828 



Popular Science Monthly 



Storing Needles and Thread in the 

 Handles of Scissors 



man likes to be bothered with the 

 usual sewing outfit. 



N°. 



But there come 

 times when 

 every, man 

 away from 

 home feels the 

 need of needle 

 and thread. If 

 he happens to 

 have in his 

 pocket a pair 

 of the scissors 

 shown in the 

 accompanying 

 illustrations he 

 is fortunate. 

 For although 

 the scissors are 

 small enough 



to be carried- in the vest pocket, they con- 

 tain storage places for needles and thread 

 ready for use. 



The handles are 

 hollow, and within 

 them the sewing 

 implements are 

 kept. In one of 

 the rods a tiny 

 bobbin is stored, 

 on which is wound 

 sufficient white 

 and black thread 

 to serve in several 

 emergencies. In 

 the other handle is 

 a compartment 

 for needles — self- 

 threading needles, 

 so that it is no 

 task to thread 

 them on a fast- 

 moving train or in 

 a poor light. The 

 hollow handle rods 

 are closed by a 

 small cap operated 

 by a spring trigger. 



A screw holds the two blades of the 

 scissors together and permits of their 

 being taken apart so that either blade 

 may be used separately, as for ripping 

 seams. 



The scissors should be kept in a 

 leather case so that the points may 

 not injure the lining of the vest 

 pocket where they are carried. 



In each of the rods of the handle is a com- 

 partment for holding needles and thread 



A Three-Purpose Electric Drill for 

 Automobile Repairs 



BY adding two small attachments, the 

 electric drill illustrated below may 

 be transformed 

 in a few seconds 

 to a valve- 

 grinding tool or 

 an emery wheel 

 for sharpening 

 bit tools and 

 the like. 



The drill has 

 another distinct 

 feature. The 

 main spindle 

 carrying the 

 chuck may be 

 thrown over 

 at right angles 

 to its regular 

 position, the squared portion of the spindle 

 engaging the jaws on the bottom of the 

 drill housing and thereby 

 preventing the drill from 

 turning, and allowing the 

 chuck to be tightened by 

 hand as desired. This saves 

 much time when different- 

 sized drills must be used 

 alternately, particularly the 

 time usually lost in looking 

 for the chuck wrench or 

 key. 



The drill may be driven 

 by current from the ordi- 

 nary lighting circuit and 

 controlled, started and 

 reversed, by means of 

 one switch. The drill- 

 ing speed is regulated 

 by the pressure exerted 

 by the operator on the 

 handles. 



K-over handle 



ng handle 8 2 



A small electric drill 

 which serves three 

 distinct purposes 



With one attachment the drill may be trans- 

 formed in a few seconds to a valve-grinding tool 



