Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1895 — PIERCING A NICKEL. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PIERCING A NICKEL.

An Interesting and Instructive Experiment with a Needleand Coin. We know that steel is much harder than nickel or silver, but a steel needle Is so very slender that it seems impossible to force it through a coin. The feat, however, is very simple and may easily be accomplished. The first thing is to insert a needle in a cork so that the point barely comes through. If

the large end of the needle project at the upper end of the cork, snap it off with a pair of shears, so that it may be flush with the surface of the cork. Place a nickel upon two blocks of wood, as shown in the cut, and put the cork on it, with the sharp end of the needle down, of course. Give the cork a quick, sharp blow with a hammer, and the needle, being unable to bend owing to the support given it by the cork, will easily go through the nickeL A silver quarter may be readily used in place of the nickel.—Philadelphia Times.

NEEDLE THROUGH A NICKEL.