Year: 1888

page_text: THOMAS SAMUEL WHITING Moulton in County of Northampton, Artist, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of an instrument to enable a cigar smoker to consume with
comfort, the whole of a cigar without waste, by holding the shortest stump by means
of a small fork, or prongs, pushed out when required, from a tube of metal Ivory,
Bone or any other substance.
Having also for further convenience, near the other end of tube, an orifice for the
insertion of the mouth end of cigar-above which orifice is a small piece of sharp steel,
which can be brought down by the thumb nail, and so cut off end of cigar. When
the instrument is not in use it can be shut up similar to a pencil case for the pocket.
Dated this 20th day of September 1888.

page_text: I THOMAS SAMUEL WHITING of Moulton in the County of Northampton, Artist
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 consists of the following arrangement of parts forming and
constituting an improved cigar holder and cigar cutter.
I will now proceed to describe the nature of my invention reference being made to
the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my invention, shewing the fork withdrawn,
inside the sheath.
Figure 2 represents a front elevation shewing the fork partly pushed out of its
sheath.
Figure 3 represents a sectional elevation shewing the fork pushed out ready for use
and the cutting knife slidden over the inlet passage.
Figure 4 represents an end view of figure 5.
Figure represents a dotted broken view of case in which is formed a slot by
means of which a wide fork can be used.
Figure 6 represents an end view of flattened or oval case and fork.
In carrying out my invention I provide a case which may be formed out of round
tubing or out of flattened or oval sectioned tubing..
u figures 1. 2. 3. 4 and 5 represents the round tubing or barrel; figures 2. 3. 4. 5. 6
represents the fork; e figure 3 represents the sliding-drum secured to the fork,
a figures 1. 2. 3. 4 and 5 represents the stud fixed to fork, such stud being provided
to be used by the thumb nail or other presure which would move it up or down the
slot e thereby moving the drum c, and the fork connected thereto in or out of the
barrell a figure I represents the lower cutting edge of the hole g pierced through the
wall of barrell, represents the sliding-cutter, represents the sliding-drun secured
to sliding-cutter, k figures 1. 2. and 3 represents the stud fixed to sliding drum of
cutter.
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Instead of forming the opening at g, near the end of the sheath I can form it at l,
the drum and knife can then be dispensed with and the drum c formed at its
bottom end into a knife h¹, the bottom end m of the sheath would then be provided
with a moveable cap or plug, the space from to m could then be utilized as a chamber
to contain the small portions cut from the ends of cigars, when the chamber became
full of cuttings, the cap or plug could be removed from the end m and the chamber
emptied.
My invention constructed in the manner illustrated could be used for holding short
ends of cigars, by sliding the fork out of its sheath a and then pressing the short piece
of cigar on to the fork 6: The smoker would grip the case a when using the fork b in
smoking up short ends of cigars or cigarettes.

page_text: The cutter h or ¹ would be used to shear off the points or mouth ends of cigars ;
the bottom edge or f¹ would form the stationary cutting edge, the cemicircular
cutter formed at n or n¹ would constitute the moving top (gulentine) cutting
knife edge.
When using the flattened or oval tube as represented at figure 6, I may in some
cases pierce the hole g or through both sides of sheath instead of through one side
only, the slot as shewn at figures 4 and 5 is formed to receive the sides of the fork
and thus allow facilities for using a wide fork in a round case.
The flattened or oval section shewn at figure 6 represents the fork extending through
both sides of the shell but I prefer to make the fork of such width that it will slide
easily within the flattened sheath and not extend through the material constituting the
shell, sheath or barrell.
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
1st. The invention as illustrated and described for the purpose described.
2nd. The combination of the fork & connected to the drum c sliding in a barrell or
sheath of round, oval, poligonical or other suitable transverse section, in conjunction
with a sliding cutter / connected to the drumj as and for the purpose described. .
3rd. The combination of a fork b connected to a drum c, such drum being formed
into a cutter at n¹ and such cutter working in conjunction with the cutting edge f' of
the hole formed in the sheath, as and for the purpose described.
4th. In the sheath or barrell of a cigar holder the slot o formed to allow the edges
of the sliding-fork to protrude through the said barrell or sheath, as illustrated and
described.
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