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Massage Device.

Patent for an adjustable massage device that may be used as an attachment to a shaving brush or as a separate shaving tool. The device includes a rubber head that is moved over the face to “soften the beard” (line 83) for shaving and discourage discomfort and irritation.

Date: January 6, 1914

Creator: Luzzi, August F.

Railway-Switch.

Patent for an improvement to railway switches, by creating an automatic switch that changes the direction of a track from object while object is moving on track.

Date: January 13, 1914

Creator: James, Samuel

Non-Refillable Bottle

Patent for an improvement on non-refillable bottles. The improvement would not let any other liquid be surreptitiously added to the bottle. Also this patent design allows for the closure plug to be reused by the manufacturer of the bottle in new bottles.

Date: March 3, 1914

Creator: Helmcamp, Louis C. & Hoxworth, Edwin

Evaporative Cooler.

Patent for an evaporative cooler/refrigerator that is cooled by the evaporation of water with ventilating tubes to maintain the air condition in shelves. Water is adapted to move through a "cloth, flowing downwardly therethrough and being evaporated therefrom to thereby effectually cool the articles disposed within the refrigerator" (lines 28-31). This patent includes illustrations

Date: March 10, 1914

Creator: Henderson, Thomas A.

Fence-Post.

Patent for improvements to Fence-Posts, preferably made from metal, providing for simple construction and a means for holding wire, which is also of simple construction.

Date: April 7, 1914

Creator: Copeland, Walter G.

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for the revolving hoe type of cotton chopper which allows steering to laterally adjust the hoe shaft, including instructions and illustrations. Addition features include breakable shanks to prevent the hoe from being damaged when hitting an obstruction, and for these parts to be durable and inexpensive to construct.

Date: May 5, 1914

Creator: Noblett, Adoniram J.

Shade and Curtain Bracket.

Patent for shade and curtain brackets. This invention allows the brackets at opposites sides of the window frame to be easily adjusted to receiver shade rollers or curtain poles.

Date: June 2, 1914

Creator: Reisner, Carl T.

Ice Breaking Machine.

Patent for an improved Ice Breaking Machine. This new design has movable plates that allow for the ice to be broken up into various sizes as desired by the user. It is also of a simpler construction than earlier machines.

Date: June 22, 1914

Creator: Krocker, Adolf C.

Water Feeding Device

Patent for "improvements in Water-Feeding Devices" (lines 5-6) to "adjust the rate of discharge of liquid...[and] whose adjusting means shall be capable of accurate regulation to vary the amount of liquid discharged in a given time" (lines 21-24) including illustrations.

Date: June 23, 1914

Creator: Walkup, John A. & Walkup, Charles W.

Incubator.

Patent for an incubator that automatically maintains at least a minimum temperature, with the option to set and maintain a higher temperature, with adjustment of temperature from outside the incubator. The incubator uses electric heat.

Date: June 30, 1914

Creator: Hays, Ernest C.

Scrip Holder.

Patent for "a scrip holder, designed particularly for housing in a conveniently accessible manner the usual railroad scrip" (lines 8-11).

Date: July 14, 1914

Creator: Cleveland, George H.

Cake Cloth Remover and Truck Loader.

Patent for a cake cloth remover and truck loader which can mechanically remove the press cloth from cotton and linseed cakes and deliver the cakes for loading on a truck.

Date: August 18, 1914

Creator: Lowry, Walter Jack

Churn-Actuating Mechanism

Patent for a churn actuated mechanism that is operated by means of a rocking chair.

Date: October 9, 1914

Creator: Jones, Erastus T. & Stanton, Charles H.

Safety Appliance

Patent for safety appliances and is primarily for when railroad cars encounter broken rails or leave the tracks completely.

Date: October 28, 1914

Creator: Jones, Martin A.

Nutcracker.

Patent for a nutcracker that can crack all kinds of nuts, with relatively little force, on appropriate surfaces like tables. The Patent includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: November 17, 1914

Creator: Fort, Foster W.

Pipe-Cutter

Patent for pipe cutter. This is an improvement to the pipe cutter which already exists. A portion of the pipe "is removed. . . instead of the material being displaced and wedged apart without removing as is the case with the commonly used cutter." (Johnson)

Date: November 24, 1914

Creator: Johnson, Willie H.

Ratchet-Wrench

Patent for a ratchet wrench including illustrations.

Date: December 1, 1914

Creator: Lawson, Harry C.