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44,215. S. J. OLMSTED, Binghamton, 



N. Y. Plows. Sep. 13, 1864. 



The object of this invention is to provide for 

 treating a wider or narrower furrow by adjust- 

 ing the mold-board. This is accomplished by 

 pivoting the mold-board to the share in such a 

 manner that may be elevated or depressed ob- 

 liquely, and thus accomplish the desired ob- 

 ject. 



Claim. Constructing plows with movable 

 or adjustable mold-board moving up and down, 

 substantially as herein set forth. 



51,917. OSCAR F. BURTON, New 



York, N. Y.,andLORAB. HOIT, Cedar. 



Falls, Iowa. Plows. Jan. 9, 1866, 



The mold-board is made of glass ; its edge 



is inserted in grooves in the share, and it is 



clamped by its upper edge and outer corner to 



the stock. 



Claim. 1. Making the mold-board of a 

 plow entirely of glass, substantially as and for' 

 the purpose described. 



2. The combination of clamps c d and V- 

 shaped grooves a b, for the purpose of attach- 

 ing the mold-board D, without bolts or screws, 

 substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 



55,984. SOLOMON BECKETT, Olive 



Branch, Ohio. Plows. July 3, 1866. 



The front edge of the mold-board is protect- 

 ad by an overlapping "shin" plate attached to 

 the cutter. 



Claim. 1. The sheathing plate B, fitted and 

 secured to mold-board A of a plow, for the 

 purpose above described and set forth. 



2. The sheathing plate B, in combination 

 with cutter C. 



57,463. GEORGE A. BEARD, Cave- 

 town, Md. Mold-Boards for Plows. Aug. 

 28, 1866. 



The extended surface of the mold-board pre- 

 vents choking in briers or tall grass. 



Claim. The elevation and enlarged exten- 

 sion of the mold-board of the plow, as above 

 described, and nothing else or more. 



58,855. JAMES S. MARSH, Lewis- 

 burg, Penn. Plows. Oct. 16, 1866. 

 Claim. Constructing the mold-board of a 

 turn plow with an upper extension b, having 

 a concave depression a formed in it above the 

 highest point of entrance into the ground, 

 substantially as described. 



59,267. L. P. RIDER, Munson, Ohio. 



Mold-Boards for Plows. Oct. 30, 1866. 



The mold-board is so constructed that the 

 lower inner corner of the furrow slice shall pass 

 in a straight line along it. 



Claim. The construction and arrangement 

 of the plow mold-board in the manner and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



66,267. RUFUS TROWBRIDGE, 



. Waterloo, Iowa, Shovel Plows. July 2, 

 1867. 

 The plate is glass and is let into a recess of 



the share, and its surface is flush with the same. 

 Claim. The combination of a flat glass 

 plate to the face of the share of shovel plows, 

 substantially as specified. 



68102. GILPIN MOORE, Moline, 111., 



assignor to himself and Deere & Co., same 



place. Plows. Aug. 27, 1867. 



Claim. 1. The plan or method herein de- 

 scribed of constructing the mold-boards of 

 plows. 



2. A plow having its mold-board construct- 

 ed of a form corresponding with the form of 

 the under surface of the furrow slice at the in- 

 stant it is severed from the earth, substantially 

 as described. 



68,635. THOMAS MARCH, Dallas, 



Mich. Plows. Sep. 10, 1867. 



The mold-board and landside are of cast 

 iron, and have edge ribs, between which are 

 let in plates of steel, so as to cover nearly the 

 whole surface. 



Claim. The method herein described of 

 constructing the mold board and landside of a 

 plow, substantially as described. 



72,305. S. J. LEACH, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 



Plows. Dec. 17, 1867. 



Claim. 1. Facing the mold-board of a plow 

 with a thin detachable sheet or plate of wood, 

 steel, or other suitable material, substantially 

 as herein shown and described and for the pur- 

 pose set forth. 



2. Forming the mold-board B of a plow with 

 a shoulder b' and with slots or sockets C to re- 

 ceive the forward edge and tongues of the fac- 

 ing plate D, substantially as herein shown and 

 described and for the purpose set forth. 



73,504. WILLIAM S. COLWELL, 



Pittsburg, Pa. Plows. Jan. 21, 1868. 



The mold-board is convex, from heel to 

 point and side to side. 



Claim. A plow provided with a mold-board, 

 having the surface convex, in the manner and 

 for the purpose herein described and set forth. 



74,679. RICHARD GAINES and 

 MELCHI SCOTT, Fairfield, Iowa. Plow 



Mold-Boards. Feb. 18, 1868. 



The glass is secured upon the surface of the 

 mold-board by the marginal flange and the 

 headed studs. 



Claim. 1. The metallic plow mold-board 

 A, provided with V-shaped groove along the 

 edges, and studs or buttons B B on its concave 

 surface, in combination with glass cast over 

 said surface in its molten state, substantially as 

 herein set forth and specified. 



2. The protuberances or knobs C C, arrang- 

 ed as described, for the purpose of securing the 

 mold-board to the plow, substantially as set 

 forth, in combination with the above described 

 mold-board. 



75,987. JOSIAH SEYMOUR, Coven- 

 try, N. Y. Mold-Board for Plows. Mar. 

 24. 1868. 



