Show SOME LATE NEW THINGS A new spring seatpost for bicycles has an air chamber inside the tubing into which the saddlepost projects Skates that are locked on the feet by pressing the heel of the shoe into the heelplate of the skate has just been patented I One of the latest designs in incandescent incan-descent lamps is formed by placing the wire between two sheets of glass set in a flat frame A handy heater for curlingirons can be attached to a gasburner and has an opening surrounded by jet orifices into which the iron is thrust Detachable hardened steel points for picks recently patented will not wear out as quickly as the usual points and can be removed for sharpening A newly patented car brake consists of a steel shoe fastened to the car above the wheel so that the weight of the car helps to apply the brake to the wheel A handy device for lifting a burning stick of wood or coal is a shovel with a I projecting prong over the blade to be pressed down by the hand and hold the coal in place I i To protect the trousers from wearing j by contact with the shoes a clothcov j ered metal guard is attached to the I j shoe inside the upper and projects down I around the outside of the shoe A removabe tire for bicycles to be I used on the Ice recently patented has metal teeth or corrugations on its running run-ning surface and clamps to fasten it around the tire and rim of the wheel To prevent the trousers from becoming becom-ing caught in the pedals or chain of a bicycle a wire loop is attached to the pedal and extends up high enough to hold the oants away from the machine ma-chine For use in stretching gloves a new device consists of a skeleton spring frame formed of loops on which the glove is fastened there being a loop togo to-go inside of each finger and the thumb I A pneumatic bell mechanism for bicycles bi-cycles has the pump in the rubber handle operated by squeezing the handover I hand-over it the air being forced into the small motor into which the bell is attached S at-tached A handy bottle for dropping liquids has a crescentshaped glass web attached at-tached to one side of its flaring mouth with a small opening next to the bottl rim through which the liquid runs slowly A machine has just been invented for the production of duplicate statuary statu-ary the mechanism consisting of a system of revolving cutters attached to I frames operated by a tracer running over the pattern The combination of a cane and stool is accomplished by means of a hollow handle in which are placed a number of steel rods fastened to a centerpost to spread out flat like the ribs of an umbrella A wick tube for lamp burners that can be opened for cleaning is hinged atone I at-one side and has a spring clasp on I the other the wick raiser being fastened i fas-tened in one side and the tube can be opened to insert a new wick I To do awav with the necessity of taking out railroad tickets to show the conductor a glass ticketholder is fastened to the back of the car seat which holds the ticket always insight in-sight For checking or unchecking a horse a recently patented device has a strap attached to the rein running through j a ring in the checkhook to pull the I check back and fasten it or release it when fastened The latest novelty in the bicycle line consists in gearing the steering bar to the seat post waich is turned from side to side by the motion of the body both the hands and feet being I used to propel the wheel I The latest device for the extraction of dust from cushions car seats etc I consists of a metal bell to slide over II the cushions a pipe being attached to the upper end and connected with an air pump to draw the dust out I A recently patented lamp that will not tip over and always remains in an I upright position is composed of a hollow hol-low glass ball weighted at the bottom and having a light globe on top the weight always righting the lamp when I it is tipped For use in cleaning a comb a new device is formed of rubber and has slots into which the teeth of the comb fit the cleaner having clasps to fit over the ends of the comb so that It can be carried when traveling to prevent the 4 teeth from breaking |