Drummond v. Venable

This is a suit for infringement of 'patent No. 200,-133, issued February 12,1878, to James T. Drummond, for “an improvement in marking plug tobacco.” The patentee in his specification's says:

“The object of my invention is to mark plug tobacco in such a manner that the retail dealer can cut the lump into smaller plugs, or pieces of equal and definite sizes, and at the same time the wrapper will be secured to the filling by means of the marks or indentations.

“My invention consists in making the plug of tobacco with a series of indented lines upon its face or faces, which are arranged so as to…