The Versatility of a Pocket Comb 



It rivals an acrobat in the 

 number of things it can do 



As a toilet accessory the comb takes the place of a nail file and an orange \v 

 for cleaning the nails. In the center picture it is showii used as a six- 



ood stick 

 ■inch rule 



Above : No need to hunt 

 around for a buttonhook if 

 this comb is in your vest 

 p>ocket. It is provided 

 with a hooked end which 

 will answer the purp>ose to 

 perfection. It will also 

 open the beer bottle or the 

 envelope with equal ease 



UNDER the ingenious care of an in- 

 ventor the ordinary pocket comb has 

 developed into a combination tool 

 uith nine known uses and any number of 

 unknown ones. It can open bottles and 

 letters, button your shoes, measure and 

 rule Hnes, clean your fingernails and file 

 lem, turn on the automobile lights, take 

 ;he place of a compass, and finally, comb 

 your hair just as well as it ever did before 

 its nine-sided usefulness was discovered. 

 The inventor is F. O. von Tobel, of New 

 ^ ork. When the tool is used as a compass 

 one end is attached to a board and a pencil 

 is inserted in the buttonhook end. The 

 pencil is then moved and circles are drawn. 

 The tool is marked off in a scale six inches 

 long. The nail file is directly above the 

 teeth, on the under side of the scale. 



On the left is a photograph 

 of the inventor, F. O. von 

 Tobel, showing that the ver- 

 satility of the comb has not 

 robbed it of its original hair- 

 smoothing ability. Other uses 

 for the comb are numerous 

 and easily discoverable 

 by the owner of the treasxare 



Scrubbing Brushes by the Mile for 

 Cleaning Locomotives 



THE six-ton industrial locomotives of 

 a Western railroad often come in 

 to the inspectors for repairs and a general 

 cleaning. To get the rough grease knocked 

 ofT, a novel scheme has been devised. 



A side track about four hundred feet 

 long has been unused for a long time, 

 and on this there has sprung up a dense 

 growth of woody stalked weeds. 



When the engine is run slowly back 

 and forth over this natural tooth-brush, 

 the stalks slap around among the rods like 

 long withes. Wind and rain soon clean 

 up and restore the damaged brush and new 

 weeds are always growing. Thus, while 

 conserving natural resources in weeds the 

 railroad is also conserving overalls. 



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