November 21, 2005

Milk to be Sold in Paper Bottles (Aug, 1934)

Filed under: Kitchen, Origins — @ 4:24 pm
Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1934

A Machine just recently developed not only sterilizes, fills, and caps milk bottles, but actually makes the bottles. Everything is automatic and the filled milk bottle can be turned out at a cost of less than one cent.

A paper container used for the milk as many novel features. Sturdy construction permits it to be handled just as roughly as the glass bottles, without danger of leakage.

A special clip which seals the bottle is easily replaced if contentents are not used at once. Even if the milk bottle freezes the bottle remains sealed.

November 16, 2005

Turn your kitchen mixer into a power tool (Mar, 1950)

Is it a mixer? a buffer? a sander? No, it’s TOOLZON and it’s all of the above!

Nonskid roll grips wandering weenie (Mar, 1939)

Filed under: Kitchen, Useless Tech — @ 4:55 pm
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Mar, 1939

“AT LAST America has it - the nonskid roll for hot dogs! A clever inventor has devised the metal mold shown at left to turn out rolls imprinted with a series of ridges. They take a masterful grip upon the delectable but elusive weenie and prevent it from slipping from it’s rightful place to fall to the floor or one’s lap.”

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