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Locomotive.

Description: Patent for an improved locomotive or traction-engine, with a series of water-shells, each containing "a series of fire-flues, a feeding-water heater, a pipe discharging steam" (lines 118-121), and a double-action plunger-pump.
Date: January 26, 1897
Creator: McCallum, Daniel W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water Elevator Chain.

Description: Patent for a new and improved water-elevator chain. This design "has relation to that class of water-elevators in which the buckets are connected to an endless chain formed of wire, the several links being connected to each other by loops or eyes formed thereon; and the object thereof is to improve the construction of this class of wire chains, whereby the bearings for the links are greatly increased and strengthened and the general construction of the chain rendered more durable, also the linkā€¦ more
Date: July 26, 1887
Creator: Mayfield, William Dudley
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tent and Attachment.

Description: Patent for a new and improved tent. This design is "to provide a tent-frame in such a manner that it may be readily folded into small compass, and which when extended for use will be very strong and serviceable" (lines 14-17). To this end, it consists of a cap, "of the rafters pivoted in the walls of said recesses and having their ends formed with a short incline or bevel and a longer or different incline or bevel" (lines 1-4).
Date: November 26, 1889
Creator: Turner, Epraim Meral
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Retort Vaporizer and Superheater

Description: Patent for improvements for vaporizers "of simple and highly efficient means for thoroughly and effectively superheating the vapor of water and oil" (lines 13-15).
Date: March 26, 1889
Creator: Biddison, Stella D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Motive Power.

Description: Patent for a new and improved motor. With this design, "[i]t is to be observed that the beam is provided with a series of holes near one end, and the frame is also provided with a corresponding series of apertures, so that by taking out the pin which supports the beam and changing its position the throw of the beam may be regulated at pleasure" (lines 57-63).
Date: July 26, 1887
Creator: Louthian, Lafayette D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Penholder.

Description: Patent for a penholder that is worn on the finger and is an "open-ended hollow thimble with a detachable and reversible cap-piece" (lines 20-22). The pen-point can be unscrewed and screwed back in the opposite way so that the pen-point is inside the thimble, so the pen-point doesn't break in one's pocket.
Date: January 26, 1897
Creator: Ward, George C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Door Check.

Description: Patent for a new and improved door check. This design is "formed of a single strip of sheet metal, comprising a base provided with a hole or holes for fastening the same in position, and one end bent inwardly and upwardly at an angle to said base to form a spring-catch, and the other end bent upwardly at substantially at a right angle to the base and thence downwardly and outwardly to form a fastening-flange, in line with the base, and a brace to strengthen the stop, said flange being provided ā€¦ more
Date: July 26, 1887
Creator: Price, Harry F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Door Check.

Description: Patent for a new and improved door-check. This design consists in "the combination, with a sliding-bolt provided with a wedge-plate, of the catch or slide mounted on the bolt and capable of a limited longitudinal movement, and the adjustable bar arranged between the adjacent edges of the wedge-plate and the catch or slide and tapered toward its lower end to fit the edges of the wedge-plate and catch or slide, the said adjustable bar being provided with a stud which operates in a suitable transvā€¦ more
Date: February 26, 1889
Creator: Baker, Owen T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Clothes Pin.

Description: Patent for a new and improved clothespin. This design "has for its object to provide an improved pin that can be readily adjusted to any desired position upon the line, and which can be turned at any desired angle to clamp the clothes. The pin is constructed, preferably, of resilient wireā€”preferably galvanized or otherwise treated to prevent rusting of the sameā€”and may be made in various sizes. [The design] form[s] the pin with an eye or ring portion, through which the line is passed, and with ā€¦ more
Date: August 26, 1890
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bale-Tie

Description: Patent for a tie for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Alverson, Lewis & Horsley, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ballast Spreading Car

Description: Patent for improvements on the ballast spreading car, including plows placed underneath for more efficient spreading of ballast material.
Date: August 26, 1902
Creator: Scott, William R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tobacco Pouch

Description: Patent for a tobacco pouch. The invention is a case that contains tobacco and cigarette-papers. There is a trough in the case to hold the perfect amount of tobacco to make a proper cigarette. Illustration included.
Date: March 26, 1907
Creator: Head, Benson J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pump-Controlling Switch.

Description: Patent for a pump controlling electric switch that automatically turns on the pump when water covers it and turns off the switch when it is dry.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Gamer, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hair-Spring Locator

Description: Patent for a hair spring locator, a tool used to locate and measure the hair spring of a watch. Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Friedman, Bernhard Zadoc
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fuel Compound.

Description: Patent for "Ricker's Crude-Oil Brick Fuel," a petroleum compound meant to replace coal.
Date: August 26, 1902
Creator: Ricker, James Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Land-Breaking Plow.

Description: Patent for an agricultural plow that mixes the soil of multiple layers while keeping the soil in its initial layer to conserve moisture and deliver nitrogen. Plow can be motorized or use animals to function.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Reed, Arthur
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Flushing Device

Description: Patent for flushing devices have better toilet seats and providing simple flushing system.
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: Osborn, Claud A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Belt

Description: Patent for a belt. The belt is used for fan belts in motor vehicles and to also have a resilient engagement with wheels without wear on wheels and pulleys.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Blanton, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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