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2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
Date: 2001
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
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Oil-Burning Attachment For Stoves or Furnaces

Description: Patent for "an attachment for wood and coal stoves and furnaces by which hydrocarbon oils can be burned in connection with a wood or coal fire in a very effective and economical manner, the attachment being also capable of being used alone for heating and cooking..."
Date: November 4, 1902
Creator: Cordray, Henry A.
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Boiler Scraper and Cleaner

Description: Patent for a boiler scraper and cleaner. This invention is designed to remove incrustation and sediment that collects on the bottom of boilers. Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Miller, Hugh C.
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Flue-Cleaner.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in flue cleaners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 8, 1898
Creator: Cathriner, Joseph
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Bung-Extractor

Description: Patent for "an improved extractor for the bungs of casks and barrels of all kinds, so that the same can be quickly and conveniently removed from the bung-hole" (lines 8-11).
Date: May 14, 1901
Creator: Cathriner, Joseph
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Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Description: Patent for a hydrocarbon burner for home use, which has a steam generator which operates automatically.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Hoffman, Robert V.
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Axle-Box for Vehicles

Description: Patent for axle box for vehicles "in which after the axle and axle-boxes have been worm by use the lost motion can be taken up by interposing a tightening-washer and spring between the axle-box and nut, so the the axle-box of the wheel is restored to the same condition.(10-15)
Date: May 19, 1903
Creator: McFarland, Julian
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Spindle-Nut Attachment.

Description: Patent for improvement in spindle-nut by providing “an extension to the spindle-nut, not being a washer in any sense of the word, but to all intents and purposes an integral part of said nut adapted to extend toward the outer end of the axle-box and to hold the same to its seat upon the spindle as efficiently as when the parts were new.” (Lines 35-41) Illustration is included.
Date: February 3, 1903
Creator: Carlton, Edward
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Pedal Attachment.

Description: Patent for an "improved attachment for pianos, organs, or other instruments provided with pedals" (lines 9-10) to protect the openings underneath the pedals from mice, dust, or other unwanted items entering the instrument through such openings.
Date: June 3, 1902
Creator: Gross, Rudolph
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Gate.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in gates, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 9, 1898
Creator: Teague, Robert M.
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Cotton Condenser

Description: Patent for a cotton condenser. This invention applies multiple cylinders for seperating bats. Illustration included.
Date: July 26, 1904
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
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Design for a Syringe Nozzle-Tip.

Description: Design patent for a syringe nozzle-tip. Leading feature of design resides in a tip-body having at one end a spheroidal head and a cylindrical stemp extended from one side of the head and provided with a plurality of spaced longitudinal grooves.
Date: January 10, 1899
Creator: Day, Elisha L.
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Ball-Caster.

Description: Patent for a new and useful ball caster, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 14, 1899
Creator: Carraway, Esther P. H.
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Explosive Compound

Description: Patent for an explosive compound made of potassium chlorate, granulated sugar, and alcohol that is not unstable.
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: Dippel, Charles F.
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Desk.

Description: Patent for a new and useful desk "with depressible leaves or writing bed sections" (line 10)
Date: November 30, 1897
Creator: Welch, James N.
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Ant-Trap.

Description: Patent for ant traps that has a body portion with upper and lower inlet chambers. The trap is connected with the upper inlet chamber by a passage-way through which the ants may pass.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Seifert, Adolf R. R. & Campbell, Bertha
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Design for a Packing-Jar.

Description: Patent for a cylindrical stone packing jar with an ornamental annular rim-flange and an ornament rectangular molding surrounding a smooth-surfaced field or panel.
Date: May 10, 1898
Creator: Felscher, Robert
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