Legal document related to a quilting machine invented by J. J. Click outlining the sale of partial (1/2) rights to J. H. Major.

Printed legal document with blanks for detailed information and signatures, regarding the sale of rights to a patent for a quilting frame invented by John J. Click.

Patent for an ironing board that has adjustable height and can be folded for storage.

Patent for an ironing board that has adjustable height and can be folded for storage.

Letter from John J. Click about an invention he is trying to patent, outlining the amount he is enclosing for various fees and asking for information about spring manufacturers.

Letter from J. J. Click demanding money from J. H. Major that he claims is owed to him. He also claims that Major is living well while he is suffering from financial troubles.

Letter from J. J. Click to John Major titled "Friendly Criticism" discussing a joint business and claiming that Major has been negligent. It includes long itemized lists of accounts documenting money spent by each of them.

Letter from J. J. Click to John Major discussing a trip that Major is taking to Arkansas, regarding a possible business deal that can be made to sell a quilting-related invention of Click's.

Letter from John J. Click to C. A. Snow & Co. patent attorneys asking them to return his invention model when they are done with it.

Letter from J.J. Click to the general manager of the Arabian Perfumo Co. on behalf of his step-daughter (Minnie Barrett) about an issue that she has had with merchandise she received from them.

Letter from John J. Click to Reverend W. H. Kuykendall discussing Click's conversion from Methodist to Baptist and asking for more information about a "Boy Preacher" that they have heard works with Kuykendall and would like to invite to their congregation.

Letter from John Click asking W. L. Welch to send him one of the ironing tables that he sells so that he can try to arrange a commission deal for someone else to sell them.

Letter from John J. Click to patent attorneys in Washington D.C. describing an invention for a windmill with a pump that he wants to submit for patent. He describes the specifications for the design and the models that he is sending with the text.

Letter from Lon Poling to J.J. Click, asking to sell Click's quilting invention in Alabama and Indian Territory (Oklahoma).

Official certificate issued by the U.S. patent office along with the text of a patent for an ironing board that has adjustable height and can be folded for storage.

Draft text including the start of a letter to Mr. J.H. Major written at the top of the first page, with a separate text that starts on the second page and continues to the first page in the opposite direction of the letter text. The second page starts with the word "Precision" and provides a rambling discussion about the definition of "conglomerated" and appears to be an apology for criticizing someone else's work.

Portrait of a couple posting together on a light-colored backdrop. The man (right) is wearing a light-colored suit with a dark bowtie seated in a decorative wicker chair. A woman is standing at left, resting her left arm on the man's right shoulder; she is wearing a long-sleeved, floor-length, dark-colored dress with ruffles around the shoulders and cuffs.

Patent for a spring motor "particularly designed for use in connection with bicycles, polycycles, and all foot-propelled vehicles, but applicable also to all kinds of vehicles, as well as street and railway cars" (lines 11-15). It is intended to accumulate surplus power for use in propelling a vehicle up an incline, or for other propulsion either forward or backward.

Patent for a spring motor "particularly designed for use in connection with bicycles, polycycles, and all foot-propelled vehicles, but applicable also to all kinds of vehicles, as well as street and railway cars" (lines 11-15). It is intended to accumulate surplus power for use in propelling a vehicle up an incline, or for other propulsion either forward or backward.

Framed patent illustration of a spring-based motor attached to the body of a bicycle with numbers labeling individual components of the invention.

Illustrations of individual parts to patent a reversible spring-motor, with numbered labels to reference each piece. The first sheet contains details for three pieces (8-10) and a partially-constructed component (figure 2); the second sheet includes close-up illustrations of three of the moving parts (figures 3, 4, and 7).

Two figure illustrations of partial constructions for a reversible spring-motor patents, with numbered labels to reference each component piece.