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Ironing Table.

Description: Patent for a new and improved ironing board. This design consists in "the rigid supporting-frame of an ironing-table, a cross-piece secured to the outside of the upper ends of the supports at one end of the frame, so that its upper edge shall project above the supports, an ironing-board top hinged to one side of the cross-piece, and a shelf secured to the upper edge and projecting to the opposite side of said cross-piece" (lines 86-94).
Date: October 19, 1886
Creator: Adair, Annie E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Churn-Motors

Description: Patent for an improvement in churn-motors, which would allow for the motor to run faster or slower as needed, with illustration.
Date: July 30, 1878
Creator: Alexander, