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The iceless icebox is made in various
sizes and shapes. The one pictured
weighs five pounds when dry and nine
and three-quarters pounds when dipped.
It holds three milk bottles, butter, fruit,
and eggs.
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MOTOR BENCH FOR THE
PLAYER PIANO
""THIS player piano bench serves a
double purpose. It can be used as an
ordinary bench for a player piano, or by
attaching it to the player piano, and also
This Contrivance Eliminates Foot Pumping, without
Making the Piano Any More Mechanical
an electric light socket, it will play the
piano by electricity. The manufacturers
claim that when it is used it retains the
natural tone of the piano because the
resiliency of air produced through the
pedals is obtained in the exact manner as
HINTS FOR PRACTICAL PEOPLE 585
if a person were pumping with the feet,
which is not the case with any other electrically
played piano. It should be a boon
to all persons who object to foot pumping,
and it does not interfere with, but
aids the artistic use of the expression devices
of the piano when it is used. To
play the piano with this bench you simply
open the front and back panel doors,
placing it beneath the keyboard and over
the player piano's pedals.
SWINGING WINDOW CUP­
BOARD
A SWINGING window cupboard to
^^ be used upon the outside of apartment
houses has been recently invented
by Francis J. Dowling of New York
City. The cupboard is provided with
facilities for the storage of milk, meat,
and other food products in a window,
The Handy Window Cupboard
whereby the commodities may be easily
placed in the cupboard and likewise removed.
It is fastened to the wall adjacent
the window with hinges so that it may
be moved around so as not to obstruct
the light nor interfere with the ventilation
through the window.
NEW MANGLE GUARD
TTERE is the first "Safety First"
mangle machine. There is no
chance for this fair laundry worker to
get her hands mangled in this mangle