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[Form Designating Sales Agents for the Great Diamond Quilter]

Description: Form document outlining the terms of an arrangement for Washington B. Click to authorize someone to become a sales agent for the "Great Diamond Quilter," an invention patented (596,616) by W. B. & Isaac A. Click. The document includes blank lines to fill in information about the seller and locations where the agent can make sales. Above the text, there is an illustration of a man seated at a large quilting machine, being watched by a woman on either side and a man in the background.
Date: 1896/1899~
Creator: Click, Washington B.
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Letter to C. A. Snow Attorneys - March 1896]

Description: Letter written to patent attorneys C. A. Snow & Co. inquiring about a patent application for an invention using winding springs to store energy. It asks for the opinion of the attorneys regarding a possible title for the invention and other details about the process.
Date: March 1896
Creator: Click, John Jones
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Photograph of Kate, Laura, and Lavinia Mayfield]

Description: Photograph of Kate, Laura, and Lavinia Mayfield wearing dark-colored dresses. They are all seated facing toward the camera and the woman in the middle is holding some small accessories on her lap. The back of the photo has "Mayfield Sisters; Aunt Kate, Aunt Laura, Aunt Lavinia" written on it.
Date: 1896~
Creator: Machann, Joseph J.
Partner: Private Collection of the Curtis Estate

[Reversible Spring-Motor: Figures 2-4, 7-10]

Description: Illustrations of individual parts to patent a reversible spring-motor, with numbered labels to reference each piece. The first sheet contains details for three pieces (8-10) and a partially-constructed component (figure 2); the second sheet includes close-up illustrations of three of the moving parts (figures 3, 4, and 7).
Date: 1896
Creator: Click, John Jones
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson
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