Why Weren't They Thought of 



Before? 



Little Inventions to Make Life Easy 



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Light Your Umbrella if You Are Afraid 

 to Go Home in the Dark 



N umbrella, 

 made with 

 an electric bat- 

 tery within its 

 hollow handle, has 

 lights affixed at 

 each end of the 

 stick and at the 

 ends of the ribs. 

 Push buttons in 

 the handle make and break the circuit. 

 The inventor has the idea that his um- 

 brella will be of value in theaters and in 

 dark streets and alleys. 



Signaling to the Driver Behind You 



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pressmg an 

 electric but- 

 ton on the steer- 

 ing wheel of an 

 automobile, a red 

 light is made to 

 appear in a small 

 box fastened on 

 the rear mud- 

 guard, and a small 

 semaphore arm is raised to indicate 

 danger. When the button is pressed a 

 second time, the semaphore drops and 

 the red light changes to green. 



Pen Rack Removes Ink from Nib 



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PEN RACK 



to be fast- 

 ened against the 

 wall, has a prong- 

 ed hook which 

 holds the pen- 

 holder in a verti- 

 cal position, with 

 the penpoint 

 down. When the 

 penholder is hung up and allowed to 

 swing back it is suddenly arrested by a 

 ledge and the ink is spattered against 

 the blotting paper. 



A Freight Hook of Many Uses 



SEVERAL im- 

 provements 

 are made over the 

 familiar hook 

 commonly used 

 by teamsters and 

 freight handlers. 

 At the lower part 

 of the hook, the 

 shank becomes 

 separated and is curved upward to form 

 a claw, very useful for pulling nails. The 

 fulcrum of the claw is shaped like a 

 hammer head, and may be used for 

 driving nails. Hinged to and counter- 

 sunk in the shank is a blade which serv^es 

 for cutting and as a keeper for the hook. 



Do Not Wring Your Mop by Hand 

 GEAR, actu- 



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ated by a 

 handle, turns a 

 hook to which is 

 attached one end 

 of a mop. At the 

 same time, the 

 pressure frame is 

 moved upwards 

 by a set of gears, 

 also actuated by the movement of the 

 handle. Thus, when the handle is 

 ■moved, the mop cloth is tightly stretched 

 by the shifting of the presser frame, and 

 the small loop is turned until the mop 

 is wrung out. 



A Fountain Tooth Brush 



THIS tooth- 

 brush is 

 equipped with a 

 hollow head and 

 passages leading 

 from this cavity 

 within the brush 

 to the bristles. 

 Near the handle 

 is attached a tube 

 which conveys a medicated solution 

 from a tank suspended above directly 

 to the interior of the brush. 



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