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Yardstick-Calculator.

Description: Patent for "a calculating-yardstick adapted for use in connection with the dry goods or any other business in which goods are sold by linear measurement, the object in view being to provide, in connection with a linear measuring scale or rule, an indicating device provided with a plurality of price-scales having relation to the measuring-scale and adapted to indicate the price of a given length of an article at a given price per unit of measure, and also adapted to indicate the length of an art… more
Date: September 1, 1896
Creator: Praeger, Ewald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tuning-Hammer.

Description: Patent for improvements in tuning-hammers by using a handle having a central square hole closed at its upper end, a ferrule around its lower end adapted to receive a tool. The tool is a T shaped head having holes in the ends of its cross-bar and the end of its shank adapted to fit into the handle that can be used to tune pianos. Illustration is included.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Fuchs, Benjamin F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Washing-Machine.

Description: Patent for an improvement to washing machines that will be "simple and economical in construction and efficient in use" (lines 13-14).
Date: September 1, 1885
Creator: Austin, John Overton
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tug and Hip Strap Attachment for Harness.

Description: Patent for a new and improved tug and hip strap attachment for harnesses. This design "relates to an improved tug and hip strap attachment for harness which shall admit of the rapid and convenient attachment or detachment of the horse or horses to or from the vehicle, and which, in case the animal becomes unruly, shall enable it to be instantly detached, thereby avoiding danger of accidents; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class which shall possess superior advantages in p… more
Date: September 1, 1885
Creator: Lain, John James
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Life-Boat.

Description: Patent for an improved life boat that "consists principally of a central closed hull equipped with propelling machinery, and floats extending on the sides of the said hull and rigidly secured thereto, to support the hull in position." (Lines 12-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1896
Creator: James, William F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ironing-Table.

Description: Patent for a simple and durable ironing table that is sturdy when in use and can be folded when not in use. The table is hinged to and held up by a vertical piece of wood. Two sets of legs cross and are centrally pivoted together, one being stopped by the vertical board. When not in use, the table swings up and rests on the board.
Date: September 1, 1896
Creator: Mauritzen, James B. & Tinkle, Jesse C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lifting-Jack.

Description: Patent for an improved lifting jack, which "can be quickly placed beneath the axle of a vehicle and easily removed therefrom" (lines 14-16).
Date: September 1, 1903
Creator: Adair, Benjamin Lockett
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trap

Description: Patent for a trap. This design is for a live trap. Illustration included.
Date: September 1, 1908
Creator: Pierce, William Z.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Cotton and Hay Presses

Description: Patent for new cotton and hay presses with new bailing designs, including illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1877
Creator: Methvin, Boling J.
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Improvement in Hats

Description: Patent for "a new and improved ventilated hat...which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification" (lines 3-5). including instructions and an illustration.
Date: September 1, 1868
Creator: Watkins, M. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stalk-Cutter

Description: Patent for an improved stalk-cutter granted to Reuben L. Price. Improvements made to more effectively trim stalks over uneven ground.
Date: September 1, 1885
Creator: Price, Reuben L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Paper-File

Description: Patent for new improvements in Paper-Files, particularly to that class of paper files which are formed of wire that will allow for the removal of any one paper from the file without the necessitating the removal of any other papers from the file.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Buie, Daniel C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stump-Puller.

Description: Patent for a stump puller consisting of a "frame adapted to be secured to the rear end of a wagon" (lines 15-16) with a drum mounted on the frame. The drum is secured by one end of a cable, the other end of the cable "adapted to be secured to a stump, a ratchet-wheel, pawl, and lever adapted to operate said drum" (lines 18-20).
Date: September 1, 1903
Creator: Hawkins, Fletcher M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow.

Description: Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a plow, of the landside share attachment, provided with the horizontal blade, sloping outward from the point of the plow, made sharp on the said sloping-edge, and having the flange projecting upward from the horizontal blade, and the bolts for securing the said flange and plow together, and the removable landside attachment" (lines 81-89).
Date: September 1, 1885
Creator: Cummins, John Randolph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Motor.

Description: Patent for a new and improved motor. This design "relates to improvements in motors in which a screw or spiral operates in conjunction with suitable gearing; and the object of my improvement is to convert a vertically-reciprocating motion into a rotary for driving any light machinery" (lines 15-20).
Date: September 1, 1885
Creator: Chisholm, Toliver Lynn
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mosquito Net Frame.

Description: Patent for a new and improved mosquito net frame. This design consists in "[t]he combination of two side posts having pivots, the horizontal arms working on said pivots, the bar connecting the tops of said posts, and the extensible bar connecting the arm ends, the whole adapted to be used on a bedstead" (lines 70-75).
Date: September 1, 1885
Creator: Watson, Thomas A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Picket Pointer.

Description: Patent for a picket pointer that sharpens and bevels pickets uniformly, including instructions and illustrations
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Purdy, John S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Match-Safe

Description: Patent for a match safe which can contain many matches at once, but only one at a time may be withdrawn. Illustrations included.
Date: September 1, 1908
Creator: Swenson, Frank Oscar
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Nutcracker.

Description: Patent for a device to crack nuts that can be attached to a table or other stationary object, and that allows a nut to be placed in a stationary position to be cracked, including illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: May, Frank B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Refrigerator Car Door.

Description: Patent for a sliding refrigerator car door, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Judia, George H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pedal Attachment for Velocipedes.

Description: Patent for a new and useful safety attachment “for the pedals of bicycles, tricycles, and other wheeled vehicles operated by the feet through the medium of pedals.” (Lines 9-11) This attachment will form a long bearing for the foot of the rider, thus avoiding dead-centers in the revolutions of the cranks, and to provide means for preventing any slipping of the pedals.” (Lines 12-16) Illustration is included.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Wheeler, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Seed Planter

Description: Patent for a new and improved cotton-seed planter. The design "in which the cotton-seeds in the hopper is fed down through the feed-opening of the same by vibrating teeth." (p. 1; lines 15-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1885
Creator: Elliston, John J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton compressor

Description: Patent for cotton compressor using platens, bearings, pulleys, levels, rods and shafts.
Date: September 1, 1885
Creator: Brown, Maurice T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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