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Anti-Freezing Tank Valve.

Description: Patent for a new and improved tank valve. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the tank, its valve and lever, and valve-rod, of the frost-chamber having an annular space to receive the non-freezing compound, the stuffing-box around the rod and screw-threaded at the ends, and the screw-threaded caps . . . having necks and flanges" (lines 7-13).
Date: June 11, 1889
Creator: Barrett, William Henry

Apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings

Description: Patent for an improved apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings (relates to molding devices for curing tire casings) which is easily and quickly set up and knocked down, holds casings safely in position while being cured, and highly efficient in curing tire casings.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Bongio, Philip P. & Stephenson Elonzo

Bale-Tie.

Description: Patent for bale ties that "have the securing members permanently connected" (lines 12-13) and do not have projecting ends that could damage cotton bales or other fibrous materials.
Date: June 9, 1914
Creator: McFarland, Frank H.

Bale Wiring Mechanism.

Description: Patent for "improvements in a bale wiring mechanism, for baling presses, and also to an improved tie which can be made by simple mechanism" (lines 8-11) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Schubert, George

Blind Stop.

Description: Patent for a new and improved blind stop. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a shutter provided with pivotal slats, of a flat spring-metal fastening-plate provided with a slot for clearing the slat-pivot, and projections upon its surface for engaging with the end of the slat, and having its rear end secured to the shutter-frame and its front end projecting beyond the plane of the shutter-frame and forming a thumb-piece for operating said spring-plate" (lines 59-67).
Date: June 11, 1889
Creator: Wesson, Miley B.

Boll-Separator

Description: Patent for a mechanism to remove cotton from bolls or hulls. The mechanism is designed to be integrated easily into the standard cotton picking and cleaning procedure and is meant to increase productivity while decreasing cost.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Dickerson, Eustice E.

Burner for Crude Oil.

Description: Patent for "a burner for crude oil, and particularly to a construction by means which a direct or indirect draft may be utilized in the burning of the oil." (lines 11-14) and illustrations.
Date: June 10, 1902
Creator: Lewis, Thomas E.; Ray, Albert J. & Wesson, Miley B.

Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "has for its object the production of a coupling that can be easily and readily applied to the common construction of draw-heads for cars, in which the ordinary coupling link and pin are used, while combining simplicity and economy in construction and effectiveness in operation" (lines 13-19).
Date: June 3, 1884
Creator: Harrold, Mahlon

Chase for Printers.

Description: Patent for chase for printing presses, and more particularly to facets of choses or type which are adjustable without knocking down the type and which can be shifted to any desirable position on the bed of the printing press and held rigid.
Date: June 29, 1915
Creator: Bolles, Percy S.

Coffin

Description: Patent for a lightweight and sturdy coffin made of two solid pieces of baked or burned clay which can be sealed with cement and secured further with nuts and bolts.
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Arnold, Price

Combination Roller and Protector.

Description: Patent for a new and improved roller and protector for maps and charts. This design consists, "with the case having longitudinal slot at its under side, the caps upon the ends of the case and formed with ears, the springs upon the case having their ends engaging the ends of the caps, metal bearings in the ends of the caps, the roller within the case with its pintles journaled in said bearings, and the cord wound upon the roller at one end in a reverse direction to the article carried by the rol… more
Date: June 24, 1890
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.

Cord-Fastener for Envelopes.

Description: Patent for a device for attaching a chord on a merchandise envelope or a similar package that provides "a means for permanently holding one end of the chord in an improved and secure manner, and adapted for temporarily securing the free end when desired" (lines 11-14).
Date: June 25, 1895
Creator: Scougale, Malcom

Curry Comb.

Description: Patent for a new and improved curry-comb. This design "has relation to that class of curry-combs provided with detachable and reversible handles, and has for its object to provide simple and effective means whereby the handle can be readily detached from the comb and replaced in a reverse position, or removed for the purpose of economizing for space in packing for transportation" (lines 17-24).
Date: June 8, 1886
Creator: Johnson, Thomas Jefferson
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