Improvements in or connected with Tobacco Pipes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1894-Accepted, 25th Aug., 1894
TRUVIDIONAL SIECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Tobacco Pipes.
I, FRANCIS OBRÉ FERGUSON Architect, 4 Longfield Terrace Highfield Road
Ilfracombe in the County of Devon do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a cleaner to be carried in tobacco pipes
to clean the stem of the pipes. I carry my invention into effect in the following
manner.
In the bowl and passage of the stem of the pipe I provide a wire with a small
brush or sponge or other suitable material fixed to one end of it and a hollow
receptacle preferably made in the bottom of the bowl to receive it, the other end
of the wire terminating with a small knob at the end of the mouth piece of the
pipe.
To clean the passage for the smoke and wire it will be necessary to draw out the
wire and brush through it. After cleaning, the brush and wire is to be replaced in
the pipe, the passage being large enough to allow the pipe to be smoked when
in it.
Dated this 9th day of October 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Tobacco Pipes.
I, FRANCIS OBRÉ FERGUSON Architect of 2 Balmoral Terrace Ilfracombe in
the County of Devon and formerly of 4 Longfield Terrace Ilfracombe 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:―
My invention relates to a tobacco pipe wire stem cleaner and wire brush which
may be carried in tobacco pipes. With this object the stem cleaner consists of a
wire to one end of which is fixed a wire brush and with a small knob or pin head
at the other end at the mouth piece of the pipe.
My invention therefore comprises a wire terminating with a brush formed of
long fine wires and the novel construction thereof apart from the pipe adapted to
carry it, as hereinafter further described and claimed.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of my
Specification wherein,
Figure 1 shows a pipe formed with a hollow receptacle in the bottom of the bowl
to receive the wire brush which when withdrawn cleans the stem of all nicotine
and filth.
Figure 2 shows the cleaner formed of a long thin wire (preferably silver wire)
having fixed to one end of it a brush formed of long fine wires which are waved a
part of their length and flattened at the tips. The other end of the cleaner
terminates with a pin head or small knob at the mouth piece of the pipe. The
pipe may have a straight or a bent stem. The cleaner to be wiped clean with a
soft piece of paper or rag.
The wires may be steel or other suitable metal round or tape shape.

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. A tobacco pipe wire stem cleaner formed with a wire brush at one end and a
metal knob or disc at the other end and the novel construction thereof as and for
the purpose specified as substantially described.
2. The herein described tobacco pipe formed and adapted for use to carry a
tobacco pipe wire stem cleaner, as above described and claimed.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1894.
FRANCIS OBRÉ FERGUSON.