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experts will come along some day and take the matter up with the company at once. It’s a labor
and time saver and that’s what makes good in these strenuous times.
[Rochester Sentinel, Tuesday, December 22, 1908]
NEWS OF THE DAY
Mr. G. H. Killen and Geo. P. Keith exhibited Keith’s Patent Railroad Crossing to the
superintendent and a party of Erie officials who went through Rochester today with the Erie Corn
Special. The railroad men expressed themselves as well pleased with the working of the device
and the superintendent assured Mr. Keith that the chief engineer of the Erie lines would come to
Rochester and inspect the device.
[Rochester Sentinel, Wednesday, March 3, 1909]
CULVER
Culver Citizen.
J. H. Koontz has now in successful operation a vacuum cleaner which apparently
possesses all the elements of a fortune maker. The demonstrating machine was made in Young’s
machine shop under Mr. Koontz’s personal supervision and is perfected in every detail.
[Rochester Sentinel, Friday, April 16, 1909]
SEEKS TO ENJOIN
William C. Loy, the well-known inventor of this city, has just taken action against a New
York manufacturer who, Loy claims, is infringing on one of his patents.
It will be remembered that Mr. Loy patented an ingenious device that fitted into a lady’s
kid glove for the purpose of picking up pins, needles, small change, etc., without the necessity of
removing the glove. The invention was one that the commercial world readily took hold of and
Mr. Loy was in a position to realize a real sum for his patent. The device fit snugly in the end of
the fingers of the glove and did not detract in the least from the comfort or fit of the same.
Now Mr. Loy learns that a certin New York gentleman is making a device similar to the
one he has patented and will take steps to have such infringement stopped.
[Rochester Sentinel, Thursday, May 5, 1910]
REED LOUGH INVENTS
Reed Lough of this city, who is one of the most prominent agents of the Sweet, Orr
Overall Company in this state, has taken one more step in making good with his employers.
While busy with the sale of his company’s famous brands, Mr. Lough got busy and perfected a
new safety watch pocket for the overalls. He sent his idea to the company’s offices in New York
city and Saturday he received a made-up sample of his invention, which was accompanied by a
letter greatly praising the improvement. For the past six years the Sweet, Orr Company has been
paying a royalty on the watch pocket they used and the invention of Mr. Lough will prove of
untold value. Not only is the device an improvement, but it saves about four inches square of
cloth, which means many thousands of dollars each year to the manufacturers. Mr. Lough will
likely receive a nice offer for his patent.
[Rochester Sentinel, Monday, July 3, 1911]
NEWS OF THE DAY
In patent No. 1,010,283, William C. Loy of Rochester, Ind., assignor of two-thirds to
Henry F. Crim and Christian Hoover of same place, says the Scientific American, is shown a
glove provided on the outer ends of its finger tips with separate plates in imitation of finger nails
so that the glove will in use simulate the appearance of a hand. The Rochester men behind the
invention expect to reap a harvest from their patent.
[Rochester Sentinel, Tuesday, February 27, 1912]
NEWS OF THE DAY