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The original of this restored patent 5774-X is in color and shows
that the early inventor was already thinking beyond the confines
of his invention toward a powerful brochure to sell the product to
+ the public.
“Early Patent Papers Ripe For Researchers”
Though many antiquers like
to set fe year 1830 as the
dividing ¥point between hand
crafting and machine
manufacture, the records of the
United Wc Patent Office
make it quite clear that
Americans officially registered
their interest and enthusiasm
for mechanical improvements
as early as 1790.
In 1836 fire destroyed, ruined
or spoiled most of the patent
records and drawings. Up to
that date 9,802 patents had been
issued. Many were real artistic
beautues inscribed with beauti--
ful hand lettering, colorful three:
dimensional drawings, whim-
sical decorations and Madison
Avenue sales talk. A congres-
sional act in 1837 authorized
restoration of the damaged.
pieces and over the years much
was accomplished in that direc-
tion so that today many are
available in the National Ar-
chives iflanyone has the time
"and starnina to dig through
them. Great treasurers of
American lore lie there crying
to be researched. The Patent
Office carted fifty-four volumes
of restored patents to the
NationaR@Archives since 1960.
And I'm literally itching to get
“down there and look them over.
- Most of the patented in-
ventions never got very far off
the drawing board. So one
cannot study them with the idea
of learning what was actually
made and what was not. The
Patent Office only issues the
patent.
agents must build the product
- and promote it in the market
place. The history of patents
shows that as a rule the inventor
benefited the least from his in-
vention. There are of course
great exceptions like Edison,
McCormack the reaper man,
Wrigley tide Chewing Gum man
and ChaMes Goodyear. But
more often than not the inventor
The inventor or his.
was a quiet little guy with a mil-
lion ideas for improving every-
one’s way of life. After he got
his patent the promoters got
him! They would buy it for a
song and everybody’s way of
life would be improved but his.
The old patents show that
American’s have been materia-
lists from the beginning. Way
back then they searched for
magic gimmicks to ease the
world’s burdens and make the
inventor a fortune at the same
time. Americans took to the
machine age with a vengeance
which proves that our love for
gadgets, appliances, power
tools, electric toothbrushes is
honestly inherited.
By 1847 almost 600 machines
to lessen the housewife’s load
had been patented and of them
228 were washing machines.
Piano inventors claimed 49
patents between 1830 and 1847.
In 1835 Benjamin Morris of
Richmond, Ohio, patented the
first ‘“‘sofa-bed.” He combined
various features to make it
serve as a trunk, sofa and bed-
stead. And just four years
earlier in 1831, William Wooley
of New York anticipated the
later famous “Murphy” folding
bed by designing a pull-out
model which he called a
“Secret bedstead” which could
be hidden in most any type of
furniture that had spare space
inside.
Old patent papers allowed for
artistic freedom which sadly is
no longer the case in the cold
blooded standardized engineer-
ing drawings of the Twentieth
Century. Today they all look
“alike.
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envelope with 12 cent stamp for
free list of hundreds of good
books on antiques. Joel Sater, in
care of this newspaper.)
The June meeting of the
Ladies of Kiwanis proved to be
a very informative one for all,
according to members present.
John Sheehan, a member of Ki-
wanis, presented a program en-
titled “Year of Challenge-Year
of Choice.” Mr. Sheehan
showed slides of the 1970 elec-
tions, courtesy of the Common-
wealth Telephone Company.
‘The regular business metting
followed with Mrs. Frank
‘Mathers presiding.
The Ladies of Kiwanis held
their annual picnic in July at the
Pine Brook Inn grove. A large
* group attended. The meal was
covered dish style and all pre-
sent agreed that the ladies out-
did themselves once again.
Games were played and the
Ladies of Kiwanis
have busy season
success of the gathering was
evident to all.
The Ladies of Kiwanis had a
farewell party July 29 for Mrs.
