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Improvement in Addressing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Addressing-Machines.

Patent for a new and improved design of addressing-machine which is intended for use in newspaper offices and business purposes in general. It includes illustrations.
Date: December 17, 1878
Creator: Piner, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Scale. (open access)

Meat-Scale.

Patent for a meat scale "designed for weighing large pieces of meat while the scale is also adjustable subsequent to determining the total weight of the meat" (lines 16-19) including illustrations.
Date: December 17, 1918
Creator: Stringer, Joe John
System: The Portal to Texas History