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Collar Fastener or Clasp

Description: Patent for a collar fastener "which will hold the flaps of a collar properly spaced from each other and insure a secure gripping of the flaps to avoid untidy appearance of the collar" (lines 14-17). Includes illustrations.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Orson, Kelly N.

Box Car Door Fastener

Description: Patent for a box door fastener used for railway box car doors. For use in sliding door style entrances, and does not require the alteration of doors once installed. Doors may also be fastened in place while also allowing to be in a slightly open position for ventilation of the interior.
Date: January 21, 1921
Creator: Wood, James Gillam

Necktie-Holder

Description: Patent for improvements to necktie-holders, particularly to prevent the neck-tie from sliding down toward the lower portion of the collar.
Date: April 21, 1921
Creator: Potter, Arthur C.

Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles.

Description: Patent for a simple, inexpensive locking mechanism that would prevent an automobile from being used in an unauthorized way, while still allowing the vehicle to be manually moved or towed if needed, including illustrations.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Harris, Robert E.

Boring and Threading Tool.

Description: Patent for an inexpensive, efficient boring and threading tool that "will enable a smooth and even surface to be produced with a minimum of skill on the part of the operator" (lines 18-21).
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Wells, Daniel Doolittle

Combination-Tool.

Description: Patent for a novel combination tool used to construct and maintain wire fencing, including design modifications that encompass the ability to stretch and tie wires without the need for an additional tool, including illustrations.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Matsler, Columbus U.

Motorcycle-Stand.

Description: Patent for a motorcycle stand that can be released manually through a lever near the saddle to lock the stand into place until the operator unlocks it.
Date: July 21, 1921
Creator: Swenson, Carl J.

Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles.

Description: Patent for locking devices for Ford automobiles and trucks, which have a particular steering and control mechanism. The purpose is to provide a locking device, particularly well adapted to Ford automobiles and trucks, to limit the movement of the steering wheel and prevent the movement of the throttle lever from a closed position.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Harris, Robert E.

Confection.

Description: Patent for confections with an edible packaging. These confections come in the form of a spherically shaped casing, simulating a baseball, which have been secured together and contain an edible filling.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Cressey, John A.

Collar-Button.

Description: Patent for collar-buttons made of inexpensive, non-metallic material that when applied to bands of unusual commercial form, can adapt itself to the curvature of the band without obstructing the free adjustment of a tie in connection with the folded type of collar.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Baldwin, Lawrence G.

Traffic Signal System

Description: Patent for a Traffic Signal System for universal traffic management, i.e. automobiles, pedestrians, railway, street car, etc. The system has a warning signal to indicate danger and designate a safety zone. This system provides an audible as well as visual signal.
Date: July 21, 1921
Creator: Wetter, R.E.

Structural Unit.

Description: Patent for a structural unit for use in construction. It repurposes crushed metal containers to create a core covered by an outer shell made of cement or similar material.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Lambert, John Raymond

Water-Heater.

Description: Patent for a water heater with a two-part jacket that allows the circulation of heat and products of combustion to maximize its fuel efficiency.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Fowles, Alfred T.
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