A New or Improved Cigar Perforator.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Cigar Perforator.
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We, HENRY PRICE HODGES of Northan Road, Southampton, Hampshire, Machine
Agent, and ROBERT PHILLIPS, Junior, of St. John's Road, Earlswood, Red Hill,
Surrey, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of our invention to be as
follows
Heretofore knives or cutters have usually been employed for removing the end of a
cigar preparatory to smoking the same, with the disadvantage however that the covering
leaf or wrapper of the cigar is often loosened and becomes unrolled.
The object of this invention is to provide a tool or device by which the end of a
cigar may be perforated in a ready and convenient manner preparatory to smoking
the same to be used in place of the knife or cutter aforesaid.
The device may consist of a small cap of metal or other_suitable material shaped
to receive the end of the cigar and having fixed in the base thereof and extending.
upward so as to perforate the cigar end, one or more spikes or perforators, these
being preferably arranged parallel to each other when more than one are employed.
The cap may be provided with a ring for attachment to a watch chain etc. In
certain cases where the improved device is not intended to be carried on the person,
the cap aforesaid may he replaced by a suitable block or stand having a recess or
pit therein to receive the cigar end with the spike or spikes fixed in the same
manner in the recess or pit.
Dated this 11th day of May 1889.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Cigar Perforator.
We HENRY PRICE HODGES of Northan Road Southampton in the County of
Hampshire Machine Agent and ROBERT PHILLIPS Jnr. of St. John's Road,
Earlswood, Redhill in the County of Surrey, Manufacturer 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 :-
Heretofore knives or cutters have usually been employed for removing the end
of a cigar preparatory to smoking the same with the disadvantage however that
the covering leaf or wrapper of the cigar is often. loosened and becomes unrolled.
The object of this invention is to provide a tool or device by which the end of
a cigar may be perforated in a ready and convenient manner preparatory to smoking
the same to be used in place of the knife or cutter aforesaid.
The device may consist of a small cap of metal or other suitable material shaped
to receive the end of the cigar and having fixed in the base thereof and extending
upward so as to perforate the cigar end one or more spikes or perforators these
being preferably arranged parallel to each other when more than one are employed.
The cap may be provided with a ring for attachment to a watch chain etc. and
may be made to resemble a bell or other fancy device. In certain cases where
the improved device is not intended to be carried on the person, the cap aforesaid
may be fixed in or to a stick or umbrella or pocket knife or be replaced by a
suitable block or stand having a recess or pit therein or a cup or inverted bell
thereon to receive the cigar end with the spike or spikes fixed in the same manner
as above in the recess or cup.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is. to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
A cap, cup, recess, pit or analogous device provided with one or more spikes or
perforators intended for piercing or perforating the end of a cigar all substantially
as described and set forth.
Dated this 8th day of February 1890.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Sirand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicants,