Newest Devices of Many Uses (Jan, 1934)
Newest Devices of Many Uses
• AN ingenious countryman of Columbus invented the handy device illustrated. A cloth surface carries a fairly detailed view of the earth’s surface, on a small scale. A rubber balloon within can be quickly blown up, and again deflated. A portable scale is furnished.
• ONE can take valuables into the water safely in this light metal container. The inner box holds, as shown, smokes, jewelry, and other personal property; the whole fits into a pocket or belt without trouble. It is a Hungarian invention, patented here, though arrangements for its marketing are yet to be made.
• LIGHT housekeepers, and those who have journeys to make, will appreciate this new convenience, which dries quickly any light articles of clothing, without exposing them to undue heat. It is especially useful to those who have the care of a baby. The metal rack adjusts to a convenient height.
Ultra-Violet Health Lamp is Easy to Install
• IN this type of lamp, just brought out, simplicity is obtained. The lamp screws into a standard fixture, which must, however, be connected to an outlet through a low-voltage transformer. The radiation is given off by ionized mercury vapor between the two filaments. Two types of lamps give different outputs.
• IN the season of tender throats and noses, this device will find frequent use. It can be carried in the pocket. A fine spray of any of the medicaments is thrown on the mucous membrane by simple breathing.
• THE inventor of this, we suppose, lives where a lot of trucks go by. Be- tween the metal top socket and the base there is an inch of spongy rubber; cushioning a table, china closet, stand, radio set, chair or bed against shocks through the building. The makers compare it to balloon tires.
Elastic Shoe Laces
• YEARS ago, shoes with elastic fronts were very popular; they were easy on the feet, and slipped on and off. These new shoe laces are intended to obtain the same result, while retaining a dressy appearance. When shoes are laced with this, future tying and untying is unnecessary.
Copper Barrel Mug
• THESE very neat copper mugs are attractive in design. In their manufacture, the copper blank is drawn and pressed into the shape of the lower half of a barrel; and the top half is then “spun.” After this, the mug is sanded within and polished without. The handle is riveted on, and polished; and the metal lacquered to protect it against acidity of the contents. It remains thus bright and free from stain by use.
• THIS new thermostat is built around a bimetal snap switch, which breaks a considerable current. It therefore needs no relay. Will control furnaces, blowers, aquaria, etc.
• RIGHT, above, an English novelty alleged to aid pedestrianism. Center, an accordion feet high, weighing 175 pounds, with 1,300 stops. Below, an old idea revived.