Car-Coupling.
Date: October 13, 1891
Creator: McBride, Thomas Anderson
Description: Patent for improvements in car-couplings by using coupler-head, coupling-pin, different shapes of plates, operating-lever and link-lifter to “couple and uncouple cars without necessitating a person passing between the cars.” (Lines 14-15) Illustration is included.
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Improvement in Tanning.
Date: December 5, 1865
Creator: Park, John E.
Description: Patent for improvements in tanning materials: "extractive matter for the manufacture of leather from the wood and bark of the mesquit - a tree of extensive growth on the prairies of western and north western Texas" (lines 9-13).
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Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Date: December 28, 1858
Creator: Marshall, Frank M.
Description: Patent for the improvement of seed planters using a gage-wheel "to regulate the depth of the furrow made by the plow" (lines 16-17), including illustration.
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Improvement in Feeders for Cotton-Gins.
Date: September 11, 1860
Creator: Hall, S. Z.
Description: Patent for the improvement of cotton-gin by feeding cotton in a uniform manner of removing sand and dirt, separating hulls, leaves, and imperfect pods for improved quality and reducing physical labor, including illustration.
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Improvement in Cotton-Seed Planters.
Date: April 27, 1858
Creator: Donovan, I. T.
Description: Patent for the improvement for planting cotton seeds using a toothed wheel and hopper, including illustration.
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Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Date: August 16, 1859
Creator: Murphy, Willis G.
Description: Patent for a seed-planter using two vibratory vertical feed-wheels, similar in size to distribute different seeds at the same time, one is designed specifically for cotton seeds, illustration is included.
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