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- Apparatus for Boring Artesian Wells.
- Patent for an improved and simple apparatus for boring wells that is easily adjustable. The drill head will stay intact in most drilling situations with this apparatus.
- Baling-Press.
- Patent for "a double-acting [screw] baling press...capable of exerting pressure from two directions and operated by two independent mechanisms" (lines 15-18).
- Bed-Brace.
- Patent for a bed brace that consists of end-loops that are held by engage hooks at the ends of the bedstead, fixed draw-wires that connect the outer and inner sides of the end-loops, a tension-loop that is connected to the side rails, tightening link with duplicate rings that slide onto the tension loop, and a transverse twisting-bar.
- Broom-Rack.
- Patent for an improvement in a device to hold brooms and items with handles by simplifying the design and making it more resistant to strain.
- Chain-Steamer.
- Patent for a chain steamer that has an improved means of propulsion with a uniform speed despite a changing current. It does not allow the boat to laterally deflect. It is especially meant to be used with tow boats that travel on fast-moving, shallow streams. It can be used to move ferry boats across fast-moving rivers as well.
- Churn.
- Patent for an improved and simple churn that works easily and quickly. It "is adapted to permit of the simultaneous securing and retention of the cream vessel or receptacle in position in its journaling or carrying frame, as well as the cover upon said vessel, and to provide for the ready removal of said vessel or receptacle and its said cover preparatory to removing the contents of the vessel or the cleaning thereof" (lines 18-25).
- Cinder and Smoke Consuming Apparatus.
- Patent for "devices for conducting exhaust steam, gases and cinders to the fire place of a boiler and is primarily intended for use in locomotive boilers, and its object is to increase the efficiency of such apparatus" (lines 11-16).
- Combination Heel-Sweep Plow.
- Patent for an improved plow that can have "either first a whole heel sweep, or a right or left half heel sweep, second a whole solid sweep, or a right or left half solid sweep, third a right and left turn plow, or a right or left half turn plow" (lines 15-19).
- Combined Car and Air-Brake Coupling.
- Patent for the connection between two railway cars.
- Composition of Matter for Removing Grease, &c.
- Patent for a compound that is meant to remove grease, oil, paint, and similar things from delicate cloth. It is composed of gasoline, chloroform, sulfuric ether, alcohol, spirits of ammonia, powdered borax, powdered carbonate of soda, and saltpeter in lumps.
- Cotton-Bag Carrier.
- Patent for improved cotton sack carrier: "the object of the present invention is to provide a device whereby cotton sacks may be conveniently carried during the picking of cotton from one portion of the field to another without wearing the sack and with convenience to the picker" (lines 10-15).
- Cotton-Press.
- Patent for a simple and inexpensive cotton press that gets cotton from a gin, forms it into a soft bat, and compresses it into a bale. The operator can tie a band around the bale. It consists of a frame, rollers, and gears.
- Curtain-Fixture.
- Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and effective curtain fixture that allows for the curtain to be "easily and quickly raised or lowered bodily so as to admit more or less light through the window, and permit of proper ventilation without the admission of an undesirable amount of light" (lines 14-18).
- Delivery Apparatus for Printing-Presses.
- Patent for "an endless band or apron paper-delivery apparatus, for printing presses, which will automaticall take the sheets of paper from the cylinder and deliver them upon the usual table, in an orderly pile" (lines 24-28).
- Dredging Apparatus.
- Patent for an improved dredging apparatus "and it consists in combining with the well known bucket chain form of excavator a suction pipe provided with a hopper and a crushing or breaking device so that the material being deposited in the hopper by the continuously moving buckets will be carried under the action of gravity to the breaking or crushing device and thence through a suction pipe and pump and delivery pipe to the place of deposit" (lines 9-18).
- Fastening for Nailless Horseshoes.
- Patent for a detachable nailless horseshoe that consists of a shoe-plate with front and side wings, links attached to the front wings, half-bands that are attached to the side wings, and lugs.
- Furnace.
- Patent for improvements in furnaces. Patent for "a new and improved design for furnaces for returning smoke and gas to the ash pit" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations. Patent for a new furnace design, including illustrations.
- Gate.
- Patent for a gate that swings outward whenever it is unlatched that consists of an eye-joint that connects the gate to the post that turns vertically and horizontally, an extended toprail, a lever, and a pivot.
- Gate.
- Patent for an improved vertically swinging gate. Includes illustrations and instructions.
- Grain-Planter.
- Patent for an inexpensive, simple, and durable grain planter that plants large grains like corn, peas, and wheat. The improved machine is perfectly timed and does not crush the seeds.
- Hoe Attachment for Cultivators.
- Patent for an improved cultivator with a hoe-attachment that can be "thrown into and out of operation and employed for thinning crops simultaneous with the cultivation of the same with as much convenience and accuracy as the ordinary hand hoe and with greater expedition" (lines 13-18).
- Holder for Ink-Bottles.
- Patent for a holder for mucilage bottles, ink bottles, or similar containers. "The invention consists of a wire rest or holder bent to form a horizontal base and upwardly projecting clamping-arms" (lines 16-18).
- Machine for Forming Wire Articles.
- Patent for an improved machine that makes wire coils, springs, pins, and similar wire formations. "The invention has for its objects to provide a simple, cheap and durable device or machine for the purpose named which can be easily operated and capable of turning out a large number of the articles with the expenditure of the minimum amount of time and labor" (lines 22-28).
- Rotary Stock-Cutter.
- Patent for an improved rotary stock cutters "adapted for use as matcher heads, ship lap heads, and ogee bats" (lines 11-12). It has two disks with several curved blades sticking out from each disk.
- Snap-Hook.
- Patent for a snap-hook for general use that can be used for attaching whips, ropes, and similar things to saddles and harnesses. It is composed of a flat metal plate with screw holes, a hook that is secured to the edge of the plate, and a screw.
- Waffle-Iron.
- Patent for a waffle iron that can be operated by placing it on a stove-top. It "consists in a base, a yoke pivoted thereto and swinging in vertical plane, and the molding and cooking irons carried by the yoke" (lines 15-18).
- Wagon Attachment.
- Patent for an improved wagon seat for a wagon that carries butter, eggs, or other salable commodities. The seat folds forward and has double-bottomed seats, and things can be stored inside the seat.
- Washing-Machine.
- Patent for an improved, simple, and efficient washing machine that consists of a casing, ribbed rollers, a belt with slats that is mounted on the rollers, a rubbing board, cross pieces on the rubbing board, and a counter-acting tension spring that holds a chord that is secured to the end of the board.