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Band-Saw

Description: Patent for improving band-saws for lumber "which can be inexpensively produced, which will not readily crack or otherwise deteriorate in use" (lines 15-18) by "reinforc[ing] the gullets of the teeth that the tendency for cracks to form at this point will be reduced to a minimum" (lines 33-35).
Date: September 28, 1920
Creator: McCormick, Merton H.

Fishhook.

Description: Patent for a fishhook that allows for a swiveling motion that does not interfere with the connection to the fishing line.
Date: December 20, 1921
Creator: King, James Manning

Link Gear

Description: Patent for a link gear that provides a valve gearing for locomotives resembling a link motion. This link gear has a reduced number of parts compared to other link gears.
Date: unknown
Creator: Flournoy, Robert

Turntable.

Description: Patent for an improved turntable "designed to be attached to and carried beneath a motor car" (lines 12-13) that would allow the car (train car) to be elevated or lowered onto railroad tracks. The device includes a base, pedestals, and a rotatable base.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Westmoreland, James P. & Bullington, John D.

Mail-Bag Catcher

Description: Patent for improvements of mail bag catchers. This patent proposes improvements on the construction and arrangements of mail bag catchers including the alteration of the jaw and the addition of springs. Includes illustrations.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Davis, Tomie

Well-Drilling Tool.

Description: Patent for a bit that can be attached to a rotary tool for drilling wells. It features a means for using water to dislodge any accumulated mud from the tool.
Date: April 5, 1921
Creator: Clore, Franklin H.

Folding Wagon-Top

Description: Patent for an improved portable vehicle top such as is used upon farm wagons and the like. The wagon-top is constructed so that it may be easily removably connected with a wagon, so that it may be folded when attached to the wagon, and so that it may provide improved means for releasably connecting the supporting leg of the top proper with the standards which carry the top.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Safford, Edward B.

Automatic Water Cut-Off

Description: Patent for improvements to automatic water cut-offs adapted to be useful "in the event of the falling of temperature to freezing or any other predetermined degree of automatically cutting off the flow of the water." (Lines 18-22).
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Goodridge Wilson B.

[Trading Card: Barred Owls]

Description: Trading card issued as part of the Geocache Challenge program for Lake Livingston State Park, depicting a barred owl. The back of the card includes information about adaptations, voice, life span, and other facts about the species.
Date: 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.

Lake Livingston: State Park

Description: Map of the Lake Livingston outlining hiking trails and highlighting activities, facilities, and other features such as bathrooms, lodgings, water/electric, etc. It also contains general information for the park and for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.

Lake Livingston: State Park

Description: Map of the Lake Livingston outlining hiking trails and highlighting activities, facilities, and other features such as bathrooms, lodgings, water/electric, etc. It also contains general information for the park and for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.

Trails of Lake Livingston State Park

Description: This is a topographical map on the trails for the Lake Livingston State Park. The map shows the access routes of the park, color coded trail paths, and a legend that shows the location of all the parks amenities.There is also information on staying safe in the park. The reverse side of the map provides the table with trail information that offers the name and information of the trail. There is also a table listing "points of interest" with included GPS coordinates and information on the trail.
Date: February 2009
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Location: None
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