Reversible Spring-Motor. [Copy #1]

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Patent for a spring motor "particularly designed for use in connection with bicycles, polycycles, and all foot-propelled vehicles, but applicable also to all kinds of vehicles, as well as street and railway cars" (lines 11-15). It is intended to accumulate surplus power for use in propelling a vehicle up an incline, or for other propulsion either forward or backward.

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4 sheets, 6 p. : ill. ; 29 x 20 cm.

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Click, John Jones April 20, 1897.

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The materials in this collection are culturally, historically, and scientifically significant representation of late 19th century life in North Texas. J.J. Click was a skilled carpenter and builder, meticulous shopkeeper and entrepreneur, and prolific inventor. The materials in this collection offer provenance to three patents associated with Click in the Portal to Texas History. Culturally, Click’s effects tell a tale of quotidian interaction on the Frontier. From his Bellevue homestead records, we learn how to run a general store, build a farm house, and mend a wagon wheel. We see community members’ consumption of durable and nondurable goods, and recognize his contributions to the broader community, including building a school house, a grist mill, and a wind-powered well. Historically, Click’s stamp on Texas history extends far beyond Bellevue, as he designed and built private and public works in Anna, McKinney, Amarillo and Waco. Meanwhile, he invested in oil, purchased stock in Hollywood, and tirelessly rendered, patented, crafted and marketed his own inventions. It is this last category of items to be digitized that tie together the cultural, historical and technological elements, making this collection truly unique.

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  • Main Title: Reversible Spring-Motor. [Copy #1]
  • Added Title: Reversible Spring Motor

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Patent for a spring motor "particularly designed for use in connection with bicycles, polycycles, and all foot-propelled vehicles, but applicable also to all kinds of vehicles, as well as street and railway cars" (lines 11-15). It is intended to accumulate surplus power for use in propelling a vehicle up an incline, or for other propulsion either forward or backward.

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4 sheets, 6 p. : ill. ; 29 x 20 cm.

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"Application filed May 23, 1896. Serial No. 592,765. (No model.)"

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  • Patent Number: 581103
  • Government Documents No.: 02/592765
  • Accession or Local Control No: PCJKJ_01-16-01
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1384911

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Patent for a spring motor "particularly designed for use in connection with bicycles, polycycles, and all foot-propelled vehicles, but applicable also to all kinds of vehicles, as well as street and railway cars" (lines 11-15). It is intended to accumulate surplus power for use in propelling a vehicle up an incline, or for other propulsion either forward or backward.

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Patent for a spring-motor for bicycles, street and railway cars, and other vehicles which is meant "to accumulate and store surplus power which is usually lost in stopping vehicles and in holding back the same when descending steep grades, the purpose being to utilize such stored power for the purpose of propelling the vehicle up an incline or at whatever point additional power may be found desirable." (Lines 17-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.

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  • April 20, 1897

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  • April 20, 1897

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  • May 23, 1896

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  • Sept. 25, 2021, 7:22 p.m.

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  • Oct. 31, 2022, 7:52 p.m.

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Click, John Jones. Reversible Spring-Motor. [Copy #1], patent, April 20, 1897; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1384911/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Private Collection of J. K. Johnson.

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