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Tool for Tire Chains. A Novelty in Wind Shields. A Combined Umbrella and Cane. 



Recent and Improved Devices 



Helps Attach Tire Chains 



Instead of undergoing the unpleasant 

 task of attaching tire chains to the rear 

 wheels of an automobile by the usual 

 process of placing the chain on the 

 ground, running the automobile over it 

 until it is properly in place a task which 

 is accompanied by soiling the hands and 

 clothing an attachment has been placed 

 on the market to prevent all these un- 

 pleasant things, and it can be put in 

 place with very little effort. It consists 

 of a stout metal U-shaped clamp which 

 fits about the rim and holds the chain 

 firmly in place. The attacher is snapped 

 in place in an instant. One end of the 

 chain is hooked about a curved projec- 

 tion, the car is run ahead one revolution 

 of the wheel, the other end of the chain 

 is hooked, and the usual troublesome 

 task is over with. A jack is unneces- 

 sary. 



Something New in Wind Shields 



Wind shields ordinarily have one 

 grave disadvantage; that is that they in- 

 stantly become clouded in snow or rain 

 storm. A new type of shield has been 

 brought out which entirely banishes this 

 evil, by giving an unobstructed line of 

 vision to the driver, whether it rains, 

 snows, hails or what not. The new wind 

 shield is nothing more nor less than a 

 transparent, cap-like attachment which 

 fits on the glass at the spot where the 



driver's line of vision passes. The cap 

 projects out over this spot to a suffi- 

 cient distance so that no matter how 

 heavy the rain or snow storm is, the cap 

 and the air currents which it creates pre- 

 vent any vestige of moisture from col- 

 lecting on the glass in front of the driver. 

 The rain shield is constructed of a flex- 

 ible, transparent sheet of "pyralin," 

 which can easily be adjusted to any de- 

 sired shape, like a visor or bonnet. It is 

 held securely in place by five vacuum 

 cups. These cups hold the shield in place 

 so rigidly that wind, no matter how 

 forceful, will not tear them loose; yet 

 they can be removed if desired by slid- 

 ing the thumb nail under the rim. 



Umbrella and Cane Combined 



A western manufacturer has hit upon 

 the ingenious idea of combining for wet 

 and sunny weather, respectively an um- 

 brella and a cane. Now that walking 

 sticks have again come in vogue, the man 

 who for personal reasons objects to 

 carrying an umbrella on cloudy days on 

 the uncertain possibility that rain may 

 set in and he will be caught in it, can 

 carry a cane which to all appearance is 

 nothing but a cane, but which in reality 

 is nothing but the ornamental outer 

 structure of an umbrella. The cane is 

 constructed of a varnished stick of hol- 

 low bamboo sections which fit over the 

 silk umbrella covering, and when not in 



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