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Finally, he developed a system consisting of a set of jacks in which holes had
been punched. These jacks were manipulated in the balky shoe until the area
of pressure was over a hole. Here the leather was hammered until a
depression was created, thus removing the cause of discomfiture to the
wearer.

These jacks were but the forerunner of Mr. Sachs’s present system. Gradually
he evolved a hydraulic press, based on the original principle that he used in
Salisbury. A variety of brass forms is a part of the equipment. The machine
presses a form into that part of the shoe that is causing the pain. This is done
with such great force that the source of the trouble is permanently removed.

Mr. Sachs decided that the best way to handle his invention was to lease the
machine to operators who would run the business according to the inventor’s
specifications. Already there are three SHU-EEZ Comfort Shops in New
York City. Though these shops are conducted by lessees, Mr. Sachs gives the
closest attention to their supervision.

A charge of twenty-five cents is made for breaking in each of a pair of shoes.
So popular is the service that dozens of customers drop in his main shop daily
to have their shoes made wearable with comfort. It seems that everybody has
shoes with pains in them. Early in 1936, a man from England dropped in to
have his shoes adjusted. He returned a few months later, on another trip to
this country, with an armful of shoes to be broken in by the hydraulic pain
eliminator.

Mr. Sachs’s novel business is still a very small enterprise. But it is making
money, and it holds a brilliant promise for the future. He is more than glad
that he did not let the depression scare him from putting his idea to work.

Coleman Made His $1,000 with Polish

S

OME years ago, George Coleman came upon a formula for making metal
polish. It sounded simple, so he decided to get the ingredients and mix up