Horse-Collar-Blocking Machine.

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Patent to improve machines for manufacture of horse-collars, specifically by addressing the shaping of the horse collar, or “blocking.” The patent specifies a collar holder that “conforms to the finished outline of the collar” (line 20), a binding mechanism “brought firmly about the rim of the collar and there held while pressure is brought upon the body of the collar to properly shape it” (lines 21-25), and independent control over the “degree of strain of the binder about the collar and the degree of pressure upon it” (lines 26-27). Includes illustrations.

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3 sheets, 3 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Dodson, Roy March 4, 1902.

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  • Dodson, Roy Roy Dodson, of Dallas, Texas, Assignor of one-half to H. O. Wolf, of Dallas County, Texas.

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  • Main Title: Horse-Collar-Blocking Machine.
  • Added Title: Horse Collar Blocking Machine.

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Patent to improve machines for manufacture of horse-collars, specifically by addressing the shaping of the horse collar, or “blocking.” The patent specifies a collar holder that “conforms to the finished outline of the collar” (line 20), a binding mechanism “brought firmly about the rim of the collar and there held while pressure is brought upon the body of the collar to properly shape it” (lines 21-25), and independent control over the “degree of strain of the binder about the collar and the degree of pressure upon it” (lines 26-27). Includes illustrations.

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3 sheets, 3 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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  • March 4, 1902

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  • March 4, 1902

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  • April 11, 1901

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Dodson, Roy. Horse-Collar-Blocking Machine., patent, March 4, 1902; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514144/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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