Improvement in Car-Couplings Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Improvement in Car-Couplings

Creator

  • Inventor: Jourde, Alfred J.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Alfred J. Jourde, of Houston, Texas

Contributor

  • Witness: Martin, James John
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Lesser, Seth Orlando
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Wolff, E.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witness for illustration.
  • Witness: Graham, N. A.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witness for illustration.
  • Printer: A.M. Photo-Lithogr. Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: AM. Photo-Lithographic Co NY. (Osborne's Process.)

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 1872-06-18
  • Acceptance Date: 1872-06-18

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for an improved car-coupling that lets cars couple automatically when they run together and uncouple automatically in the event of an accident. Includes instructions and an illustration.
  • Physical Description: [2] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

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

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Harris County - Houston

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: 128047
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth166774

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