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Windmill.

Description: Patent for an improved windmill which allows for the conversion of "a rotating motion into a reciprocatory motion" (line 15-16) which allows the windmill to be "manufactured and sold at a comparatively low rate" (line 41-43).
Date: February 8, 1921
Creator: Cryer, Henry M.

Dirigible Headlight.

Description: Patent for improvements in dirigible headlights. This headlight is used for automobiles and self-propelled vehicles where the usual headlights are directed to throw their beams of light in the direction of travel upon actuating the steering mechanism.
Date: September 24, 1918
Creator: Harris, Robert L. & Geeslin, Eli M.

Resilient Wheel

Description: Patent for the improvement of resilient wheels meant to be applied to any vehicle running gear. Resilient wheel will allow tire to move freely and absorb shocks.
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Burgess, Richard H.

Stalk Cutter

Description: Patent for a stalk cutter taht could be fixed to a plow, so that it could simultaneously cut stalks and plow.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Cline, Milton G. & Martin, Jadie A.

Insect-Collecting Attachment.

Description: Patent for an insect-collecting attachment for cultivators and similar equipment, with an illustration. The attachment is designed to "shake loose the insects from the plant and to collect said insects for removal and destruction." (lines 16-18). Specific plants that are ridden with insects are particularly difficult to remove, hence the creation of this attachment which will shake the stems of the plants, dislodge the insects and collect them in a receptacle.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Stebbins, Benjamin F. & Forehand, Blake W.

Riding-Cultivator.

Description: Patent for improvements in riding-cultivators in which the cultivator is “capable of easy adjustment so that each part may be placed independently of other parts in position for most thorough service” (Lines 15-18). Illustration is included.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Kennemer, James O.

Churn

Description: Patent for a churn. This invention is a class of rotary dasher churns using two paddles. Illustration included.
Date: June 28, 1904
Creator: Roberts, Chandler Y.

Axle-Skein.

Description: Patent for an improved version of a certain type of axel skein or spindle holder (the kind in which a spindle with a box or housing rigidly holds a tapered axle.) This patent claims to be an improvement by “simple and inexpensive construction and in which the connections are such that the parts can be conveniently joined or separated and when joined produce a strong and durable combination” (lines 14-21).
Date: September 29, 1903
Creator: Cryer, Henry M.

Windmill-Oiler.

Description: Patent for a windmill oiler to automatically pump oil of the proper amount to lubricate the windmill bearings which is placed on the windmill head.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Brown, Herbert Eddes
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