The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-09-25
ents have not been granted for differ
emf forms of rubber.

| ent forms OF rubber.
Now applications are coming in at
the rate Of four or FIVE month, in
volving many applications Of the pneu-
matte tubing or cushioning principle.
There are now pneumatic blankets,
| pneumatic pillows of all descriptions,
pneumatic soled shoes fer running and
jumping and pneumatic car fender
guards.
A recent invention which has come
into prominence within the last two or
three years is the tin cap on the top
of beer bottles. This appliance is
steadily taking the place Of the rubber
cork with the iron thumb lever. It is
found that the sulphur in the rubber
cork is acted upon by the beer, with
the result of causing the rubber to
deteriorate and spoil the beer. An
offer from some whiskey makers is
attracting the attention Of inventors.
It is reward of from s25, 1000 to $780,
900 for an appliance on bottles which
will prevent their being re6lled. AS
it is now, all the great whiskcy and
beer manufacturers of the country,
and, indeed, of the world, are con-
stantly getting letters from people who
complain that they have received in
ferior qualities of liquids under we'll
known labels. Of course, it is impos-
sible without some such appliance for
manufacturers to guarantee the con-
tents of bottles. All appliances so
far with this end in view have been
unsatisfactory. The chief difficulty
seems to be to make the invention
practical and cheap enough for COM
mercial use. The problem has been
solved by number of inventors, but
at too great an expense, for it has
seemed up to the present impossible
to get the cost below 50 a bottle.
Completed, the appliance must not
cost more than two or three cents
bottle.
Several years ago patent was grant
ed for an addition to tin cans which
made the opening of them very easy
matter, and did away with the old
fashioned iron can opener. The can
had a small rim just below the top,
bent by machinery at an angle just
below the breaking point. By blow
on the top of the can around the rim
the top would be broken off with
smooth edge. This did not cost the
inventor one cent a thousand above
the regular price of the cans. Armour,
the Chicago meat man, as soon as he
heard of the invention, ordered 1O,-
900, 900 cans to pack meat in, to fill
an order for the German army. The
inventor of this can made fortune in
the first six months. His cans are
now used all over the United States
for oysters and fruits.
The ordinary wood screw, patented
August 20, 1916, by T. j. Sloan, is
recorded among the simplest inven-
tions that have made the most money
Then screws were cut my machinery,
some Of which is still used by the
American Screw Company, Of Provi-
dence, r. I.
The man who invented the brass
spring fingers one sees on lamps for
holding the chimney in place got for
a long period royalty Of $50, 900 a
year. William A. Tbrall, former
official of the Chicago and North
western Railway, patented, June l.
a thousand mile ticket which possessed
so many advantages that it has been
adopted by many Western roads:
Several years ago Mr.. Thrall resigned
his place and is now living on a royalty
of $4,000 year. Within the last
two weeks a patent has been granted
on a new whistle used principally by
bicyclers, and made on the principle
of the siren or fog whistle. Itis man.
ufacturcd by firm in the East. and
they have only been able to supply the
Eastern trade. The inventor has re-
ceived for some time past $4,000
month. Among musical instruments
for general use, the autoharp has per
haps made the most money. The first
one was patented in 1882. Now they
are sold very reasonably, and manu-
facturers report immense sales every
month. The organette, with perfora-
ted paper sheets, is another OF the
money-making musical Instruments
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