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424 ILLUSTRATED WORLD
the country woman who in reality should
pity the city woman on wash day. The
case of one farmer's wife shows why.
This woman has a washer with a wringer
attachment and a gas engine. The first
was obtained at a cost of $22, the latter
at $35. A driving belt cost an additional
$3. At a total investment of $60, apparatus
was obtained that did the entire
week's washing in less than two hours,
through every process, from removing
the dirt to rinsing, bluing, starching, and
hanging out on the line to dry.
All the hand work is done by the
engine, which requires no attention. An
especially valuable feature of this small
outfit is that the machine can be run by
itself or in combination with the wringer;
likewise, the wringer can be operated
alone.
CARRY YOUR DESK WITH YOU
COME people simply can't write letters
unless they are comfortably seated at
their own writing desk. This new kind
of writing desk which folds away can
be packed in a trunk, and taken right
along on a visit. Also, one-room apartment
dwellers might investigate this desk
with profit.
It is made of solid mahogany, and the
necessary fittings are made of fine morocco
leather. The top of the desk when
it is opened is 23% inches by 11%
inches.
The Desk That Packs in a Trunk
PEN EXTRACTOR
A DEVICE that removes the pen from
the holder without the necessity of
touching it with the fingers is popular
with stenographers, office boys, and executives
who have had the experience
of getting ink on their fingers in removing
the old pen. The pen is pushed
through a small metal loop in the device,
which is then pressed down with
the other hand; this holds the pen firmly
so that it can be extracted by a pull on the
holder. The device can be easily installed
in any office so that it may be used by the
clerks as needed.