Popular Science Monthly 



725 



Making a Window Seat 

 Out of the Radiator 



THE ordinary steam radia- 

 tor is concededly ugly. 

 That is why a Chicago in- 

 ventor has patented the radi- 

 ator cover shown in the ac- 

 companying illustration. It 

 is intended to convert the 

 radiator into a window seat, 

 while preserving its general 

 lines and increasing its orna- 

 mental properties. 



The cover is made of heavy 

 sheet metal, fastened to the 

 radiator at intervals to pre- 

 vent slipping or rattling 

 noises. Its special feature is a 

 trough for holding water to 

 supply moisture to the air. 

 This trough is carried at the 

 back of the radiator and under 

 the cover, so that the water is hidden from 

 view and kept free from dust and from 

 danger of being upset. 



Perhaps the best service which the cover 

 performs is to deflect the heated moistened 

 air to the floor, so that the floor is warmed 

 somewhat before the air rises, as it naturally 

 will. The cover is made in adjustable 

 sections. 



Details of the device for cover- 

 ing the radiator. It has a 

 concealed water - trough for 

 supplying moisture to the air 



Water com- /Radiator 

 tpartment /cover 



In summer, when there is no heat in the radia- 

 tor, it still does duty as an ornamental shelf 



The diving board, which is the principal attraction of this 

 pool, is simply a board one foot wide, supported on horses 



Making the Swimming Pool Attrac- 

 tive as Well as Efficient 



IT is not enough that the ocean should be 

 brought indoors for the benefit of the 

 patrons of a swimming pool. The trend of 

 the times is to make that particular bit of 

 ocean or clear water as attractive for its 

 setting as for the benefits and 

 pleasure derived from the swim- 

 ming. The accompanying photo- 

 graph shows a swimming pool de 

 luxe. It has tiled paths surround- 

 ing it and latticed effects on the 

 walls, where flowers and vines are 

 used as decorations. Palms and 

 growing plants are used in every 

 available spot to add to the out- 

 door impression. 



But while the appeal of the 



beautiful in the decorative scheme 



is insistent, that of the diving 



board shown in the foreground is most 



noticeable. 



Showing House Numbers on Street 

 Signs at Corners 



A new type of street sign has appeared 

 in Cincinnati, Ohio, which shows the 

 number of the corner house as well as the 

 name or number of the avenue and street. 



The idea of putting the number of the 

 corner house on the street sign is a happy 

 one, for by looking for the number of the 

 house on the corner, a person need never go 

 more than one block beyond his destination. 



