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Improvement in Cultivators.

Patent for the improvement of cultivators using adjustable blades and is adaptable to use different types of blades for a variety of other uses, including illustration.

Date: January 15, 1861

Creator: Alexander, J. T. D.

Improvement in Wheels for Vehicles.

Patent for improvements to carriage wheels, relating to the socketing ring that braces the spokes between the hub and the rim. Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: April 13, 1875

Creator: Nelson, George

Patent for a new and improved meat tenderizer. This design consists in "the combination, with the triangular end plates having the bearing-notches, the detachable connecting-bar provided with the threaded ends and shoulders, the thumb-nuts, the smooth rollers, and the coiled springs, of the crank-handle and the [other] roller provided with the teeth having square flat faces and flat sides at right angles to said faces and arranged in aligned longitudinal series and spirally arranged circumferen… more

Date: July 17, 1888

Creator: Welch, Lee L.

Button.

Patent for a new and improved button. This design consists "[i]n a detachable button, the combination, with the hollow threaded shank of the button-head, having end serrations, and the base-disk, having a central screw, of the loose clamp-disk, applied on the screw, and having a spring-pawl or projection to engage the serrations of the shank" (lines 70-76).

Date: March 11, 1884

Creator: Matthews, William H.

Standard for Logging Cars.

Patent for a new and improved standard for logging-cars. This design "consists of a pivoted standard connected by links to a lever a short distance from its pivot, so that when the lever is turned out of alignment with the links the standard will be firmly locked in position. . . . The object of [the] invention is to provide a standard for cars and wagons which can be readily turned down out of the way when loading, and which, when turned up into position, will be firmly and securely held" (lin… more

Date: August 2, 1887

Creator: Minnock, Edmund Junius

Motor.

Patent for a new and improved motor. This design consists in the reciprocating "bar, the shaft mounted in the lower portion of the chair, the drum on said shaft, cord coiled around the drum and connected to the bar, the rest secured to the upper end of the bar, and the spring coiled around the said bar between the chair-seat and the rest" (lines 1-6).

Date: April 30, 1889

Creator: Lovejoy, De Soto

Shaving and Sawdust Conveyer.

Patent for improvements that increase the efficiency and safety of conveyers that move sawdust shavings from the saw mills to the furnace or storage rooms. Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: December 1, 1891

Creator: Ross, William

Wick-Regulator for Lamps.

Patent for "an improvement in those lamp-wick regulators which consists of a threaded rod operated by a nut and connected to the wick, whereby the wick may be raised or lowered by operating the nut; and the invention lies in an improved connection between the wick and rod, by which the wick can be raised with more uniformity and ease." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: November 20, 1894

Creator: Harding, Walter L.

Flue-Cleaner.

Patent for a cleaner for a chimney, that is composed of multiple parts and is adjustable.

Date: June 28, 1892

Creator: Pharr, Walter

Saddle Mail Bag.

Patent for new and improved saddle bags. This design calls for a saddle with two metal boxes with hinged doors at the bottom, through which metal pouches, to contain the mail, are inserted. The air left between the top of the pouch and the inside of the box prevents water from seeping into the box and ruining the contents, even when fully submerged.

Date: March 29, 1881

Creator: Beazley, William H.

Mole-Trap

Patent for a design for a mole trap that can be cheaply made but is also easy to set and use while also being reliable in trapping both moles and other small creatures.

Date: December 20, 1892

Creator: Nelson, George

Design for a Shovel Cleaner or Knife.

Design patent for a "shovel cleaner or knife" that has a particular configuration of a handle with a blade. The accompanying illustration is not included.

Date: May 3, 1887

Creator: Legler, Charles

Automatic Safety-Burner

Patent for an automatic safety burner for lamps that turns off the flame if the lamp is tilted.

Date: November 26, 1912

Creator: Splettstosser, Fritz

Car Door

Patent for a car-door. The design is to prevent rattling and reduce wear on rail car doors. Illustration included.

Date: September 6, 1910

Creator: Lott, Andrew Gains & Handley, John A., Jr.

Churn.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in churns, including instructions and illustrations.

Date: July 18, 1899

Creator: Christie, James B.

Brazing Compound

Patent for a compound for brazing saws and metal such as silver and tin.

Date: September 3, 1912

Creator: Ge Bott, Jay Dell

Lumber-Dolly.

Patent for a lumber dolly, which has an anti-tilting device that can be used while loading or unloading the dolly.

Date: August 3, 1909

Creator: Lott, Andrew Gains

Improvements in Grinding Attachment for Band-Saw Mills

Patent for a grinding attachment for band-saw mills. It contains information on improved grinding parts such as "band saw wheels... and other pulleys" (lines 13-14) and has illustrations.

Date: October 17, 1911

Creator: Ge Bott, Jay Dell

Lifting-Frame.

Patent for a lifting frame for hoisting engines, which allows a car to be put under the engine easily.

Date: May 4, 1909

Creator: Knox, Hiram

Mirror Attachment for Bureaus.

Patent for an adjustable mirror attachment for bureaus.

Date: November 6, 1900

Creator: Horton, Mary Blanche

Hook

Patent for a self releasing log hook to rapidly move logs from one location to another. It provides simplicity in structure, effectiveness in operation and inexpensiveness in manufacture.

Date: January 9, 1912

Creator: Knox, Hiram

Fence Post

Patent for a fence post. Illustrations included.

Date: May 24, 1904

Creator: Witt, Samuel

Folding Penholder

Patent for a foldable penholder. Illustrations included.

Date: August 1, 1911