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Heel Brace.

Patent for a new and improved heel-brace. This design "consist[s] in a semi-circular rim provided with two downward side extensions, the lower ends of said extensions being provided with inwardly extending lugs adapted to lie under the heel of a boot or shoe, said rim being also provided on its rear side with a downwardly-extending projection shorter than the side extensions, the lower ends of the extensions being provided with openings for the reception of screws" (lines 63-73).

Date: December 28, 1886

Creator: Edney, Cartwright Jones

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hearth for Fire Places.

Patent for a new and improved hearth for fireplaces. This design "ha[s] a depression in its upper side, and a lid hinged to the hearth at the rear end of the depression, so as to fill the same when not in use" (lines 93-96).

Date: July 26, 1887

Creator: Moore, John Thomas

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Carriage Top Prop.

Patent for a new and improved prop for carriage tops. This design consists in "a prop-joint for vehicles, the combination of the bow, the prop-casting having the circumferential flanges lying against the opposite sides of the bow, and the opposite extension plates lying against and secured by screws to the rear edges of the bow" (lines 70-75).

Date: July 31, 1888

Creator: Jacobs, William Ramsey

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spark-Arrester

Patent for "spark-arresters of that type in which the sparks are extinguished by water contained in a suitable receptacle forming part of the apparatus" (lines 22-25).

Date: October 23, 1888

Creator: Smith, James Henry

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate for Railway Tracks.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a shaft crossing a railway-track and provided with weighted depending ends, with rollers connected eccentrically to said ends, a gate connected to said shaft, and lever and bar apparatus for operating said weighted ends from the vicinity of the rails" (lines 41-47).

Date: December 25, 1888

Creator: Jacobs, William Ramsey & Houston, Samuel Callahan

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plotter.

Patent for an improvement in "surveying-instruments, and has for its object to produce a simple device whereby certain information can be obtained without the necessity of auxiliary calculations,” (lines 12-15) includes illustration.

Date: March 24, 1891

Creator: Smith, Valentine Hartgroves

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Coupling.

Patent for an automatic coupling that can be used in any car and without replacing the existing draw-head. Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: December 29, 1891

Creator: Taylor, Debos & Taylor, William M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate Latch.

Patent for a new and improved gate-latch. This design "relates to gate-latches; and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which will be simple in construction and efficient in operation, and to provide a gate-latch that not only permits the gate to be opened in both directions, but also prevents the same from being opened or lifted from its hinges by the stock, and also a latch that can be easily manipulated without dismounting from the horse" (lines 8-17).

Date: May 10, 1892

Creator: Brown, William

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Car and Air-Brake Coupling

Patent for an invention that provides "a single structure in which the air-brake pipes will be simultaneously coupled with the coupling of a car" (lines 14-17).

Date: September 6, 1892

Creator: Thomas, James Bryant

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Air-Pipe Coupling.

Patent for an improved air-pipe coupling that is airtight and watertight and has a flexible union for railroad cars.

Date: May 2, 1893

Creator: Thomas, James Bryant

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Convertable Corn Sheller and Grater.

Patent for a simple and inexpensive convertible corn sheller and grater that, when shelling, can fill a receptacle without spilling or clogging. The sheller also separates dust from the corn. The grater is easily removable for cleaning.

Date: February 20, 1894

Creator: Crockett, William E.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Kitchen-Cabinet.

Patent for "a more complete and convenient kitchen cabinet... with an effective and desirable sink attachment, whereby dirty water may be easily disposed of." (Lines 9-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: May 28, 1895

Creator: Brooks, John M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stove.

Patent for "a stove in which the heat may be shifted to various parts thereof to the exclusion of other parts," and "wherein the radiation of the heat from the bottom of the heat-passage is made to heat a secondary or supplemental oven, thereby making use of heat which is otherwise lost." (Lines 19-30) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: May 28, 1895

Creator: Brooks, John M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combination-Plow.

Patent for a combination-plow that "may be combined with facility to form a variety of plows designed for work of different kinds, the present invention being an improvement upon that shown and described in Patent No. 492,462, granted to [the inventor] February 28, 1893" (lines 10-15).

Date: July 14, 1896

Creator: Dean, John Rowe

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Faucet.

Patent for an improvement on a previous faucet, patent no. 539,633. This faucet is "a valve-seat consisting of a cylinder having an internal shoulder, a tubular valve operating within said cylinder and below said shoulder, a packing-ring carried by said valve and engaging said shoulder, a piston-road attached to said valve for operating the same, and a drop-valve in the lower end of said tubular valve, substantially as specified" (lines 60-69)

Date: January 18, 1897

Creator: Murphy, George S.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department