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Railway Rail and Chair.

Description: Patent for a new and improved railway rail and chair combination. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the reversible rail and chair-plates . . . so as to leave an open crescent-shaped space below the middle part of the rail and above the inwardly projecting lips" (lines 94-98).
Date: August 2, 1881
Creator: Brown, Frederick H.
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Nut Lock.

Description: Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the end-cleft screw-bolt, of the wedge which is made of the same width as the diameter of the bolt, and provided with serrations corresponding to the screw-thread, and the fastening-wire which is wrapped around both bolt and wedge and lies in their respective grooves and serrations" (lines 72-78).
Date: August 23, 1881
Creator: McAllister, Lewis Campbell
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Magneto-Electric Telegraphy.

Description: Patent for a machine that telegraphs messages between distant points by means of induced currents that produce magnets without the use of battery current, including illustrations.
Date: August 18, 1885
Creator: Brown, Fred H.
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Draw-Bridge

Description: Patent for improvements in the construction and design of draw bridges.
Date: August 14, 1888
Creator: Briggs, William J.
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Passenger Mileage-Recorder.

Description: Patent for "new and useful improvements in mileage recorders for steam railway coaches and similar vehicles" (lines 8-10) including illustrations.
Date: August 14, 1888
Creator: West, Samuel M.
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Device for Transplanting Trees.

Description: Patent for a new and improved device for transplanting trees. This design consists, "in the combination, with a suitable head having pins or spikes around its edges, of a series of staves having transverse slots, with which the pins engage, and recessed on their edges to form openings for the roots to pass, and means for holding the staves together" (lines 83-89).
Date: August 21, 1888
Creator: Stanley, Thomas E. & Gulley, Calvin D.
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Velocipede.

Description: Patent for a new and improved velocipede. This design "has relation to that class of velocipedes in which the rider is suspended within a large wheel impelled by a frictional contact between the inner periphery of the same and the driving wheel" (lines 8-12). With this design, "by the increased size of wheel, not only is speed gained, but the same may be propelled with greater ease over rough or smooth roads and with greater comfort to the rider, in that the jolt is less, and yet at the same ti… more
Date: August 5, 1890
Creator: Akers, William P.
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Clothes Pin.

Description: Patent for a new and improved clothespin. This design "has for its object to provide an improved pin that can be readily adjusted to any desired position upon the line, and which can be turned at any desired angle to clamp the clothes. The pin is constructed, preferably, of resilient wire—preferably galvanized or otherwise treated to prevent rusting of the same—and may be made in various sizes. [The design] form[s] the pin with an eye or ring portion, through which the line is passed, and with … more
Date: August 26, 1890
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
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Pipe or Cigar Holder.

Description: Patent for a new and useful holder that has a removable nicotine-cup and, it is capable of being used as a cigar or cigarette holder or used as a pipe. Illustration is included.
Date: August 4, 1891
Creator: Delimage, Edgar C.
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Ice-Hook.

Description: Patent for a simple and inexpensive ice-hook that has an improved design for holding, carrying, and lifting ice, and can be easily operated by one hand.
Date: August 7, 1894
Creator: Wesson, Miley B.
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Clothes-Pounder.

Description: Patent for an improved clothes washer that is made up of a cylinder, a piston that is two disks attached together with notches and flared edges, and a packing strip in the groove of the disk edges.
Date: August 14, 1894
Creator: Lewis, Nathan D.
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Combined Ink, Pen, and Penholder Carrier.

Description: Patent for a combination case for ink, pens, and penholders or pencils. It is "an inkwell and pen-box with tubes parallel with the sides thereof to form a small compact parcel occupying the least possible space" (lines 10-13).
Date: August 4, 1896
Creator: Scougale, Malcolm
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Egg-Case Fastener.

Description: Patent for a fastener that is used in "egg-cases and packages of similar character designed for shipping goods and which are required to be returned to the consignor to be again used" (lines 8-11). The top of the case has a plate securing it so that it is "secured by positive means against accidental displacement" (lines 23-24).
Date: August 4, 1896
Creator: Mayfield, William Dudley
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Churn.

Description: Patent for an apparatus for operating churns and ice-cream freezers. To operate, one turns a handle, and through a series of gears, pulleys, and wheels, the cream is stirred. The churn container rotates and sits in a frame where the apparatus is fixed above it.
Date: August 11, 1896
Creator: Martin, James W.
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Angle-Cock.

Description: Patent for "a new and improved angle-cock so constructed that the plug cannot be turned by an unauthorized person without the knowledge of the engineer in charge of the train." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1896
Creator: Waldron, William J.
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Frame for Trunks, Valises, &c.

Description: Patent for frames for trunks, boxes, vehicle-bodies, etc., which requires no bolts and can be cast in a single piece of metal. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 17, 1897
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
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Brake and Coasting Sprocket-Wheel for Velocipedes.

Description: Patent for "a combined coasting and driving wheel with brake attachments for stopping velocipedes, whether coasting or whether the velocipede is being propelled by some kind of motive power, by which a person can coast by simply stopping the motion of the pedals and holding the pedals still with the feet." (Lines 9-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 31, 1897
Creator: Wallerich, Nicholas
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Convertible Case.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in convertible cases, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 8, 1899
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
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Valve.

Description: Patent for an improvement in valves which "is adapted for connection with pipes or conduits for conducting water, steam, or other fluids; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient appliance of this character possessing the functions of both a globe and a check valve; and it is adapted to advantageously control the flow of liquid no matter what position or its casing may occupy" (lines 7-15). It includes instructions and illustrations..
Date: August 15, 1899
Creator: Thummel, John
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Press

Description: Patent for "a press adapted particularly for forcing tie-plates into railway-ties" (lines 8-10).
Date: August 13, 1901
Creator: Peter, John S.
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Cable-Power.

Description: Patent for improvements "to cable-power obtained by means of movable windlasses driven by steam or other motive power; and the object is to obtain a powerful draft for use in agricultural purposes, drawing heavy plows and reaping-machines, hauling heavy loads of ore or coal in mining, moving houses, and for drawing heavy loads of any description." (Lines 8-15) Illustration is included.
Date: August 27, 1901
Creator: Eastman, Clyde J.
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Ballast Spreading Car

Description: Patent for improvements on the ballast spreading car, including plows placed underneath for more efficient spreading of ballast material.
Date: August 26, 1902
Creator: Scott, William R.
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