US Patent: 1,242,615
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| Folding Shoe-Horn
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Patentee:
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| John L. Sommer (exact or similar names) - Newark, NJ |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Feb. 10, 1915 |
| Granted: |
Oct. 09, 1917 |
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patent 1,242615- edited from Patent Gazette |
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Description: |
| Folding combination shoe-horn & button hook; the hook folds back into the "bowl," and there is a spring latch similar to pocket knife blades. A closely related design was produced as a bottle opener / corkscrew.
Some examples based on this patent have fairly elaborate decoration. The J.L. Sommer Mfg. Co. was a major source of household gadgets / advertising specialties. |
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