HAND. 



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Claim, i. The blade D, having a cutting- 

 edge curved on an arc of a circle, and extend- 

 ing horizontally in a right line from side to 

 side, so that every portion of said edge shall 

 lie in the same plane, and having its upper 

 face extending rearwardly in an upward uni- 

 formly-curved direction, in combination with 

 the upturned sides ff, and the shank a, termi- 

 nating in a shoe b, to which the blade is re- 

 movably connected, substantially as described. 



2. The beam A, with teeth B, and provided 

 with the rear extension C, leaving spaces at 

 the sides of the latter, in combination with 

 the blade D, connected to the extension C, 

 and having turned up sides /, and, with the 

 handles G, secured to the front end of the 

 beam A, substantially as described. 



202,951. GEORGE KINGSLAND, 



Kingsland, N. J. Strawberry- Vine Cutters. 



Apr. 30. 1878. Filed Feb. 26, 1878. 



Claim. 1. The reversible rake D, connected 

 with the axle B by the rods d, in combination 

 with the sharp-edged wheels or circular cutters 

 C on said axle, whereby the apparatus is made 

 capable of use either by drawing or pushing, 

 substantially as herein set forth. 



2. The organized apparatus, comprising the 

 sharp-edged wheels or circular cutters C, ad- 

 justable on the axle B by means of the set- 

 screws c, the reversible rake D, and the frame 

 A, provided with a tongue or draft-pole, the 

 whole combined for use and operation substan- 

 tially as herein set forth. 



203,643. CALVIN W. POLEN Hazel 

 Dell, 111. Garden-Hoes. May 14, 1878. 

 Filed Mar. 29, 1878. 



Claim. The hand-bar frame A, consisting 

 of a plate, with the open arch a, the socket a 1 , 

 and the horizontal slotted arms a 2 a 3 , in com- 

 bination with handle B, braces C, and hoes D, 

 substantially as shown and described. 



207,495. CHARLES FEY, Brooklyn, 



N. Y. Malt-Plows. Aug. 27, 1878. Filed 



Mar. 13, 1878. 



Claim. The combination, in a malt-plow, 

 of a plowshare, A, a supporting-plate B, and a 

 handle, C, substantially as shown and de- 

 scribed. 



212,575, EUGENE RUHLMANN, 



Lockport, N. Y. Cultivators. Feb. 25, 



1879. Fi!ed June 18, 1878. 



Claim. 1. The combination, with the plat- 

 form A, of the cultivator hoes or knives de- 

 scribed, having the beveled shanks 2, engaging 

 the beveled lugs c c' , said hoes being adjustably 

 held to the platform by the clamping-plate 1, 

 having its beveled edges engaging the adjacent 

 beveled edges of said shanks 2, as and for the 

 the purpose specified. 



2. As an improved article of manufacture, 

 cultivator knives constructed entirely of sheet 

 metal, said knives having the standards 4 ar- 

 ranged obliquely to the plane of the blades 5, 

 and their upper ends provided with radial pro- 



jections and indentations 3, stamped into said 

 standards, substantially in the manner as and 

 for the purpose specified. 



3. The knives described, consisting of the 

 separate shanks 2 . having beveled edges, and 

 one end bent at right angles, said bent end 

 being provided with radial indentations around 

 the bolt-hole, and the knives 5, provided on 

 their uprights 4 with the radial projections 3, 

 said knives being, secured to the shanks 2 by 

 the bolts 6, as specified. 



4. In a cultivator, the knives described, hav- 

 ing the front shank, 2, forwardly and the rear 

 shank rearwardly inclined, and provided .with 

 detachable knives, having the part 4 forwardly, 

 the part 5 rearwardly, and the corners 7 down- 

 wardly inclined, as and for the object specified. 



214,496. HORACE D. EDDY, Glen- 

 ville, Ohio, assignor of one-half his right to 

 Robert Foster, same place. Sod Trimmers. 

 Filed Dec. 31, 1878. Apr. 22, 1879. 

 Claim. 1. In a sod-trimmer, the combina- 

 tion, with one of the axle-adjusting plates, of 

 the plow connected therewith, and adapted to 

 be adjusted vertically with reference to said 

 plate, substantially as set forth. 



2. In a sod-trimmer, the combination, with 

 one of the axle-adjusting plates, of the plow- 

 colter connected therewith, and adapted to be 

 adjusted vertically with reference to said plate, 

 substantially as set forth. 



3. In a sod-trimmer, the combination, with 

 the two part axle, of the adjusting-plates re- 

 spectively secured to each axle part, said plates, 

 one or both, being provided with a plow and 

 rotary colter, connected therewith in a manner 

 whereby they may be vertically adjusted, sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



237,057. HENRY B. SHERWOOD, 



Westport, Conn. Hand-Cultivators. Jan. 



25, 1 88 1. Filed Aug. 19, 1880. 



Claim, r. In a hand-cultivators, the com- 

 bination of the wheel A, the forked and slotted 

 beam B, the axle-bolt C, the bent standard D, 

 carrying hoe G, and having a serrated for- 

 ward end engaging the serrated holding-block 

 F, the handle-holder I, the handle J, the arm 

 M, and the spiral spring O P, as and for the 

 purpose specified. 



2. In a hand-cultivator, the combination, 

 with the beam B and the handle-holder I, of 

 the curved and channeled arm M, the fastening 

 N, and the spiral spring, made in two parts, 

 O P, the lower part, O, having its upper end 

 bent inward to engage with the channeled arm 

 M, and the upper part, P, having its upper 

 end bent upward to engage with the cross-bar 

 of the handle-holder I, whereby the handle 

 can be adjusted at any desired inclination, as 

 set forth. 



3. The combination, with the bars T, carry- 

 ing the fender-plates S and the beam B, of the 

 connecting-rod W, having a U-bend or loop in 

 its middle part to receive the beam, substanti- 

 ally as herein shown and described, whereby a 



