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Andiron.

Description: Patent for improvement in andirons “which is so arranged as to permit ready access to the fireplace for the purpose of cleaning out the ashes and having a removable fender which is capable of being quickly and readily removed or placed in position to retain the fire and prevent the fire from rolling out the fireplace.” (Lines 47-54.) Illustration is included.
Date: March 26, 1901
Creator: Cox, John Drew

Nut-Lock

Description: Patent for a nut lock, to hold a nut in place or act in place of a washer, including illustrations.
Date: September 25, 1900
Creator: Dowell, Jeff Davis & Galliher, Lawrence M.

Plow.

Description: Patent for a plow, which can cover two rows at a time and which can be used to put out insecticide in the fields.
Date: March 10, 1908
Creator: Farrington, Johnathan W.

Combined Cultivator and Harrow

Description: Patent for a combined cultivator and harrow. "This invention relates to an improved agricultural implement comprising in its construction a cultivator and a harrow, the tooth elements of which are so constructed and supported by the frame as to be capable of being adjusted for operation in several different positions" (line 8-14) illustration included.
Date: June 30, 1903
Creator: Farris, Henry Clay

Step For Carriages

Description: Patent for a step for carriages. This invention is meant "to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device ... for use on buggies, wagons, and other vehicles" (line 8-12). Illustration included.
Date: November 24, 1903
Creator: Hopper, Ceburn Elzworth

Cutting Implement.

Description: Patent for improvements in cutting tools especially adapted for severing bale-ties, cutting wire and pruning trees. This cutting implement has a laterally-extending handle and a detachable cutting blade. Illustration is included.
Date: July 2, 1901
Creator: Lott, William E.

Steam-Condenser.

Description: Patent for a steam condenser, which performs the function of a re-boiler to remove harmful gases from water during the process of making ice.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Pendleton, George W.

Buckle-Hook.

Description: Patent for a new buckle hook, specifically a back-band buckle for use with a harness that is "of simple and inexpensive construction designed to firmly grip the back-band or strap of the harness and retain the same in adjusted position" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date: April 17, 1906
Creator: Reid, William W.

Fly-Trap.

Description: Patent for a fly trap which consists of a motor powered turning cylinder coated in a sticky substance to attract flies, which is placed within a cage to catch flies scraped from the cylinder.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Richbourg, Joseph Fletcher

Lifting-Jack.

Description: Patent for improved construction of lifting jacks with a "vertically-movable screw and capable of enabling the jack to be readily connected with an object at the base of it, whereby the range of the lifting-jack will be materially increased" (lines 14-18).
Date: December 18, 1900
Creator: Sanders, John Thomas
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