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Cotton-Gin Breast.

Patent for a cotton gin breast that applies pressure to the cotton roll and prevents it from bulging.

Date: July 4, 1911

Creator: Barnes, Peter Benjamin

Fan Attachment for Umbrellas or Parasols.

Patent for a fan attachment for umbrellas or parasols, including illustrations.

Date: May 22, 1900

Creator: Beseler, Otto

Planter

Patent for a planter. Illustration included.

Date: August 10, 1909

Creator: Brinkoeter, August

Seed Planter

Patent for a seed planter. This invention is designed to plant seed in hills at any desired predetermined distance apart.

Date: October 6, 1903

Creator: Coble, William H.; Coble, Robert L.; Johnson, Bennett & Johnson, N. J.

Improvement in Cotton-Seed Planters.

Patent for the improvement of the hopper, stirrer, and distributor in cotton-planters that dispenses seeds into the soil using two horizontal united disks that discharges the seeds regularly and evenly, including illustration.

Date: September 13, 1859

Creator: Collier, T. T.

Refrigerator.

Patent for an efficient refrigerator meant to preserve meat, dairy, and produce. The refrigerator uses evaporating water to cool the food, not ice. There are inner and outer layers, a large water pan with vertical drip openings, and inner screen walls.

Date: April 17, 1894

Creator: Denson, Joseph

Hose-Coupling.

Patent for hose couplings which "may be very quickly and effectively placed in engagement with and held upon the nozzle of a hydrant, thus making the device very available for fire-hose" (lines 10-14).

Date: October 7, 1902

Creator: Dolen, Felix P.

Adjustable Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for an adjustable pipe wrench "in which the opposing jaws of the wrench are maintained at an angle to each other, so hat they converge toward their extremities, thus enabling a firmer hold to e obtained upon the pope or other article to be gripped by said jaws." (Lines 15-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: July 20, 1897

Creator: Fauver, Addis E.

Improvement in Corn-Planters.

Patent for a corn-planter that allows the seed to be placed in a hopper and disperses the seed through a cylinder that is connected to a wheel to place and cover the seed, including illustration.

Date: May 10, 1859

Creator: Gilbert, R. B.

Improvement in Washing-Machines.

Patent for the improvement of the structure of washing machines. The illustration and description show that an improved washing machine, formed by the combination of the open or ribbed roller F F and handles G g1 g2 with the box A B and perforated false bottom E.

Date: September 27, 1870

Creator: Harper, Elijah S.

Improvement in Dish Cleaners and Drainers.

Patent for a convenient and cheap article of household ware for washing dishes, glassware, and similar articles of household use.

Date: April 18, 1876

Creator: Harper, Elijah S., Sr.

Piano.

Patent for a new piano "in which the strings are vibrated through the medium of a bow, as in a violin, instead of being struck with hammers in accordance with the usual method" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.

Date: June 5, 1900

Creator: Holcombe, Edgar L.

Umbrella-Holder.

Patent for a new and useful simplicity umbrella holder for "use on sulky-cultivators of that class in which the seat-support is constructed to form a crotch" (line 9-12).

Date: March 8, 1898

Creator: Holcombe, William H.

Liquid-Fuel Burner.

Patent for improvements in liquid fuel burners that can handle intense heat and can be mass-produced.

Date: September 27, 1921

Creator: Hosek, Charles

Seed-Sowing Attachment for Plows.

Patent for a seed-sowing attachment for plows which can "drop the seed in a furrow as it is made by the plow, and after it is covered by the formation of a successive furrow, and thereby complete the sowing or drilling process simultaneously with the plowing operation" (lines 14-19).

Date: June 19, 1894

Creator: Johnson, George W.

Combined Rail-Anchor and Tie-Plate

Patent for a combined rail anchor and tie plate. The purpose of the invention is to combine the aforementioned devices to prevent rails from cutting into the ties, overturning, and spreading.

Date: January 24, 1919

Creator: Johnson, Robert

Tie Tamping Device.

Patent for a tie tamping device to be used in building and repairing railroads.

Date: November 19, 1918

Creator: Johnson, Robert

Wire Stretcher

Patent for wire stretcher that will secure a wire as it is stapled to a post.

Date: November 7, 1916

Creator: Kasprzyk, Leon

Swingletree Clip

Patent for providing an improved form of swingletree clip which is simple in construction, may be cheaply made and in which the eye which connects the hook to the clips swiveled so that the hook may rotate and thus there will be no change of disengagement between the draft connections and the swingletree.

Date: August 14, 1917

Creator: Leasman, John D.

Flue Scraper

Patent for a new and improved boiler tube scraper which will allow for easier insertion and removal, including illustrations and instructions.

Date: April 8, 1913

Creator: Lorenz, William Adam

Cotton-Chopping Machine

Patent for a cotton chopping machine. Illustrations included.

Date: August 8, 1911

Creator: Lynn, Walter Hugh

Sulky-Plow.

Patent for a sulky plow for three horses, which stops the plow pole from rubbing the middle horse.

Date: August 18, 1908

Creator: Marx, Otto H.

Wire-Tightener

Patent for "a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device adapted to enable the slack of a wire to be readily taken up at a point between the posts and capable of enabling a wire to be readily stretched to the desired tension" (lines 12-17).

Date: May 14, 1901

Creator: May, Robert B.

Pindal or Peanut Planter.

Patent for a pindal or peanut planter, which can be attached to a grain planter and make it useful for planting peanuts.

Date: October 11, 1910

Creator: May, Robert Brown