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Improvement in Horse-Power Presses.

Description: Patent for improved horse-powered press; it "relates to horse or other power presses for cotton, hay, and other compressible materials; and the nature of my invention consists in a reversible stay-brace; in a series of sliding plates, which fill the space between the main standards; in an arm hung to each one of the side doors, regulating the opening of such doors; and in auxiliary devices" (para. 3).
Date: July 25, 1876
Creator: Sims, Zachariah B.
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Plow.

Description: Patent for a new and improved plow. This design is "to provide a [sweep-]plow . . . [that] is extremely light in draft, may be run deep or shallow, and will plow or cut its entire width at all times and without turning the ground" (lines 9-14). It consists, "with the plow-standard provided at opposite sides with adjustable brackets, of a triangular-shaped convexed sweep bolted to the brackets and having the angles of its base in the same plane with the apex or point and its rear edge disposed a… more
Date: November 25, 1890
Creator: Marley, James D.
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Rail-Joint.

Description: Patent for the improvement of railroad constructions by means of using a fishplate that provides an effective connection between two rail bars and secures the accuracy in lining the bars up.
Date: August 25, 1903
Creator: Starkey, Ollie B.
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Safety-Razor.

Description: Patent for a safety razor with innovations for effective use, convenient features (including for beard combing), and thorough cleaning of all components. Notable is a spring action mechanism controlled by the user's thumb, which causes the blade to move back and forth "to carry out a satisfactory cutting action" (lines 45-46).
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Catron, John J.
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Saw-Filing Machine

Description: Patent for a Saw-Filing Machine. "This invention relates to saw-filing machines; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective device of this character which is adapted to sharpen with accuracy and rapidity the teeth of different kinds of saws." (lines 8-13) including illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1903
Creator: Smith, John D.
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