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Water-Heater

Description: Patent for a water heater that will heat a large quantity of water in a short amount of time. Cool water is delivered to the bottom of the tank, displacing hot water at the top so the tank is always filled with hot water.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Faust, Louis F.

Dental Plate

Description: Patent for an improved dental plate design that fits better in the mouth of the user and allows for easier speaking and eating.
Date: May 20, 1919
Creator: Glaser, Adolph J.

Internal-Combustion Engine.

Description: Patent for a new and improved device within internal combustion engines "whereby water is converted into steam, and then delivered into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine" (lines 13-16). Includes illustrations.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Harwood, William W.

Tobacco-Pouch.

Description: Patent for a tobacco pouch that will fit easily into pockets and hands while still holding the maximum amount of tobacco. There are also improvements on the ease of getting the tobacco out of the pouch.
Date: August 29, 1916
Creator: Shumard, Malnor A. & Shumard, Malnor A., Jr.

Oil - Tank Gage.

Description: Patent for invention of a gage which measures the depth of oil in a tank. This generally lowers the pole in tank until it touches oil.
Date: August 15, 1916
Creator: King, Horace. B.

Slicer.

Description: Patent for an improved kitchen slicer with "a plurality of parallel blades which are secured to a stock or handle so that the entire cutting edges thereof will be arranged beneath the stock or handle and can be readily used for cutting bread, meats and vegetables" (lines 14-19), with illustrations.
Date: February 16, 1915
Creator: McPherson, Patty

Antifriction-Bearing.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in antifriction bearings for " the ends of the hub and means for eluding dust fro the bearings" (line 11 -13).
Date: May 10, 1898
Creator: Hobron, Charles B.

Antifriction-Bearing.

Description: Patent for a new and useful improvements in anti-friction bearings.
Date: April 5, 1898
Creator: Hobron, Charles B.

Ball-Bearing Axle-Box.

Description: Patent for a new and useful ball bearing axle box, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 12, 1898
Creator: Hobron, Charles Bingley

Cleaning Implement.

Description: Patent for a cleaning tool for cleaning chicken coops, sidewalk edges, or removing ice, which combines a scraper/digger, broom, and brush and which fits in small spaces.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Kuettner, Max

Vehicle-Spring

Description: Patent for an improvement to springs "designed particularly for use upon carriages, wagons, and motor or other cars" (lines 11-13).
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Snow, Arthur Leland

Hame and Trace Connector.

Description: Patent for a hame and trace connector for horse harnesses, which can be used for different size horses and attaches securely.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Wren, Benjamin F.

Rotary Brush

Description: Patent for a brush operated by a motor. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Stoerr, Max & Kuettner, Max

Marking Attachment for Planters

Description: Patent for a marking attachment for planters, designed primarily for row markers. Illustrations included.
Date: August 20, 1907
Creator: Spenrath, Max

Poultry Feeder and Waterer

Description: Patent for a feeder designed to supply food and water to poultry.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Kuettner, Max

Pin-Box and Fastener.

Description: Patent for a pin box fastener, which holds the tape inside the box while allowing the pins to be withdrawn.
Date: September 22, 1908
Creator: Kimbler, Henry Randolphus

Double Acting Pump

Description: Patent for a double acting pump. Illustration included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Holekamp, Richard G.

Bag Holder.

Description: Patent for a new and improved bag holder. This design "consists mainly in the combination of certain parts having a capacity for adjustment relatively to the diameter of the bag, with certain parts having a capacity for adjustment relatively to the height of the bag" (lines 17-22).
Date: July 18, 1882
Creator: Holekamp, Julius

Axle Box.

Description: Patent for a new and improved axle-box. This design "relates to that class of axle-boxes in which anti-friction devices are employed for enabling the wheel to revolve on the axle with as little friction and wear as possible. [The] invention consists in providing anti-friction rods or rollers arranged between the axle and the vehicle-hub, and held in place in an improved manner" (lines 8-16).
Date: September 10, 1889
Creator: Hobron, Charles B.

Canceling Stamp.

Description: Patent for a new and improved stamp canceler. This design utilizes a washer, flanges, and vertical slots "for the purpose of adjusting the roughened face of the head . . . so that the correct operation of the face is insured" (65-68). This represents an improvement over previous stamp cancelers.
Date: April 19, 1881
Creator: Grothaus, Frederick E.

Improvement in Hair-Triggers for Fire-Arms.

Description: Patent for "an improved trigger for fire-arms which shall be provided with a hair-trigger in such a way that the hair-trigger may be used or not, as may be desired, which shall be complete in itself, so that it may be applied to any kind of fire-arm without change in its construction" (lines 17-23), includes illustrations.
Date: May 20, 1879
Creator: Toepperwein, Emil A. F.

Tool for Sinking Wells.

Description: Patent for improvements in tools for sinking artesian wells, that the tool “will perform its duty under all circumstance and excavate as well in hard materials as in soft earth, as quicksand and cavey formations, and will not have its functions interfered with when an insufficient flow of water is encountered.” (Lines 17-22) Illustration is included.
Date: June 16, 1891
Creator: Stephenson, James D.
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