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Feed Apparatus for Locomotives. (open access)

Feed Apparatus for Locomotives.

Patent for a new and improved feed apparatus for locomotives. This design is "for feeding the boiler of a locomotive-engine wherein a feed-pipe extends from a tank or tender to an injector a conical strainer is located in the three-way valve-casing for intercepting dirt, leaves, and foreign matter, to prevent the same passing with the feed-water to the boiler" (lines 9-15). It consists, "with a valve-casing containing a valve and having pipes or tubes for connecting, respectively, with a tank or tender and an injector or boiler, [and] of a strainer having steam-jet orifices arranged round its base" (lines 69-73).
Date: October 25, 1892
Creator: Raynor, Irwin Halpin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Perforating Device. (open access)

Paper-Perforating Device.

Patent for "a combined gripper-bar and perforator for use on printing-presses." (Lines 8-9) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1890
Creator: Wells, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History