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Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton

Description: Patent for an improvement to boll breakers and cotton cleaners by performing the tasks of picking, cleaning, beating, and spreading more efficiently and effectively.
Date: February 19, 1918
Creator: Streun, John Arnold
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Electric Alarm.

Description: Patent for an automatic electric alarm meant to be hooked up to an automatic dry-pipe sprinkler system, and protects against fire. The alarm goes off when the air in the sprinkler pipes falls below a predetermined level. This invention also signals an alert when there is a leak in the pipes, and is an improvement on the circuit-wires for similar alarms.
Date: January 7, 1896
Creator: Williams, George Bayley
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bottle-Closure

Description: Patent for a bottle cap for milk bottles and similar types of glass bottles. This is designed to be easily removed, keep the mouth of the bottle clean, and can be cleansed, sterilized, and reused.
Date: December 10, 1918
Creator: Williams, Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bow Facing Oar

Description: Patent for an oar facing the bow side of the craft. The invention allows for the rower to sit facing the direction of movement of the boat and be able to apply greater amounts of exertion. Illustration included.
Date: October 23, 1906
Creator: Case, William C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Can-Opener.

Description: Patent for a can opener that is made from "a single flat piece of metal" (line 17) and is made for ease of operation, reducing the chance of the user cutting themselves.
Date: March 19, 1918
Creator: Williams, Paul E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cattle-Guard.

Description: Patent for a cattle guard for railroad tracks, which is activated by the pressure of a cow stepping on its platform and raises bars to block the the cow from crossing the track. It goes back down automatically when the pressure is removed off the platform.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Crouch, Jim L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Check-Row Attachment for Corn-Planters

Description: Patent for "an improved check-row attachment for corn-planting machines, the object of my invention being to provide an efficient mechanism for actuating the seed-dropping mechanism of the corn-planter and which my be operated by the feet of the driver or by a check-wire in such manner as to cause the seeds to be planted in check-rows." (lines 8-15) including illustrations.
Date: June 9, 1903
Creator: Agee, George S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Chopping-Ax.

Description: Patent for an ax that is "provided with a poll made in two sections adapted to be clamped or secured to the handle and receive a removable bit or hardened section presenting the cutting edge" (lines 16-20).
Date: January 5, 1897
Creator: Crabtree, James G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Churn-Dasher.

Description: Patent for "reciprocating churn-dashers with rotary heads." (Lines 11-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 5, 1892
Creator: Sterling, Isaac F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Clothes-Pin.

Description: Patent for an improved clothes pin made from resilient wire stock and comprised of side by side loops and nipping jaws, including illustrations.
Date: August 11, 1915
Creator: Griffin, William Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Convertible Trunk.

Description: Patent for a trunk that converts between luggage (for use while traveling) and a bureau (for use while not traveling), with illustrations.
Date: March 29, 1892
Creator: Dwyer, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cooking-Range.

Description: Patent for a cooking-range that "heat may be conducted from the firebox above the oven, and into a lid compartment" (lines 11-12).
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Daniel, James Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Chopper.

Description: Patent for a cotton chopper with an attachment for a guided chopper. This cotton chopper allows for the chopping device to engage the soil when the device is driven over various types of soil.
Date: January 9, 1912
Creator: Tedder, Morgan C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Picker

Description: Patent for a cotton picker that can be used on several rows of cotton at a time. Illustrations included.
Date: July 16, 1912
Creator: Meier, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Seed Linter

Description: Patent for an improvement "to prevent the accumulation of lint within the lint-chambers; to provide for the automatic discharge of the lint from the saw-teeth; to provide for a thorough agitation of the seed within the seed-reviews, and, finally, to provide for the delivery of the stripped seed from the machine" (lines 12-19).
Date: August 5, 1890
Creator: O'Brien, Edward J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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