A New or Improved Tobacco Pipe..
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 21st Dec., 1895-Accepted, 25:h Jan., 1896
A New or Improved Tobacco Pipe..
I ARTHUR EDWARD GILBERT, A.I.E.E. Electrical Engineer, 4. Waterford
Crescent, Whitley, Northumberland, do hereby declare the nature of this:
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has reference to a new or improved tobacco pipe by which
nicotine is prevented entirely, or to a great extent, from entering the mouth,
thereby giving a cool and enjoyable smoke. Under one arrangement this is
effected by providing a receptacle of any suitable size and shape (preferably in the
shape of an egg or ball) made in two halves and screwed, fitted, or cemented
together. Into the top of this egg or ball is fitted the tobacco bowl of suitable
shape, preferably the bull-dog shape as at present in use. The bowl may, or may
not, bave a stem to raise it a few inches above the egg or ball with a view of cooling
the smoke but this stem, which is a separate piece of wood, or any suitable material,
can be used at the option of the smoker. Into the side of the egg, or ball, is fitted,
or screwed, the mouth-piece of any desired length made of amber, vulcanite, horn,
ivory or any other suitable material. The egg or ball may be formed of gold,
silver, aluminium, or white or other metal, amber, ivory, vulcanite, ebonite, horn,
bone, porcelain, glass, wood, compressed fibre or other suitable material. The
stem of the tobacco bowl, both of which may be in one piece of wood, may project
inch, more or less, inside the egg or ball and the orifice of the stem may be cup,
shape, or otherwise, to give a clear drop to the nicotine. The egg, or ball, may be
smooth or grooved or fluted or corrugated externally to improve its appearance and
to give the hand a nice grip.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1895.
ARTHUR E. GILBERT,. A.I.E.E.
A New or improved 10pact
I, ARTHUR EDWARD GILBERT, of 4 Waterford Crescent, Whitley, Northum-
berland, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and' ascertained
in and by the following statement in writing that is to say :-
This invention has reference to a new or improved tobacco pipe by which
nicotine is prevented entirely, or to a great extent, from entering the mouth, thereby
giving a cool and enjoyable smoke.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
same into practice may be properly understood I have hereunto appended an
explanatory sheet of drawings representing views partly in section of modified forms
of pipes as constructed in accordance with my improvements.
Referring to these drawings:-Under one arrangement as shown in Figure 1 this
is effected by providing a receptacle or chamber of any suitable size and shape,
preferably in the shape of an egg or ball made in two halves A A' and screwed or

page_text: fitted together at A³ into the top of this egg or ball is fitted the tobacco bowl B of
any suitable size and shape, preferably the bull dog shape as at present in use.
This bowl may have a stem B' to raise it a few inches above the egg or ball with a
view of cooling the smoke but this stem which is a separate piece, made of wood or
any suitable material, can be used at the option of the smoker. Into the side of
the egg or ball is fitted, or screwed, the mouth piece C of any desired length, made
of amber, vulcanite, horn, ivory or any other suitable material. The ball or egg A
may be formed of gold, silver, aluminium, or white or other metal, amber, ivory,
vulcanite, ebonite, horn, glass, compressed fibre, porcelain, wood or any other
suitable material. This egg or ball may be smooth, grooved or fluted to improve
its appearance and to give the hand a nice grip. The stem B' of the tobacco bowl,
both of which may be in one piece, may project "more or less, inside the egg or
ball and the orifice cup shape, or otherwise to give or allow a clear drop to the
nicotine into the bottom of the egg or ball.
A silver or other metal band A³ may be fitted round the junction of the two parts
or the ball or receptacle A to prevent same from splitting, and a thumb air hole
would preferably be formed at upper part of ball A to cool the smoke drawn into
the mouth. In the arrangement shown in Figure 2 the receptacle A is shown as
formed in one piece with a metal band a' at top and the bowl B as screwed into its
upper end. In Figure 3 the howl B is fitted into the receptacle A by a tapered or
wedge stem B', the receptacle being preferably formed of wood. In Figure 4 the
receptacle A and bowl B are made in one piece, and a plug D having a centre
orifice is interposed between them. Figure 5 shows an arrangement of receptacle
very suitable for being made out of one piece of ebonite.
Figure 6 shows an
arrangement in which a lower air or smoke cooling chamber a² is formed in the
receptacle A and this chamber may be filled with cotton, wool, or sponge soaked
with liquid and an air hole a³ placed at its lower end; while a nicotine discharge
orifice may be formed at top of vessel A. Figures 7 and 8 are views at right
angles to each other of an arrangement very similar to that shown in Figure 6 only
modified in shape. Figures 9 and 10 are detached views of modified form of
grooved or fluted mouthpieces C, the grooves C¹, giving the hand a firm grip when
inserting or withdrawing the mouthpiece, and these mouthpieces may be formed of
amber, ebonite, vulcanite, or other suitable material, and may be formed of pointed
or wedge shape at the receptacle end and project some distance into receptacle to
prevent nicotine and any particles of tobacco from entering the bore.
Cigar holders may be formed in a similar manner to the pipes only substituting
a bowl of an appropriate shape to receive the cigar end.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. The construction or arrangement and combination of the parts of tobacco
pipes, substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Second. A tobacco pipe formed of an egg, ball, or equivalent shaped nicotine
trapping and smoke cooling receptacle, a tobacco bowl placed over said receptacle
and formed either separate or in one piece with same and a mouthpiece leading from
said receptacle substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the
several figure of the accompanying drawings.
Dated 20th December 1895.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.