New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-01
MARVELLOUS INVENTIONS.

Among the numerous marvellous inventions which
American genius hasprOdueed within the last few years
are the following compiled from the Patent Oice Re-
port:
TIE report explains the principles Of the celebrated
Hobbs lock Its ''unpickabity" depends upon secon
dairy or alfe OF tumbers which touches the real
ores. Moreover, the lock Is powder-proof, and may
be loaded through the keyhole and fred OF til the
burglar is tired Of his ruitess work. or fears that tho
~ plosiOns will bring 20 view his experiments moro
Witnesses than he desires.
A Larpoon 4 described which makes the whale Kin
himself. The moIe he pulls the line the deeper goes
the haTToon.
An ice-uaking machine has been patented. which Is
worked BY a s.eam-engiDe. In an experimental trial
it froze several bottles of sherry, and produced blocks
If ice the sire If cubic foot, when the Thermometer
WAS up 10 eighty degrees. Ii is calculated thai for
every OF coal put into the furnace wall make atun
Office.
Prom Mr. Examiner Dale's report we gather some
idea Of The value of patents. man who bad made a
slight improvement in sraw-cutters, took model OF
lis machine through the Western States, and After
tour of eight months returned with forty thousand dol
lars. Another man had machine TO thresh and clean
grain which in fifteen months, he sold for sixty thou
sand dollars. These are ordinary cases, while such in
ventions as TIE telegraph, the planning machine, and
inda-rubbei patents are worth millions each.
Examiner Lanes report describes new electrical in
veutions. Among these is an electrical whaling appa-
ratus by which the whale Is literally " shocked to
death. Another is an electromagnetic alarm, which
Qlars Another is electric clock, which wakes you
ur tells you what time is, and lights lamp for You
al any hour you please.
There is a sound gatherer," q sort OF huge ear
truuret 10 be placed in front Of locomotive, bringing
to IL engineers Nil the ahead perfectly dis
lin Ct Notwithstanding the noise Of the train
There is AT invention that picks up pins from con-
fused heap, turns them around with their heads up,
and then sticks them in paper in regular rows.
Another goes through the whole process Of cigar
making, taking in leaves and turning out finished
cigars.
one machine cuts cheese another one scOurs the
knives and forks, and another rocks the cradle; and
seven or eight take in washing and ironing.
There parlor chair patented that cannot BE- tipped
back on two legs, and railway chair that can DO
tipIed back in any position without any legs at all.
Another patent is for a machine that counts passen-
gers in an omnibus and takes their fare. When very
fat man gets in il counts two and charges double.
There are a variety of guns patented that load
themselves; a fishing line that adjusts it's bait,
and a rat-trap which throws away the rat and then
bats Itself and stands in the corner for another.
There If a machine also by which man prints in
stead OF writes his thoughts. II is played like piano
forte. And speaking of pianos il is estimated that
eco are made every year in the United States, giving
employment to 1890 persons, and costing over
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