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Combined Ironing Board and Washstand

Description: Patent for a combined ironing-board and washstand. This invention is a combination of ironing-boards and wash-stands that can be mounted to the wall. Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: John H. Havecotte, of Somerville, Texas
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Cattle-Guard

Description: Patent for a cattle-guard on railroad tracks.
Date: January 20, 1903
Creator: Richardson, Columbus John
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Cooler

Description: Patent for a cooler for water, milk, and other perishable items. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Langham, William Wiley
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Animal Trap.

Description: Patent for a new and improved animal-trap. This design consists in "the combination, with the frame, of the spear fitted to slide therein and provided with a notched shank, spring for forcing the spear down, and the trigger pivoted to the frame and provided with a forked plate at its lower end, and with a toe for engaging the notch of the shank of the spear" (lines 8-15).
Date: November 29, 1887
Creator: Wood, Evans
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Bolt Lock

Description: Patent for an improved bolt block that maintains a bolt effectively against axial rotation.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Robinson, Robert John, Sr.
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Wire Stretcher

Description: Patent for a device that improves "wire-stretchers, but also adapted to be used for other purposes" (lines 15-19) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: unknown
Creator: Calhoun, Albert C.
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Wire-Fastener.

Description: Patent for a wire fastener for telegraph poles, which connects to the poles without the use of other wires to tie the fastener to the pole.
Date: December 24, 1907
Creator: Wilburn, Sylvester & Smith, Thomas E.
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Jar Fastener.

Description: Patent for a new and improved jar fastener. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a fruit can or jar, having a continuous groove across its bottom and up its sides, of a U-shaped bolt resting in said groove, a cap-plate resting on the top of the jar and through which the legs of the bolt extend, and securing nuts turning on the ends of the bolt above the cap-plate" (lines 78-84).
Date: April 5, 1887
Creator: Dickey, Marion Flutcher
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Low-Pressure Alarm and Indicator for Air-Brakes.

Description: Patent for "air-brake mechanisms in general, and more particularly to the alarms for giving warning when the pressure in the train-pipe drops to a predetermined point and for giving a visual signal when such condition exists" (p. 1, lines 8-13).
Date: October 25, 1900
Creator: Parsons, Avery H.
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Kitchen-Sink

Description: Patent for a kitchen sink. Illustrations included.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Ogle, Thomas Scott & Polansky, Robert F.
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Improvement in Planter and Cultivator.

Description: Patent for an easily converted machine that can plan corn, drill corn or cotton, or cultivate growing crops, including illustrations.
Date: February 11, 1879
Creator: Bowles, Talbot M. & Farmer, Joesph W.
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Improvement in Fifth-Wheels for Vehicles.

Description: Patent for improvements made to fifth-wheels for vehicles, including illustrations.
Date: April 29, 1879
Creator: Findley, James W. & Bowles, Talbot M.
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Improvement in Combined Spading, Plowing, and Stalk-Cutting Machines.

Description: Patent for an earth working machine that can be used for spading, plowing and stalk-cutting by arranging “a series of spades in a plane parallel with the axis of the machine and interposed spades in planes at right angles thereto, all attached to a reciprocating cross-bar.” (P. 2, lines [29]-[33].) The spades are adjustable in height and, it can be removed to use as a cultivator. For stalk-cutting, the plows may be removed. Illustration is included.
Date: September 5, 1876
Creator: Mathes, William McConnell
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Stalk- Cutter

Description: Patent for a Stalk-Cutter, a "simple, durable and efficient device for cutting stalks, like cotton, cornstalks or weeds, while standing" (lines 13-14).
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: Wilburn, Sylvestor
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Stalk-Puller.

Description: Patent for a stalk puller that is adaptable to different size stalks, better built, and more efficient than previous stalk pullers.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Richardson, Columbus John
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Staple Extractor.

Description: Patent for a staple extractor used for removing wire from the posts of wire fences. Includes illustrations.
Date: May 24, 1892
Creator: Hunt, Thomas M.
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Harrow-Cultivator Attachment

Description: Patent for a harrow attachment for cultivators. Illustrations included.
Date: July 30, 1912
Creator: Kovar, William L. & Wlha, William
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Sweep-Stock Attachment for Plows.

Description: Patent for a sweep-stock attachment for plows, which can be adjusted to different lengths without using a tool.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Hewitt, John Henry
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Sweep Stock Attachment

Description: Patent for a plow attachment which allows for more control in regard to how deep the plow digs.
Date: March 15, 1916
Creator: Polasek, John
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Engraver's Tool

Description: Patent for a tool for engraving small objects. Illustrations included.
Date: April 18, 1911
Creator: Mueller, Eduard Fredrick
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Seed Planter.

Description: Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "the combination of the frame, the hopper having a notch or opening in its rear edge, the seed-spout extending vertically along the rear side of the hopper and communicating therewith through said notch, the reciprocating rod having a jointed upper end provided with a seed-cup, the rock-shaft having crank-arm, and an arm connected with said reciprocating-rod, the crank-shaft, pitman, driving-wheel, and the sprocket-gears and chain c… more
Date: May 10, 1887
Creator: Clark, Council H.
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Shovel-Plow.

Description: Patent for the improvement of the shovel plow. The improvement of the shovel plow allows for the adjustment of the plow height as needed.
Date: February 17, 1920
Creator: Urban, John
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Fence.

Description: Patent for a new and improved fence. This design "consist[s] of posts, a barbed-wire line connecting the top portions of the posts, the horizontal slats, the vertical wires secured at their lower ends to the lower portions of the post, and looped around the slats and connected at their upper portions to the wire line, and thence extending upward and secured to the upper ends of the posts above said wire line, and wire loops passing around the ends of the lower slats and connected with the lower… more
Date: December 14, 1886
Creator: Gordon, Marion J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Expansion Double-Shovel Corn And Cotton Planter.

Description: Patent for a new machine for planting corn or cotton that can be "adapted for use as a plow or cultivator" (lines 60-61), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 1, 1887
Creator: Draper, Richard Edward.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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