Railway Appliance. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Railway Appliance.

Creator

  • Inventor: Sweat, Omega
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Omega Sweat, of Boulder, Texas.

Contributor

  • Witness: Chaney, Mary
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Sweat, Daisy
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Boswell, R. A.
    Contributor Info: Witness for illustration.
  • Witness: Hough, A. L.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witness for illustration.
  • Printer: Norris Peters Co.
    Contributor Info: The Norris-Peters Co., Photo-Litho., Washington, D. C.

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 1903-07-21
  • Acceptance Date: 1903-07-21

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for a railway appliance designed to prevent cars from leaving the track, as well as apply brakes to train to quickly decelerate or stop.
  • Physical Description: [2], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • Keyword: railway appliances
  • Keyword: brakes
  • Keyword: conveyors

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Van Zandt County

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: 734246
  • Government Documents No.: 02/155019
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth512445

Note

  • Display Note: Application filed April 30, 1903. Serial No. 155,019. (No model.)
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