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Wire-Tightener

Description: Patent for "a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device adapted to enable the slack of a wire to be readily taken up at a point between the posts and capable of enabling a wire to be readily stretched to the desired tension" (lines 12-17).
Date: May 14, 1901
Creator: May, Robert B.
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Locking and Operating System for Jail-Doors.

Description: Patent for a new way to operate and lock jail doors "whereby each and every door in the system can be locked, unlocked and operated altogether, or any one, two or more doors can be locked, unlocked and operated without disturbing the other doors of the system" (lines 11-16), including illustrations.
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: Youngblood, David Franklin
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Windmill

Description: Patent for "improvements in windmills." (lines 8-9) specifically a vertical windmill and includes five figures and an explanation of the device.
Date: January 15, 1901
Creator: Harris, Edwin
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Insect-Destroyer.

Description: Patent for machine "designed to be carried by a cultivator or mounted upon wheels and adapted to discharge the fumes of sulfur and other insecticides upon cotton and other plants to destroy the cotton-weevil, caterpillar, worms, and various other forms of insect life [and to] provide a construction which will insure a steady feed of the sulfur or other insecticide employed and thereby render the discharge of the fumes regular and of uniform strength" (lines 12-23).
Date: January 9, 1900
Creator: Passmore, Benjamin H. & May, Robert B.
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Light-Reflecting Device.

Description: Patent for a simple and portable light reflecting device designed to be placed on top of a piano, organ, or other musical instrument. The device is designed to amplify light from a lamp or other lighting device and reflect it downward and backward onto an instrument's music board. The device also shades the eyes of a performer and allows music to be read without straining the eyes.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Schelb, Peter Jay
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Trade-Book.

Description: Patent for a Trade Book intended to document discount credentials, expense accounts, daily reminders, and a diary for a number of business types including hotels, retailers, and advertisers.
Date: April 30, 1901
Creator: Glisson, Amos A.
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Milling-Machine.

Description: Patent for a milling machine that executes thorough removal of dirt and other substances.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Lakey, William Ray.
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Milling Machine.

Description: Patent for an improvement for milling machines to thoroughly remove dirt and other substances to improve the quality of product.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lakey, William R.
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Hydrocarbon Burner

Description: Patent for a hydrocarbon burner. The invention is designed to provide certain new and useful improvements for utilizing crude oil as a fuel and for conveniently (line 10-12). Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Barton, Charles H.; Henrichsen, Henry E.; Cousins, Jullious & Matthews, Cranmer L.
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Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Description: Patent for a hydrocarbon burner for home use, which has a steam generator which operates automatically.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Hoffman, Robert V.
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Oil or Gas Cooking-Stove

Description: Patent for a gas or oil cooking stove. The gas or oil cooking stove is designed to save fuel, maximize utilization of heat, and eliminate the smell of gas or oil in cooking.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Seale, Jefferson W.
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Motor-Vehicle.

Description: Patent for "improving the construction of motor vehicles, especially the running gear...and to provide a strong and durable construction adapted to afford a sufficient support for the motor and driving gears at a point beneath the body of the vehicle and between the front and rear axles where a load can be carried to greatest advantage" (lines 11-19).
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Lloyd, William Daniel
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Nut-Lock.

Description: Patent for a nut lock for railroad tracks, which will prevent rail bolts from unscrewing.
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: Mills, Thomas M.
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Music Indicator

Description: Patent for a music indicator. This device is readily applied to a piano or other keyed musical instruments in order to properly indicate the various chords, notes, scales, and the like. Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1905
Creator: MacMaster, James
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