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Sanitary Kneading Board

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��per or parch- ment is placed at the head of this sanitary kneading board, and a sheet is drawn over the upper surface of the board when in use. When the work is done, the paper is torn off and a new sheet inserted.

This device saves the work of clean- ing the board after kneading bread or cutting meat, and is thoroughly sani-

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��Self-Feeding Soldering Iron

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��� ��ING soldering iron is made with a tube or passage extending from the head through the ■^haft and handle. A reel, containing a large amount of soldering wire, is i^^"-r.^^A-y\ niounted above the handle, and the wire passes through the passage in the iron to the head of the tool, where it is melted by the heat and flows to the point to be soldered.

A Pad and Pencil Holder for the Telephone

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the memor- andum pad is a necessity for the telephone, the ordi- nary pad is apt to be lost or mislaid. The accompany- i n g illustration shows an attach- ment consisting of a single plate of metal curved around the tclejjhone standard. At its upper end it is fitted with a pencil- holding clij), and its lower end is ex- tended forward to contain a pad. The fact that the entire attachment is made In one piece makes it indestructible.

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Folding Tooth Brush

THE handle of a tooth-brush is made to form a casing which will form a cover pro- tecting the tooth- brush when the lat- ter is not in use. When in use the brush is held in its extended position by a spring, which is locked by a jin, and the casing forms a handle.

Apparatus For Cleaning Hair Brushes

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���for cleaning hair brushes is made with a comb to remove hair and other foreign sub- stances. A wick is kept moist by means of a moist- ening tray filled with a disinfecting liquid which cleanses and imparts a pleasing odor to the bristles. A tray at the bottom receives the foreign substances, which have been caught by the comb. As the brush is passed over the device, the bristles come in contact with the moistened wick. Through the friction the liquid is effect- ually distributed through the bristles in the form of a fine spray.

Combination Sad-Iron Heater and Cooking Utensil

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��tal body, of a pyramid form, is ])laced upon a met- al base plate which rests over the flame. .\n inclined rack allows the sad- irons to be leaned against the pyra- midal body of the heater. L'pon the top rests a suitable oven, which may be used for cooking. Heat ascends inside the sheet iron body, thus keeping the sad- irons warm, and also heating the top and the oven.

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