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Cotton-Harvester.

Description: Patent for a cotton harvesting machine used for gathering the cotton from the plant, stripping the bolls or pods, and cleaning the cotton in one continuous operation during the traction of the harvester over a cotton field. This cotton harvester has a rotary picking member disposed forwardly and grabbing arms disposed rearwardly of the rotary picking arms. These rotary picking members are used for receiving the cotton gathered by the said picking arms and depositing it between two vertically … more
Date: July 30, 1918
Creator: Berry, Louis J.
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Hay-Press

Description: Patent for "a simple and effective machine of the character described, which shall possess advantages in point of durability, cheapness of manufacture, and general efficiency" (lines 18-21).
Date: July 31, 1888
Creator: Bigham, Joshua R. & Bigham, Ambrose W.
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Luggage-Carrier.

Description: Patent for a luggage-carrier "particularly adapted for use in conjunction with motor cycles or similar wheeled vehicles" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Howell, Edgar A.
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Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-883

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Maximum tax rate under charter of City of Terrell's authority to pledge net profits of municipal light plant, together with ad valorem taxes to service general obligation bonds of the city; authority under the city charter to levy a tax other than tha… more
Date: July 21, 1939
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
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Tube-Cutter.

Description: Patent for a simple and inexpensive tube-cutter meant to cut boiler flues or tubes in order to remove or replace the tubes or flues. The tube cutter doesn't spread the tube and allows the tubes to be withdrawn through the holes after cutting them.
Date: July 2, 1895
Creator: Fitzpatrick, John James Kelsoe
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Vehicle.

Description: Patent for a new and improved horse carriage. This design calls for "the rider [to] press the treadles so as to hold the wheels in contact with the ground. When sufficient speed has been acquired the treadles are released, and the springs will then raise the wheels from contact with the ground, and the momentum will then be sufficient to keep the wheel erect. Should it be inclined to tilt, it may easily be righted by pressing either treadle so as to throw the wheel on the tilting side in contac… more
Date: July 10, 1883
Creator: Smith, James Franklin
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