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[Letter from Elizabeth Franklin to the Moore Family, June 17, 1898]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Elizabeth "Betty" Franklin and is addressed to the Moore family. In this letter, Franklin informs the Moore family on the goings-on in Gallatin, Tennessee. The news includes: a confirmation on the receipt of the Moore family's most recent letter, details about the weather agricultural news about the wheat harvest and updates on the corn,vegetable, and fruit harvests, a discussion about the well-being of family members, a di… more
Date: June 17, 1898
Creator: Franklin, Elizabeth
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Harvester-Platform and Carrier.

Description: Patent for a harvester-platform and carrier that carries forward and elevates the grain. It has toothed bars, a framed, a crank-shaft that is connected to the toothed bars, a cross-rod loosely connected to the crank-shaft, and it is pivotally mounted on grain.
Date: September 17, 1895
Creator: Compton, Silas T.
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Hay Press.

Description: Patent for improvements to a hay press to be manufactured easily and cheaply while maintaining its effectiveness in pressing hay into bales.
Date: July 17, 1917
Creator: Pate, William H. & Rhyne, Arthur M.
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Improvement in Cotton-Presses.

Description: Patent for an improved cotton press: "Our invention consists of a contrivance for driving the screw, which works the follower by a worm when doing the work, and a toothed wheel when returning the follower; also, of a removable case which receives the pressed bale and carries it away on a truck to be tied, while another box takes its place to receive the next bale" (lines 8-15). Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: October 17, 1876
Creator: Davis, James Harvey & White, William
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Baling-Press.

Description: Patent for improvements of patent no. 685838, dated November 5, 1901 by the same inventor George Daniel Hayes. The improvements included “the mounting of the plunger-operating lever, so as to insure a quick and positive disengagement thereof from the plunger-rod at the completion of the stroke and also to arrange for applying the power to the lever in such a manner as to obviate twisting thereof.” (Lines 14-19) Other improvements such as improved tension device for the plunger-operating leve… more
Date: May 17, 1904
Creator: Hayes, George Daniel
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Baling-Press

Description: Patent for a baling press that uses the minimum amount of power to accomplish the baling process.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Gill, Fleet & Graham, Daniel O.
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Silo.

Description: Patent for an adjustable size silo, including illustrations.
Date: August 17, 1915
Creator: Starr, William Burr
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Beet Harvesting Machine

Description: Patent for a machine that will harvest beets with only two operatives and not made of "heavy construction." Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 17, 1913
Creator: Stone, John
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