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Fishing Device

Description: Patent fora fishing device. This invention is designed for surface and deep water trolling. Illustration included.
Date: September 4, 1906
Creator: Barnes, Edwin & Barnes, Barney Dack
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Escapement for Torsion Pendulums.

Description: Patent for a new and improved escapement for torsion pendulums. This design "consists in one or two weighted levers acting in conjunction with an escape-wheel and a spindle, which levers are used as a medium to carry force from the train of a clock to the pendulum" (lines 12-16).
Date: February 5, 1884
Creator: Stahlberg, Charles
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Railway Switch Lock.

Description: Patent for a new and improved railway-switch lock. This design "consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts whereby an independent key is used to unlock the latch or bolt of the bolt-case" (lines 14-17).
Date: August 2, 1881
Creator: Angus, Alexander & Phillips, George
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Washing Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design "regulate[s] the pressure of the rubber upon the clothes, and thus facilitate[s] the operation of washing the said clothes" (lines 13-16).
Date: September 6, 1881
Creator: Hollis, William Tailler.
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Saw Attachment.

Description: Patent for a handsaw attachment that gauges the depth to which one wishes to cut. It is a bar with an extended foot and clamping devices for attaching the device to the top and handle of the saw.
Date: July 21, 1896
Creator: Gowdan, Richard H.
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Sanitary Udder-Protector.

Description: Patent for udder protectors for milch (dairy) cows. To keep foreign matters from contact and to keep the udders warm for the animals' comfort, including illustrations.
Date: July 29, 1919
Creator: Thornton, Florence A.
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Ship-Protector.

Description: Patent for an improved protection device which may be attached to the bow of a ship.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Wood, Shirley Hay
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Removable Mouthpiece for Smoking-Pipes

Description: Patent for a removable mouthpiece for smoking pipes that is made of rubber and prevents saliva from going into the pipe.
Date: September 3, 1912
Creator: Lindley, Frederick R.
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Wind Stacker on Grain Separators.

Description: Patent for an improvement in a pneumatic, wind-powered stacker for threshing machines, preventing straw or chaff from entering into the stacker.
Date: August 14, 1906
Creator: Cumpston, Frederick Bernard
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Washing Machine

Description: Patent for an improved washing machine consisting of a wash-boiler into which one or more streams of hot water may be thrown.
Date: May 10, 1883
Creator: Caldwell, James S.
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Rock Drilling and Well Boring Machine.

Description: Patent for improved rock drilling and well boring machine.
Date: July 7, 1885
Creator: Embry, Leonard B.
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Stovepipe Attachment.

Description: Patent for a new and improved stovepipe attachment. This design "consists of a receptacle formed in two parts, which are secured together around the stovepipe just below the point where the latter enters the chimney immediately above the stove. The object of [the] invention is to construct an attachment which may be readily secured to or detached from the pipe for the purpose of catching any dirt or soot which may drop from the chimney, thus preventing it from reaching the stove" (lines 14-24).
Date: May 17, 1892
Creator: Pearson, Harriet N.
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Air-Brake.

Description: Patent for "a direct air brake system [that is] adapted to be used in combination with an automatic system, whereby the brakes can be applied by either the automatic or quick system, or the direct, or by both, as the conditions may require" (lines 8-13).
Date: July 11, 1893
Creator: Pinkston, Lucien A.
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Shipping-Case.

Description: Patent for a shipping case that has an improved means for fastening the case. Air circulates freely and is especially designed to ship eggs, fruit, and other perishable things, although it can ship general things as well.
Date: March 26, 1895
Creator: Boatwright, William Thrift
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Stovepipe Protector

Description: Patent for a stovepipe protector. Illustration included.
Date: September 19, 1905
Creator: Graham, Sherman Bruce
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Flour-Sifter.

Description: Patent for a centrifugal flour sifter that removes pests, mold, and debris.
Date: September 13, 1921
Creator: Brewer, Johnson
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Folding Crate

Description: Patent for a crate that will fold into a compacted shape when not in use in order to maximize space or to create a way to use a crate as an open container without physically removing the top (or cover).
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Green, George F.
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Fifth Wheel.

Description: Patent for a new and improved fifth wheel for vehicles. This design "consists of improvements in the construction and arrangement of the fifth-wheel apparatus of carriages, the object of which is to enable the parts to be made more cheaply, also to be more readily removable, and also to be more durable in use than as such apparatus is now made" (lines 7-13).
Date: July 11, 1882
Creator: Weber, Robert
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Fertilizer Distributer

Description: Patent for a fertilizer distributer. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Murry, Henry A. & Evans, James W.
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Fence.

Description: Patent for a new and improved fence. This design "compris[es] the main end and intermediate posts anchored in the ground, the longitudinal wires connected to said main end posts and let into said intermediate posts, said end posts being suitably braced and said longitudinal wires being connected together by tie-wires, and the supplemental posts, to which are also bound or secured said longitudinal wires, having the horizontal feet of approximate figure-8 shape resting squarely on the ground or … more
Date: May 27, 1890
Creator: Kerr, James, Sr.
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Figure Toy.

Description: Patent for improvements in figure toys which "includes a base or support having figures mounted thereon the said figures being preferably in the form of men and having jointed legs connected with their bodies there being means provided for swinging the legs to cause the figures to have the appearance of running" (lines 13-19); includes illustration.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Salter, Conway
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Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists of "a yielding draw-head having a horizontally-moveable coupling-pin and a pivoted lever connected to said pin, of a rotatable latching-plate connected with said lever by a rod or chain, a spring for acting on the pin-lever, and a spring-catch for engaging the latch-plate, said catch and latch-plate being disengaged by the pressure of the draw-head in the act of coupling, thereby releasing the retracted coupling-pin … more
Date: December 7, 1886
Creator: Sessions, Egbert G.
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Automobile-Elevator.

Description: Patent for an automobile elevator for use in garages, which operates using the car's own movement.
Date: November 27, 1917
Creator: Wright, Virgil Tilden
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Bed and Cylinder Printing-Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and useful improvements in bed and cylinder printing machines for "operating and controlling the motion of the bed-plate thereof" (line 11 - 13).
Date: April 12, 1898
Creator: Murray, George T.
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