Logan Republican | 1904-06-15 | Page 2 | Made Money from a Hole

MADE MONEY FROM A HOLE. Blmple Patent From Which New York- er Drew Thousands. "What do you think of patenting a hola?" said a Now York man the ' othor day, "and making thousands of i dollars on It? Simply a hole, nnd ' that's all. That Is what was dono by I tho manufacturers of a certain stylo of j toothbrush which has a wide sale. Tho bolo was drilled In tho handle of the , brush near the end, nnd with each brush wns given a littlo hook, with In- ' structlons to hang tho brush on tho J hook by uso of tho hole. Tho thing I was widely advertisod, with tjio result 1 that millions of tho brushes wero sold : t prices much higher than others Just R8 aood. Tho patented hole and tho advertising did tho trick. Th patent I expired a fow months ngo, however, and now any manufacturer of tooth ' brushes can sell holes with his goods." I