Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1914 — TEETH IN SHOVEL AND SPADE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TEETH IN SHOVEL AND SPADE

Penetrate the Earth When Broad Blade Would Scarcely 1 Make a I Mark—Unusually Long-Lived. Those of us who have ever used a shovel or a spade where the ground was hard know how difficult it is to get a start in digging. Not so if we have one of the shovels or spades invented by a New York man and described by him as “Yankee-toothed.” The blades of these tools are made of high-grade steel and along the bottom edge are teeth, about an inch and a half long. These teeth will penetrate the earth when the broad blade

would scarcely make a mark, and they do not use up so much of the wielder’s strength. The teeth are slightly rounded at the points and practically self-sharpening. Even after they have worn down, which means after long usage, the workman still has a tool equal to the ordinary type, so these may be considered unusually long-lived. ‘

Useful for Hard Earth.