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Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for an improved car-coupling that features "a solid block at the back part of the draw-head, which when coupling the cars will come far enough back to hit the solid part in the draw-head and prevent the bent spring from breaking." (Lines 16-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 6, 1896
Creator: Schneider, Adolph F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tension For Sewing Machines (open access)

Tension For Sewing Machines

Patent for a tension for sewing machines. Illustration included.
Date: June 6, 1905
Creator: Watson, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History