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Plow.
Patent for "heel sweeps" for plows, which are a construction of wings that that sweep the furrow on either side of the plow.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Randolph, James W.
System:
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Rail-Joint.
Patent for a durable, inexpensive rail component which bridges two rails and relieves strain and stressing caused by passing rail-cars. Furthermore, this component does not require existing rails to become obsolete.
Date:
September 24, 1901
Creator:
Gillen, John
System:
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Piano
Patent for an invention related to instruments with sounding-boards, particularly upright pianos, that allows for volume control.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
System:
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Portable Concrete Mixer
Patent for a portable concrete mixer. Illustration included.
Date:
March 2, 1909
Creator:
Leake, Boudinot G.
System:
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Plow Frame
Patent for a plow frame "to which may be attached plow bottoms or cultivator beams" (lines 11-12).
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Brown, Bartley
System:
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Piano.
Patent for a piano with reversible boards below the keyboard and on the side of the piano. The board below the keyboard can be reversed to hide wear and the board on the side has foot pedals and a foot-rest for children or beginners to use which can be hidden inside the piano when not in use by reversing the board.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
System:
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Piano-Pedal.
Patent for a piano pedal made of one piece of cast metal to avoid the problem of loose connections between parts over time and which goes in a smaller hole in the bottom of the piano to prevent mice or dust from entering inside the piano.
Date:
June 18, 1907
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
System:
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Safety-Catch for Breastpins, &c.
Patent for a safety catch for breast pins, brooches, and other jewelry, that, while easy to easy to use, will not come lose during normal wear. It uses a rigid guard and spring to hold the tongue of the pin in place until released with a lever.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Ferruggiari, Cesar
System:
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Preparing Stock Food and Oil From Cotton Seed
Patent for cooking cotton seed kernels and hulls for the purpose of making cotton seed oil and valuable stock food. Illustration included.
Date:
May 30, 1911
Creator:
Willis, William A. & Beland, Joe H.
System:
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Rotary And Folding Chair.
Patent for a new and improved rotary and folding chair, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Hosmer, Arthur
System:
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Razor Stropper
Patent for a razor stropper. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 22, 1912
Creator:
Herring, Charles M.
System:
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Plunder For Baling Presses
Patent for a plunger for baling presses. Illustration included.
Date:
March 26, 1907
Creator:
Schubert, George
System:
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Piano-Case.
Patent for a piano case, which allows the lid to be put back far enough to allow a music stand to rest easily on it on the upright position and which has a new, non-box-like design.
Date:
June 9, 1908
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
System:
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Penholder.
Patent for a penholder that is worn on the finger and is an "open-ended hollow thimble with a detachable and reversible cap-piece" (lines 20-22). The pen-point can be unscrewed and screwed back in the opposite way so that the pen-point is inside the thimble, so the pen-point doesn't break in one's pocket.
Date:
January 26, 1897
Creator:
Ward, George C.
System:
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Pedal-Action.
Patent for a piano pedal action, which can be used in different types of pianos and is adjustable for different users.
Date:
April 5, 1910
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
System:
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Oscillating Cradle.
Patent for a new and improved oscillating cradle. This design utilizes a hand-crank and gears to gently rock the wooden cradle back and forth. Also connected to the crank is a wooden rod at the bottom which gently strikes a xylophone underneath.
Date:
January 11, 1881
Creator:
Brown, Fred Harvey
System:
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Ore Concentrator.
Patent for a new and improved ore concentrator. This design has for its object "to facilitate the removal of the lighter and worthless parts of the ore from the heavier and valuable parts" (lines 17-19).
Date:
November 6, 1883
Creator:
Mabry, Hinch P.
System:
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Pedal-Action for Pianos
Patent for piano pedals. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 2, 1910
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
System:
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Gas-Producing Furnace
Patent for a gas producing furnace that is "highly efficient in the combustion of slack coal, lignite, and other gas producing material" (lines 12-14).
Date:
January 14, 1908
Creator:
Gamer, Charles
System:
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Gas-Producer
Patent for a gas producing apparatus that can be used for cars, factories, shops, or even cities. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 10, 1907
Creator:
Gamer, Charles
System:
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Gage for Liquid-Containers.
Patent for "new and useful improvements Gages for Liquid-Containers, of which the following is a specification" (lines 5-8). "This invention relates to new and useful improvements in gages and more particularly to a gage for receptacles containing liquids and the primary object is to provide a device of this character particularly adapted for use in connection with gasolene and oil tanks of automobiles" (lines 10-16).
Date:
December 7, 1915
Creator:
Reece, Eli Denton
System:
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Gas Producer
Patent for a new and more efficient type of gas producer.
Date:
February 25, 1919
Creator:
Modlin, Frank E.
System:
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Gas-Purifier
Patent for a device that separates impurities and contaminants from gas used in generators. A series of filters, and baffles are used to extract impurities to the gas supplied to a generator.
Date:
September 16, 1919
Creator:
Modlin, Frank E.
System:
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Jewel-Setting.
Patent for a new and useful jewel setting, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 31, 1899
Creator:
Wandry, Albert
System:
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