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Hall County

Description: Blue line print of a survey map of Hall County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. A group of three separate tracts are outlined in red pencil and labeled W. J. Lewis, A. C. Hughes, and [city of] Turkey. Scale [ca. 1:177,777] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1916
Creator: Ehlinger, L. & Bramlette, H. M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Windmill.

Description: Patent for "a new windmill design to improve the construction of windmills and to provide a simple, durable, and efficient one" (lines 11-12)
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Benson, Arthur Edgar
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fumigator.

Description: Patent for an improved fumigator that has a furnace, a fan casing, a fan inside the casing, a discharge in the casing, an air chamber with dampered openings between the furnace and the casing, a perforated partition between the furnace and the chamber, and a nozzle and hose coming from the driving device.
Date: August 21, 1894
Creator: Horne, Edward G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cultivator Foot.

Description: Patent for a cultivator foot that allows shovels or sweep blades to be quickly attached to it or detached from it.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Vance, Caughey C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Envelop.

Description: Patent for an envelope that employs a lock and seal mechanism to increase security of contents. The envelope cannot be opened without tampering or mutilating the envelope.
Date: January 26, 1915
Creator: Wallace, Curtis C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Planter.

Description: Patent for a Planter that is adjustable used to drops seeds, forming a covered furrow so that sub-soil may be plowed.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Baker, Gustavus A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rail Joint

Description: Patent for stronger design of rail joints for laying train tracks. Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: February 15, 1916
Creator: Stephenson, William A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Rat and Mouse Trap.

Description: Patent for a cheaper and more effective trap that displays live bait but is unreachable to animals. The trap will make it "impossible for animals to escape after they have been captured" (lines 26-28), including illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Bevers, William S., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Trailing Device

Description: Patent for an automatic trailing device. This device is made to "successfully follow the tracks of the front vehicle without the use of a driver on the vehicle in tow" (lines 14-17).
Date: February 24, 1920
Creator: Sloan, Charles Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fuel-Valve Lock for Motor-Cars.

Description: Patent for a fuel shut-off valve for motor cars. The device would prevent fuel from flowing from the tank to the engine with the turn of a key, preventing the vehicle from being stolen.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: McQueen, Roy O. & Batson, Joseph A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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