An improved combined cutting and clinching tool has been patented by
Mr. Peter D. Graham, of Black Hawk, Col. The object of this invention
is to provide a new, useful, and convenient tool for cutting and
clinching horseshoe nails.
Mr. John J. Berger, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has patented an improved
hand perforating or check stamp of the class which are used to cut or
perforate the paper with figures and letters as a safeguard against
alterations of the check; and the object of this improvement is to
perforate the check with needle points, and at the same time ink
the perforations, whereby the numbers may be clearly marked without
cutting large openings in the paper.
An improved apparatus for the manufacture of nitric acid has been
patented by Mr. Paul Marcelin, of Black Rock, Conn. The object of this
invention is to furnish apparatus for manufacturing nitric acid so
constructed that the stronger acid may be separated from the weaker
acid as the acid passes from the retort to the receiving bottles,
to obtain a strong acid suitable for use in manufacturing
nitro-glycerine.
Mr. Max Rubin, of New York city, has patented an improved shawl strap,
so constructed that either strap may be wound up alone, or both may be
wound up together, or one may be wound up tighter than the other, by
adjusting the handle.
Mr. Ambrose Madden, of Asbury Park, N. J., has patented an attachment
for use with halters for preventing horses from cribbing and to
cure them of that pernicious habit; and the invention consists in a
combination of rigid arms and straps hung upon the halter and carrying
a spiked plate, which is retained beneath the animal's under lip in
such manner that the motions of the horse in the act of cribbing cause
the spikes to prick.
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