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"Formerly the balls were squeezed by an "alligator" or "crocodile" squeezer, and were then "shingled" by shingling hammers, such as the "tilt" hammer (where the hammer forms a lever with the fulcrum in the middle, a cam pressing upon one end serving to depress that end and raise the other which carries the head)." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Alligator Squeezer

"Formerly the balls were squeezed by an "alligator" or "crocodile" squeezer, and were then "shingled"…

The folding tube minimized the unused portion of the tube by folding the tube up on itself. The tube has a series of "Self-Lock Mushroom Head Fasteners" that are embossed into the tube at preset intervals. As the tube is being used, the unused part of the tube is folding to engage the surface of the next fastener on the tube, thereby squeezing the contents out of the tube.

Key Operated Folding Tube

The folding tube minimized the unused portion of the tube by folding the tube up on itself. The tube…

"Brown's revolving squeezer, the ball being made to pass between two rotating cams which flatten it out, and subsequently between the second of these and a third which carries the operation further; in more powerful machines of the kind a larger number of cams still is employed." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Revolving Squeezer

"Brown's revolving squeezer, the ball being made to pass between two rotating cams which flatten it…

"Brown's revolving squeezer, the ball being made to pass between two rotating cams which flatten it out, and subsequently between the second of these and a third which carries the operation further; in more powerful machines of the kind a larger number of cams still is employed." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Revolving Squeezer

"Brown's revolving squeezer, the ball being made to pass between two rotating cams which flatten it…