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Show FOR CONVENIENCE OF DRIVER. A combination whlpsockot and rclnhold-er. rclnhold-er. tho recent Invention of a Texas man, j Reinholder and "Whipsocket appcars to be unusually well thought out. In this device the placing of the r.clns in tho holder automatically locks tho whip In tho socket, while tho removal of the reins assutes tho release of tho whip and leaves the same free for emergency use. Tho best feature of tho device, howevor, la that it embodies no delicate parts that are likely to get out of order after a short period of use. Tho reinholder, which Is attached to the outside of Mo whlpsockot, comprises an outer member of etlff tampered tam-pered steel and an Inner member of light springy Hteel. The,.,lattor .is. -attached rat-Itatop rat-Itatop .whllo the Tower end la free to project pro-ject through an opening in tho whip-socket. whip-socket. In practical use when a" whip Is in tho socket and tho driving lines ar.o ' placed In tho holder, as by a persoii leaving leav-ing the vehicle, tho Inner member of tho reinholder Is forced inwnrdly and binds tho whip against casual removal or displacement. dis-placement. It will also be seen that when tho reins are removed tho inner member of tho reinholder springs back Into Its normal position, leaving the whip tree to bo removed ns occasion demands. |