Amusement Device. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Amusement Device.

Creator

  • Inventor: Lindamood, Roy S.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Roy S. Lindamood, of Galveston, Texas.

Contributor

  • Witness: McKee, Edwin G.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witness for illustration.

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1921-05-24
  • Acceptance Date: 1921-05-24
  • Submission Date: 1920-03-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for a Ferris wheel in which the passenger cars rotate horizontally in addition to rotating vertically with the direction of the main wheel.
  • Physical Description: 3 sheets, 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Ferris wheels
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Amusement rides
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): amusement ride vehicles
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Sports and Recreation - Amusement Rides
  • Keyword: rotating rides
  • Keyword: amusement park rides

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Galveston County - Galveston

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Patent Number: 1379454
  • Government Documents No.: 02/365212
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1257022

Note

  • Display Note: Application filed March 12, 1920. Serial No. 365,212.
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