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VEST POCKET TOOL KIT
A MAN doesn't have to wear blue
overalls when he carries his tool
kit nowadays. The new style of kit goes
in the vest pocket.
There is not a half inch of space
wasted in this little group of tools. The
bottle opener makes the base to which all
the other tools are attached, such as the
button hook, cork screw, and various
other implements that are in daily
demand.
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NAIL THAT WON'T COME OUT
A NEW idea in the way of a nail for
boxes—one that cannot come loose
—is shown in our drawing. By its use
it is claimed that all trouble caused by
the loosening up of nails will be avoided,
so that boxes or other work will always
be held tight. Instead of being straight,
the nail is made with a long screw thread
by the use of a special machine which
forms part of the present patent. Such
a nail is easy to drive, but in order to
come out, it is necessary for the nail to
turn around, but the friction of the wood
This Nail Comes Out with All the Reluctance of a
Screw
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opposes this, and the nail remains tight
in place, about as a screw would do, except
that the nail has the advantage of
being driven in by a hammer.
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ECONOMICAL DENTAL FLOSS
T H E price of dental floss seems quite
high when we come to use it as often
as is recommended. An economical dental
floss can be made for ten cents which
will last ten times as long as the drug
store spools. One spool of number 60
white linen thread, and one piece of pure
beeswax rubbed over the thread offer a
satisfactory substitute, and if desired, the
homemade dental floss can be sterilized
simply with listerine, which would be a
desirable thing to do anyway, because
even drug store dental floss is not sterile
once it is removed from the spool cover.
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NEW NUT CRACKER
A NUT cracker and bowd in one now is
offered for sale, with which nuts
This Cracker Catches the Nuts as They Break
may be cracked satisfactorily. The meat
may be extracted whole, and the litter of
small pieces of shell and particles of meat
is done away with. The nut is cracked
from the ends and falls into the bowl,
this operation being done by the mere
twisting of a screw. The bowl is covered
on the bottom with soft felt so that
no injury will result to the finest furniture
from contact with it. The metal
parts of this device are nickel-plated, and
the bowl and cracker are very attractive
in appearance. It retails for $3.50.