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Mail-Handling Apparatus

Description: Patent for an improved mail handling apparatus for use in trains that has an automatic mechanism to bridge the auxiliary car and the mail car when the car reaching the end of its track, including illustrations.
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Kerns, George E.

Tire-Tightener.

Description: Patent for a device that can easily expand or retract a tire onto the rim of a wheel. This allows for tires to be easily replaced as well as preventing the tire from slipping off the rim while in use.
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Leischner, Gotthilf

Spring-Caster.

Description: Patent for spring casters. "The principal object of the invention is to construct a caster in such a manner that an adequate resilient support will be obtained for the bed without the use of a spring mattress of like device" (lines 9-13).
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Smith, James A.

Regional Water Plan: Region B

Description: Water plan for Region B describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation plans, drought response plans, the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Biggs & Mathews, Inc.

Churn.

Description: Patent for a churn, which has reciprocatory gear movement inside that allows the milk or cream to be churned faster with less effort.
Date: March 10, 1908
Creator: Mabry, Henry Woodford

Low Down Binder

Description: Patent for low down binder. "This invention relates to new and useful improvements in low down binders; and the object of the invention is to produce an apparatus whereby it will not be necessary to elevate grain, as in common binders, allowing the same to pass down an incline to the packers" (line 14-19). Illustration included.
Date: May 17, 1904
Creator: Wolf, Davis Levi

Vehicle - Axle

Description: Patent for a vehicle axle with removable spindle, whereby spindles of different length may be connected to the axle to change the gage of the vehicle--that is, from a narrow - gage vehicle to a wide-gage vehicle, and vice versa - and also permit of the replacement of an old worn spindle by a new one (Matthews, 1902)
Date: March 6, 1902
Creator: Mathews, Arthur R.

Plow.

Description: Patent for improvements to plows, "designed to loosen and pulverize the upper surface of the ground without turning the same over and without forming furrows, whereby the plowed ground retains its moisture to a greater extent" (lines 7-12) and to also reduce the draft.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Sanders, John

Rotary Engine

Description: Patent for "a new and improved rotary engine which is simple and durable in construction, very effective in operation, and arranged to utilize the motive agent to the fullest advantage, and to permit of convenient and quick reversing whenever desired" (lines 9-15).
Date: September 3, 1901
Creator: Hestand, Hardy & Matthews, Arthur R.

Horseshoeing-Rasp

Description: Patent for improved horseshoeing rasp, both portable and mechanical, which removes extra hoof after shoe is applied to foot. Invention also provides smoother and trimmer hoof with shoe.
Date: March 11, 1902
Creator: Daggett, John P. & Hestand, Hardy

Wichita Falls

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date: 1985
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Location: 33.75 -98.50
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