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[News Script: Mother]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 24, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Hamburger]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story saying that the hamburger of the future may not only include soybeans but alfalfa as well.
Date: 1973-08-29T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Writing-Machine.

Description: Patent for writing-machine mechanism which prolongs the life of the ribbon and provides "means to rotate the platen step by step at each actuation of one or more of the keys" (line 20).
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Keyboard for Writing Machines.

Description: Patent for improved keyboards for writing machines "having its keys so arranged that the fingers of the operator may rest upon the keyboard in an easy and natural manner, the keys being so disposed with relation to each other that the fingers of the operator may reach all of them with the least possible strain or exertion" (lines 16-22). This improvement allows the operator to work at maximum speed and efficiency.
Date: April 17, 1917
Creator: Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Moistening and Sprinkling Attachment for Brooms.

Description: Patent for attachment to brooms which enables the moistening of the broom during use to prevent the spreading of dust. One part regulates the flow of liquid to the broom and another provides a container for the liquid. In effect the attachment to the broom makes it into a convertible mop.
Date: May 23, 1905
Creator: Taylor, James P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Syringe

Description: Patent for a syringe. Illustrations included.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Hill, Hiram McClung & Farrington, Charles Oliphint
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trombone.

Description: Patent, including illustration, for "a musical instrument slide and is more particularly designated as a bearing or stocking for a trombone or other similar instruments in which it is desirable to provide a smooth bearing for the slidable part of the instrument" (page 1, lines 9-13).
Date: February 17, 1920
Creator: Ackley, William D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oil Burner

Description: Patent for a oil burner. "This invention relates to improvements in that class of burners used for burning hydrocarbon oils or liquid fuel, and while it is more especially intended to be used for heating steam generators or boiler" (8-12) illustrations included.
Date: June 16, 1903
Creator: Wafer, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Electromagnetic Ore-Separator.

Description: Patent for an electromagnetic ore separator, which reduces the risk of any valuable particles falling with the waste mineral material below the magnetic surface.
Date: February 16, 1909
Creator: Charlton, Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Journal-Bearing.

Description: Patent for a journal-bearing that has an open spring ring that contains the journal and antifriciton devices in its center. The spring ring contracts to its minimum circumference when the journal and antifriciton devices are worn out. There is also a bearing-ring seat that allows contractions "without altering the disposition of the load" (lines 61-62).
Date: December 1, 1896
Creator: Woodworth, Charles H.
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

Nutcracker

Description: Patent for a nutcracker that can be used for a variety of types of nuts without crushing them.
Date: September 10, 1912
Creator: Moser, Frank W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Photographic Copying Apparatus

Description: Patent for a simple and effective photographic-copying apparatus capable of making copies of small objects of different sizes. The machine is for general commercial use "that may be successfully operated by persons not particularly skilled in the photographic art" (lines 23-25) including illustrations.
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Gregory, Oscar T. & Carkhuff, Norman W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Press.

Description: Patent for a cotton-press that compresses "cotton as it is delivered from the gin into convenient shape and size of bundle, for facilitating the transportation thereof" (lines 12-15).
Date: June 25, 1895
Creator: Taylor, George
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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