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Improvement in Wrenches.

Description: Patent for furnishing "an adjustable wrench for holding and turning bolts, pipes, taps, &c." (lines 7-9). Includes instructions and illustration.
Date: July 1, 1879
Creator: Killough, William B.
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Knife.

Description: Patent for improvement in pruning-knives by creating a hollow slot in the handle of the knife and a pivoted blade; in which the blade can be pull out of the slot when in use and place it back to the slot when it is not in use. Illustration is included.
Date: March 4, 1902
Creator: Zwicker, August
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Veneer Basket.

Description: Patent for stronger, lighter construction of baskets frequently used in shipping fruit, although the improvement "may be used for any and all purposes of which it is capable" (lines 13-15).
Date: June 3, 1902
Creator: Aber, Edgar
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Derrick.

Description: Patent for improvements in derricks or machines for hoisting heavy objects, which can be easily erected and operated; this device “can be manipulated with ease and by which the article being elevated or lowered may be changed in position without moving the support.” (Lines 20-23) Illustration is included.
Date: April 21, 1891
Creator: Lindsey, William E.
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Bumper for Log-Wagons.

Description: Patent for an improved bumper for log wagons that is "mounted to roll on a wagon bolster and adapted to collapse below the carrying surface of the bolster" (lines 11-13); including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Jones, William F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Coupling.

Description: Patent for improvements in automatic car-couplers by providing "the means for automatically coupling cars without exposing the operator to the risk and danger of going between the cars when coupling,” (lines 12-15) includes illustration.
Date: April 14, 1891
Creator: Chandler, Richard
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Railway Switch.

Description: Patent for providing the means for a switch to be actuated which will allow trains to enter or exit a siding of the track.
Date: January 22, 1918
Creator: Gullion, Robert, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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