A COMBINED CIGAR PUNCH AND SMOKERS POCKET KNIFE
Year: 1884

page_text: I, THOMAS CROOKES of the Atlantic Work Sheffield in the county of York
Cutlery Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"A COMBINED CIGAR PUNCH AND SMOKERS POCKET KNIFE," to be as follows:-
The Knife is made with one or more blades as usual, with the addition of a
spring blade or prong, working on a pivot and carrying at its end a hollow punch,
fixed vertically. At the part where the punch when pressed down passes within
the sides forming the handle of the Knife, a hole is made transversely through the
handle of a countersunk form, to fit generally the ends of Cigars. Thus when the
end of a Cigar is placed in the transverse hole, in the handle, and the spring
blade or prong carrying the punch is pressed down, the punch will pass through
orifices formed through both the upper and lower edges of the springs or other
metal forming the edges of the Knife, and punch a hole in the end of the cigar: tho
punched out pieces falling through the lower edge of the Knife. Or instead of the
before-mentioned transverse hole in the side of the handle I fix a cup at one end of
the Knife (to receive the ends of Cigars) having vertical holes through the sides of.
the cup for the purpose of allowing the punch to enter, and the lower hole for the
exit of the punched out pieces of the cigar to fall through the said lower hole at
the side of the cup.
Instead of the punch being carried by a blade or prong working on a spring in
the usual manner the punch may be made to operate vertically by fitting it to an
arm or angle piece which when it is required to punch out a hole in a Cigar is
pressed downward against the resistance of a spiral spring acting vertically.
In this case as in the case of the spring blade or prong a catch keeps down the
operating parts when not in use, so as not to project or to project very little beyond
the handle.

page_text: I, THOMAS CROOKES of the atlantic works Sheffield in the county of York,
Cutlery Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for a
"COMBINED CIGAR PUNCH AND SMOKERS POCKET KNIFE" to be as follows:-
The Knife is made with one or more blades as usual with the addition of a spring
blade or prong Fig. 1. a working on a pivot and carrying at its end a hollow
punch b fixed vertically.-At the part where the punch (when pressed down) passes
within the sides forming the handle of the Knife a hole c, is made transversely
through the handle, of a countersunk form, to fit generally the ends of Cigars.
Thus when the end of a cigar is placed in the transverse hole in the handle and the
spring blade or prong carrying the punch bis pressed down the punch will pass
through an orifice & formed through both upper and lower edges of the springs or
other metal forming the edges of the Knife, and punch a hole in the end of the
cigar, the punched out pieces of tobacco falling through the lower edge of the
Knife or forced upwards through the hollow punch.-Or instead of the before
mentioned transverse hole c in the side of the handle, I fix a cup e Fig. 2: at one
end of the Knife to receive the ends of cigars having vertical holes d through the
sides of the cup for the purpose of allowing the punch to enter and the lower
hole d' for the exet of the punched out pieces of the Cigar to fall through the said
hole at the lower side of the cup, or forced upwards through the hollow punch.
Instead of the punch being carried by a blade or prong working on a spring in
the usual manner, the punch may be made to operate vertically, by fitting a spiral
spring to an arm or angle piece g Fig 3. which when it is required to punch out a
lole in the Cigar, is pressed downward against the resistance of the spiral spring h
acting vertically or the punch and spiral spring may be made to work horizontally
by fitting them in a tube, in the centre of the Knife, (horizontally) as showed
in Fig. 4.
In this case, as in the case of the spring blade or prong a catch j is provided in
any suitable manner to keep down the operating parts (when not in use) so as not
to project or to project very little beyond the handle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I would observe in
conclusion that I do not limit myself to the precise details herein given and shown
in the accompanying drawings, as various modification may be made therein while
retaining the assential features of my Invention, but I declare that what I claim is
The application of a "Combined Cigar Punch and Smokers Pocket Knife "
herebefore described and illustrated by Figers 1.-2.-3 and 4. and lettered a b c d
eg and h or any modification thereof.
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