I construct of wood, metal vulcanite or other suitable matteriall an apparatus by
which smoke or fumes can be blown into or onto window or garden plants such as
flowers ferns fruit trees garden frames and small greenhouses. I take two pieces of
wood or other suitable matteriall by preference cherry wood one of them 5 inches in
length by 14 of an inch square or thereabouts. I next bore a 1 inch hole in the
end of this piece about 2 inches in depth this I call the bowl piece as shown at A,
Fig. 1. I then bore a tinch hole in the other end to join the 1 inch hole of bowl
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page_text: as shown at B. Fig. 1. I then take the other piece of wood 5 inches in length by
1 of an inch square or thereabouts which I call the cover and bore a tinch hole
right through the center of this from end to end as shown at C. Fig. 2. I then
turn the bowl piece in a lathe to any suitable shape, by preference the same as
shown at Fig. 1. I then take the cover piece and turn it into shape so that the
larger end will fit tight into end of A. Fig. 1. I fit on the other end of cover a
mouth piece similar to the mouth piece of a wood tobacco pipe as shown at D,
Fig. 2. In order to work my apparatus I take a paper bag, box, a sheet or other
suitable covering and place it over the flowers or other plants to be fumigated
I then make a small hole in the covering large enough to admit smaller end of
Fig. 1. I then charge bowl of apparatus A. Fig. 1. with tobacco or other suitable
substance that will create a smoke or fume.
I then light the substance in the bowl A. Fig. 1. with any suitable light by
preference a fuzee put the cover into place in end of bowl as shown at Fig. 3 and
blow through the mouth piece to start the smoke or fume place the end B. Fig. 1,
of apparatus into hole in side of the covering placed over the plants and blow the
smoke or fume into it until full then remove fumigator close up hole or opening in
the covering and let it remain about an hour.
.Haveing 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
The apparatus as shown and described at A. B. C and D in Figs. 1. 2. 3.
The method of of application of fumigator as shown and described.