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Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive wire stretcher that "may be readily employed for taking up the slack of a fence wire at a point between fence posts" (lines 13-15). It also cuts wire and removes staples.

Date: April 17, 1894

Creator: Hughs, George W.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Waffle-Iron.

Patent for a waffle iron that can be operated by placing it on a stove-top. It "consists in a base, a yoke pivoted thereto and swinging in vertical plane, and the molding and cooking irons carried by the yoke" (lines 15-18).

Date: February 14, 1893

Creator: George, Alexander B.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lantern.

Patent for an inexpensive, simple, and efficient lantern meant to be used outside in high winds, and can carry a candle or oil light.

Date: August 20, 1895

Creator: Seys, Cornelius D.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tool for Building Wire Fences.

Patent for a simple and effective tool used for building wire fences that is "a nail holding and driving device, a measuring attachment, and a wire cutter" (lines 12-14).

Date: May 15, 1894

Creator: Highsmith, Lewis C.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mode of and Means for Baling Fibrous Materials.

Patent for a mode of and means for baling fibrous materials, especially materials that can be made into a lap or web. The invention doesn't have the issues that other balers have and uses a core, supported by the base, to wind the material around. The bale it forms is square so it can be easily shipped and the risk of fire is decreased. Caps for the bale are secured before the bale leaves the compress.

Date: November 5, 1895

Creator: Bruner, Thomas H.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stock-Trough.

Patent for a simple and durable stock-trough that feeds and waters stock and is easily cleaned. No wooden parts are exposed to the watering portion of the trough, and the invention will not injure the stock.

Date: December 18, 1894

Creator: Harry, Thomas C. & Harry, Hugh W.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Piano Tuning-Pin

Patent for a piano tuning pin that has "superior advantages and of a simple and effective construction and arrangement of parts, which will provide for a more accurate tuning of the piano with which the device is used and at the same time preserve the strings against breakage by avoiding the use of sharp corners" (lines 14-18).

Date: November 22, 1892

Creator: Enos, Henry B.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Piano-Tuning Hammer.

Patent for "a combination tool adapted for turning, driving, extracting, and otherwise manipulating tuning-pegs and other parts of a piano-action, whereby one tool is capable of performing the functions of a series of ordinarily independent instruments." (Lines 10-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: October 30, 1894

Creator: Fuchs, Benjamin F.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Overcoat.

Patent for an overcoat that is "so constructed as to keep dry the legs of the wearer; which is adapted to shed water from horsemen; and which is of the usual external appearance and will not impede or interfere with the locomotion of the wearer" (lines 9-24).

Date: May 8, 1894

Creator: Gassaway, Benjamin F.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gas-Governor.

Patent for an improved gas governor that are used with gas-meters in supply-buildings and accurately regulates gas flow and pressure. The invention is a general improvement on gas governors, and is efficient in its operation.

Date: August 15, 1893

Creator: Martyr, Leonard W. & Eldridge, Hilliary

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Siphon-Pump Attachment for Oil-Cans.

Patent for a siphon pump attachment that takes up little space and can be used in different sized containers. It is an improvement on a previous patent granted to E. A. Franklin (No. 503,232).

Date: February 19, 1895

Creator: Franklin, Edward R.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Metallic Cross-Tie.

Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive metallic crosstie that has elasticity and the same vibration as a wooden cross-tie and does not require bolts or nuts. It can easily be placed or removed from rails.

Date: April 10, 1894

Creator: Budington, Albert G.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hog-Pen.

Patent for a hog pen and feed trough that can hold and feed a variety of variety of animals. It consists of an inclosure with an opening, ways extending into and out of the opening, a sliding trough mounted in the pen, rollers that slide into and out of the pen, pulleys in the trough, a shaft journaled in the front of the trough, ropes that go around the pulleys, and a turning mechanism for the shaft.

Date: July 4, 1893

Creator: Wilkinson, Benjmon M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Swing.

Patent for an improved and inexpensive swing that is foot-operated. The swing is built into a frame, and connects to the frame on two points on each end of the swing.

Date: August 1, 1893

Creator: Brydson, John J. & Greathouse, John A.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gravity Oil-Distributer for Ships.

Patent for a gravity oil-distributors for ships at sea that calms the water during storms. "the objects of [the] invention are to produce a very simple, cheap and buoyant boat or float, that may be compactly stored upon deck, conveniently launched over the side of the vessel, and so manipulated therefrom as to keep a proper and desired relative position in connection therewith, and which will automatically feed oil to the water" (lines 11-18).

Date: September 18, 1894

Creator: Ericson, John

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

End-Gate.

Patent for "an end gate for scooping adapted to be readily applied to the ordinary construction of wagon bodies which have end gates sliding in vertical cleats and which re usually provided with a removable rod for securing the end gate in the cleats" (lines 11-16).

Date: October 10, 1893

Creator: Lovett, Morris J.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Blotter.

Patent for "a combined hand-blotter, ruler, paper-cutter, and pen-rack... especially for the use of book-keepers and accountants," (lines 12-15) with instructions and illustrations.

Date: March 29, 1892

Creator: Betts, Walter & Herbert, William B.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Buckle.

Patent for a buckle meant for use with harnesses and "wherein the ordinary movable and hinged tongue is dispensed with, and a rigid stud or pointed projection is used in reversed positions at opposite ends of connecting loops" (lines 9-13).

Date: December 5, 1893

Creator: Odom, Plesant W.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Box-Fastener.

Patent for an improved box-fastener for cases and boxes that hold bottled liquids. The invention allows for the cover to be easily removed, and hangs on the side of the box when not being used. The cover can be used on an ordinary box without altering the box.

Date: October 9, 1894

Creator: Beck, Edwin A.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Churn.

Patent for a simple and inexpensive churn that works efficiently and does not take up much space. It consists of a solid upper portion, a lower portion, a horizontal bar that connects the two, a bracing frame, a shaft, bearings, a band wheel attached to the shaft, an adjustable drive wheel, a crank wheel, and a dasher.

Date: March 21, 1893

Creator: Gibson, Wyatt

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Breast-Strap for Harness.

Patent for "a breast-strap so constructed as to obviate pressure on the windpipe of the horse and to transfer such pressure to the shoulders; to obviate chafing or rubbing of the breast-strap upon the shoulders, and to permit them to move freely in advance of each other as a result of the movements of the horse." (Lines 12-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: December 25, 1894

Creator: Russell, Charles H.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Drop-Lid for Bins or Boxes.

Patent for "boxes or bins for store counters and shelves; and it has for its object to provide certain improvements in the lid devices for boxes or bins, so as to avoid the many objections to hinged lids, which interfere with free access to the interior of the box or bin when the same is used under the counter or on shelves" (lines 8-15).

Date: August 1, 1893

Creator: Dailey, Basil

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Coupling

Patent for improvements to railroad car couplings granted to Conrad H. Carpenter. Improvements simplify the coupling construction and allow the cars to be couples automatically.

Date: December 27, 1892

Creator: Carpenter, Conrad H.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Adjustable Grate Attachment.

Patent for an adjustable grate attachment that is meant to be used with open grates. It prevents "the falling of heated coals therefrom; also to provide for extension of the grate vertically to facilitate making of a larger fire; and further, to provide an attachment which may be used in regulating the draft to the grate proper" (lines 15-20).

Date: May 23, 1893

Creator: Hutton, Milton Calhoun

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department