Something New in Speakeasies

LEAVE it to Chicago to think up something new in speakeasies. The latest novelty in the line of whisperlows to make its appearance in the Windy City is a drinking fountain which gushes water when you whisper kind words into its mechanical ears. The inventor explains that the heart of the magic fountain is a photo electric cell which controls the mechanism. Externally the fountain resembles any other of its public brothers, the mechanism being concealed in the base.

Seedless Tomato Grown in Texas

AFTER long experiment, a seedless tomato lias been developed by an Amarillo, Texas, llorist. The flavor of the tomato is improved with the disappearance of the seeds, it is said.

The seedless tomato was developed after years of taking cuttings from plants producing tomatoes with the fewest seeds. New plants were grown from the cuttings and the florist now has a complete group of plants showing the stages of seed elimination.

New Vanity Case Holds Door Key

Ladies need no longer grope at length through their handbags in a search for an elusive house key. A new compact holds the key securely in place under a metal mirror until it is ready for use.

By sliding a thumb button along a groove in the vanity case, the key is quickly ejected through a slot.

The vanity is a regulation compact, complete with metal mirror, rouge and face powder.

SPLIT THE AIR Like a Rocket!

FLASHING acceleration — from start to full speed in a few seconds — is a motorcycle thrill that only a “rocket motor” could equal.
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Two-way Pocket Radio

made during the war by Tele-Radio, Ltd., for British secret service work will soon be on the market. -It has a range of one mile with the power-pack shown, but manufacturers say its power can easily be increased. The firm will offer manufacturing rights to interested parties in the United States and Canada. Below, the set is compared in size with a cigarette case.

SAFE-T-BELT holds driver and passenger firmly in seal, prevents injury in minor accidents. Bolted to car’s floor, it is easily installed. The Rapid Tool & Mfg. Co.. Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hobby Hall of Fame

Ralph Edwards Cuff-Link Collector

RALPH EDWARDS, creator of the granddaddy of stunt radio quiz shows, Truth or Consequences, and of NBC-TV’s This Is Your Life, became a cuff-link collector quite by accident. Read the rest of this entry »

Ml-stoppers

MUSCULAR MOLARS: pity the poor dentist who has to yank a tooth of Andre Le Gall, 53-year-old farmer of St. Malo. France, who shows how firmly anchored they are by pulling plough with same.

SNAKY CRANE shown at the GE Appliance Park near Buechel, Ky.. can lift two men 50 feet in air to repair wiring, lights, etc. Called Hi-Ranger. $13,000 piece is hydraulically operated.
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WHAT’S NEW FOR YOUR ’57 HOME

Low-cost prefabricated closet and storage unit, doubles also as room divider. Made by Fabricators Inc., South Norwalk, Conn.

Folding doors made from wood are available in birch, oak, pine or Philippine mahogany veneer. By Rolscreen Company, Pella, Iowa.
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All those Arquettes in Hollywood are this guys grandchildren.

Actor Invents Rubber Movie Masks

LIVE rubber masks which J may revolutionize the art of make-up in motion picture horror roles have been developed by Cliff Arquette, radio and screen actor, who is known as the “man of a thousand hobbies.” The inventor says the masks will enable actors to control facial expressions, thus making the artificial faces seem alive. The porous quality of the rubber will permit air to reach the pores of the actor’s

face, eliminating skin diseases.

Sun Light Shower Baths to Pep up Weary Congressmen

CONGRESSMEN in Washington now resort to sun light baths in the turkish baths of the House of Representatives office building when they become jaded. Weary from their intensive work and political worries congressmen find that these sun baths restore their “pep.” The lights, when the treatment is taken for ten minutes each day, give the patient the same benefits as if he were spending a couple of weeks at one of the southern winter resorts. Not only do the lights invigorate, but they also give the patient an artificial tan. These same kind of lights were used to treat the King of England. The busy men do not; find it necessary to disrobe to derive the full benefit of the sun shower baths and seated before the showers the health-giving rays bathe them from head to waist. Masks are worn over the eyes as a protection from the powerful rays.

Muting the TV used to be a bit trickier.

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make a “SHADDAP”

By Robert Hertzberg

ARE some of those long-winded commercials spoiling your TV pleasure? You can cut them off temporarily, without getting up from your chair, by means of a simple gadget you can assemble and install in twenty minutes. Read the rest of this entry »