A tubular dip stick of clear plastic. You’d use it like a pipette to check the oil level: Insert it, put a thumb over the top and lift out a slug of oil for an easy reading. – A.P.Connor, Baltimore.
April 1959
If you need a dip stick for your vehicle you can purchase one here on Amazon (affiliate link).
A lawn roller with two openings. A drain on one side and an air intake on the other, both with plugs, would make emptying a roller faster and easier. – Joseph P.Izzo, Providence.
April 1959
Here’s a modern-day roller sold on Amazon (afilliate link)
A dual-purpose carport. With oversized plastic sprinkler hose on the enclosed side and along the roof, the carport could double as a home car wash. – Tom Rizzo, Brooklyn, N.Y.
April 1959
Your best bet these days is probably a portable carport such as this one on Amazon and perhaps a jetwash also from Amazon to help you clean the car quickly!
A transmission minder on the dash of an automatic-shift car to warn when transmission oil level is low. That fancy mechanism can cost plenty to fix. – J.M.Blasko, Savanna, Ill.
April 1958
A collapsible tot-toter for youngsters too big for a stroller, but small enough to weary easily on shopping tours or trips to the zoo. – D.L.Westphal, Rochelle Park, N.J.
April 1958
The modern equivalent would probably be a foldable wagon such as this one sold by Amazon! (affiliate link)
A pot scouring attachment for an electric mixer. A disk with clamps to grip a steel-wool pad would clean even a burned pot in a hurry. – Mrs. Lawrence Frey, Brookville, Ind.
April 1958
Although these days your probably best just with a decent dishwasher such as this one sold by Amazon! (affiliate link)
Food freezers with fur-coat storage space. Add a compartment at the side of an upright freezer, or a narrow drawer below a cabinet freezer. – Alden Smith, Newark, N.J.
April 1958
A station-wagon grille for use when the upper half of the tailgate is open. It would admit breezes yet keep youngsters or pets safely enclosed. – Mrs. L.L.Shook, Yorktown, Va.
April 1958
July 1963…
Mirror helps level level.
You could make an ordinary bubble level do a transit’s work by clipping on this recently patented side mirror.
To establish a true horizontal line at a distance, you’d watch the bubble’s reflection while sighting along the top of the level, adjusting to center the bubble.
With the mirror folded in, you’d use the level as usual.
November 1963…
You wouldn’t have to grapple with a lunch-box meal if you carried it in this plastic box.
After unhooking the domed top (with its clipped-in vacuum bottle), you’d let down the hinged sides to form a tray.
Blocked-in ends would keep food from sliding and catch spills if the box were used as a lap tray.
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