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Apparatus for Stamping Envelopes

Description: Patent for "a means whereby with one motion a stamp will be supplied from the'apparatus, moistened, and placed in position upon a letter, wrapper, or parcel adapted to receive it, and wherein a number of stamps may be consecutively placed when and as desired" (lines 10-15).
Date: September 24, 1889
Creator: Helland, Hans & Matzow, Frantz
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Bale Tie.

Description: Patent for a new and improved bale tie. This design "consists of a short thin plate of metal having two tongues . . . fronting each other, said plate being pivoted at one end to the bale-hoop . . . the other end of the bale-hoop being passed under the tongues and drawn tightly around the bale, the expansion of the bale on the hoop causes the respective ends to pull on the respective ends of the tie-plate . . . so as to grip the edges of the end passed between the tongues and hold it firmly" (l… more
Date: July 24, 1883
Creator: Arnold, Abbott
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Burial-Casket.

Description: Patent for a burial casket made of plastic and woven wire fabric "of great strength and minimum weight" (lines 20-21) and an air- and water-tight lid, including illustrations.
Date: July 24, 1917
Creator: Hartman, Emanuel W.
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Compress.

Description: Patent for improvements to compresses. Invention for the receiving and compressing of multiple bales of hay, with further compression into a compact bale of great density. The invention additionally provides for the discharging of the compressed bale. Intent is to decrease volume of hay for economy in shipping.
Date: December 24, 1918
Creator: Paine, Herbert A.
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Well-Screen

Description: Patent for a modification to Mr. Layne's previous Patent No. 1,062,717, including illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
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Wire-Tightener.

Description: Patent for improvements in wire-tighteners with an illustration. Specifically, the patented improvement is for a "device" that can "be used for the purpose of tightening strands of wire of a wire fence" (lines 11-14).
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Wilson, James G.
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Hydraulic Swivel.

Description: Patent for a hydraulic swivel which may be used for well drilling, has an inlet at the side, and is designed to be in few parts for reduced packaging.
Date: May 24, 1921
Creator: King, Walter E.
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Hydrocarbon-Burner

Description: Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that can burn "heavy substances [such] as fuel for locomotives, stationary boilers, kilns, heating furnaces and the like" (lines 15-17).
Date: September 24, 1918
Creator: Nicholson, John
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Telegraph-Repeater

Description: Patent for a telegraph repeater. This invention improves repeaters by eliminating lag by simplifying the apparatus which increases capacity and clarity in transmission by maintaining a larger current strength.
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
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Stock-Guard.

Description: Patent for stock guards for railroad tracks. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 24, 1897
Creator: Lee, Jacob M.
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Drill Bit

Description: Patent for a drill bit that can pass through the drill stem, making the process of drilling faster and easier.
Date: February 24, 1920
Creator: Clements, Frank L., Jr.
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Drill-Head

Description: Patent for drill head improvements by inventor Clarence E. Reed.
Date: September 24, 1918
Creator: Reed, Clarence E.
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Drill-Bit

Description: Patent for an improved kind of drill bit that is more durable against rock. The bit's cutting rollers have a frusto-conical shape, and are also detachable.
Date: January 24, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
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Roller-Drill

Description: Patent for a roller drill for boring holes into rocks which is stronger than other roller drills and is constructed differently than his previous patent for a roller drill.
Date: May 24, 1910
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
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Direction Indicator

Description: Patent for turn signals on vehicles that can be operated by the drivers knees, or by the steering wheel.
Date: October 24, 1916
Creator: Gallia, Ignatz J.
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Automobile Signal

Description: Patent for automobile signal that allows those in the rear to know if the driver is about to stop, or is slowing down.
Date: October 24, 1916
Creator: Fernandez, José
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Bale Ejector for Baling Presses.

Description: Patent for a new and improved ejector for baling presses. This design "consists in the combination, with a baling-press follower having channels with inclines and recesses at their rear ends, of trucks provided with ropes or chains, pulleys, pulley-segments having arms, and stationary arms for drawing the trucks forward, and with ropes or chains, pulleys, and weights for drawing the truck rearward. The trucks have recesses with inclined shoulders in their sides to receive prongs having front an… more
Date: March 24, 1885
Creator: Duval, John Lum
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Improvement in Car-Couplings.

Description: Patent for "an improved car-coupling simple in construction, convenient in use, and effective and reliable in operation." (lines 12-14) e.g., including illustration.
Date: September 24, 1872
Creator: Allen, Henry & Baldwin, Addison H.
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Device for Slicing Fish.

Description: Patent for new and useful improvements to a device for slicing fish into smooth and even slices, including illustrations.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Allen, James Leonard
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