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Wick-Regulator for Lamps.

Description: Patent for "an improvement in those lamp-wick regulators which consists of a threaded rod operated by a nut and connected to the wick, whereby the wick may be raised or lowered by operating the nut; and the invention lies in an improved connection between the wick and rod, by which the wick can be raised with more uniformity and ease." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 20, 1894
Creator: Harding, Walter L.
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Folding Penholder

Description: Patent for a foldable penholder. Illustrations included.
Date: August 1, 1911
Creator: Splettstosser, Fritz
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Folding Wagon-Top

Description: Patent for an improved portable vehicle top such as is used upon farm wagons and the like. The wagon-top is constructed so that it may be easily removably connected with a wagon, so that it may be folded when attached to the wagon, and so that it may provide improved means for releasably connecting the supporting leg of the top proper with the standards which carry the top.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Safford, Edward B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Flue-Cleaner.

Description: Patent for a cleaner for a chimney, that is composed of multiple parts and is adjustable.
Date: June 28, 1892
Creator: Pharr, Walter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Saddle Mail Bag.

Description: Patent for new and improved saddle bags. This design calls for a saddle with two metal boxes with hinged doors at the bottom, through which metal pouches, to contain the mail, are inserted. The air left between the top of the pouch and the inside of the box prevents water from seeping into the box and ruining the contents, even when fully submerged.
Date: March 29, 1881
Creator: Beazley, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mole-Trap

Description: Patent for a design for a mole trap that can be cheaply made but is also easy to set and use while also being reliable in trapping both moles and other small creatures.
Date: December 20, 1892
Creator: Nelson, George
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Metal Tie

Description: Patent for a metal railroad tie. Illustrations included.
Date: May 16, 1911
Creator: Caton, Augustus B. & Carter, Ernest A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Wheels for Vehicles.

Description: Patent for improvements to carriage wheels, relating to the socketing ring that braces the spokes between the hub and the rim. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1875
Creator: Nelson, George
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Design for a Shovel Cleaner or Knife.

Description: Design patent for a "shovel cleaner or knife" that has a particular configuration of a handle with a blade. The accompanying illustration is not included.
Date: May 3, 1887
Creator: Legler, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Band-Saw

Description: Patent for improving band-saws for lumber "which can be inexpensively produced, which will not readily crack or otherwise deteriorate in use" (lines 15-18) by "reinforc[ing] the gullets of the teeth that the tendency for cracks to form at this point will be reduced to a minimum" (lines 33-35).
Date: September 28, 1920
Creator: McCormick, Merton H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Link Gear

Description: Patent for a link gear that provides a valve gearing for locomotives resembling a link motion. This link gear has a reduced number of parts compared to other link gears.
Date: unknown
Creator: Flournoy, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Water Cut-Off

Description: Patent for improvements to automatic water cut-offs adapted to be useful "in the event of the falling of temperature to freezing or any other predetermined degree of automatically cutting off the flow of the water." (Lines 18-22).
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Goodridge Wilson B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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