Improvement in Locomotive Earth-Excavators. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Improvement in Locomotive Earth-Excavators.
  • Added Title Locomotive Earth-Excavator.

Creator

  • Inventor: Hawley, Abel
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Abel Hawley, of Galveston, Texas.

Contributor

  • Witness: Duhamel, Jason F.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Byrne, Thomas
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Printer: Norris Peters Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: N. Peters Photo-Lithographer

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 1875-12-28
  • Acceptance Date: 1875-12-28
  • Submission Date: 1875-12-08

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for "an earth-excavator, principally for use in making the road-beds for railroads, which shall not only do its work continuously, but which shall be equally efficient in throwing up an embankment or in making a deep cut." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
  • Physical Description: [2], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • Keyword: railroads

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: 171564
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth166510

Note

  • Display Note: Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 171,564, dated December 28, 1875; application filed December 8, 1875.
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