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Automobile.

Description: Patent for an automobile with a mechanism which may be extended to form a tent bed, or folded into a small compass. The folding bed of the automobile may be utilized to storm camp equipment when not used as a bed.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Mackey, Franklin Orville
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fur-Stretcher.

Description: Patent for an improved fur stretcher capable of properly stretching the ends of the skin. Construction is simple which allows for easy application.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Aylor, James C.
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Cooking Utensil

Description: Patent for a device to heat a cooking utensil's content. The object provides a device which will support a receptacle in or outside any type of heating medium. It also requires only a minimal heating surface to radiate heat to all sides of the receptacle as well as the very bottom.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Kirk, Robert B. & Young, Joseph B.
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Door-Hook.

Description: Patent for a low-cost door hook designed for securing screen doors in a closed position which may be operated from either side of the door.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Randazzo, Lillian
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Roller-Bearing Swivel Wrench Plate.

Description: Patent for improvements on Roller-Bearing Swivel Wrench Plates, including illustrations. The goal of this invention is to make the plates more efficient "for use with any suitable fishing tool, or bit for use in oil fields or water well drilling" (lines 12-14).
Date: January 10, 1922
Creator: Harralson, Charles L.
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Collar-Button.

Description: Patent for collar-buttons made of inexpensive, non-metallic material that when applied to bands of unusual commercial form, can adapt itself to the curvature of the band without obstructing the free adjustment of a tie in connection with the folded type of collar.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Baldwin, Lawrence G.
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Fishing Tool

Description: Patent for invention that improves fishing. Not only is the tool used for fishing, it can find and remove objects from the water.
Date: December 6, 1921
Creator: Brown, Charles Henry
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Polished-Rod Clamp.

Description: Patent for improvements in Polished-Rod Clamps that "quickly and easily attached to a rod without the use of tools" (lines 56-57) and "be easily operated at a distance from a pump" (lines 59-60).
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Weister, Edward P.
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Toy Grasshopper

Description: Patent for a toy grasshopper that is able to jump on surfaces once it is set down to simulate the propelled jumping of a grasshopper. Because of its design, primarily of rubber bands and levers, the movement is unique. It is also able to be formed into other animals or insects, as the body is made of wood.
Date: December 14, 1920
Creator: Ford, George E.
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Portable Forge

Description: Patent for a portable forge adapted for use in oil well drilling. Used to create a compact form of a forge for easy breakdown and storage, while also making it easier to transport.
Date: March 1, 1921
Creator: Wright, Samuel E.
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Rotary Moving Picture Machine.

Description: Patent for motion picture machine with interchangeable heads, allowing for change of one reel while the other continues to play undisturbed from same machine.
Date: November 16, 1920
Creator: Hansard, Robert L.
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Shaft Bearing.

Description: Patent for Improvements in Shaft Bearing. This bearing shaft is used to withstand heavy thrusts.
Date: August 24, 1920
Creator: Ball, Authur T.
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Gripping Device.

Description: Patent for equipment for use in the drilling of wells to help with the placement of casing, pipes, etc. by holding it in place
Date: July 11, 1922
Creator: Moody, Joseph F.
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Snap-Hook.

Description: Patent for a novel snap hook that is easily attachable to an object, but cannot be accidentally detached. The hook utilizes a snap engagement with the bill of the hook and a spring. The hook can be disengaged with finger pressure on the plating.
Date: January 27, 1920
Creator: Carroll, Basil M.
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[T&P Trains #5 & #6 Wrecked]

Description: Photograph of a head on collision between T&P trains #5 & #6 east of Cisco, Texas. The left train's engine is #706. Written below the image are "East of Cisco, Texas early 1920's T&P trains 5&6" and "Lucy Simpson Collection."
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: Simpson, Lucy
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Cisco 1920 Sheet 2

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cisco in Eastland County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1920
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Eastland 1920 Sheet 11

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Eastland in Eastland County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1920
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Cisco 1920 Sheet 4

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cisco in Eastland County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1920
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Cisco 1920 Sheet 13

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Cisco in Eastland County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1920
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Eastland 1920 Sheet 20

Description: Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Eastland in Eastland County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1920
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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