An Improved Combined Cigar-case, Match-box, Writing-tablet, Pencil-holder, Card-case, and Stamp-holder.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 3rd June, 1890-Accepted, 3rd Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Cigar-case, Match-box, Writing-tablet,
Pencil-holder, Card-case, and Stamp-holder.
We ALBERT LINES HENRY BUNN and JAMES MASON, Manufacturers, of 69
Branston Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a combined cigar holder, writing tablet, card case pencil
holder, match box, and postage stamp receptacle.
In the construction of our invention we proceed in the following manner.
We provide sheet metal from which to form the various receptacles comprising the
combination; we prefer to corrugate the sheet metal; we form the sheet metal into a
cigar case of suitable dimensions to receive a quantity of cigars. On one of the inner
faces of the cigar case we form a shallow receptacle suitable to receive address cards:
on another of the inner faces of the cigar case we provide a tubular shaped pencil
sheath on one of the outer faces of the cigar case we provide grooves to receive
a movable writing tablet, and slide it into the grooves ready for use; we next provide
a cigar case cover and form at one end thereof a receptacle to receive a match box;
we next provide a match box the transverse section of which will correspond with
transverse section of the cigar holder case; on the outer surface of the match box we
form porkets to receive postage stamps or other stamps. We next hinge the cigar
case to the cigar cover and afterwards also hinge the match box to the cigar case cover
the cigar case hinge and also the match box hinge are each formed in such a manner
that a spring pressure is brought continually to bear against the cigar case and also
against the match box, so that when either of the boxes are raised from the case into
a position convenient for extracting cigars or matches, the boxes when released from
the fingers of the operator would immediately spring back into the cover.
In using our combination the cigar box would be filled with cigars, a metallic cased
lead pencil or other kind of pencil would be placed in the pencil sheath. Address
cards would be placed in the card case and the cigar case lowered into its cover
matches would be placed in the matchbox and stamps into the receptacle provided
to receive them the matchbox would be lowered into the case, thus forming one
continuous surface which would by preference be parallelogramic in shape or
.configuration.
The combination and arrangement of parts herein before described in the manner
described for the purpose described form and constitute our invention.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1889.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings. Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Cigar-case, Match-box, Writing-tablet,
Pencil-holder, Card-case, and Stamp-holder.
We ALBERT LINES HENRY BUxx and JAMES MASON Manufacturers, of 69 Branston
Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick 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 a combined cigar holder writing tablet, card case, pencil
holder, match box, and postage stamp receptacle.

page_text: In the construction of our invention we proceed in the following manner.
We provide sheet metal from which to form the various receptacles comprising the
combination; we prefer to corrugate the sheet metal; we form the sheet metal into a
cigar case of suitable dimensions to receive a quantity of cigars; on one of the inner
faces of the cigar case we form a shallow receptacle suitable to receive address cards;
on a second inner face of the cigar case we provide a tubular shaped pencil sheath; ou
one of the outer faces of the cigar case we provide grooves to receive a moveable
writing tablet, we then slide the writing tablet into the grooves ready for use; we
next provide a cigar-case-cover and form at one end thereof a receptacle to receive a
match box; we next provide a match box the transverse section of which will corre-
spond with transverse section of the cigar holder case; on the outer surface of the
match box we form pockets to receive postage stamps or other stamps. We next
hinge the cigar case to the cigar cover and afterwards also hinge the match box to
the cigar case cover, the cigar case hinge and also the match box hinge are each
formed in such a manner that a spring pressure is brought continually to bear against
the cigar case and also against the match box so that when either of the boxes are
raised from the case into a position convenient for extracting cigars or matches, the
boxes when released from the fingers of the operator would immediately spring back
into the cover.
In using our combination the cigar box would be filled with cigars, a metallic cased
lead pencil or other kind of pencil would be placed in the pencil sheath. Address
cards would be placed in the card case and the cigar case lowered into its cover,
matches would be placed in the match box and stamps in the receptacle provided to
_receive_them; the match box would be lowered into the case, thus forming one
continuous surface which would, by preference, be parallelogramic in shape or con-
figuration.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which our invention is constructed and used.
Figure represents the combination case closed.
Figure 2 represents the combination case open.
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a represents the cigar case, b represents the cigars or cigarettes, represents the cards
slidden into the card case, d represents a pencil passed into a tubular shaped pencil
sheath, represents a strip of metal projecting from the outer face of the cigar case
forming a groove, a similar strip to e projects from the opposite side forming a second
groove, represents the writing tablet headed with the term
memo, y represents
the cigar-case-cover, represents the space or receptacle to receive a match-box,
represents the match-box, & represents the lid of match box raised to expose the
atches, m represents the pockets provided to receive stamps, the cigar case, a is
nged to its cover g at n; the match box is hinged at o.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said-inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
The combination and arrangement of the boxes herein described in the manner set
forth, to form and forming a combination cigar-case.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1890.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street. Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicants.