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Trombone.

Description: Patent, including illustration, for "a musical instrument slide and is more particularly designated as a bearing or stocking for a trombone or other similar instruments in which it is desirable to provide a smooth bearing for the slidable part of the instrument" (page 1, lines 9-13).
Date: February 17, 1920
Creator: Ackley, William D.

Broom or Brush

Description: Patent for metal brooms or brushes that are "strong and durable, relatively light in weight, and can be inexpensively manufactured" (line 13-15). It is intended for "sweeping snow, mud, slush, and the like" (line 16-17). The patent can also be applied for smaller version of metal brooms or brushes for other purposes.
Date: March 16, 1915
Creator: Airhart, Noah S.

Bucket Excavator.

Description: Patent for "new and useful Improvement in Bucket Excavators, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to excavators of that kind in which a bucked is arranged to travel back and forth upon a runway which is lowered into the ground and which is adapted to determine the cross sectional outline of the ditch or excavation" (lines 5-13).
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Bettis, William I.

Bottle-Stopper.

Description: Patent for "a bottle-stopper which shall not require any wire, cap or clamp for holding it and which shall by reason of its form and of the materials of which it is composed afford a tight joint or seal under all circumstances." (Lines 13-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 11, 1896
Creator: Davis, Clifton H.

Keyboard for Writing Machines.

Description: Patent for improved keyboards for writing machines "having its keys so arranged that the fingers of the operator may rest upon the keyboard in an easy and natural manner, the keys being so disposed with relation to each other that the fingers of the operator may reach all of them with the least possible strain or exertion" (lines 16-22). This improvement allows the operator to work at maximum speed and efficiency.
Date: April 17, 1917
Creator: Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.

Writing-Machine.

Description: Patent for writing-machine mechanism which prolongs the life of the ribbon and provides "means to rotate the platen step by step at each actuation of one or more of the keys" (line 20).
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.

Photographic Copying Apparatus

Description: Patent for a simple and effective photographic-copying apparatus capable of making copies of small objects of different sizes. The machine is for general commercial use "that may be successfully operated by persons not particularly skilled in the photographic art" (lines 23-25) including illustrations.
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Gregory, Oscar T. & Carkhuff, Norman W.

COUPLING PATENT

Description: This patent is for a new coupling system to connect hollow pipes. It is specifically designed to address issues of vibration, which cause the coupling pin to become damaged.
Date: July 10, 1919
Creator: Hiegel, Joseph L.

Cotton-Seed Linter

Description: Patent for an improvement "to prevent the accumulation of lint within the lint-chambers; to provide for the automatic discharge of the lint from the saw-teeth; to provide for a thorough agitation of the seed within the seed-reviews, and, finally, to provide for the delivery of the stripped seed from the machine" (lines 12-19).
Date: August 5, 1890
Creator: O'Brien, Edward J.

Boiler-Skimmer.

Description: Patent for a boiler-skimmer that improves the hinge joint so that water or scum will have free access there and in all positions of the skimmer.
Date: October 14, 1919
Creator: Phillips, Eugene N. & Dick, Harvey H.

Covering for Meats.

Description: Patent for an aromatic asphaltum and paraffin wrap to preserve, protect from air and moisture, and transport meat that will not become brittle under cold temperatures.
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Pletcher, Lyle J.

Cotton-Press.

Description: Patent for a cotton-press that compresses "cotton as it is delivered from the gin into convenient shape and size of bundle, for facilitating the transportation thereof" (lines 12-15).
Date: June 25, 1895
Creator: Taylor, George
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