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Floor-Mop Wringer

Description: Patent for a mop wringing frame that is portable and independent of the mop and the water receptacle. The device causes the mop to be subjected to a twisting action when the handle of the mop is rotated.
Date: March 1, 1921
Creator: Paul, Jennie Henry & Paul, William Robert
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Tractor

Description: Patent for improvements in tractors for farm and road work. Improvements include enclosing all working parts within a protecting housing, mounting the motor for rotation, balance the weight, provide a wheel carriage to adjust the width and height, and to provide shifting gears.
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Ingram, Joseph D.
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Guard.

Description: Patent for a guard for marine vessels against torpedoes.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Muncy, David J.
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Oil Burner

Description: Patent for oil burner "in which the oil will be atomized by and thoroughly mixed with air or steam under pressure and if used in the presence of steam be preheated before admixture ... of use in power plants and in stoves, furnaces and the like" (lines 11-18).
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Mayer, E. R.
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Pile Structure.

Description: Patent for piling structures used in bridges and other structures built in sandy areas that allows for digging the piling hole to any depth desired and prevents cave-ins of the interior of the piling before it is filled with concrete.
Date: April 23, 1907
Creator: Pyle, Jesse Theodor
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Oil Burner

Description: Patent for an oil burner. Illustrations included.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Pickens, James H. & Shepard, Arthur M.
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Rope Guide and Protector.

Description: Patent for improvements to rope guides and protectors for "unloading grain from cars, to prevent the rope from wearing during its passage around the door jamb of the [train] car, and also to prevent friction during such passage of the rope" (lines 14-18).
Date: July 27, 1915
Creator: Early, Allen
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Ditching-Machine

Description: Patent for "a machine for digging ditches or trenches of any desired depth or width, for purposes of irrigation or drainage or pipe-laying, or for building earth fences on lands, or throwing up fortifications, or for making other excavations of like general nature" (lines 7-13).
Date: December 18, 1888
Creator: Edwards, Charles Clark
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Door-Hanger

Description: Patent for a door hanger for sliding doors to prevent them from swinging outward.
Date: January 28, 1913
Creator: Matheson, John William
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Dirigible Headlight Construction for Automobiles.

Description: Patent for improvements in dirigible headlight constructions for automobiles. Two major useful improments are mentioned: a) a headlight that is constructed so that when a car turns, the headlight on the turning side of the car will alone be turned in the same direction and b) a headlight that is constructed so that the driver can manually turn either headlight, allowing the headlights to act as search lights if necessary.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Ross, Maxwell
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Soil map, Potter County, Texas.

Description: Map shows soil composition, schools, layout of the city of Amarillo, railroads, roads, towns, ranches, and structures. Includes legend, "Conventional signs"/key to symbols used, and key to "Land Divisions." Scale [ca. 1:63,360].
Date: 1929
Creator: United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-209

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Potter County Juvenile Board is authorized to contract with an attorney to represent the Board in an action brought against it by Potter County and related questions.
Date: April 12, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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