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[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, March 29, 1863]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he says that he despaired of receiving another letter from her after waiting a month between letters. David describes what they had to leave behind when the order to move out came. He also lists what he took with him. He recounts the meeting with his mother when he returned to her home after moving to Texas. He remarks that for once she hand nothing to say. He tells Clara he raced her mare. He appreciates the hat she gave him. He explains… more

Date: March 29, 1863

Creator: Fentress, David

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara, March 29, 1863]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he says that despaired of receiving another letter from her after waiting a month between letters. David describes what they had to leave behind when the order to move out came. He also lists what he took with him. He recounts the meeting with his mother when he returned to her home after moving to Texas. He remarks that for once she hand nothing to say. He tells Clara he raced her mare. He appreciates the hat she gave him… more

Date: March 29, 1863

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Improvements in Pipes and Cigar-Holders.

Patent for new and improvements in Combined Pipes and Cigar-Holders which consists in "forming or constructing the pipe with an intermediate chamber which serves as a receptacle for a sponge or other absorbent porous material." (Lines 15-20) Illustrations are included.

Date: December 5, 1871

Creator: Bond, Virgil A.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Chicago water plan

Map shows Chicago street names, canals, and lake tunnels during the late nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:25,334].

Date: 1878

Creator: Shober & Carqueville

Item Type: Map

Location: None

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Automatic Service Cock.

Patent for a new and improved automatic service cock. This design "furnish[es] an improved automatic valve to form the connection between the water-main or distributing pipe and the service-pipe of a building for regulating the flow and pressure of water in such service-pipe and preventing overpressure" (lines 7-12).

Date: December 20, 1881

Creator: Freeman, William R.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Glass Slide of Arab Men Smoking Hookas in Jerusalem Coffee House (Israel)

A glass slide showing a photograph of three Arab men smoking hookah pipes in a coffee house in Jerusalem, Israel. The photograph is numbered No. 569, and was likely taken by a member of the American Colony, in Jerusalem, Israel.

Date: [1882..1929]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Water Cup for Stove Pipes.

Patent for a new and improved water-cup for stove pipes. This design "relates to water cups or vessels arranged on the outside of stove-pipes, and whereby the heat of the pipe of the stove is made to evaporate the water for the purpose of imparting moisture to the air of the apartment containing the stove and so improving the healthiness and pleasantness of the atmosphere of the room" (lines 8-15).

Date: March 3, 1885

Creator: Atkin, Samuel T.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pipe Connection.

Patent for a new and improved pipe connection. This design has for its object "to provide a new and improved pipe connection which permits of swinging the several connected pipe-sections at angles to each other. The invention consists of two pipe-heads fastened together and turning on a spring-bolt, and of a packing placed between the said pipe-heads to prevent leakage" (lines 8-15).

Date: March 15, 1887

Creator: Jones, William E. & Winniatt, Harry

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stove Pipe Damper.

Patent for a new and improved stove-pipe damper. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a damper-blade with a spindle rigidly attached thereto and having at one end a cylindrical pivot projecting beyond the periphery of the blade, and at the opposite end a screw projecting beyond said periphery, of a supporting-ring in which the projecting ends of said spindle are journaled, the bearing of the cylindrical end of said spindle being in an inwardly-bent portion of said supporting-ring" (… more

Date: April 19, 1887

Creator: Lederle, Edward Emil

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Patent for a new and improved wrench. This design "relates particularly to a combined pipe and nut wrench, and has for its object to provide a wrench of the class described which can be quickly changed to an ordinary wrench . . . [the] invention consists of a shank having a rigid jaw attached thereto, a movable jaw adjustable on the shank and an eccentrically-headed lever pivoted to the rear end of the movable jaw and bearing on the shank adapted to separate the rear end of the movable jaw and … more

Date: August 5, 1890

Creator: Hooks, George W.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Valve.

Patent for a new and improved valve. This design is "to provide a . . . valve . . . to cut off the supply of water upon the outside of the induction-port and to drain all water from the valve-body and the connecting-pipes above the same, thereby preventing freezing of the same" (lines 10-15). It consists in "[t]he valve casing or body having oppositely-located ports and provided with a perforated interiorly-threaded lug or projection, in combination with the flanged bushing seated in said valve… more

Date: November 11, 1890

Creator: Morrison, James John

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Construction of Privy-Vaults.

