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Automatic Car-Switching System.
Patent for "a system of switching where the cars of a train are pushed up an incline and placed successively on an elevated annular revolving platform, by which they are automatically distributed to their respective receiving-tracks" (lines 9-14).
Date:
March 24, 1896
Creator:
Lelardoux, Pierre
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The Portal to Texas History
Pot Holder or Hanger.
Patent for a pot or boiler hanger that is simple and inexpensive and is meant for hanging a pot or boiler above a fire. The hanger is light, easily transportable, compact, and adjustable.
Date:
March 24, 1896
Creator:
Powers, Nathaniel J. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine
Patent for a rotary engine. This invention is a rotary steam engine. It consists of a cylinder, rotatable drum, and pistons. Illustration included.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Hopper, James F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History