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Flue Scraper

Patent for a new and improved boiler tube scraper which will allow for easier insertion and removal, including illustrations and instructions.

Date: April 8, 1913

Creator: Lorenz, William Adam

Cactus Burner.

Patent for a cactus burner that burns spines off of cacti using a liquid fuel burner. Document explains the different parts of the cactus burner and why it is an improvement over current ones in use.

Date: April 15, 1913

Creator: Ploch, Alex

Patent for improvement in process of baling cotton is to “heat the cotton-bat at a point between the gin-condenser and the pressing-rollers, exposing the heated bat while incompact to the action of dry air, then compress the cotton-bat into bale form.” (Page 2, lines 39-43) Illustration is included.

Date: April 29, 1902

Creator: Reagan, Edgar

Roller-Press.

Patent for roller-presses that form cylindrical bales from cotton-bat delivered from the gin-condenser to the press. The invention is meant to make the structure more compact and lighter, with greater strength and capacity; to relieve friction; to automatically change pressure as the bale increases; to form the bale without a core; and to improve various aspects of completing the bales.

Date: April 29, 1902

Creator: Reagan, Edgar

Ironing-Table.

Patent for an ironing table with an improved construction that makes it easily adjustable so a person of any height can iron easily and keeps clothes being ironed off the floor.

Date: April 4, 1893

Creator: Smith, Millage M.

Water-Elevating Device.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, efficient, and durable water-elevating device meant to be used in collecting water from wells, cisterns, &c., and can be used in domestic and commercial settings. "Power may be increased [in the invention] to enable an operator to raise large quantities of water with facility" (lines 13-15).

Date: April 30, 1895

Creator: Taylor, James B.

Refrigerator.

Patent for an efficient refrigerator meant to preserve meat, dairy, and produce. The refrigerator uses evaporating water to cool the food, not ice. There are inner and outer layers, a large water pan with vertical drip openings, and inner screen walls.

Date: April 17, 1894

Creator: Denson, Joseph

Improvement in Dish Cleaners and Drainers.

Patent for a convenient and cheap article of household ware for washing dishes, glassware, and similar articles of household use.

Date: April 18, 1876

Creator: Harper, Elijah S., Sr.