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Bath Tub.

Description: Patent for a new and improved bath tub. This design consists in "a removable bottom provided with perforations or openings, and with supports to sustain it above the permanent bottom of the tub, a single opening in said tub below the level of the removable bottom for inlet and outlet purposes, a valve for closing said opening, and a rod within reach of the head of the tub for operating the valve and the cover" (lines 9-16).
Date: May 3, 1887
Creator: Watson, David R.

Sliding Weather-Strip for Doors.

Description: Patent for a device "which, in addition to excluding wind and rain from beneath the bottom of the door, shall also serve to bind or hold the door open to any position to which it may be brought," (lines 29-32) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 15, 1891
Creator: Brown, Josiah T. & Garret, William T.

Quilting Attachment for Sewing Machines.

Description: Patent for a new and improved quilting attachment for sewing machines. This design "is to provide a device . . . adapted to be adjustable in any manner desired over the leaf, table, or arm of a sewing-machine" (lines 14-17). It consists in "a standard supporting a track-bar, a bar swiveled to said hanger and having end journals, and curved end yokes or arms movably connected to said end journals of the latter bar and supporting-rollers, said curved end yokes or arms having the said bar connecte… more
Date: October 25, 1892
Creator: Galloway, John C.

Wagon Attachment.

Description: Patent for an improved wagon seat for a wagon that carries butter, eggs, or other salable commodities. The seat folds forward and has double-bottomed seats, and things can be stored inside the seat.
Date: February 21, 1893
Creator: Piper, John S.

Hay-Press.

Description: Patent for an inexpensive, durable, easily-operated, and powerful hay press that packs hay and similar materials. It consists of a baling chamber, a power platform, a stub shaft, a grooveless power wheel, a tire on the upper side of the wheel, a roller, and a draft-pole.
Date: March 21, 1893
Creator: Gressett, Lawrence Franklin

Harness Loop

Description: Patent for a harness loop, also known as a bittet loops. This invention makes it possible to permit machine stitching of the harness loop to a strap. Illustration included.
Date: September 26, 1905
Creator: Rogers, Frederic G.

Scraper

Description: Patent for a scrapper. This invention is used as a skeleton scrappers with soft and sandy soils. Illustration included.
Date: May 1, 1906
Creator: Smith, Archie Monroe & Dean, William Calvin

Tire-Protector

Description: Patent for a tire protector. This invention is designed to armor and protect the tread of tires. The design consists of chain linked to a leather strap that fasten it to the tire. Illustration included.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Voss, Haynie L.

Spike Puller

Description: Patent for a spike puller. This invention uses a clawed head set on a roller where by a fulcrum can move inward to apply power to pull the spike. Illustration included.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Bradshaw, Richard A.

Pump.

Description: Patent for a pump for pumping water from streams for use in irrigation, which is mounted on a float in the stream.
Date: July 27, 1909
Creator: Jeanes, Benjamin H.

Wheel

Description: Patent for a wheel with a pneumatic tire designed so that it will not make contact with the ground, thus preventing wear and punctures. Illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: Spoonts, Joseph L. & Eubank, Edwin M.

Automobile Wheel

Description: Patent for an improved automotive wheel “with a demountable rim for interchanging the rim in order to quickly replace a defective tire,” (lines 16-17) It also provides a mechanism for locking the rim to keep the wheel in place.
Date: February 16, 1915
Creator: Watson, Chester A.

Saddle-Press

Description: Patent for a saddle press that can be adapted fit to any common cantle to more quickly paste a cover onto it. The saddle may also be moved while the press is in use.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Wendorf, Henry L.
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