tag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:/itemsItems2022-08-05T18:31:03Ztag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2043482018-07-11T14:03:18Z2022-08-05T18:31:03ZCar coupling patent filed in Great BritainA document providing the "complete specification" for the "improvements in automatic car couplings" invented by Albert Fontayne, Sr. of Chicago, Illinois. The patent application was filed in London, England by Herbert and Company on behalf of Fontayne on August 4, 1891 and accepted on December 5, 1891.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library