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Corners of Texas

Description: This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including information about folk music, folk arts and crafts, history of Texas, prominent Texas writers, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 285.
Date: 1993
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press

[News Script: Miss Universe]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a dozen contestants competing in the Texas Miss Universe pageant.
Date: June 12, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Egg-Preserving Compound.

Description: Patent for a mixture of chemical for preserving eggs; ingredients, measurement and instruction are in included. No illustration.
Date: April 28, 1903
Creator: Brooks, James M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Packer.

Description: Patent for an improved cotton packer, which automatically restarts when it finishes a bale.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Cass, Eral B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire-Stretcher.

Description: Patent for a new and useful wire stretcher, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Olson, John Lauris
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Stalk Knocker.

Description: Patent for improvements in cotton-stalk knockers. This invention "relates to cotton-knockers, and more particularly to a device of this class which may be readily attached to or combined with a wheeled cultivator of usual form" (lines 11-14). Includes specifications and illustrations.
Date: June 5, 1900
Creator: Chitty, Robert Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow.

Description: Patent for improvements in plows in which the plow can be “converted into a middle-burster or single-stock, according to the nature of the land and the character of work to be performed.” (Lines 12-15) Illustration is included.
Date: May 24, 1904
Creator: Weldon, Johnathan L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate-Latch.

Description: Patent for a gate latch, which latches automatically and cannot be opened by animals but is easily opened by people.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Chambers, Olive B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle Felly and Tire Holder

Description: Patent for a vehicle felly and tire holder for joining the ends of a felly together and joining the tire to the felly. Illustrations included.
Date: January 10, 1911
Creator: Weehunt, Robert S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sulky-Plow.

Description: Patent for a new and useful sulky plow, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 25, 1898
Creator: Allen, Jefferson Davis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stalk-Chopper

Description: Patent for a stalk chopper particularly designed for slicing cotton and corn stalks. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Canuteson, Alfred & Ringness, John J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pouch

Description: Patent for "pouches; and its primary object is to provide a novel device of this character adapted to be applied to the male organ to catch and retain all discharges coming therefrom, whereby a patient's clothes are prevented from becoming soiled" (lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 21, 1904
Creator: Ezell, Uberto Desaix
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bird-Trap.

Description: Patent for improvements to a device used to trap birds, to keep them from damaging or consuming agricultural crops..
Date: November 19, 1901
Creator: James B. Barry.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spring Trip-Foot

Description: Patent for a spring trip-foot. This invention is designed for use in supporting a small plow carried behind the planter. Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Vance, John C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hopple.

Description: Patent for a hopple, which keeps the beams of a cultivator in place.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Gilbert, Edward Leslie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and useful car coupling, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 1, 1899
Creator: Adams, William Franklin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Window-Sash.

Description: Patent for a a window sash, which allows for easy installation and removal of panes of glass.
Date: June 28, 1910
Creator: Edwards, Jessie V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Float-Valve

Description: Patent for a valve used in flushing and storage tanks. Illustrations included.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Rymer, William T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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