Re: Seriously

The continuous tubing machine for matchpipe was patented by Jospeh Gioiosa on
March 21, 1933, under US paetent no. 1,902,122.

The patent drawings and some commentary on them were published in response to a
question in the Q&A section of PGI Bulletin No. 117 (Dec. 1999), pp. 38-41.

This consists of a series of forms through which a narrow strip or pair of
strips of paper is drawn to form a tube, much like the 'piped hem' attachment
Lloyd mentions. I believe (although this is just a guess) that the Gioiosa
matchpipe device is patterned after the automated cigarette making machinery
invented by Lorillard.



In article <z9JDf.9052$Fw6.4541@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh
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>> Jim, years ago a saw a small, hand operated devices in use at the
>> Semenza Brothers fireworks factory that was fed with rolls of narrow
>> paper and turned them in to tubes for shell leaders. As best I can
>> recall, it consisted of a section where the paper was pulled over a
>> sponge that coated part of it with glue, and then though a metal tube
>> that curled the flat paper into a tube.
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>For just a few dollars, you can purchase a "piped hem" attachment for a
>sewing machine at virtually any large fabric shop. This device is designed
>to mount on a sewing machine in order to roll a tubular hem onto a piece of
>flat fabric just before it enters the presser shoe.
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>I have used one to make paper tubes. Just feed in flat strips, and tubes
>come out.
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>LLoyd
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