Improvement in Ditching and Excavating Machines.

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Patent for "an improved machine for making ditches and other excavations, which shall be so constructed as to separate the slice from the soil, raise it, and deposit it at the side of the cut, which will feed itself forward automatically." (Lines 14-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.

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[2], 3 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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De Force, Samuel A. September 18, 1877.

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  • Main Title: Improvement in Ditching and Excavating Machines.
  • Added Title: Ditching and Excavating Machines.

Description

Patent for "an improved machine for making ditches and other excavations, which shall be so constructed as to separate the slice from the soil, raise it, and deposit it at the side of the cut, which will feed itself forward automatically." (Lines 14-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.

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[2], 3 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 195,263, dated September 18, 1877; application filed July 9, 1877.

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  • September 18, 1877

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  • July 9, 1877

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De Force, Samuel A. Improvement in Ditching and Excavating Machines., patent, September 18, 1877; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166697/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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