The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
enough beyond the barrel to carry a

enough beyond the barrel to carry
lock-nut.
Tor use in holding the shirt sleeves
new device is formed Of q fat, circular
plate, with q pronged rod set on one side
OF the plate handle on the end being
used to turn the rod and insert the pronss
in the cloth. with Il ratchet which holds
the rod when the sleeve is shortened
TO the right length.
Two Pennsylva1ians have designed
self-measuring liquid dispnsr which
has a small cougpai tire mt under the large
reservoir. TO be filled by Il feed pipe, an
E I.-shaped tube Icing raised and lowered
inside the measuring chamber to draw
the liquid Off
s BY means of new fire-escape people
can be rapidly rescued from {. burning
building, a truck being used to support
Il vertical mast, with pulleys at the top
and bottom ground which an endless
rope runs, with grips in the rope to car
ry the person, Il brake on the lover pulley
regulating the speed OF decent.
To securely hold the sides and Stats OF
a bed in place Il new device has a nunfer
Of brackets attached to the head, foot
and sides of the bed, with 9. rope con-
Meeting the brackets with a central tight
ening fame manipulated by a screw to
contract the ropes.
In q new wrench patented by Nor
way man, two steel bars are pivoted to-
gcther at one end. with Il lever plvoted
to one OF the bars and connected WITH
the other by screw bolt, which allows
tt.a bars to be opened to fit any size nut.
the lever affording a tighter grip on the
nut.
A Colorado woman has designed a handy
railing apparatus, having a rigid guide
bar attachment TO the upper surface Oh
the ruler by brackets, with a pen sup
port sliding on the bar to hold the pen
out OF contract with the edge or the
ruler.
A German has patented door lock
r.,s;c,, bas an ob!iaue oil channel opening
through the end plate. communicating
with tubes running to the sliding ooit,
a small quantity of oil being dropped INTO
the tube to Intricate the bolt.
People using telephones will appreciate
new attachment. which has broad
sheet Of spring steel to rest on the shelf,
the ends forming springs to clamp II in
place with extensions to support the ar9i
rat the left side and a writing pad on
the right side
An adjustable and removable shoulder ,s
mad for insertion in the shoulders or gar
ments is formed 1.-TWO wedSe-shaped
curved pads Joined by an Adjustable
strap, with cords passing under the arms
to hold the pad in place when the coat
is put on:
An Ohio man has designed an il!umin-
ated sign for insertion in a Sidewalk.
metallic plate being brdged across the
opening, with 4 funnel-shaped casing I'M
derreath. in the bottom of which IS M
serted an electric light to illuminate the
character of the sign.
An improvement in pneumatic dispatch
trba systems makes use of an lndfcat-
ing band around the carrier to snow the
central station who the carrier is M
tended for. the operator delivering 1t to
the proper tube to reach the station N
dictated
Nails can be easily started in the WOOD
By q new hammer attachment "hlch Is
is made OF: wire and can be slipped over
the handle of an ordinary hammer, nav
ing a slotted opening which holds the
head of the nail against the hammer mead
for starting.