How E detunes have been made. —The smallest things often bring fortunes to lucky inventors. ‘ Dancing Jim Crow ’ yielded .£15,000 a year ; ‘ Pharaoh’s Serpents ’ <£10,000; ‘ Pigs in Clover,’ ‘ The Return Ball,’ ‘ Needle Threader,’ ‘ Pencil Sharpener, all produced fortunes. The celluloid eyelet for boots brings in a princely income; the dress suspender brought a fortune in less than a year. There are many thousands of others. —Extract from Pamphlet giving information on Patents free on application, from Baldwin & Hayward Patent Agents or from their Representative, J. E. Eillicrap, (of Hall, Stout, & Lillicrap), Solicitor and Registered Patent Agent, Bsk st. Invercargill.
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Southern Cross, Volume 10, Issue 28, 11 October 1902, Page 9
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