I hear you Jan!! I, too, have ROBERTS, but know little about them EXCEPT that JESSE ROBERTS, father of my great-grandmother, was a cobbler in Van Wert. (Learned that from this list several years ago.) I don't think B.F. is related, but wonder if his initials are for "Benjamin Franklin". :-) -Sherry > [Original Message] > From: Janice Lund <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 1/8/2010 5:11:10 PM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] 'A USEFUL INVENTION' --- ADJUSTABLE ANDPORTABLE SHELVING. > > Wish I was related to this "ROBERTS" ! ! ! > > Jan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancee Seifert" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: 2010-01-08 12:39 PM > Subject: [IADECATU] 'A USEFUL INVENTION' --- ADJUSTABLE AND PORTABLE > SHELVING. > > > > The Journal > > Leon, Iowa > > December 20, 1883 > > > > 'A USEFUL INVENTION' > > ----------------- > > > > So many patents are being granted nowadays that to keep track of them a > > man > > would be able to do nothing else but read up and investigate the many good > > points claimed by the ever ingenious and labor saving Yankee, who has > > succeeded in getting his invention before the public; but among the many > > useful articles invented for lessening labor and saving material, time and > > money, nothing has been brought to our notice which seems to fill a "long > > felt want" as the Adjustable and Portable Shelving recently patented by > > B.F. > > ROBERTS, the well known builder, of Leon. It will at sight commend itself > > to every architect and builder in the country, being cheaper, easier to > > put > > up, more durable and can be fitted to any size or height of room. For > > stores of all kinds and libraries, or in any place where shelves are > > needed > > it is just the thing and will eventually be in use by every mechanic. By > > the old plan of putting up shelves a great amount of labor and lumber has > > been used, and the shelves nailed to the wall, from which they are liable > > to > > break away by the nails pulling out, often causing great damage to goods > > and > > breaking show cases, glassware, &c., when falling. In case the shelves > > ever > > had to be taken down, the plaster was torn off, the wall left full of nail > > holes and the shelves generally of little or no use for another room or > > for > > any purpose. All this is done away with in Mr. ROBERTS' system. The > > shelves are kept in place by upright metal standards and brackets, not > > being > > fastened to the wall in any place, and can be raised or lowered at will to > > fit any goods of any size or shape. It can be taken down and cleaned or > > changed to fit any room in a few minutes. The material can be ordered > > complete to fit any store room or building at less than the cost of the > > old > > shelving. It is simple and can be put in by any carpenter. Leading > > architects and builders have examined it and pronounced it the best thing > > out, and Mr. ROBERTS has received flattering offers from large eastern > > manufacturing firms who wish to make, introduce and sell it for him on a > > royalty. There is no "blue sky" about this invention and we are glad to > > know that after so many years of hard work Mr. ROBERTS has finally struck > > something which will secure him a competency, besides giving to the > > country > > something that will be of general use. > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert > > January 8, 2010 > > [email protected] > > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message