Mechanical Advertising Novelties from 1911 [Slide Show]
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Figure 1. THE BOTTLE THAT CANNOT BE EMPTIED
A recently patented apparatus, which has been quite successful as an advertising novelty, consists of a bottle suspended in an inclined position and from its mouth there pours a constant stream of liquid into a tank... Scientific American, September 30, 1911
Figure 2. A CLOCK WITH NO APPARENT DRIVING TRAIN
A clock, keeping excellent time and consisting of a plate of glass on which is painted a dial, a bolt passing through the center of the dial and forming an axis for hands, with no apparent place for a clock movement, will always attract much notice... Scientific American, September 30, 1911
Figure 3. THE CONCEALED MAGNET CAUSES THE BALL TO ROLL AROUND BUT NEVER OFF THE BOX
Here is a clever apparatus for attracting attention. All that the spectator sees is a flat-topped box on which a large ball rolls round and round but never falls off... Scientific American, September 30, 1911
Figure 4. THE CHIMNEY SWEEP BEFORE AND AFTER IMMERSION
Our illustration shows a device for calling attention to the excellence of a certain brand of soap. This shows a very grimy figure descending from a chimney into a basin, from which he emerges clean and white... Scientific American, September 30, 1911
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Figure 5. THE CRESENT MOON SMOKES WITH THE AID OF A PUMP
Most people imagine that the wooden Indian has a monopoly on the tobacco business, but he has a competitor in this dummy which ostensibly smokes a cigar... Scientific American, September 30, 1911
Figure 6. AN AUTOMATON THAT BLOWS SOAP BUBBLES
The blowing of soap bubbles is an occupation usually accorded to children, but an automaton for doing this has been patented. This figure dips his pipe in a bowl of soapsuds, then raises his arm and at the same time a current of air is turned on for blowing the bubble... Scientific American, September 30, 1911
Figure 7. THE DECEPTIVE CUP OF STEAMING COFFEE
Nothing is quite so comforting to a hungry man on a cold day as the steaming dishes of food displayed in the windows of restaurants. .. Scientific American, September 30, 1911
Figure 8. A MECHANICAL BUTTERFLY
The combination of flower and butterfly is designed for the display of precious stones. By means of a clockwork mechanism, a cavity in the flower is alternately opened and closed... Scientific American, September 30, 1911
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Figure 9. THE GLASS OF IMITATION CHAMPAGNE
Shows a display for effervescent wines. The stem of the wine glass is hollow and in the lower end is a porous plug, through which air is forced by a concealed pump... Scientific American, September 30, 1911
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