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Look into the Mysteries of a Mold Here It Is! The Adjustable Player- with an Electric Trowel Piano-Bench and Record-Holder

OUT in Brainerd, Minn., lives Thomas A. Gatten, an

��expert molder, who fussed in the semi-darkness of an iron foundry, trying to get the sides of his mold just right. Sometimes he captured a little extra light by the bothersome expedient of holding a hand-mirror with his left hand while he worked with his right. Thou- sands of other men have done the same for years, and at the same time have made remarks — ■ strong remarks.

One day, a bright idea came to Gatten while he was at work in some dark corner. Why not illuminate the mold by electricity ? With this thought he set to work and in- vented a little electric lamp and bat- tery to be sunk into the handle of his trowel — or into any other tool handle for that matter — that would furnish light where it was needed and when it was needed by the mere pressure of his little finger, as shown in the cut. Lights off — you have the ordinary molder's trowel, except that the end of its han- dle is decorated with a powerful little bull's-eye. Lights on — and you have a chance to see just what you are doing in a dark hole. Gone is eye-strain, in- efficiency and the necessity for strong language. Mr. Gatten has given the world another of the little things that count.

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��A small flashlight in the handle of the trowel enables foundrymen to inspect molds

��HE combination piano-bench and record-holder shown in the accom- panying illustrations is heavy enough to be perfectly rigid, it will always remain position when in use. t it is easily moved from its place and pushed back against the wall out of the way. This is done by means of casters, which are easily moved into place under the four legs, by pressure on a lever. The seat slides down in-

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��Combination seat and rec- ord holder, with top cov- ering-boards slid back and the seat in its position

����Inside the frame, partitions accommodate sixty records. Each record is easily reached

��to the framework, and is covered by the top covering- boards when not needed. When the seat is to, be used, the covering- boards slide back and down, and the seat is raised to any convenient height. Inside the frame, there are partitions to ac- commodate sixty records. The seat slides along frorh one end of the frame to the other, so that tho oper- ator can select his record without get- ting up.

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