A hame has been patented by Mr. John E. James, of Mossy Creek, Va. It is so made that the shoulder of the horse will not be affected by heavy jars, and the hames may not only be fitted to any length of collar, but the point of draught may be shifted, so that the draught will be brought to the proper point.
A tongue support has been patented by Messrs. Charles W. Van de Mark and Calvin Moore, of Clyde, Kansas. The construction is such that the tongue may be supported so as to relieve the team of its weight, and the devices for supporting it are simple, inexpensive, and not likely to get out of order.
A fence post has been patented by Mr. John J. Kimball, of Naperville, Ill. Combined with side strips are rivets, spacing strips arranged between the side strips, clips formed with apertures, and staples arranged to pass through the apertures, making a cheap, durable, and efficient post for barbed wire fences.
A combined chair and lounge has been patented by Mr. Gustavus Hamel, of De Soto, Mo. The parts are so arranged that the back of the chair may be adjusted to any angle desired, and the attachment constituting the foot rest or foot of the lounge may be disposed beneath the main seat of the chair when not in use.
A harmonic keyboard for violins has been patented by Mr. James F. Poage, of La Plata, Mo. It is designed to enable the performer to produce harmonic high tones without great difficulty, and is attached to the neck of violins of the usual construction, the keyboard being a combination of pivoted finger keys with a pivoted stop plate.
A rein holder has been patented by Mr. William Tennison, of Mount Vernon, Ind. This invention covers an improvement in rein holders consisting of a skeleton frame adapted for attachment to a harness or for support upon a horse's back, and used for the purpose of supporting the reins out of the way of the animal's tail.
A collar button has been patented by Mr. Leopold Baer, of San Francisco, Cal. To the center of the button back is secured a tubular shank in which is a spiral spring, there being a knuckle joint by which a tongue may be held in three different positions, the device making a conveniently working button for holding the necktie in place.
A bridle has been patented by Mr. Benjamin S. Seaman, of Corning, N. Y. The cheek plate is formed with studs on which the blind sheet is adapted to be placed, and secured by a key plate constructed to engage with the studs, the cheek loop being secured to the cheek plate with the same stud plate and key plate which hold the blind.
A machine for bending carriage thills has been patented by Mr. Thomas E. Montague, of West Lorne, Ont., Canada. It is for bending wooden shafts or thills for buggies, sulkies, carriages, and other vehicles, and covers a novel construction and combination of parts and details, whereby thills of greater or less thickness can be bent, the machine operating very rapidly and automatically.
A nut lock has been patented by Mr. Jeremiah C. Butler, of Lexington, Mo. The construction is such that the key may be drawn off the bolt by the nut, and need not be bent out straight into the keyway of the bolt to prevent its locking portion engaging in the recesses of the nut as the latter is being turned off the bolt, the key needing only to be bent very slightly for adjustment into locked or unlocked position.