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Barber's Paper Clip.

Description: Patent for a new and improved barber's paper clip. This design calls for "a clip formed by doubling upon itself a [flat] strip of metal," which will hold sheets of paper on which barbers can sharpen their razors. A hook exists on the opposite side, by which the paper clip can hang from the hot towel on the customer's face.
Date: January 17, 1882
Creator: Cohen, Moses
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fan.

Description: Patent for a new and improved fan. This design "consists mainly, first, in the combination with a swinging bar of metal or wood, or both, carrying the fans, of a balance-weight located at an angle to the line of the bar for the purpose of retarding its backward movement; and, second, in the combination, with a shaft and a hinge-connection uniting the fan-holder clamp to the shaft, of a removable pin by means of which the fan may be caused to move positively with the shaft or swing independently… more
Date: June 20, 1882
Creator: Cohen, Moses.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bee-Hive

Description: Patent for an improved hive, in which bees are fed and watered more efficiently and honey can be removed without the loss of bees. Illustrations and instructions are included.
Date: unknown
Creator: Meyer, Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fan Attachment.

Description: Patent for a new and improved fan attachment. This design "consists of an attachment for rocking-chairs, cradles, &c., and having an oscillatory arm adapted to hold a fan" (lines 9-11).
Date: January 2, 1883
Creator: Cohen, Moses
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Razor-Strop Holder.

Description: Patent for a new, less expensive razor strop holder with a reversible strop, including illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Childress, Henry T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Henry H. Russell House

Description: Photograph of the Henry H. Russell house on North Ridge in Hallettsville, Texas. The house is two stories and surrounded by trees. In the foreground, the property is bordered by a wooden fence behind a dirt road. There are handwritten notes on the back of the photograph regarding the house and family.
Date: unknown
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Photograph of a Float]

Description: Photograph of a float being pulled by horses. The float is covered in flowers. There are women and children in costume and a man driving the horses. The float is parked in front of a Hardware store, and there are people on the sidewalk watching. There is a note on the back addressed to Rossie that says "Please give this to Mama and tell them I say for them to write. How are all, Amelia."
Date: unknown
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Traveling Studio of H. J. Braunig

Description: Photograph of H. J. Braunig's traveling photography studio. There are two wagons in a field loaded with equipment pulled by horses or mules. One of the men driving a wagon is drinking from a bottle. On the back it says "The wagons contained the tents, poles and photographic equipment used as he traveled to various towns for 3 to 6 week stands. In 1882 Mr. Braunig opened a Photographic Studio in Hallettsville in partnership with P. Fey. Mr. Braunig is the father of Lillie Ahrens one of Sacred He… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Three Men and a Dog

Description: Postcard of three men and a dog. According to the accompanying information, the men are (left to right) J. Sommerlatte, and unknown man, and Gus Lorke. The names are also written on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Portrait of Three Men]

Description: Postcard of three men. According to accompanying information, the men are (from left to right) Charles Roeber, Tom Reece, and Jim Mikulenka. These names are also written on the back along with some other names. All three men are wearing hats, and Charles has a gun in his waistband.
Date: unknown
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[50-Cent Merchandise Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin is silver-colored and says, "Good for 50 [cents] in Merchandise" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Siegmund & Quitta, Hallettsville, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[25-Cent Merchandise Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin is silver-colored and says, "Good for 25 [cents] in Merchandise" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Siegmund & Quitta, Hallettsville, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[$1.00 Merchandise Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin is silver-colored and says, "Good for $1.00 in Merchandise" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Siegmund & Quitta, Hallettsville, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Improvment in Cotton Cultivator.

Description: Patent for improvements in cotton cultivators: "designed more especially for cultivating cotton, scraping the earth away from the young plants, and thinning out the same" (lines 11-12).
Date: December 18, 1866
Creator: Foster, A. K. & Foster, B. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well Cleaner.

Description: Patent for a new and improved well cleaner. This design "is to provide a simple instrument by which wells can be cleaned out without descending into them. It is well known that much danger exists in descending into foul wells on account of the poisonous gases often collected near the bottom of the same" (lines 20-26).
Date: October 7, 1884
Creator: Neitsche, Frederick Theodor
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Seeding-Machines.

Description: Patent for the improvement of the seeding-machine by having a lever that allows the driver to operate the hopper-box, harrow, and smoothing-roller at any time, including illustration.
Date: June 14, 1859
Creator: Veal, Franklin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tie-Spacer.

Description: Patent for improvement on tie-spacers when loaded on trucks for the process of creosoting ties. Allowing for treating fluid to flow between all sides of each tie when loaded, including illustrations.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Sommerlatte, Joseph A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow.

Description: Patent for an improvement to plows that allows adjustments to be made to them both vertically and angularly.
Date: July 30, 1920
Creator: Zebranek, Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stovepipe-Support.

Description: Patent for new and useful improvements in stove pipe supports. To hold stove pipe in upright position and prevent it from accidentally becoming disarranged.
Date: July 18, 1916
Creator: Leslie, Alexander C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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