Popular Science Monthly 



699 



Here It Is: The New Shaving Harness 

 That Carries Brush, Mug, and Mirror 



AXOTHER device has hccn invented 

 to reduce man's misery as he 

 writhes under the razor. This time it is 

 a shaving-harness. The mirror, shaving- 

 brush and shaving-cup are all attached 

 to the harness in positions convenient 

 to the hand. Armed with this e(]uipmcnt 

 a three days' growth of heard can be at- 

 tacked with absolute certainty that the 

 task will be completed without the usual 

 contortions of the head and neck. 



The frame which holds the mirror is 

 carried on lazy tongs and is hooked over 

 the shoulders. The lazy tongs have a 

 sliding mounting so that the mirror can 

 be moved out or in as far as desired. 

 Furthermore, the mirror swings on a 

 pivot to any con\-enient angle. 



Holders are provided for the brush and 

 shaving-cup. The brush is a little be- 

 yond the mirror, and the cup-holder is 

 attached to the frame where it fits 

 against the body. Evidently the in- 

 ventor, Vicente Aldrete, of Philadelphia, 

 has not considered the use of shaving- 

 sticks and powdered soap. It would be 

 possible, however, to make the cup- 

 holding ring small enough to fit a shav- 

 ing-stick. The harness is collapsible 

 and can be neatly folded away. 



The frame, holding the mirror, mug and 

 brush, is hooked loosely over the shoulders 



With this lock, an 

 automobile robe, rain- 

 coat or other article can 

 be safely left in the car 



When You Leave the Automobile, 

 Lock the Robes! 



A THIEF finds little difficulty in re- 

 mo\ing the robes from automo- 

 biles left standing unoccupied at the 

 curb. But a lock has now been in- 

 vented which is designed to clamp the 

 robe so securely that it can not be re- 

 moved from the rod over which it is 

 hung without cutting the robe or other- 

 wise damaging it so that it loses all value 

 as a merchantable article for the thief. 

 Raincoats and other articles may be 

 secured in the same way. 



The lock is operated by a combina- 

 tion, so that there is no key to be lost. 

 The only essential is a clear head to re- 

 member the combination. When not in 

 use the lock is left clamped over the rod 

 where it is not a disfigurement, being of 

 neat-looking nickel-plated steel construc- 

 tion three-ciuarters of an inch high and 

 two and one-quarter inches wide when 

 dosed. Several of them might be kept 

 in the automobile ready for use when 

 needed, to insure the safety of the robes 

 or other articles left there. 



The lock will also be found convenient 

 for holding the robes and coats out of 

 the way and for preventing them from 

 slipping to the floor when they are not 

 required for use. With a little ingenuity 

 thev ma\- be made to hold anv number 



of shopping parcels. 



