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Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton.

Patent for an improved cotton elevator, separator, and distributor that is meant to move cotton from a wagon or storage, remove dirt, and deliver it to a gin. The "improved apparatus comprises a pneumatic cotton-conveying tube by which the cotton is lifted or carried to the distributor, a separator for removing the cotton from the air current, and a distributor comprising a trunk for receiving the cotton from the separator extending over the two gin feeders, having openings delivering into the … more

Date: October 31, 1893

Creator: Bachman, Joseph A. & Clark, Frank S.

Apparatus for Impregnating Liquids with Gases.

Patent for a new and improved apparatus for impregnating liquids with gases. This design "relates to apparatus for impregnating water or other suitable liquid with the fumes emanating from the consumption of a combustible composition of matter, such as sulphur, which when ignited emits a gas containing suitable medicinal qualities" (lines 14-19). It consists in "the closed reservoir for containing the liquid, having windows upon opposite walls thereof, of the transverse beam having its ends sup… more

Date: October 8, 1889

Creator: Radam, William

Bullet.

Patent for a new and improved bullet. This design calls for a cavity at the base of the bullet and a tube of flexible material to be inserted snugly into the cavity. This results in less wobbling after the bullet has been fired.

Date: October 12, 1880

Creator: Petmecky, Joseph C.

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a new and useful car coupling, including instructions and illustrations.

Date: October 11, 1898

Creator: Riley, Thomas

Churn

Patent for a churn with a dasher with blades that is able to rotate to force the milk or cream in an upward and downward direction. Illustrations included.

Date: October 5, 1909

Creator: Franklin, Edward A.

Churn-Dasher

Patent for an improved churn dasher "to thoroughly agitate the cream at the center of the churn-body and also around the bottom of the walls thereof" (lines 13-15) and "also to cause tangential streams or currents at the bottom of the churn, so as to thoroughly agitate all of the cream and effectively intermingle the air therewith" (lines 18-22), including illustrations.

Date: October 23, 1900

Creator: Franklin, Edward R.

Combination-Tool.

Patent for a combination tool that is "adapted without changing any of its parts to operate as a nut and pipe wrench, pliers, hammer, screw-driver, and nail-extractor." (Lines 12-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: October 12, 1897

Creator: Armstrong, Charles J.

Corn and Cotton Planter.

Patent for a new and improved planter. This design "consists of a drum or hollow cylinder journaled to a suitable frame, said drum being designed to receive the grain or seed through a suitable door or opening. This drum or cylinder has at each end a peripheral beveled flange, and centrally around the drum a series of holes, and an adjustable strap or band, also provided with holes, so that when this strap is secured around the drum and properly adjusted the seed or grain within the drum will p… more

Date: October 9, 1888

Creator: Jacobsen, Frederik August

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with a wheel supported frame.

Date: October 10, 1911

Creator: Carlson, Peter

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton-chopper which is steered using the feet, and where the chopping apparatus is adjustable and can be raised or lowered. The chopping apparatus also rotates, and the operator can adjust the speed of rotation. Patent includes illustrations.

Date: October 26, 1920

Creator: Engler, Charles

Device For Educational, Amusement, Or Other Purposes

Patent for a device for educational, amusement, or other purposes. Illustration included.

Date: October 4, 1904

Creator: Robertson, William H.

Dry Ore-Concentrator

Patent for improvements specifically for ore concentrators. Illustrations and instructions included.

Date: October 23, 1883

Creator: Vollmer, John George

Escapement for Timekeepers.

Patent for the improvement in the escapement of the watch for a "more regular and less liable to get out of order" through wear (lines 23-24), including illustration.

Date: October 12, 1858

Creator: Bishop, Josiah

Flush-Tank.

Patent for a flush tank, which turns off automatically when the tank is empty.

Date: October 26, 1909

Creator: Walker, Benjamin, Jr.

Gearing for Churns and Ice-Cream Freezers.

Patent for a new design of an ice cream churn designed "to provide means for operating the dasher or agitator of a churn or ice cream freezer, which is capable of being swung into or out of position at the will of the operator" (lines 11-15).

Date: October 17, 1916

Creator: Armstrong, Charles John

Grain Heater.

Patent for a new and improved grain heater. This design consists of a "hopper provided with [a] flange and perforations, in combination with the hot-air pipe, provided with the inverted-funnel-shaped mouth having its sides perforated" (lines 59-63).

Date: October 10, 1882

Creator: English, Robert

Gun.

Patent for an artillery gun which can be moved in any direction due to improvements in its base.

Date: October 14, 1919

Creator: Collier, William Reid

Ice-Carrier for Automobiles

Patent for an ice carrier for automobiles. Illustration is included.

Date: October 12, 1920

Creator: Thielepape, Arnold W.

Identifying-Tag.

Patent for identification tags made of sheet metal, to be used with binding bands on cotton bales. Tags are economical to make, create little waste, and lay flat so they are not easily torn off.

Date: October 4, 1921

Creator: Blackburn, Edward Stuart

Improved Compound for Treating the Human Hair.

Patent for an improved compound for straightening, softening and renewing the human hair, ingredients and proportions are listed. No illustration.

Date: October 26, 1869

Creator: Lount, William R.

Improvement in Compositions Used as Building Materials.

Patent for making a new kind of building and fencing materials by using farm waste and inorganic settable ingredients such as quick-lime, clay or soil. No illustration.

Date: October 12, 1858

Creator: Raymond, N. C.

Improvement in Flat-Irons.

Patent for improvement in flat-irons, with description and illustrations.

Date: October 11, 1875

Creator: Sterzing, Fred

Machine For Spraying Liquids And Powders.

Patent for a new and useful machine for spraying liquids and powers for " destroying insects and capable of spraying both liquid and powder separately or simultaneously" (line 13 - 16).

Date: October 10, 1899