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Hame Fastener.

Description: Patent for a new and improved hame fastener. This design consists, "with the bar provided with a rack and longitudinal ways, of the housing provided at each end with downwardly and inwardly projecting lugs engaging said ways, and a spring provided with a stop, the link seated in a groove on the housing provided with a finger-hold, and an offset on said link adapted to strike against a projection on the spring for limiting the movement of said link" (lines 64-73).
Date: May 20, 1890
Creator: Anderson, Lee
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Hoe.

Description: Patent for various types of hoes as garden tools, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1898
Creator: Norwood, Edwin Osbern
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Horse-Power Press.

Description: Patent for improvements in horse-power presses by using a combination of a “frame and a shaft mounted therein, carrying an eccentric provided with a groove, of a packing-rod having a pivoted arm, carrying a roller working in said groove.” (Lines 87-91) This newly designed press is “reversible—that is to say, the eccentric may be rotated to the right or left and the same result produced on the packing-rods and in equally as effective a manner.” (Lines 75-79) Illustration is included.
Date: October 20, 1891
Creator: Willis, William Beale
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Ice-Cream Freezer

Description: Patent for "an improvement in that class of ice-cream freezers in which the cream is taken up and frozen by contact with a revolving cylinder containing some refrigerant, and is removed therefrom by means of a suitable scraper" (lines 7-12).
Date: January 20, 1891
Creator: O'Neall, James M.
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Ice-Cream Freezer.

Description: Patent for an ice-cream freezer that has "a novel construction and relative arrangement of the refrigerating box and the cream cups as will be described whereby to secure a more compact and convenient arrangement of cups and also to effect a rapid and thorough freezing of the cream as desired" (lines 9-14).
Date: March 20, 1894
Creator: Stidham, James S.
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Ironing-Table.

Description: Patent for an improved folding ironing-table that has "its top pivoted to the longer of two pairs of legs, the shorter pair designed to hold a cross bar which is adapted to support the table top about midway its length, when the table is opened and set up for use" (lines 18-22).
Date: November 20, 1894
Creator: Coleman, Robert Franklin
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Lantern.

Description: Patent for an inexpensive, simple, and efficient lantern meant to be used outside in high winds, and can carry a candle or oil light.
Date: August 20, 1895
Creator: Seys, Cornelius D.
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Metal-Cutting Shears.

Description: Patent for simple and effective metal-cutting shears that cuts hot or cold metals. The shears are mounted on a frame, and a hand-operated lever forces the upper shear down.
Date: November 20, 1894
Creator: Autrey, Benjamin P.
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Mole-Trap

Description: Patent for a design for a mole trap that can be cheaply made but is also easy to set and use while also being reliable in trapping both moles and other small creatures.
Date: December 20, 1892
Creator: Nelson, George
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Mosquito-Net Frame.

Description: Patent for a mosquito-net frame that can support a tester, but does not require one to operate. The net can be draped over a bed and moved out of the way again without interfering with the tester.
Date: February 20, 1894
Creator: Lottman, Albert C.
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Newspaper-File.

Description: Patent for improvements in newspaper-holders by using a long metallic “piece bent at its upper end to form a spring and a means of suspension for the holder, and also bent at its lower end to form a similar spring and a hand-grasp, an upper and a lower loop connected to the bent ends of the metallic piece, and a retaining-tongue pivotally connected to the lower loop and having a hooked end for engaging the upper loop” (lines 82-89) to hold the newspaper. Illustration is included.
Date: October 20, 1891
Creator: Jaehnig, Charles H.
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Nut-Lock

Description: Patent for a "cheap, simple, and durable nut-lock which will be efficient to prevent a nut from working loose on a bolt, to prevent the bolt from turning in its socket, and to also permit the bolt to work or play slightlyin its socket to yield to the movement of the rails when a train is passing" (lines 20-26).
Date: September 20, 1892
Creator: Nelms, Alexander P.
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Oar Lock Attachment.

Description: Patent for an oar-lock attachment that allows the oar to be removed but not easily disconnected, using a hook on the oar with a spring plate and an eye on the boat gunwale, with illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1892
Creator: Livingston, Joseph R.
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Plant for Generating Electricity.

Description: Patent for a "simple, durable, compact, and reliable plant, house, or means operated by the force and energy of the wind without supervision or attention, and generating electricity and storing the same for use" (lines 10-14).
Date: August 20, 1895
Creator: Bowen, George R.
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Process of and Apparatus for Refining Cotton Seed Oil.

Description: Patent for improving the refining and purifying cotton-seed oil through a series of refining tanks. A quantity of crude cotton-seed oil is first run into the refining tanks and the oil is heated and thoroughly agitated by means of rotary blades. After a period of settling, the oil is drawn through a purifying tank.
Date: October 20, 1891
Creator: Grant. W. A.
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Process of Treating Slag and Furnace Therefor.

Description: Patent for a process of treating slag and furnace therefore. It has an improved method for separates melted metals produced during smelting and extracting the precious metals from slag. The richer matte and base-bullion run off separately and into separate taps.
Date: August 20, 1895
Creator: van Cleve, Charles M. & Rhodes, Robert D.
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Pump.

Description: Patent for improvements in pumps especially adapted for deep wells by using different approaches to construct and arrange the strainer, the working barrel, the conical valve seat and other parts to pump the water upward. Illustration is included.
Date: October 20, 1891
Creator: Branham, Robert
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Quilting-Frame.

Description: Patent for a quilting-frame that holds "the quilt in position to be sewed with an ordinary sewing machine" (lines 13-14). The frame has rollers on it.
Date: November 20, 1894
Creator: Broadfoot, Thomas W.
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Quilting-Machine.

Description: Patent for a quilting-machine that is meant to "improve the construction of quilting attachments for sewing machines, and to provide a simple and inexpensive one, which will be capable of lateral vibrations, longitudinal movement, and a rotary motion, in order that any form of design may be worked" (lines 12-17).
Date: November 20, 1894
Creator: Click, Washington B. & Click, Isaac A.
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Rake.

Description: Patent for a rake that is meant for raking loose stumps, brush, and similar articles from fields. The rake is pulled along, and two wheels form an axle where the rake is balanced. There are two rake-lifting levers.
Date: October 20, 1896
Creator: McIlroy, Archibald Yell & McIlroy, Joseph Lee
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Reversible Spring-Motor.

Description: Patent for a spring-motor for bicycles, street and railway cars, and other vehicles which is meant "to accumulate and store surplus power which is usually lost in stopping vehicles and in holding back the same when descending steep grades, the purpose being to utilize such stored power for the purpose of propelling the vehicle up an incline or at whatever point additional power may be found desirable." (Lines 17-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 20, 1897
Creator: Click, John Jones
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Safety-Razor.

Description: Patent for new and improved safety razor, which will be similar to an ordinary razor, and "can be used either in its safety form or in the ordinary manner" (lines 15-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 20, 1897
Creator: Bradley, Richard Sherman.
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