Automatic Railway-Gate. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Automatic Railway-Gate.
  • Added Title Automatic Railway Gate.

Creator

  • Inventor: Baade, John
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: John Baade, of Waco, Texas.

Contributor

  • Witness: Ewing, E. W.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Gaines, R. G.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Everett, Robert
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witness for Illustration.
  • Witness: Green, Thomas A.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Thos. A. Green; Witness for Illustration.
  • Other: Norris, James L.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Attorney.
  • Printer: Norris Peters Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: The Norris Peters Co., Photo-Litho., Washington, D. C.

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1894-08-14
  • Acceptance Date: 1894-08-14
  • Submission Date: 1894-01-27

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for an automatic railway-gate or cattle-guard for use "at crossings, the entrances to tunnels, bridges or trestles, or at other places where it is desirable to guard the tracks" (lines 11-13). The invention is a simple and effective way for closing gates, can be operated from a distance, and is controlled by the wheels of passing trains.
  • Physical Description: [2], 5 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Railroads
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle
  • Keyword: gates
  • Keyword: guards
  • Keyword: automatic

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - McLennan County - Waco

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 524662
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth173786

Note

  • Display Note: Application filed January 27, 1894. Serial No. 498,227. (No model.)
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