Mystery invention

I guessed a douche bag before reading the description.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Vaginal_bulb_syringe.jpg
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Quoted message said:

Try to guess what Sarah Howarth's invention is before you read the
text of her 1899 patent.

"D" is a squeeze-bulb. Figures 1, 2, and 3 are all on the first page:

http://www.google.com/patents?id=zKZIAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=627693#PPP1,M1

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

"Tom Nakashima" wrote: I guessed a douche bag before reading the
description.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
My guess was a distribution system for body deodorant ;-)

If enough of us post our bad guesses, then someone will eventually get it by
process of elimination.

On Jan 24, 3:55 pm, "Leo Lichtman" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

"Tom Nakashima" wrote: I guessed a douche bag before reading the

description.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
My guess was a distribution system for body deodorant ;-)

If enough of us post our bad guesses, then someone will eventually get it by
process of elimination.

We'll probably halt before that.

Mark me as in the 'deodorant' camp at first.

Brian Huntley said:

Mark me as in the 'deodorant' camp at first.

I thought leg cooler at first. Then realised how stupid that idea was.
Then remembered how stupid the patent system is, and revised my idea to
plausible once again.

A bit disappointed once I read it though. I've used a water pistol filled
with vinegar. At least my idea is more portable, and cheaper.
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John Tserkezis said:

Brian Huntley said:

Mark me as in the 'deodorant' camp at first.

I thought leg cooler at first. Then realised how stupid that idea was.
Then remembered how stupid the patent system is, and revised my idea to
plausible once again.

A bit disappointed once I read it though. I've used a water pistol filled
with vinegar. At least my idea is more portable, and cheaper.

Dear John,

"Leg-cooler" makes more sense than anything that occurred to me when I
saw Sarah's contraption.

As for your water pistol, please, let's use the right tool for the
job!

Elegant ammonia model:

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=9768&weventid=1053&weventitemid=441765&wmaingroupid=0&wcatmastid=0&inventorytype=&minyear=1990&minmonth=1&minday=1&maxyear=2050&maxmonth=12&maxday=31&keyword=&lotsortorder=timeleftasc&pagenum=6&action=

Our great-grandfathers didn't rely on cap-guns, either:

Probably blank-firing models, possibly cap-guns:

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=9768&weventid=1053&weventitemid=441846&wmaingroupid=0&wcatmastid=0&inventorytype=&minyear=1990&minmonth=1&minday=1&maxyear=2050&maxmonth=12&maxday=31&keyword=&lotsortorder=timeleftasc&pagenum=8&action=

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=9768&weventid=1053&weventitemid=441847&wmaingroupid=0&wcatmastid=0&inventorytype=&minyear=1990&minmonth=1&minday=1&maxyear=2050&maxmonth=12&maxday=31&keyword=&lotsortorder=timeleftasc&pagenum=8&action=

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=9768&weventid=1053&weventitemid=441791&wmaingroupid=0&wcatmastid=0&inventorytype=&minyear=1990&minmonth=1&minday=1&maxyear=2050&maxmonth=12&maxday=31&keyword=&lotsortorder=timeleftasc&pagenum=7&action=

Naturally, I wondered if a plain 1890s water-pistol would fetch
similar prices.

This site shows 1896 water pistols (#123 and #124) being auctioned for
only $25 to $40, much less than the bicycle weapons at $65 to $175:
http://www.maurerail.com/asp/auctionlist.asp?iano=340

There are also 1890s cap pistols, most of them at similarly low
prices.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

"John Tserkezis" wrote: (clip) A bit disappointed once I read it though.
I've used a water pistol filled

Quoted message said:

with vinegar. (clip)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Drat! I'm afraid you've spilled the beans. I was hoping that a long and
silly list would develop.

I'll supply a few ideas anyway: Pedal-powered lawn sprinkler. Weed-killer
sprayer for multi-use trails. Smoke emitter for stunt riders. Air sample
collector for environmental lab. Extinguisher for putting out discarded
cigarette butts. Crop sprayer.

Quoted message said:

Try to guess what Sarah Howarth's invention is before you read the
text of her 1899 patent.

"D" is a squeeze-bulb. Figures 1, 2, and 3 are all on the first page:

http://www.google.com/patents?id=zKZIAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=627693#PPP1,M1

Cheers,

CarlFogel

I'll be damned--a similar anti-dog invention:
http://www.google.com/patents?id=deFzAAAAEBAJ&dq=545475

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Quoted message said:

Try to guess what Sarah Howarth's invention is before you read the
text of her 1899 patent.

"D" is a squeeze-bulb. Figures 1, 2, and 3 are all on the first page:

http://www.google.com/patents?id=zKZIAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=627693#PPP1,M1

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

perfume?