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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
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Baling Press

Description: Patent for a baling press. This invention is a screw operated double acting plunger that compresses the bales. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Tate, William Elbert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bat-Forming Apparatus.

Description: Patent for a machine for use in making cotton batting which takes the cotton in by an air current and then distributes it evenly throughout the mold for the batting. Illustration is included.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Haynes, Daniel
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Picker.

Description: Patent for a skeleton glove for picking cotton that protects the fingers from chafing from the plant through the use of metal or leather thimbles on the end of each finger of the glove.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Adkins, Willis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton Thinner

Description: Patent for a cotton thinner. This invention is designed to thin rows of cotton and corn. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Bolin, Nathan C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fence-Post

Description: Patent for a plastic fence post for use with wire fences that has pre-made openings for the wires to go into to and attach to the fence post.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Crum, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Floor-Jack.

Description: Patent for simple, affordable, and durable carpenters tongs that are made to push the boards of a floor or wall into place before nailing is done.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Fleming, Henry C. & Royster, William F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gage.

Description: Patent for a measuring gage for measuring rafters that clamps on the wood, has a saw guide line, and eliminates the use of multiple calculation instruments thus making the process simpler.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Morrison, Andrew
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hair-Cutting Register.

Description: Patent for a counting device for use by barber shops activated by taking on and off the head rest of a barbers chair, so that the shop owner knows how many hair cuts were given in each chair that day and can cross check the money taken in each day against the numbers of haircuts given.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Kelley, Hugh, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hunting or Shooting Garment.

Description: Patent for a coat for use while using firearms that has pads built into the shoulders to absorb the impact of the recoil of the gun and protect the shoulders from rubbing while carrying the gun.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Petmecky, Fred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Illusion Car

Description: Patent for an illusion car. This invention is related to amusement. Illustrations included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Winterborne, William Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Meat-Holder.

Description: Patent for a meat holding device which consists of a pan with joints in the bottom and a series of hooks to pierce the meat to hold it in place while cutting it.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Jackson, Cyrillus Quitman
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mechanical Movement.

Description: Patent for a mechanical movement, which reduces the level of power needed to operate a mechanical motor pump for wells.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Kirby, William Buckingham
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Method of Making Concrete Tombstones.

Description: Patent for a method of making concrete tombstones which are waterproof and don't require wetting during the drying process to prevent cracking, reducing the drying time from 30 days in the shade to 4 days in the sun. This is achieved by adding salt to hold water which prevents cracking while drying, and a paint coat of aluminum powder and gasolene to waterproof the concrete and add a shine to it.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Hendley, Marion Jonathan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oil-Burner

Description: Patent for an oil burner designed to prevent choking and corrosion, and to ensure that fluids are properly warmed for the purpose of combustion. Illustrations included.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Swenson, Charles E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Planter.

Description: Patent for a planter for planting cotton seed, which can be used with a walking or wheeled planter and automatically drops seeds when moving forward but not backward, and which can have the mechanism turned off while in transit.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Vaughn, George Washington
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shampoo-Registering Device.

Description: Patent for a shelf for shampoos in barber shops that counts how many times shampoos are taken off and put back on the shelf for the purpose of counting customers.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Kelley, Hugh, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shoe-Tongue Support.

Description: Patent for a shoe tongue with a backing support to keep it from slipping down or sideways, which is held in place by the shoelaces.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Thomas, Robert P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

System of Electrical Operation.

Description: Patent for an electrical system, which reduces the amount of power used to run a generator when there is low usage of the generator, thereby saving fuel.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Slaughter, Joel C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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