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Liniment

Description: Patent for "a medical compound or liniment for the alleviation and cure of wounds, especially those occasioned by barb-wire fences, burns, bruises, sprains, rheumatism, frost-bites, and hemorrhoids on man or beast" (lines 11-15).
Date: October 7, 1890
Creator: Doppelmayer, Mayer
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Letter-Box.

Description: Patent for improvements in mail-boxes, where a movable partition is place inside of a mail-box “which is raised by the cover or lid so as to receive the mail and then drop it into the box as soon as the lid is closed, to attach to the lid an apron which rises in the box so as to make connection with the inner edge of the partition when the lid is raised to deposit mail-matter, and thus prevent any possibility of the content of the box from being abstracted when the cover is raised.” (Lines 18-2… more
Date: July 7, 1891
Creator: Wesson, Miley B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Washing-Machine.

Description: Patent for an improved, simple, and efficient washing machine that consists of a casing, ribbed rollers, a belt with slats that is mounted on the rollers, a rubbing board, cross pieces on the rubbing board, and a counter-acting tension spring that holds a chord that is secured to the end of the board.
Date: February 7, 1893
Creator: Haydon, William Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Indicator for Merchandise.

Description: Patent for a new and improved advertising sign. This design "relates to apparatus or devices for marking or indicating upon the outside of boxes or drawers the names and prices of the merchandise or other articles contained therein; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of a device of the above-mentioned class" (lines 23-29).
Date: April 7, 1885
Creator: Brown, Sampson Harvey
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Washing Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design "relates to improvements in the class of washing-machines commonly known as 'cylinder washing-machines,' and has for its object the production of a machine which will operate thoroughly and expeditiously, and without injury to the fabric, while at the same time it is light and inexpensive in construction and simple in operation; and with these ends in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts" (lines … more
Date: July 7, 1885
Creator: Ekman, Axel F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wagon Standard.

Description: Patent for a new and improved wagon standard. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a hollow standard and an extension having vertical movement in said standard, of a gravity-catch adapted to bite against teeth or serrations on said extension in order to maintain the same in an extended position" (lines 60-65).
Date: December 7, 1886
Creator: Welsh, Lee L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Inlet Control Valve for Flush Tanks

Description: Patent for inlet control valve for flush tanks. Invention is indented to be an improvement on inlet control valves in flush tanks by decreasing noise levels.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Wright, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trousers-Stretcher.

Description: Patent for a trousers stretcher that removes wrinkles and creases from trousers by stretching them. The stretching tension may be increased or decreased as desired.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Johnston, Renord C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Landing Device for Aeroplanes.

Description: Patent for improvements in landing devices for aeroplanes that can be controlled by the aviator and adjusted with the direction of the plane's movement as it lands.
Date: September 7, 1920
Creator: Martin, Ernest L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Insect-Trap.

Description: Patent for a new and improved insect trap with a flanged pan, the mouth of which has an inclined surface. The insect trap is designed to be arranged directly over a burrow of ants, so that ants are directed to a bait pan.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Mosby, William A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Interliner for Tires

Description: Patent for a liner that goes inside of an inner tube that is inside of a pneumatic tire. The device works to help slow flats in tires and improve the structure of a tire.
Date: October 7, 1919
Creator: McDonald, John P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vaporizing Attachment for Internal-Combustion Engines.

Description: Patent for a vaporizing attachment for internal combustion engines which provides means for vaporizing and introducing liquid fuel into the cylinders while the motor is in motion.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Irwin, Herbert G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle Signal

Description: Patent for a vehicle signal. Intent of signal is to improve visibility of rear vehicle turn signals.
Date: September 7, 1916
Creator: Reynolds, Rohde
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Locomotive Wheel Hub and Plate

Description: Patent for improvements to locomotive wheel hubs and plates with the purpose of "inhibiting adjustment of the plate beyond the safety point" (lines 20-21), including illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Lambert, Floyd D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Truss.

Description: Patent for an "improved truss or abdominal belt" (lines 40-41) that provides a simple design with added pads.
Date: April 7, 1920
Creator: Buckley, James William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water Tank and Filter.

Description: Patent for water tank and filter that is cost effective for filtering rainwater or hydrant water. The water tank and filter are designed so that the filter can be removed or moved easily around the tank.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Wilkerson, Charles J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water-Heating Attachment for Internal-Combustion Motors.

Description: Patent for a water heating attachment for internal combustion motors that will allow the cooling fluid in said motors to remain heated even when the motor is at rest, especially during freezing temperatures, including illustration.
Date: December 7, 1920
Creator: Clayton, Oscar B. & Oberwetter, George T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water Elevator

Description: Patent for Water Elevator. This invention relates to apparatus for hoisting water and is designed for irrigation purposes to provide a novel form of mechanism operated by wind power.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Jones, Charles J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Screen Cleaner.

Description: Patent for cleaning well screens and preventing oil well pipes from clogging to improve production.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Bashara, Samuel F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Locomotive.

Description: Patent for a new and improved locomotive. This design "relates to a locomotive running-gear and motive-power connection; and the novelty consists in the construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts" (lines 15-18).
Date: February 7, 1882
Creator: Hudson, Benjamin F.
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Weighing Scale

Description: Patent for weighing scale. Illustration included.
Date: June 7, 1904
Creator: McKee, Clarence W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire-Fence Support.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in wire fence supports, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Mayo, Robert P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wheel

Description: Patent for a vehicle wheel with a rigid frame and a hub that has radical range of motion.
Date: April 7, 1903
Creator: Lasswell, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Filling Brushes

Description: Patent for a machine designed to fill brushes with bristles. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Hoover, Orlando B. & Curry, Monroe
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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