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Cotton-Picking Machine.

Description: Patent for improvements to cotton picking machines "of that class in which the cotton-boll is caught on the end of a revolving picker" (lines 11-12). Improvements include a combination of a revolving drum with hollow tubular arms attached to the drum, as well as revolving pickers attached to those arms. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 27, 1897
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Misión La Bahía]

Description: Photograph of the Misión La Bahía in Goliad, Texas. The entrance of the Misión is not visible in this photograph, however the towers are. There are two octagonal windows on the middle wall of the Misión. On the left side of the image there is an abundance of trees and shrubs next to the Misión. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads "Goliad Misión La Bahía".
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Misión La Bahåa Front Entrance]

Description: Photograph of the front entrance of the Misión La Bahåa. The entrance of the Misión is an arch shape, and it faces the left side of the photograph. There is a grouping of cacti in the immediate foreground and a palm tree in the background by the entrance. On the right side of the photograph, there is a man sitting beside the building. Behind the Misión, a grassy field is visible. The back of the photograph has a handwritten note that reads "Goliad Misión La Bahåa".
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Mission in Goliad, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a mission in Goliad, Texas. On the left side of the photograph, there is a hallway with five arches attatched to the main building. There is a tower in the middle of the building with an arch window at the very top. There are a few sparse trees that cover the building in the background. On the back of the photograph, there is a handwritten note that reads "Goliad- Mission where Anamaria college was."
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Window-Shadde Adjuster

Description: Patent for improvements for the window shade adjuster. The window shade adjuster limits the amount of light from entering through a window by providing a slidable bar that can be moved.
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Fechner, Albert H. & Fechner, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Ironing Apparatus

Description: Patent for improvement to an ironing apparatus to "produce a cheap portable ironing-machine, with which any capable person (and even children) can with very liggle fatigue and labor, do the ironing for a large family in a very short time".
Date: July 18, 1876
Creator: Martin, James
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Harrow Attachment.

Description: Patent for a harrow attachment "that is efficient and durable, cheap to manufacture, and can be readily placed on or removed from cultivators" (lines 19-22).
Date: August 17, 1911
Creator: Smith, Alexander
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Planting Attachment for Cultivators

Description: Patent for a planter attachment for cultivators that will automatically discharge seeds as the cultivator breaks up the soil. The design aims to keep the planter mechanism vertical regardless of the angle at which the cultivator is being used, and allows the planter to be readily attached to and operated with existing cultivators without requiring any adjustments to the construction of the cultivators.
Date: unknown
Creator: Passmore, Herbert J. & Neyland, William M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hay-Press

Description: Patent for a hay press "so that two bales will be formed in the press. . .thereby saving time and labor, and also to simply the construction of the parts without the sacrifice of power, strength, and durability" (lines 15-20).
Date: February 5, 1889
Creator: Champion, William Smith
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Baling Press

Description: Patent for a baling press that improves the baling of hay. The baling press is capable of receiving continuous stream of hay providing the maximum of leverage for operating the press plunger. Illustrations included.
Date: August 25, 1903
Creator: Stopple, John J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Holder for Mechanics' Rules.

Description: Patent for a wearable holster for a mechanics' ruler. It aims to protect the ruler, make it easier to carry and is quickly removable. Including illustration.
Date: August 15, 1905
Creator: Whitby, Joseph P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hat-Box

Description: Patent for improved collapsible hat box, which may be folded into a small compact mass.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Fechner, Albert H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hay-Press

Description: Patent for improvements in the construction and design of baling presses for compressing hay for baling.
Date: July 12, 1887
Creator: McNeill, Charles DeWitt
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Feed-Trough

Description: Patent for feed trough. This is an improvement to the feed trough which already exists. This trough is "cylindrical in form" and allows for easier and cleaner access for those tending to the animals.
Date: November 24, 1914
Creator: Fechner, Albert H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sheep-Shears.

Description: Patent for sheep shears that have a knife that goes in a circular motion and keeps dirt out of the inner parts of the shears.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Bechtol, William Scott
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Picker

Description: Patent for useful improvements in cotton-picking machines involving "two drums or endless chains of slats, upon which picker arms are mounted" (lines 9-11).
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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