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Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists "of a draw-head, a depending hook pivotally mounted therein, a transverse pin arranged on the bottom of the mouth of the draw-head and provided intermediate its ends with a notch to permit the passage of the lower end of the hook, a spring for holding the notch away from the hook, and means for sliding the pin to bring the notch opposite the hook" (lines 83-91).
Date: August 16, 1892
Creator: Davis, William Haywood
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Corner-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer.

Description: Patent for improvements in corn-planters and fertilizer-distributers is to combine the two into one machine by dividing the hopper into two compartments; one for fertilizing material and the other for corn-seeds. The bottom of these two compartments, each has its own opening design to dispense the seeds and fertilizers. Illustration is included.
Date: July 7, 1891
Creator: Davis, William Haywood
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Corn-Planter.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in corn planters, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 25, 1898
Creator: Webb, Richard Haywood
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Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO97-092

Description: Letter opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a county judge must resign his or her office in order to run for state represenative (ID# 39598)
Date: October 13, 1997
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Description: Patent for a "simple, efficient, and comparatively inexpensive wrench of strong and durable construction" (lines 12-14) with a sliding jaw.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Cunningham, Ira & Flowers, Haywood
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Safety-Pocket

Description: Patent for a particular pocket and its attachments that allows access by the owner but prevents objects held within from falling out or easily removed by another person.
Date: July 31, 1906
Creator: McCauley, Walter John
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Cotton-Gin.

Description: Patent for a cotton gin that has a large ginning capacity (similar to saw types of gins) and also preserves the fiber (similar to roller types of gins).
Date: August 19, 1902
Creator: Fuller, James T.
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Automatic Electric Alarm.

Description: Patent for an automatic electric alarm meant to be hooked up to an automatic dry-pipe sprinkler system, and protects against fire. The alarm goes off when the air in the sprinkler pipes falls below a predetermined level. This invention also signals an alert when there is a leak in the pipes, and is an improvement on the circuit-wires for similar alarms.
Date: January 7, 1896
Creator: Williams, George Bayley
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Impact, Winter 1994

Description: Newsletter of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, discussing news and events and activities of the agency, as well as other related topics.
Date: Winter 1994
Creator: Texas. Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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