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Improvement in Car-Couplings. (open access)

Improvement in Car-Couplings.

Patent for improvement upon train car coupling. Invention includes use of draw-heads, drop-gates, etc.
Date: April 2, 1878
Creator: Hogan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car-Couplings. (open access)

Improvement in Car-Couplings.

Patent for an "improvement in car-couplings; and it consists in the arrangement and combination of devices whereby the pin is supported in a raised condition; also in a spring-slide for holding up the link ready for coupling with another car." (lines 13-18)
Date: July 2, 1878
Creator: Gassaway, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History