Frank Mathers III, president,
who will leave for Germany
next week. The affair was held
on the patio and lawn of the
Robert Maturi home on Sutton
Road, Dallas. The yard was
complemented by a widely ar-
ranged smorgasbord prepared
by the club members, whose
husbands returned after their
regular meeting to join the
group.
The Ladies of Kiwanis wish to
congratulate Leo Corbett,
Clearview Avenue, Trucksville,
the new lieutenant governor of
Kiwanis.
Bickings observe
silver anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bicking,
Memorial Highway, Dallas, ob-
served their 25th wedding an-
niversary July 25. They were
entertained by their family and
friends at the Brothers Four.
The couple was married in the
Stella Presbyterian Church,
Forty Fort, by the late Rev.
Kippel. They have two children,
Altar and Rosary
At a recent meeting of the
Altar and Rosary Society of Our
Lady of Victory Church, Har-
veys Lake, Mrs. John Stenger,
president, appointed Mrs. Fred
Laux chairman of the campaign
for trading stamps. The stamps
are to be given to the Sisters of
Good Shepherd at Lourdsmont,
Clarks Summit, for use in ob-
taining a school bus. Mrs. Laux
William and Keith, a senior at
Dallas Senior High School.
Mrs. Bicking is the former
Jane Jones, Kignston, daughter
of Mrs. William Hughes and the
late William Jones.
Mr. Bicking is owner and
operator of Lee’s Floor Cover-
ing, Dallas.
to collect stamps
will call for stamps or books of
stamps if contacted. Ushers at
the church will also accept
them.
Mrs Michael Clark is heading
the blanket collection campaign
being conducted currently for
the migrant workers in the
Back Mountain area. Mrs.
Clark, if called, will arrange to
pick up blankets or quilts.
Mrs Jeffrey Alan Holmes
Hudaks observe
25 th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W.
Hudak, Overbrook Avenue,
Dallas, will observe their silver
wedding anniversary Aug. 9.
The couple was married Aug.
11, 1945, in St. Stephen’s Church,
Plymouth, by the Rev. Stephen
Gurcik, present pastor of that
parish.
Mrs. Hudak is the former
Katherine R. Elenchik, the
daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John M. Elenchik of
Jackson Township. j
Mr. Hudak, the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A.
Hudak, Dallas, is self-employed
in the swimming pool and
contracting business.
Mr. and Mrs. Hudak will be
guests of honor at a poolside
dinner and party given by their
five children, Catherine, Carol,
Theresa, Geralyn and Anthony
John.
PAGE NINE
Linda Jean Culp
The First United Methodist
Church in Dover, N.J. was the
setting Aug. 1 of the wedding of
Linda Jean Culp and Jeffrey
Alan Holmes, both of Dover.
‘The bride is the daughter of Mr.
.and Mrs. Lewis M. Culp Jr., 163
Grant St., Dover, N.J., and the
-granddaughter of Mrs. Floyd
Bogert, Dover, formerly of
‘Church Street, Dallas, and of
Mrs. Lewis Culp Sr., Dover,
formerly of Huntsville.
The Rev. James Cooper per-
formed the double ring cere-
mony which was followed by a
‘reception at Perona Farms,
Andover, N.J.
The bride, escorted by her
father, wore a gown of white
silk organza over taffeta with
bishop sleeves and a high neck-
line. The A-line skirt, bodice,
neckline and cuffs were embel-
lished with venise lace. The
high-rise wastline was accented
by organza daisy appliques. The
detachable chapel length
tubular train was also trimmed
with venise lace. The matching
custom Camelot headpiece held
a three-tiered elbow length veil
of illusion. She carried a
colonial bouquet of white roses,
white miniature carnations,
stephanotis, and pink sweet-
heart roses.
Deborah Tice of Ironia, N.J.,
was maid of honor. She wore a
candied pink A-line empire
gown with baby doll sleeves
trimmed with venise lace at
cuffs, neckline, and waist. She
married in N.J.
carried a colonial bouquet of
summer flowers.
