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Wichita County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Wichita County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, railroads, and the various boundaries along the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil to tentatively identify a tributary of Big Wichita River. Scale [ca. 1:166,667] (5000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1924
Creator: McDonald, H. F. & Giles, J. Bascom
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Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Automobile-Signal.

Description: Patent for turn signal improvements with an aim to improve visibility of signal and ease of replacement with the goal of communicating vehicular movement and reducing accidents.
Date: November 15, 1921
Creator: Squier, William Ernest
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Calk Attachment For Horseshoes

Description: Patent for new and useful improvements in calk attachments for horseshoes. The objective is to provide detachable means applicable to the conventional types of shoe without any modifications.
Date: March 29, 1921
Creator: Douglas, John Davies
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Ruth & Oualline Griffith]

Description: Photograph of Ruth Imogene Griffith at 3 months and Oualline Juanita Griffith at age 4. Ruth was born December 13, 1922, and Oualline was born January 30, 1921. Ruth is the aunt of Sandra Person Wyche. Oualline is Sandra's mother.
Date: March 1923
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Partner: Midwestern State University

Boring and Threading Tool.

Description: Patent for an inexpensive, efficient boring and threading tool that "will enable a smooth and even surface to be produced with a minimum of skill on the part of the operator" (lines 18-21).
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Wells, Daniel Doolittle
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Casing-Pulling Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an apparatus to more easily and more economically remove well-casings from the ground when an oil well is no longer in use.
Date: November 29, 1921
Creator: Wilson, John Hart
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Baby Net Frame.

Description: Patent for a frame that can support a baby net and can be collapsed for easy storage. The frame also features components that prevent collapse and provide stability when in use.
Date: June 6, 1922
Creator: Akers, Blessie E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water-Motor.

Description: Patent for a more powerful and efficient water motor which is durable and comparatively affordable to manufacture.
Date: August 16, 1921
Creator: Brady, Enoch J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pipe-Tongs

Description: Patent for an improvement on the existing design of pipe tongs, the improvement will allow for one individual to hold the tongs, adjust the size around the pipes, and screw or unscrew the pipe alone. Previous designs required two or three individuals.
Date: March 9, 1920
Creator: Hill, Richard Dennie
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Soil map, Wichita County, Texas.

Description: Map shows soil composition, schools, railroads, roads, bridges, and structures; layout of the cities/towns of Wichita Falls, Iowa Park, Burkburnett and Elektra; oil wells and tanks. Includes legend and "Conventional signs"/key to symbols used. Scale [ca. 1:63,360].
Date: 1924
Creator: United States Bureau of Soils
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Wichita County.

Description: Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1924
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Carbureter

Description: Patent for a carburetor. This carburetor is designed to be used with crude oil, and to be easily constructed and operated.
Date: September 6, 1921
Creator: Walker, Sanders
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Flour-Milling Machinery.

Description: Patent for flour milling machinery with reduced costs of equipment and operation, less required space, and improved quality and quantity of flour.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Smith, George T.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Drill Wrench.

Description: Patent for a well drill wrench that improves upon William Ellinger's patent 1,327,379, issued January 6, 1920. This improvement eliminates friction between the rotatable and stationary parts of the wrench and ensures that the rotatable part is fully supported during its entire rotation, "as when screwing or unscrewing the drill bit" (lines 109-110).
Date: November 15, 1921
Creator: Ellinger, William H.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Refrigerator

Description: Patent for a refrigerator made of wood with an inner shell of reinforced concrete and vacuum chamber or metal jacket. "The inner concrete shell is divided into four separate chambers, the former containing ice and the other three being adapted to contain food." (lines 61-64)
Date: April 11, 1922
Creator: Knutson, William K.
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Well-Drill Wrench.

Description: Patent for a well drill wrench that is easily adjustable for different sized drill chucks. Its designs makes rotating the wrench smoother and less likely to slip off of drill chucks.
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Ellinger, William H.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Counter.

Description: Patent for improvements to store counters that can be easily constructed in whatever form fits the user.
Date: July 18, 1922
Creator: Jones, Laurence E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Liquid-Measuring Device

Description: Patent for a device that determines the amount of liquid (particularly gasoline and oil) that flows from its glass container with the end of facilitating the exchange of goods, including illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Meredith, John Dewitt
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spark Plug.

Description: Patent for a spark plug with the capacity to afford an intense spark, prevent leakage of current, and to preclude fouling of the plug in carbon.
Date: October 24, 1922
Creator: Bronson, Fred L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Threading Apparatus For Pipes.

Description: Patent for improvements of the threading apparatus for pipes through a simple attachment to automobiles wheels. Illustrated figures with descriptions are presented to easily show the ways in which the device attaches and is used.
Date: December 28, 1920
Creator: Adkins, Otto O.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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