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Bolt Lock for Railways

Patent for a new and useful improvements in bolt locks for railways. This invention is to "provide a simple, durable, and effective device of this class" (line 13-14).

Date: December 21, 1897

Creator: Herrin, Lemuel

Patent for a body brace made of wire and padding. One pad rests against the chest and the other rests against the front of the legs. There is a coil mechanism in the center that helps the wearer stand upright.

Date: July 1, 1902

Creator: Russell, Manning W.

Combined Knife and Scale.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in a combined knife and scale. This design "has relation to a combined knife and scale, and is particularly adapted for the use of butchers" (line 12 - 14).

Date: February 1, 1898

Creator: Herrin, Lemuel

Boll-Weevil Catcher.

Patent for an improved agricultural device for catching boll weevils and other unwanted insects, including instructions and illustrations.

Date: October 30, 1917

Creator: Richards, Joe

Colter.

Patent for a Colter attachment for plows that can be adjusted to various angles and increases the efficiency of the plow.

Date: August 31, 1920

Creator: Dillon, Robert L.

Wire-Stretcher

Patent for new and useful multi-functional improvements in stretchers, specifically wire stretchers, with illustration (lines 10-15).

Date: March 16, 1915

Creator: Lowe, Elijah J.

Lock-Nut.

Patent for a new and improved lock nut design, including illustrations, that efficiently and reliably "locks the nut against rotation upon the bolt" (lines 14-15).

Date: October 5, 1915

Creator: Mitchell, Thomas T.

Indicating and Testing Apparatus.

Patent for indicating and testing cylinders on multi-cylinder engines (such as gasoline) to show if any are misfiring, have leaking valves or rings, and show that the carburetor is properly adjusted.

Date: May 14, 1918

Creator: Pittman, Mordaunt E.

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a vehicle wheel that has hub casings, which keep the lubricating oil inside and dirt outside.

Date: October 31, 1911

Creator: Tatum, Franklin M.

Improvement in Tenoning-Machines

Patent for an improvement in tenoning-machines, including saws, gauges, flanges, and hinged plates.

Date: April 18, 1871

Creator: Bourland, Melton S.

Improvement in Saw-Set.

Patent for an invention "which can be used for setting the teeth of all kinds of saws by hand, and without requiring and intricate machinery" (lines 15-18). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.

Date: February 15, 1870

Creator: Harris, H. A.

Improvement in Motors for Operating Churns.

Patent for "a simple and effective motive power for operating the dashers of churns; and it consists of a suitable frame-work provided with a fly-wheel, operated by a pitman attached to a bar projecting from brackets on the side of an ordinary rocking-chair, said fly-wheel being provided with cogs upon one side, which mesh into the cogs on a smaller wheel, which caries a crank for operating the dasher of the churn, a suitable belt being arranged upon the rim of the fly-wheel and around a small … more

Date: January 15, 1878

Creator: Crump, Thomas J.

Hydraulic Motor.

Patent for a hydraulic motor designed for water intake through top ring.

Date: May 11, 1886

Creator: Cooper, Benjamin F.

Oil Cup For Wagon Wheels

Patent for oil cup for wagon wheels that enables the lubrication of the wheels without the need of removal.

Date: October 23, 1917

Creator: Roberts, Flauzelle

Surveying Instrument.

Patent for new and improved surveying instrument for use "in calculating the distance between the point of 'setting up' and the target, without the use of the usual linear chain" (lines 12-15). Illustration and instruction included.

Date: March 7, 1916

Creator: Adams, J. S.

Motor-Driven Impliment

Patent for a motor-driven farming tool that can be used as a cultivator, planter, or plow. Illustrations included.

Date: November 19, 1912

Creator: Horn, Lafayette

Press.

Patent for a new and improved press. This design consists in "the combination of the manipulating-levers, the followers, and the toggle-arms, of which arms the outer ends of two are connected to the outer ends of the levers, while their inner ends are connected to the sides of the follower near its inner end, and the outer ends of the others are connected to the levers" (lines 96-102). The inner ends of these other toggle-arms have "their inner ends . . . connected to the sides of the other fol… more

Date: January 10, 1888

Creator: Gordon, Lorenzo Dow

Grass-Destroyer

Patent for a grass destroyer designed to remove unwanted vegetation. Illustrations included.

Date: January 25, 1910

Creator: Nelson, George Abner

Gate

Patent for special operating mechanism for opening and closing a gate by use of a lever that will cause the gate to swing open and closed.

Date: May 29, 1906

Creator: Fears, John

Gun-Magazine.

Patent for an improved gun magazine that consists of a glass lining with openings on its sides.

Date: August 1, 1893

Creator: Whitten, Burrel Franklin & Porcher, Joseph Ford

Hay Press

Patent for hay press has better aims to provide a novel and improved press for baling hay and other similar material.

Date: June 26, 1917

Creator: Hilton, Ben F.

Hame Fastener.

Patent for a new and improved hame fastener. This design utilizes a clasp that slides along a bar. When the clasp is at the desired position relative to the hame, a pin and a locking plate on the clasp lock the clasp in place; thus the hame is fastened.

Date: April 26, 1881

Creator: Crump, Thomas Jefferson

Harrow

Patent for an improved harrow. Illustration included.

Date: November 22, 1910

Creator: McWilliams, Thomas J.

Sand Band

Patent for sand band. This invention is for carriages and wagons to prevent dust and other materials from fouling the axle. Illustration included.

Date: May 23, 1911

Creator: Nelson, George A.; Hamil, Frank H. & Duke, Fred H.