Bridesmaids were Judith
Siani of Mine Hill, N.J., and
Mrs. Richard Still of Highland
Park, N.J. Their gowns of pale
pink were styled identical to
that of the maid of honor. Their
‘headpieces consisted of match-
ing bows and four-tiered should-
er length veils.
The flower girls, Ruth
Melissa Holmes, Columbia,
S.C., niece of the groom, and
Valerie Ann Schmidt, cousin of
the groom, wore floor length
gowns to match those of the
bridesmaids. Their headpieces
were matching bows. Brides-
maids and flower girls carried
colonial bouquets of summer
flowers.
Richard Still of Highland
Park, N.J., served as best man,
and ushers were Glen Segond,
Dover, and Peter Drench, White
Meadow Lake, N.J.
The bride attended the
College of St. Elizabeth, Con-
vent Station, N.J., and in Sep-
tember will be a senior at the
University of Southern Calif-
ornia.
Her husband, a graduate of
Princeton University where he
received a degree of Bachelor of
Science in Engineering with
highest honors, will pursue
graduate studies at California
Institute of Technology as a
Woodrow Wilson Fellow.
After a wedding trip to the
Hawaiian Islands, the couple
will reside in Pasadena, Calif.
Donna Smith feted
A bridal shower honoring
Donna Smith was held recently
at the home of Mrs. Walbridge
Leinthall, Harveys Lake. Miss
America’s gourmet chefs enjoy cooking
In sitting-room, dining-room, kitchen complex
by William Pahlmann
With the ever-increasing
interest of Americans in gour-
met food, with males especially
going in for virtuoso perfor-
mances as amateur chefs, the
evolution of the kitchen tends
toward the arena. Cooking the
food provides an important part
‘of the entertainment, so that
arrangements have to be made
for spectators.
This evolution, which was
sparked by the disappearance
of domestic help, has pro-
gressed from a pass-through
opening between the kitchen:
and dining area, through the
eat-in kitchen, keeping room
and family room adaptation, to
a sitting-room plan where
family and guests can watch the
cook work. Watching a good
cook produce his specialities,
accompanied by the mouth-
watering odors, is a good show
and solves most of the problems
of contemporary entertaining.
Kitchen elements, appliances
and housewares are now so
decorative that they meld with
most interior design schemes.
This white-and-brown Kitchen
complex in the country house of
John Scoville in Greens Farms,
Conn., is a good example of the
kitchen trend. In this beautiful
and casual vacation house,
made from a converted New
England stable, the small,
highly organized kitchen is
divided from the dining and
viewing area by a coun-
ter. Stove, sink, dishwasher and
other necessary equipment are
stowed behind this counter so
that the cook faces his audience
most of the time. Wall ovens are
incorporated in the opposite
wall, which has a built-in side-
board, with drawers and cab-
inets for storage and a couter
top that is useful for service as
well as display.
Walls are off-white,
Theatre 3 group attends session
at College Misericordia campus
A report session on the bene-
factor campaign of College Mis-
ericordia’s Theatre 3, 11th
annual session was held recent-
ly, when a group of Back Moun-
tain area volunteers gathered in
Kennedy Lounge Merrick Hall
on the College campus.
George L. Ruckno, Shrine
Acres, Dallas, chairman of the .
first Theatre 3 season, and Mrs.
Ruckno reviewed the progress
Residents of the Back Mountain attended a Theatre 3 report ses-
sion at College Misericordia recently. Shown above, left to right,
seated are: Mrs. Harry Gallagher, Lake Street, Dallas; William
J. Stewart, M rs. Stewart, Shrine Acres, Dallas; Joseph Yan-
chunas, Meadowcrest, Trucksville. Standing: Dr. Gallagher;
Mrs. George L. Ruckno, Mr. Ruckno, Shrine Acres, Dallas, and
Mrs. Yanchunas.
of the campaign which enlisted
individuals in support of the cul-
‘tural program and scholarship
and building programs at the
college campus. >
William J. Umphred, Dallas,
is Theatre 3 chairman for the
1970-1971 season which begins
Oct.
