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  1. Corn Seeder, 1893 - Planter, Corn

    Corn Seeder, 1893. Wooden corn seeder has a red painted finish. The base of the vertical wooden piece is hinged with a spring to another wooden piece. A disk inside the bottom of the cylinder spins revealing holes beneath that allow seeds to pass through when compressed. The canister is attached to the small wooden piece by a rod. Similar rods attach to a kick plate that are affixed to the small wooden piece on the other side. At the top of the l...

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    Corn Planter
  2. Knapps Side-Hill Plow Patent Model - Model, Patent

    Knapps Side-Hill Plow Patent Model, 1875. Model is made of wood and metal. Plow blade is in the shape of an arrow and is angled so it rests on one edge of the arrow point. Plow has two wooden handles, connected with a crossbar, that start wide and angle inwards to meet at the metal base. Attached to center of cross bar is a metal rod with looped handle at top. Rod is parallel to plow handles. In the center of plow handles, where they start to me...

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    Knapps Side Hill Plow Patent Model, 1875
  3. Letters Patent No. 1186488, Apparatus for Stripping Brussels Sprouts - Patent, Letters

    Letters Patent No. 1186488, Apparatus for Stripping Brussels Sprouts, November 7, 1968. Document outlines United Kingdom patent 1186488 to Aldo Giusti of Half Moon Bay for his apparatus for stripping Brussels sprouts. The front page shows the patent license with interior pages containing detailed specifications and diagrams. The cream-colored paper cover shows the coat of arms for Great Britain printed in black ink at top center and embossed on a...

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    Letters Patent No. 1186488, November 7, 1968
  4. Letters Patent No. 3,601,406, Golf-Practicing Apparatus - Patent, Letters

    Letters Patent No. 3,601,406, Golf-Practicing Apparatus, August 24, 1971. Paper document outlines United States patent 3,601,606 issued to Aldo Giusti of Half Moon Bay for his Golf-Practicing Apparatus. The front page shows the signed patent license with interior pages containing detailed specifications and diagrams. The document is bound with three metal grommets and a blue fabric ribbon. The off-white folded cover is printed in black ink and fe...

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    Letters Patent No. 3,601,406, Golf-Practicing Apparatus, August 24, 1971
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    The Important Role Patents Played in Raychem's Creativity and How They Protected Millions of Dollars of Products, October 2, 2018. Presentation given by Larry Schwartz at a Raychemer luncheon. The event was held at Michaels at Shorline restaurant on October 2, 2018. Recorded on DVD. Running time 00:37:02.

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    The Important Role Patents Played in Raychem's Creativity and How They Prot

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