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[Man on Ranch]

Description: Photograph of Johnnie Zaiontz walking past a house surrounded by trees on the Tom Callaway Ranch in La Vernia, Texas.
Date: April 5, 2005
Creator: Grammer, Shirley
Partner: Wilson County Historical Society

Piano.

Description: Patent for a new piano "in which the strings are vibrated through the medium of a bow, as in a violin, instead of being struck with hammers in accordance with the usual method" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.
Date: June 5, 1900
Creator: Holcombe, Edgar L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Thread-cutting Tool.

Description: Patent for a thread cutting tool developed to efficiently thread bolts, rods, and other parts without damaging the ends of the thread, includes illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1919
Creator: Newman, Malcolm A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boll Weevil Catcher

Description: The objective of the invention is to improve to catching and destroying boll weevils with a device that is easily attached to a cultivator. This device includes "receptacles filled with an insect destroying liquid." (lines 23-24).
Date: July 5, 1921
Creator: Ploch, Alex
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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