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Show jf , TAILORS' ASSISTANT. .pparatus to Assist Him in Making M Measurements fU .Quite the most ambitious aid yet of- rcd for tho man's tailor has appeared JHrnong a recent Issue of pateuts. This ovldes an apparatus which will give ex-EVht ex-EVht measurements for all the essential dl- ! I i I lKCasUrIne APPtus for Tailors. feiSo6" ".oho in ingjhls natural pose. For tho measurement measure-ment of the inscam there Is provided a telescoping rod having linear scale markings mark-ings representing Inches and fractions of an Inch. This rod Is secured In any position posi-tion by means of set screws. The upper end of tho rod terminates in a fork to which nro secured tho extensible measuring measur-ing tapes, which may bo secured rigidly, or, if preferred, by a pin and slot connection. connec-tion. For measurement of tho side seams twin urights arc mounted upon tho platform plat-form and adjustable toward or away from each other by means of cranks and screw-shafts, screw-shafts, each upright having a lug projecting project-ing through a slot in tho platform and tapped for engagement with the screw shaft. For tho measurement of tho waist, abdomen and scat three metallic tapes aro employed, attached as Indicated in tho Illustration. For the measurement of the girth at tho knee and Instep other metallic me-tallic tapes of sultablo size aro attached at proper points to tho uprights. Ono of tho main advantages of tho device Is. that It gives, an Indication of tho position of the hips with relation to the feet that Is to say, any projection of tho hips beyond the feet, a very essential fcaturo to insure in-sure proper swing and hang of the trou-ser trou-ser legs. |