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Cuff-Holder

Description: "This invention is an improvement in cuff-holders for detachably attaching cuffs to garments; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple device whereby the cuff can be readily attached to or detached from the garment without annoyance" (lines 10-15).
Date: July 2, 1901
Creator: Hughes, Russell M.
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Crude-Oil Burner.

Description: Patent for crude-oil burner that has excellent combustion, it is simply constructed to to make it easier to use, and requires little or no attention. It is adaptable to be used in fire-boxes (cooking and heating stoves, furnaces, and ranges).
Date: December 2, 1902
Creator: Bateman, Talbot O. & Wilson, Homer T.
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Culinary Time-Indicator

Description: Patent for a culinary time indicator. This invention is designed to be immersed in cooking liquid that rings a bell when said liquid reaches a desired heat level. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Wolfe, Samuel Section
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Crate

Description: Patent for a banana crate which is long lasting and does not damage the bananas.
Date: November 2, 1909
Creator: Richmond, George E.
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Cattle-Guard.

Description: Patent for an improved cattle-guard by using a guard that has a plurality of spurs, should an animal step thereon its foot will be directed against one or more of these spurs, thus causing the animal to withdraw its foot and not attempt to pass over the rail. This will prevent the animal from crossing railway-tracks, but the spurs will not interfere with the free passage of trains. (Lines 10-20) Illustration is included.
Date: April 2, 1901
Creator: Steinmann, Herman Werner
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Cattle-Guard.

Description: Patent for a cattle guard for railroad tracks, which is activated by the pressure of a cow stepping on its platform and raises bars to block the the cow from crossing the track. It goes back down automatically when the pressure is removed off the platform.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Crouch, Jim L.
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Arc-Lamp Headlight

Description: Patent for an electric arc headlight for trains, cars, or boats which produces a steady light and lasts long enough to allow travel over long distances.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Lacy, Benjamin B.
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Apparatus for Testing Errors of Refraction

Description: Patent for an eye testing device that has a movable lens, a measuring device for correction, and two different cards with test type on them which are fed into the machine during testing for astigmatism and myopia, presbyopia, and hyperopia to determine the level of correction needed in glasses.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Bahn, Gustavus Adolphus
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Closure for Bottles, &c.

Description: Patent for a tamper-proof bottle cap made of flexible metal that expands to seal the bottle and cannot be removed and replaced without signs being evident in the bottle and cap.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Hull, John William
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Advertising Clock

Description: Patent for an advertising clock. This invention is designed to display advertisement at regular intervals. Illustration included.
Date: March 2, 1909
Creator: Barnett, John Beverly
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Ant-Trap

Description: Patent for "a simple device of this kind which will excel the former traps in depositing the ants within the annular pan and in efficiency for convenient discharge of the trapped insects" (lines 18-22).
Date: April 2, 1901
Creator: Inman, Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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