[78-L] Here is the article on Tefteller and Paramount fromtheNYTimes

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Sat Jul 11 20:38:17 PDT 2009


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From: "simmonssomer" <simmonssomer at comcast.net>
> Whozzat/ Smith Balloon? ..and Orville Knapp...didn't they invent flying ?
> 
No...Orville invented a smaller version of the sleeping bag, called the
"Knapp-sack!" While this wasn't an immediate success, it was later
discovered that it came in handy as a worn-on-ones-back carryall...
which became standard amongst grade-school students...?!

...stevenc



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