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Fire-Escape

Description: Patent for a fire escape "which will be capable of lowering people or goods for a high structure with perfect ease and comfort, and without danger of breaking" (lines 21-24) while also being "very simple and durable of construction thoroughly efficient in operation, and cheap to manufacture" (lines 26-28).
Date: March 6, 1888
Creator: Glasscock, James H.

Hame and Trace Connector.

Description: Patent for a hame and trace connector. "The object of the invention is to provide a hame and trace connection having means to prevent the parts of the same from becoming disconnected." (lines 14-17)
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Lindsay, George F.

Means for Ventilating Cars.

Description: Patent for a new and improved ventilator. This design is "first, to ventilate cars or other vehicles in such a manner that the air-currents may be formed within and directed to any part of the car and the admission of the air regulated in quantity; second, to change the direction of the air-currents formed within the car and regulate their escape" (lines 11-17). It consists in "the body of a vehicle having its walls provided with a suitable pipe-opening, of an air-receiving pipe provided with a… more
Date: January 6, 1891
Creator: Lazarus, Samuel

Picture-Hook.

Description: Patent for a picture-hook that improves on a commonly used picture-hook that easily becomes dislodged. The patented hook fits over molding with spurs that go into the molding.
Date: February 6, 1894
Creator: Hall, James B.

Plow.

Description: Patent for a plow improvement specifying the method in which the handle attaches to the beam of the plow. Parts of the plow are adjustable.
Date: February 6, 1906
Creator: Baker, Jefferson H.

Stock-Car

Description: Patent for an improvement on patent no. 326,591 so as "to enable a series of troughs in a stock-car to be extended toward and withdrawn 'from a position in line with the heads of the stock simultaneously; second, to provide for a vibrating water-trough a self-folding end support; third, to provide a car-door for the entrance of the stock which is capable of being folded and will unfold to close the door-opening in line with the inner surface of the car; fourth, to provide a sliding rear suppor… more
Date: January 6, 1891
Creator: Stoner, Jacob B.

Window-Sash.

Description: Patent for a window sash, which does not require the use of putty to secure window panes and can be used on various size windows.
Date: December 6, 1910
Creator: Crump, William R.

Wire-Fence Shield.

Description: Patent for a tool to cover a portion of barbed wire fence allowing one to cross over or through without harm, composed of three or more telescoping metal tubes.
Date: April 6, 1920
Creator: Davis, Marion L.
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