Patent for an improvement of privy-vaults using a soil-pipe with sleeve adapted to be connected with the trap-door of the vault-floor into an air-chamber where a ventilating-pipe is placed directly above a furnace; the noxious gases along with the products of combustion in the furnace would be drawn from the air-chamber and carried off to the outer air. Illustration is included.

Date: February 3, 1891

Creator: Carrico, Thomas W.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Caisson-Driver.

Patent for an improved machine that sinks caissons into gravel or mud in order to make a foundation for breakwater, jetty, bridge, or similar purpose. It applies continuous and heavy pressure to the caisson during operation, and "is provided with a jet apparatus to force the sand and mud from within the caisson and cause it to settle around the outer portion of the same, thus holding it firmly in place, and which in general enables a caisson foundation to be laid with great facility and in a su… more

Date: April 4, 1893

Creator: Perrenot, Theodore F.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench and Cutter.

Patent for a simple, durable, and economic wrench and cutter that is easily used to turn nuts, pipes, or to cut pipes. The wrench does not need to be removed while cutting.

Date: April 18, 1893

Creator: Fletcher, Theodore

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Patent for an improved wrench that has two movable jaws and can separate about the length of the handle. The wrench's "head or nut for operating the upper jaw is swiveled and forms a part of the handle" (lines 14-15). The wrench can be converted into a pipe-wrench.

Date: May 9, 1893

Creator: King, Will Henry Thomas

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hose or Pipe Coupling.

Patent for a hose or pipe coupling that automatically couples cars, and uncouples one or more pipes are automatically uncoupled by steam, air, or fluid pressure. The "invention consists of a pair of twin couplers through each of which one or more tubes are conducted, the apertures of which in the face of one coupler register with those in the face of the opposite coupler, each coupler being provided with guides or other suitable means for bringing it into alignment with the other and with a bol… more

Date: August 15, 1893

Creator: Gebhardt, William Charles

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fire-Extinguisher.

Patent for a fire extinguisher that "reliev[es] water or stream, or both, into pipes from which it discharges at different points in a building" (lines 14-17). The invention operates automatically, and is especially designed for gin houses.

Date: March 27, 1894

Creator: Prosser, Daniel F.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for a pipe-wrench that is a "pair of tongs [made] for holding rods or pipes of different diameter so that, when between the jaws, they will be held by an elastic cam pressure, without any further muscular exertion by the smith or expert mechanic who is about to work upon the rod or pipe" (lines 16-21).

Date: November 13, 1894

Creator: Riza, Mike H.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Stand Pipe in Terrell, Texas]

Copy photo of a stand pipe in Terrell, Texas. There are buildings visible in the background. Written on the bottom of the photo is "Stand Pipe, Terrell." Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."

Date: 1895/1896

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The Grace Museum

Hose or Pipe Coupling.

Patent for a hose or pipe coupling meant to "provide a coupling of great simplicity of construction forming a tight and efficient connection by which the hose can be connected without turning it, without the screwing together of the sections and without a loose washer within one of the couplings which is readily lost and quickly gets out of order" (lines 12-19).

Date: April 16, 1895

Creator: Conley, Andrew J.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Reversible Gutter.

Patent for a simple and durable reversible gutter for houses and other buildings that can be easily cleaned and painted.

Date: April 23, 1895

Creator: Freeze, John Andy

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Patent for a pipe-wrench that has a shank with a fixed jaw, a handle for the shank, a movable jaw with two loops for the shank to pass through and a movable upper loop, a ferrule attached to the handle with a long opening, an adjustable screw with a milled collar in the movable jaw, and a pin attached to the shank.

Date: July 16, 1895

Creator: McElroy, Harry

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for a pipe-wrench that can "be adjusted to fit accurately pipes and rods from the smallest to the largest of those in more common use, that will grip each with almost any desired degree of force and yet will not materially mar or injure it, and that may also be used for ends not usually possible with pipe-wrenches" (lines 12-18).

Date: October 15, 1895

Creator: McCauley, John H. & Winfrey, Edgar M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus.

Patent for a fire-extinguishing apparatus designed for use in gin-mills, saw-mills, factories, and other buildings. The operator can quickly turn on a stream of water and extinguish the flames. The apparatus is a valved supply-pipe connected to a boiler, branch pipes extend from the supply-pipe, and discharge nozzles are connected and are flexible.

Date: March 24, 1896

Creator: Driver, Elias K.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department