The spring-time, when half the world is moving, and the other half
house-cleaning, seems a very happy time for introducing the above
invention.
It is an arrangement attached to a long pole, and it is to be used to
place or remove picture-hooks and pictures.
The hooks are caught and held firmly by the two arms which project from
the device. They can then be lifted off the moulding without difficulty.
In the same manner the arms can be slipped under the wires of pictures,
which can thus be easily taken down.
This lifter will save many a climb of the step-ladder, besides doing the
work of hanging and removing pictures in one-half the time.
There is a new machine made for sharpening scissors.
The blades to be sharpened are passed through an opening in the side of
the machine, and are brought in contact with a bar, which is made of
emery or other sharpening material.
The bar is adjusted with springs which move back and forth with the
pressure of the blade, in such manner that a very fine edge can be put
on the metal to be sharpened. G.H.R.