PROTECTING WOMEN'S POCKETS.
Ihi first device by wbi h a woman's pocket m >y be fouad wbeu wanted, and kept abut when pickpockets are around, is the iuventioa of a man, Mr. Percy U. D. Blake, of Bro.klanda, Cheshire.
Itcnuiteof aßciesori-thapad spring, which is sewn inside the opening uf tbe pocket, The upper portion of the spring, which corresponds to the bandies of the icissors, remains open whan the lower or blade portion is shut.
When a lady wirhts to open her pocket, abe grip* the handles, which fasten with a catch to allow th»p-cket to remain open. And when she wishes lo close it, she touchesa spring, which rtkast s the snap and brings the blades together again. The is b> arranged that when the dress i* in ue it tan ou y bo Opensd by the wear.-r. Hat when the dre*e is banging in the cloth', a c o;et, even a man can find the picket, ana what is more—open it.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 222, 15 November 1900, Page 4
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163PROTECTING WOMEN'S POCKETS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 222, 15 November 1900, Page 4
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