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Pipe-Wrench

Patent for a self-adjustable pipe wrench that actively adapts to the material it is applied to by means of a moveable portion of the gripping jaw, with illustrations and instructions.

Date: May 28, 1918

Creator: Moore, Joseph D.

Cultivator

Patent for cultivator with illustrations and certain improvements on the invention.

Date: April 9, 1918

Creator: Whisenant, David A.

Adjustable Tongs

Patent for adjustable blacksmiths tongs for handling different size objects.

Date: August 4, 1914

Creator: Beyer, Albert

Steam-Boiler Indicator.

Patent for an improvement in steam boiler indicators to alert when the water has dropped below a specified threshold, including instructions and illustrations.

Date: April 28, 1914

Creator: Marrs, Vollie B.

Process of Making Round-Bottomed Paper Bags.

Patent for a process to quickly assemble a round-bottomed paper bag economically in regards to labor and waste paper.

Date: February 2, 1915

Creator: Johnston, Leila M.

Fish Catching Apparatus

Patent for a fish catching apparatus which will move artificial bait in the water to attract more fish.

Date: December 29, 1914

Creator: Beyer, Albert

Cotton Bag Emptier

Patent for a portable derrick, that can be easily lifted and emptied.

Date: January 30, 1917

Creator: Brown, Odis A.

Patent for a new dental instrument that extracts "swollen portions of the gum where it extends over the tooth" (lines 11-13), including illustration. Use of the instrument is meant to replace the common, but "objectionable" (line 56), practice of lancing the gum.

Date: April 4, 1916

Creator: Knox, Eldon Lemoin

Cutting Mechanism for Display-Racks

Patent for a cutting mechanism for cutting various fabrics such as oilcloth and the like.

Date: January 13, 1914

Creator: Lanford, David L.

Weaning-Bit

Patent for a weaning-bit. This bit "[admits] air into the mouth of the animal, thus obviating any drawing or sucking action." (lines 10-12) Additionally, this bit was created to be of better construction which would make it cheaper and longer-lasting.

Date: July 24, 1917

Creator: Turner, Wiley Ernest

Cotton Checker and Cultivator.

Patent for improvements in cotton checkers and cultivators by “providing a device in which the width of the hills or rows may be adjusted to suit the requirements of various grades of soil.” (Lines 15-17) Another improvement is to provide a “means to which the plows of the cultivator may be simultaneously raised or lowered, and when so raised or lowered may be kept in their adjusted positions.” (Lines 19-22) Illustration is included.

Date: January 11, 1910

Creator: Hamilton, Robert

Cotton Checker and Cultivator

Patent for a cotton checker and cultivator. Illustration included.

Date: January 11, 1910

Creator: Hamilton, Robert & Humble, Henry O. V.

Combined Ruler and Paper-Cutter

Patent for a ruler that may also be used as a paper cutter. Illustrations included.

Date: June 28, 1910

Creator: Dibrell, Frank A.

Animal Poke

Patent for an animal poke which is attached through a nose ring and pulls on the animal if it tries to crawl under or over a fence.

Date: October 4, 1910

Creator: Kelley, Howard T.; Matthews, George N. & Davis, George F.

Wire-Winding Device

Patent for a wire winding device for repairing wooden bars.

Date: April 23, 1912

Creator: Wilkinson, Charles C.

Transmission-Gearing

Patent for a car power transmission gearing which is operated by one simple stick that does not require lateral movements and eliminates the danger of stripping the gears.

Date: July 2, 1912

Creator: McCurdy, Horace L.

Transmission Mechanism.

Patent for a transmission mechanism which "provides an improved mechanism by which the motion of of a drive shaft rotating at an uniform speed may be transmitted to a driven shaft at variable speeds and also to provide for the reversal of the driven shaft at different speeds" (lines 8-14).

Date: January 25, 1910

Creator: Jameson, William C.

Steam-Turbine for Locomotives.

Patent for a compact mechanism related to steam turbines, which has positive geared connections with the driving access of the locomotive, resulting in reduced friction. This increases efficiency of the driving action while reduced the expenditure of elastic fluid in order to run smoothly.

Date: December 5, 1911

Creator: Dumas, Joel Benjaman

Gin Saw Cleaner

Patent for a gin saw cleaner. Illustration included.

Date: March 28, 1911

Creator: Pillow, James G.

Safety-Valve for Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for a safety valve for pneumatic tires that prevents the tire from exploding from excess pressure.

Date: October 3, 1911

Creator: Burkett, Bruce

Seed-Cotton Cleaner

Patent for a seed cotton cleaner which cleans out foreign matter and defective cotton while the seed cotton is going on a conveyor belt to the cotton gin.