| Show r The ve vet velt t pocket et pa loc s Iio nol lock which is designed to tb se scourers guard the contents content of th the v vest st poc e poc pocket to but one which maybe t bh carried carded in ithe the vest po pocket ket and used u-sed on on a 16 door whiM 1 is deficient in some good anc and reliable fastening There are said to be be beman man instances wh when when n such such an implement will serve the own owner owner r in good stead Traveling men for instance instance r fr e- e compelled to put up at nor hotels where the proper atten tion is not given to the details o of the establishment and the matter of locks and similar things regarded as of minor ml mi lII nor Import are overlooked Then again the traveler is is' often compe compelled led ledin in an emergency to put up with a room which is unsuited for the purpose purpose pur pur- pose with doors and windows un un- guarded Armed with a couple of the devices referred to he can with little littfe trouble make male himself secure against the visits of thieves The app apparatus ratus consists of a flat steel strip with one en end turned up and s serrated jand and n a l small steel cas casting ng For use the casting casting cast cast- ing is slipped off the strip the strip Is inserted inserted in the thedoor door frame so that its teeth enter enter the ja Jamb b the door door dor is pushed shut firmly forcing the teeth far Into the Jamb and the casting is replaced on the strip and locked In position by turning the thumbscrew With this device it is s impossible iE it is said for a marauder to fo enter a room without using sufficient force to tear out a section of the door Jamb |
