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Headlight.

Description: Patent for "an electric head-light which will adjust the carbons of the arc lamp without the usual vibration" (lines 12-14) and be more durable and efficient.
Date: October 31, 1911
Creator: Dooley, Robert M.
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Corn-Thinner.

Description: Patent for improvements in corn-thinners for removing excess stalks in the field by constructing the “upper portion’s blade flat to present straight side cutting edges, and having the lower portion curved transversely to present to a lower semicircular cutting edge.” (Lines 53-56.) With this design, the operator would not have to stoop over, making the thinning operation easier. Illustration is included.
Date: February 17, 1903
Creator: Horn, Henry G.
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Bed Stay.

Description: Patent for a new and improved bed stay. This design "consist[s] of wires doubled at their center parts and twisted . . . to form loops . . . and diverged from said twisted parts and attached to the corner portions of the bedstead, and a tension and locking device consisting of a straining-lever fulcrumed to one of the loops and adapted to lock thereon and engaging the other loop" (lines 90-97).
Date: October 2, 1888
Creator: Bethea, Cade
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Bed Stay.

Description: Patent for a new and improved bed stay. This design consists in "[t]he combination, in a bed-stay, of wires connected to the corners of the bed-stead, blocks on the wires, loops connected to the blocks, a lever hung to the loop, and a latch device locking the free end of the lever to the loop" (lines 10-15).
Date: December 6, 1887
Creator: Bethea, Cade
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Article Holder or Stand.

Description: Patent for a device that conveniently and readily supports books, photographs, picture cards, and other similar articles. The new design is formed from a single strand of wire, and is specifically adapted for holding books in an open position and allowing the pages to be turned as needed.
Date: February 28, 1922
Creator: Boyette, Oren K.
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Broom.

Description: Patent for a broom designed to allow the straw to be easily changed as often as needed and to hold the straw firmly in place even when considerable pressure is used, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 11, 1922
Creator: Boyett, Oren K.
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Logging-Truck.

Description: Patent for a logging-truck that is a "simple and convenient apparatus which is operated by a team to raise the logs from the ground, and which thus obviates the necessity of using a hand windlass as is usually done" (lines 14-18). This is used in countries where it does not snow often.
Date: December 25, 1894
Creator: Brough, William, Jr.
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Truss.

Description: Patent for a truss used to give relief to cases of ruptured hernias. Adjustable to be used by patients of varying sizes, and adaptable to treat both inguinal and umbilical ruptures. Includes illustrations.
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Johnson, Irven E.
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Improvement in Vegetable-Cutters.

Description: Patent for "vegetable-cutters adapted to cut a number of slices by a single stroke, in which a series of knives, arranged in two converging tiers, are used in conjunction with a centrally-disposed block for supporting the article to be sliced." (Lines 7-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1875
Creator: Goolsbee, John N.
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Improvement in Spectacle-Frames.

Description: Patent for "spectacle-frames in which the bows are turned into a coil near the points where they are connected to the lens-hoops for the purpose of forming spring-joints, instead of the ordinary pivot-joints." (Lines 6-10) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 30, 1875
Creator: Stewart, John W.
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Mechanical Movement.

Description: Patent for a mechanical movement using a crank to operate the lazy-tongs through the medium of a pitman, guided by a pair of parallel wires and, a reciprocating bar guided by a socket to produce the reciprocating motion. Illustration is included.
Date: February 10, 1891
Creator: Baker, George W.
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Syrup-Pan

Description: Patent for a syrup pan for boiling down sap into syrup that keeps the solid matter in the pan and only lets the liquid syrup flow out.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Baker, George W.
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Fireplace-Fender.

Description: Patent for a Fireplace-Fender used as a protective barrier between burning fireplaces and people. Specifically preventing the sparks from the fire to catch clothing on fire or any other flammable materials, Illustrations included.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Russell, Thomas J.
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Shears.

Description: Patent for new and improved shears. This design is "adapted to be run along the top of the table or other surface, whereby the movable blade is adapted to be operated so that cloth, paper, or other material may be severed" (lines 9-13). It consists, "with a lower member provided with a handle, of a roller journaled to said member and provided with an elongated eccentric-pin an upper member pivoted to said lower member, and a rearwardly-extending projection from said upper member provided with a… more
Date: January 20, 1891
Creator: Baker, George W.
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Rest for Pivoting-Lathes.

Description: Patent for a file-rest for watchmakers' pivoting-lathes with a "longitudially-slotted base and a vertical arm integral with said base" (lines 13-15), a holding-plate, and a thumb-screw.
Date: June 23, 1896
Creator: Miller, James K. Polk
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