Teicher. The Bayanihan Philip-
pine Dance Company will ap-
pear Dec. 8 and Atlanta Sym-
phony Orchestra, March 3, 1971.
All presentations will be in Irem
Temple, Wilkes-Barre.
Benefactors contribute $100
annually in support of Theatre
3. Patron and subscription
memberships afford others an
opportunity to participate in the
series.
Sunset Beach
Assoc. to meet
The Harveys Lake Sunset
Beach Association will hold a
business meeting Aug. 7 at 8
p.m. under the pavillion at
Sunset. Refreshments will be
served. :
ap-
14 with Ferrante and
pliances are brown, wood ele-
ments are stained a dark black-
brown. A pair of fruit and veget-
able still-life paintings from the
Connecticut River Valley
School are hung above the side- .
board and lighted from above.
~The area is between two open’
terraces, so that this compact
kitchen opens on to a terrace for
additional service.
Directly opposite the kitchen
unit is the sitting room, which
carries out the brown-and-white
theme. Walls are off-white,
wideboard pine floors are
polished and bare. A comfort-
able sofa and two lounge chairs
are upholstered in chalk-white
Belgian linen. The sofa is
flanked with a pair of old pine
tables, supporting white lamps
with brown shades. These
tables also service the arm-
chairs. A round pedestal table
placed before the sofa (tea-
A ;
table height) is used as a coffee
table. Stools, for additional
seating, can be pulled up to this
table.
The piece de resistance of this
complex is the wall of lighted
shelves, floor to ceiling, behind
‘ the sofa, on which is stored a
rich and splendid collection of
brown Bennington ware. The
Bennington is massed rather
than displayed—an enormous
quantity and variety of beauti-
ful shapes and striations of gold-
to-brown coloring—which
achieves a spectacular effect.
The Bennington is in constant
use and is fuctional as well as
beautiful.
Two pairs of New England
portraits flank the shelves,
hanging above the table and
armchair on each side of the
sofa.
To the right of the sitting
room area, as you look toward
the kitchen, there is a long
window wall, which looks out on
another terrace. A fine oval
dining table is placed before
this big floor-to-ceiling window,
for the accommodation of a
small group for dining. This
table serves as a buffet table for
larger parties. Although
cooking, serving and washing
up must all be accomplished in
this single area, the whole
complex achieves an air of
true elegance and dinner can be
as formal as the host chooses.
This is one of the most
. ingratiating rooms in which it
"has been my privilege to dine.
Mr. Scoville is a gourmet cook
and watching him produce his
miracles, while carrying on a
witty conversation;’is a source
of unending fascination to me.
(I am not a gourmet cook, I'm
just a gourmet eater! It takes
quite a lot of room for me to
at bridal shower
Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
Donald D. Smith, Country Club
Road, West Dallas, will be
married Aug. 29 to Donald Hol-
man, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles R. Holman, Gibsonia.
Hostesses for the shower were
Mrs. Leinthall, godmother of
the bride-elect, and Sharon and
Terry Leinthall.
The table was decorated with
a pink umbrella as the center-
piece surrounded by smaller
pink and white umbrellas filled
with rice.
Those attending were: Mrs.
Raymond Garinger, Mrs.
Richard Searfoss, Mrs. Joseph
Rauch, Eva Allen, Mrs. Burton
King, Mrs. George Searfoss,
Mrs. John Baer, Mrs. Harvey
Kitchen, Mrs. Lynn Sheehan,
Annabell Selingo, Mildred
Schray, Mrs. Donald D. Smith,
Pauline Davis, Laurie Schray,
Virginia Glenny, Mrs. Wal-
bridge Leinthall, Sharon Lein-
thall, Terry Leinthall, and the
guest of honor.
scramble an egg and I am
always dropping the dishcloth.)
There is no question that
watching the cook is one of the
new spectator sports and, if you
have the flair, this kind of
kitchen complex could make
you famous.
A brown and white kitchen, dining, sitting-room complex be-
comes a stage setting for the gourmet cook.