Source, Ticonderoga Sentinel--Thur. June 18, 1908. ODDS & ENDS. A height machine has been invented by W. H. Johnson of Brandon. The machine works on the same plan as a weighing machine. One stands on a platform and drops a penny in the slot, bringing to view in a mirror, a scale. By glancing at the scale a person can tell the height. Mr. Johnson has occupied more or less of his time for seven years in perfecting the machine, and expects to begin the manufacture of the machine soon and to put them in public places through out the country. Joan H. Bixby Genealogy not just a hobby, but a labor of love.