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[R. R. Stirman two wheel buggy photographic postcard]

Description: Photographic postcard with an image of a man seated in a two wheeled, wooden buggy attached to a single horse, in the center of a dirt road. Buildings, trees, and a smokestack are visible behind them. On the buggy, the photographer's imprints read, on the roof "R. R. Sirman," and on the side, "R.F.D. 1." In the lower right corner, the photographer's imprint reads, "Kaufman, Tex." On the back of the postcard is a green Benjamin Franklin one cent stamp, postmarked July 23, 1908, 6pm. The correspo… more
Date: July 23, 1908
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Writing Instrument.

Description: Patent for a writing instrument for writing on stacks of carbon paper, which need heavy pressure to show on all the pages.
Date: November 2, 1909
Creator: Dyches, John W.
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Water-Purifying Apparatus.

Description: Patent for a water purifying device for use in water distribution systems, which mixes the water with a chemical salt and then takes it into a settling basin where mud and such sink to the bottom, leaving pure water on top which is let out for distribution.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Fender, John B.
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Insect-Exterminator

Description: Patent for an insect exterminator to be transported to and used within crop fields which separates insects from plants by means of brushes and kills the insects by depositing them into a pan containing liquid insecticide. Exterminator also includes a sprayer to deliver insecticide onto crops. Exterminator is designed to be pulled by draft animals.
Date: April 17, 1906
Creator: Thompson, Everett Edward
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Valve Operating Mechanism for Presses

Description: Patent for a valve operating mechanism for presses. This invention is meant to be an improvement of baling mechanism effecting the automatic regulation and control the motor fluids. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Stuart, John Marcus
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Lock

Description: Patent for a general lock but made especially for trunk locks. It adds a spring lock and preventative measures against lock picking.
Date: October 14, 1902
Creator: Kirk, Robert L.
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Vehicle Wheel

Description: Patent for a vehicle wheel. This invention is designed to keep dust and grit out of the axle point and nib. It has a wooden core sheathed in metal. Illustration included.
Date: April 19, 1904
Creator: Polk, James A.
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Tobacco Stemming Machine

Description: Patent for the improvement of tobacco-stemming machines by providing "an arrangement for opening the leaves prior to being fed to the cutters" (lines 14-15).
Date: November 11, 1902
Creator: Bush, Andrew J.
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Meat-Holder.

Description: Patent for a meat holding device which consists of a pan with joints in the bottom and a series of hooks to pierce the meat to hold it in place while cutting it.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Jackson, Cyrillus Quitman
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Nut Lock

Description: Patent for a nut lock. Illustrations included.
Date: July 4, 1905
Creator: Slayton, Charles E. & Zellner, Daniel L.
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