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Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to hook-and-catch couplers for railroad cars; and it consists in making one which will automatically drop by turning in the quadrant of a circle as soon as the draw-heads of two cars strike together" (lines 15-19).
Date: January 21, 1890
Creator: Shelburn, Cephas C.
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Gate

Description: Patent for a gate. This invention is "especially directed to gates which are adapted to swing downward form a vertical to a horizontal position and lie flush with the surface of the ground." (line 7-11) It is designed to allow the wheels of vehicles to move the gate. Illustrations included.
Date: July 14, 1903
Creator: Terry, Hiram
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Pump.

Description: Patent for pump that allows for ease of maneuvering, via balanced operating mechanism; as well as ease of access and repacking, via a simpler valve.
Date: July 17, 1906
Creator: Terry, Hiram
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Vehicle-Wheel.

Description: Patent for a vehicle wheel for automobiles that is constructed to prevent the rim from moving out of line with the hub without being bulky. It is simple in construction and resilient enough to be a substitute for a wheel equipped with a pneumatic tire that has springs shaped so that they will not snap off when subjected to sudden jolts.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Tucker, Holling G.
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Windmill

Description: Patent for windmill "utilizing a horizontally movable wheel" (line 10) that keeps a steady rotation and will have a wing tripping element that can either lock the wings or shift wings at proper time, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 12, 1912
Creator: Lindsey, James Owen
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Cut-Off

Description: Patent for a shut off for water supply tanks for cutting off the supply of water and preventing freezing. Illustrations included,
Date: March 26, 1912
Creator: Wood, William Thomas
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Condiment-Holder.

Description: Patent for a condiment holder that contains both salt and pepper within the receptacle, seperated so that the user need only one condiment holder for either salt or pepper. Illustrations and instructions for design within.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: McClung, William S.
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Door Catch

Description: Patent for a new door catch design with an improvement to its locking system for the purpose of reducing injuries caused by the slamming of doors.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Hughes, Stanley R.
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Roasting-Pan.

Description: Patent for a self basting roasting pan. The pan includes an impaling tube upon which the roast is impaled and includes tubing to allow juices of the meat being cooked to be transferred upwardly and flow down over the meat.
Date: May 11, 1920
Creator: Holloway, Sarah Ann
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Automobile-Theft-Preventing Device

Description: Patent for an automobile theft preventing device which prevents the operation of the automobile by an unauthorized person and prevents the theft of thereof and can be controlled by the owner/authorized person permitting the operation of the automobile.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Welliver, Percy
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Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-2979

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Does the two-year statute of limitation bar an action to recover penalty and interest on delinquent state, county, school district and city taxes?
Date: February 7, 1941
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
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