The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
Decides on Feasibility of Ev-
 cry New Plaything
HANDLES INVENTORS
Dangerous Top Are Rejected-De- mand for Dolls Still Great. Noisy Toys Are Popular.
 Enjoys Her Work

the Washington Star They are odd looking sketches. consisting of hun dreds of dotted lines, big circles ana little circles, almost all the letters or the alphabet. and shadowy forms oi human beings and animals. She is MISS Alice purinton, an assistant examiner in the patent office. and 1t is her duty to pass upon the patentab11ty ol chll- dren's toys.
 Hundreds of drawings and specified lions of every toy imaginable find their way 10 her desk daily. and this material must explain exactly how the toys are made and operated It IS ap- soIutely necessary that the toys Worh as the specifications state, ana any skilled mechanic Is supposed to De aoie to make them. If the description oI certain toy is not lucid enough for Miss purinton 10 derive a clear understand ing of the mechanism a model must De submitted. The submission or inooeis is being discouraged. however as ,neS only accumulate in the pateh. o,,ioe' collecting dust and taking up space
 One of the first and foremost re- ouirep,ents of a new toy invented Is that 1t must have some new iealul' or improve1n ent over an oid anu oi , liar tov. or that it be new ana orle inal idea entirely. ,s.o.
 eJt is really amazing how many loeas can he woven into hundreds or toys which. apparently, couldn't pc in.- r-oved unon.'' said Miss Purintoh' "Take Jumping ropes, for instance.
 .Wbst1 could fertile brain possipl9 do to jumping ropesE r cav.
 .New handies is the answer Mice Purinton. "various and sunar4 Torms of these attachments are pe- Ing devised daily.
 Must Have Hobbies
 Its the same way ~ hohbIes horses We all must have our nopoi19 won know. The minute an iniahl n ,s v enough to sway ms sl,ai ;, I,na for a ward and forward he IS m i'ne ,o,,,e, hohby horse. and a new form ol noppy horse is one that walks forn,
 "Soan hubble pipes are also iorli If old toy made new. said Miss U inton. "The new pipes mahe r -,,e1a "a blow one beautiful ouppie ai'ei n.,er siui. into the air in rapid success sinn without spilling the huid. m lns siSa, davs the youngsters were ooiseu tn refill their pipes after one ol " S,,hhlcs- because, naturally, m tuui .,.e +ha nine bowl downward the ,1as spilled out. The new '1 ihv9's,o e,'ar, n,hiIe the liquid back III tue If is reversed" .,,th so- Nschanical and electrical boys "l.ii as +,on are the most popular no"auaSs' "0 corcjng to Miss PTlnton' .o oor,- One of the higher priced ana M i'ioIe e Is = nlicated toys Is an eiectrical '., 'sossass vnnngster is fortunate enough 'o possesa p Souhs th.,ss ingenious inventions he can
 ol, io1,elv bespangled bareback riueis Se,,a the light fantastic on one toe on the hack of sleek horses; funny iia'-loo.- ed clowns cutting up antlcs III. 'he sn dust ring, and daring acropats .,l their necks in order to t"is' ''N'
 into queer shapes. o,ao ,rical invention is a toy theatre, on tiie stare of which petite soupre'tes an V fairy toe dancers, wouiu-oe cei ~ uooa' deep-toned tragedians ana s'a.uesque l.odin1 women do their various ana dlNers .,..ta and answer encores In compli- rent to the appreciative box nolders' who can clap their tin hands in Vocirerous apnlause. The toy figures actually taih and dance, too. Co.,
 "yye also have a number of patents TOT the dummy dolls used by ventriiouuists. Here Is a wide range TOT hiVeh.,on rarely ever do two ventrloioquists use the same appearing doll The personality or their dummy partner is of prime 1mpor- tance in their act.
 Examine New Dolls
 Miss Purinton says that new iiVeu'iohs ; for different kinds of dolls are exahiheu bv her daily. While children. like grown ms have their fads, and demand the very latest and most eccentric form or toys. they never will permit dolls to 80 into the discard. Probably the innate maternal instinct in girls causes them to be ever popular. at least with their sex. z I.. <. her eyes and rolls them fin audacious fsshion-the frivolous doll. she" Of the eyer-srniling countenance, and the danc- ing dolls are the very latest and the most popular at the present time. The dancing dolls are quite proficient in the terpsi- chorean art, thanks to the inventors. anu some of them even may be made to tango, if the strings attached to them are prop erly manipulated. The majority of dolls, however, do not approve of the new dances calling them pagan and 1rnmod- est and so they stick to the old-fashion- ed waltz and two-step.'
 Miss Purinton's favorite doll, that is the one which has most pleased her fancy while engaged In this particular line oi work has been the toy aquarium, IT which celuloid fish, tadjoles and toads swim and hop about
 ..Theyre so simple and inexpensive that almost any child can have one. she cx- plains "They are really amusing and en- tertaining, too, because they look so real istic.
 Another form of toy which appeals to me is the money box. The particular money box to which I refer has an aero bat perched on top of it. The minute a  his performance. but remains perfectly tn- animate otherwise. Of course, that is quite an inducement for a child to de- posit his money in the bank, and so he becomes economical and saving.
 Noisy Toys Popular
 Any toy which has noise remotely connected with it is pretty sure to please kiddies Film bursters. which are form of popgun in which a roll of paper is ex- ploded producing sound, are always pop ular at childrens prices. l examine any r amount of toys in the shape of new fangled horns and whistles.
 "Children derive a great deal of amuse- ment from buzzes and whirligigs. These gayly painted toys are made to revolve rapidly by means of string and a spindle.
 traverse a complicated railroad are sure specifications of this kind. and the more ferent parts together mentally the more tjcularly please the boys.
 'Kitchen cabinets and various pieces oi dol! furniture please the little girls now. toYs are as comnlete as those made fo, details. such ;s spice canisters. with tht THE MAN WHO
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