A Process for the Manufacture of Tobacco Pipe Cleaners.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 20th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 20th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Process for the Manufacture of Tobacco Pipe Cleaners.
I, ALEXANDER WILLOUGHBY MONTGOMERY-MOORE, of 12 Cathnor Road,
Shepherds Bush, London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
The invention relates to the manufacture of tobacco pipe cleaners such as are
described in the Specification of my former Patent No. 10105 in the year 1885.
The cotton cord which I employ is supplied in bundles or hanks, tied only at one
end; each cord is 15 inches in length, and the hauk containing 432 cords weighs as
near as possible 8 ounces.
The operator has to unravel one end of each cord to the extent of 3 inches and
then to comb it out.
For the purpose of unravelling a simple tool is employed. It consists of a board
18 inches by 9 inches 1 inch thick. In the right hand corner 4 inches from the
end of the board and 4 inches from the bottom of it I drive an ordinary knitting
needle so that it projects 3 inches and in front of this needle I drive 2 tacks into
the board 3 inches apart.
The hank to be unravelled is then laid in the board with its tied end to the left
of the operator and the loose ends near the needle and on one side of it (the side
furthest from the operator). The operator then takes the cords one at a time,
measures 3 inches by means of the tacks and at that point pushes the cord down
into the needle between the strands, pulls the cord and thus unravels it; there
being 3 strands this has to be done twice when the cord is unravelled perfectly and
to exactly the proper length.
When the whole hank is thus unravelled the operator then proceeds to comb the
ends in the following manner :-She places one hank at a time on her lap on which
is a leather apron; with her left hand she holds the unravelled cords, a dozen or so,
at a time and holding them tightly with her left hand lets the unravelled portion
lie on the apron while with her right hand she combs the unravelled ends into
tassels. The combs are of horn and short in teeth. It is important to remove as
little of the cotton as possible in the operation of combing.
The next operation is the stiffening.
This requires skilled operators and a special stiffening fluid the essential feature
of which is that it is compounded with glue and drying oil. The composition of
the stiffening fluid is as follows:-
14 lhe French glue

page_text: I, ALEXANDER WILLOUGHBY MONTGOMERY-MOORE, of 12 Cathnor Road,
Shepherds Bush, London, Gentleman, 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 :-
The invention relates to the manufacture of tobacco pipe cleaners such as are
described in the Specification of my former Patent No. 10105 in the year 1885.
The cotton cord which I employ is supplied in bundles or hanks, tied only at one
end; each cord is 15 inches in length, and the hank containing 432 cords weighs
as near as possible 8 ounces.
The operator has to unravel one end of each cord to the extent of 34 inches and
then to comb it out.
For the purpose of unravelling, a simple tool is employed. It consists of a board
18 inches by 9 inches, 1 inch thick. In the right hand corner 4 inches from the
end of the board and 4 inches from the bottom of it I drive an ordinary knitting
needle so that it projects 3 inches and in front of this needle I drive 2 tacks into
the board 3 inches apart..
The hank to be unravelled is then laid in the board with its tied end to the left
of the operator and the loose ends near the needle and on one side of it (the side
furthest from the operator). The operator then takes the cords one at a time,
measures 3 inches by means of the tacks and at that point pushes the cord down
on to the needle between the strands, pulls the cord and thus unravels it, there
being 3 strands this has to be done twice when the cord is unravelled perfectly and
to exactly the proper length.
When the whole hank is thus unravelled the operator then proceeds to comb
the ends in the following manner :-She places one hank at a time on her lap on
which is a leather apron; with her left hand she holds the unravelled cords, a dozen
or so at a time and holding them tightly with her left hand lets the unravelled
portion lie on the apron while with her right hand she combs the unravelled ends
into tassels. The combs are of horn and short in teeth. It is important to
remove as little of the cotton as possible in the operation of combing.
The next operation is the stiffening.
This requires skilled operators and a special stiffening fluid the essential feature
of which is that it is compounded with glue and drying oil. The composition of
the stiffening fluid is as follows:-

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The process substantially as herein described for the manufacture of tobacco
pipe cleaners.
Dated this 20th day of April 1893.