1603. An Electraply quack medical device, according to the manual, it's a "pulsating machine used on the body for its therapeutic action and for administering electrical massage," patent number 1,789,758


















1604. A sprocket for a bulldozer or other track vehicle, as seen in this photo of an excavator.

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1605. A Revere Tapster beer server, their slogan was "opens as it shuts", since the can was opened by closing the lid, used before the invention of pull tabs:






















1606. A Chopper1 axe head, "when the blade enters the wood, the levers swing out, directing the downward chopping force outward and exploding the log apart from the inside".





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1607. A wine glass holder that clips onto a plate:

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1608. An Atlas tool for working on automotive split rims, patent number 1,704,628:

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