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Shoe Polishing Device 



A COLLAP 



SIBLE shoe 

 polishing device is 

 made of heavy- 

 wire, hinged at 

 several places, and 

 held in a rigid open 

 position for use by 

 means of a ferrule. 

 The polishing 

 cloth is extended tightly across the jaws 

 of the device, and when not needed, may 

 be easily removed. A wooden handle is 

 attached by means of a heavy wire. 



Opening and Closing Garbage 

 Cans with the Foot 



COVER for 

 a garbage re- 

 ceptacle which 

 may be opened by 

 a pressure from 

 the foot, is made 

 of a metal lid di- 

 vided in the mid- 

 dle to form two 

 semi-circles. The 

 ends of these semi-circles are pivoted 

 and terminate in metal ears. The pivot 

 has small gears which engage to make 

 both semi-circular covers open away 

 from each other upon the pressure of a 

 foot upon the ears. The covers open 

 away from each other exposing the inte- 

 rior of the receptacle. When the pressure 

 upon the metal ears is removed, a spring 

 forces the semi-circles back into their 

 original position, entirely covering the 

 receptacle. 



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Purse In Palm of Glove 



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the palm of 

 a glove or mit- 

 t e n, an elliptical 

 coin pocket is fast- 

 ened. This pocket 

 is fitted with draw 

 strings, so that the 

 purse may be eas- 

 ily closed. In ad- 

 dition, a flap is 

 sewed to the glove which closes over 

 the entire device and is secured by a 

 push fastener. 



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Popular Science Monthly 

 Anti-Skidding Chain 



AC H A I N 

 which may 

 be used on any size 

 wheel is made in 

 short lengths, so 

 that it may be 

 placed in position 

 by first passing it 

 about one of the 

 spokes of the wheel, then engaging 

 one end of the chain through a link on 

 the opposite end. This forms a loop 

 encircling the spoke. The chain may 

 then be passed around and around the 

 rim and tire, and fastened with a catch 

 to the loop. 



Walking Stick Becomes a Seat 



THE stick is 

 composed of 

 several parts and 

 may be readily tak- 

 en to pieces. At 

 the lower end is a 

 tripod which, 

 forms the legs for 

 the seat. Hidden 

 in the stick is the 

 canvas seat, which 

 may be stretched over the head of the 

 cane by means of a removable sleeve de- 

 signed to be threaded into the handle 

 to form the support for the seat when 

 the affair is set up. 



Meat-Holder Which Makes Slicing 

 Easy 



UPON a marble 

 or metal base 

 are pivoted two 

 jaws set with 

 clamps for gripp- 

 ing a piece of meat 

 or fowl while it is 

 being cut or carved. 

 If it is desired to 

 turn over the meat, 

 the clamps are quickly loosed and by 

 means of handles affixed to the jaws, the 

 operation is completed without touching 

 the meat with the hands. A strap holds 

 the jaws firmly in a closed, or partially 

 closed, position. 



