And the Inventors Never Cracked a Smile 



Rockers more than ordinarily 

 accommodating. The one at left 

 above is a veritable rocking horse. 

 The other has an additional 

 rocker to prevent it from rocking 



One of the fountain 

 pens above was. in- 

 vented in 1847. The 

 ink was contained 

 in the bulb section 

 and sent down to 

 the point by pres- 

 sure on the piston 

 rod. Note the two- 

 pointed pen and 

 the pen with 

 leather finger loops 



The chair below is a 

 life - saving device 

 made of zinc. When 

 the ship sinks you 

 float off into the 

 water still seated 

 and enjoying your 

 paper and cigar 



Patented 'way back 

 in '57, for floating 

 horses across 

 streams. Four 

 bladders, inflated 

 with air, are strap- 

 ped to the 

 to buoy him up 



To get those 

 highboots of '61 

 off, bootjacks 

 were used. The 

 chair has a kind 

 of oarlock for 

 this purpose and 

 the shoe has a 

 brass projection 

 which slips back 

 into a groove in 

 the leather heel 

 when not in use 



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