Popular science monthly . smoker who does notwish to stain his lingers can slulT hispipe with an instrument iiueiited byArthur A. Hauerbach and Hugli (, of Stockton, California. The stuffer measures a pipeful oftobacco in the tobacco-pouch or jar andthen forces it into the bowl of the pipewithout losing a iiartidc. It consists ofa tubular liandle jirovided wilh a longslot near one end and a c\liiulrical bowlat the other. Within the Ijowl is aplunger which is fastened to a pistontenninating in a finger at the top of thetubular handle, as showTi in the accom-panying illustration. \\hen th


Popular science monthly . smoker who does notwish to stain his lingers can slulT hispipe with an instrument iiueiited byArthur A. Hauerbach and Hugli (, of Stockton, California. The stuffer measures a pipeful oftobacco in the tobacco-pouch or jar andthen forces it into the bowl of the pipewithout losing a iiartidc. It consists ofa tubular liandle jirovided wilh a longslot near one end and a c\liiulrical bowlat the other. Within the Ijowl is aplunger which is fastened to a pistontenninating in a finger at the top of thetubular handle, as showTi in the accom-panying illustration. \\hen the pipe is to lie tilled, the Ijowl-cnd of the stuller is inserted into the jarof tobacco and tinned initil the bowl isl),.cked tight. Tlien the stulfer is fittedinto the bowl of the pipe. By pressingdown the finger the plunger forces thetobacco into the pii^c in a neat and com-pact mold. A spiral spring in the tubularhandle instantly returns tlie variousparts to their normal position when themechanical finger is


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