Railroad-Tie.

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Patent for railroad-ties, and "the special object of the invention is to make a railroad cross-tie of metal, built up firmly and secured to the rails without screws, bolts, rivers, cushions or other appurtenances." (Lines 14-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.

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[1], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Noonan, Philip February 11, 1896.

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Patent for railroad-ties, and "the special object of the invention is to make a railroad cross-tie of metal, built up firmly and secured to the rails without screws, bolts, rivers, cushions or other appurtenances." (Lines 14-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.

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[1], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,372, dated February 11, 1896. Application filed May 21, 1895. Serial No. 550,042. (No model.)

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Noonan, Philip. Railroad-Tie., patent, February 11, 1896; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth174216/: accessed April 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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