A Hold-all Appliance for Smokers.
Year: 1896

page_text: A Hold-all Appliance for Smokers.
I JOSEPH MIDDLETON, of New Street, Bishopsgate, London, Railway Servant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to an appliance serving as a smoker's "Vade-mecum,"
it being adapted to serve the several purposes of a pipe-case, a tobacco-pouch and
a match-box, and to combine all these several smokers' requisites in a convenient
form for the pocket.
To this end, the casing of the appliance is made of a sufficient length to
accommodate the length of the pipe-stem including the pipe-bowl, and of a sufficient
width to accommodate the length of the pipe-bowl. At the part adapted to
accommodate the bowl, the casing is bulged conformably to the shape and size
of the pipe-bowl, but below such part the casing is made flat-sided and of a
narrower depth, sufficient to accommodate the shape and size of the pipe-stem and
to form convenient receptacles for the tobacco and the matches.
The tobacco and match receptacles are divided off from the pipe receptacle by
a partition, and are also divided off from each other by another partition, and both
such receptacles are applied to the intended bottom one of the two parts of which
the casing is made. The other of such parts serves as a lid, and along one side
edge is hinged to the side edge of the bottom part, the other side edge of the lid
being adapted to close against the opposite side edge of the bottom part, and, on
being closed, to snap into engagement with a spring-catch applied thereto.
When the casing is closed, the partitions dividing off the tobacco and match
receptacles abut close against the lid, and so the pine, tobacco and matches are
effectually separated and prevented from getting mixed or loose into the pocket.
The appliance may be made in metal or any other suitable material.
I, JOSEPH MIDDLETON, of New Street, Bishopsgate, London, Railway Servant,
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 relates to an appliance serving as a smoker's "Vade-mecum,"
it being adapted to serve the several purposes of a pipe-case, a tobacco pouch and

page_text: a match-box, and to combine all these several smokers' requisites in a convenient
form for the pocket.
The improved appliance is represented on the accompanying drawings, in
which, Fig. 1, represents a plan, and Fig. 2, represents an elevation, showing the
device closed; while Fig. 3, represents a plan, showing the device opened, and
Figs. 4 and 5, represent sectional elevations respectively on the lines A-B,
and C-D, Fig. 3.
To the end aforesaid, the casing a a, of the appliance is made of a sufficient
length to accommodate the length of the intended pipe-stem including the pipe-bowl
(not shown), and of a sufficient width to accommodate the length of the pipe-bowl.
At the part a', adapted to accommodate the pipe-bowl, the casing is bulged con-
formably to the shape and size of the pipe-bowl, but, below such part, the casing
is made flat-sided and of a narrower depth, sufficient to accommodate the shape
and size of the pipe-stem and to form convenient receptacles b, c, for the tobacco
and the matches respectively.
The tobacco and match receptacles b, c, are divided-off from the pipe
receptacle d, a', by a partition or partitions e, and are also divided-off from each
other by another partition f, the other side of which is fitted with a roughened
part f', for striking matches against, and both such receptacles are applied to the
Lottom one (a), of the two parts a, a, of which the casing is made. The
other (a), of such parts serves as a lid, and along one side edge a², is hinged to
the side edge of the bottom part a, the other side edge of the lid a*, being adapted
to close against the opposite side edge of the bottom part a, and, on being closed,
to snap into engagement with a spring-catch a³, applied thereto.
When the casing is closed, the partitions dividing-off the tobacco and match
receptacles abut close against the lid, and so, the pipe, tobacco and matches are
effectually separated and prevented from getting mixed or loose into the pocket.
The appliance may be made in metal or other suitable material.
Having 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:
A smoker's Vade-mecum adapted to serve the several purposes of a pipe-case, a
tobacco pouch and a match-box, constructed as hereinbefore described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 15th day of June 1897
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
Chartered Patent Agents, 321, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.