John J. Brown if Co., 122, Fulton-street. 
THE SCREW BUTTON, 
For straps and suspenders. A most useful and ingenious 
invention, entirely superseding tho use of the needle and 
thread. This article should be in the hands or pockets of 
every individual of the community, and particularly of the 
travelling, piscatorial and fowling, who will often need them 
in their excursions. 
THE PENCIL LETTER BALANCE, 
Or weighing, writing, guaging and measuring apparatus — 
containing a Pen, an ever-pointed Pencil, Toothpick, and 
Guage, a Weighing Machine for the five, ten and twenty cents 
rates of postage, a Letter Seal and Reserve for leads, and a 
four-inch measure. This unique and useful article is made 
in different styles, of German silver, pure silver, and gold, 
and is warranted correct. 
THE ESCRITOIR, OR TRAVEL- 
LER’S POCKET COMPANION, 
Uniting tho entire requisites of a Portable Writing desk, and 
containing a Letter Balance, a Pen, an Inkstand with India- 
rubber stopper, warranted secure, a dozen Steel-Pens, a Let- 
ter Seal, Memorandum Tablet, and Blotting-card, a twelve- 
inch Measure, India-rubber, fifty Wafers, three sticks of Seal- 
ing Wax, two Wax Tapers, fifty Promethean Lights for seal- 
ing letters, with material for ignition, a Recess for letter 
stamps, and an ingeniously constructed Almanac. The Es- 
critoir may incidentally take the place of the cumbrous desk, 
and working upon metallic joints, it may be used at pleasure 
as a distinct ink or tuper stand, and instantaneous light — thus 
forming the most perfect collection of writing materials, in- 
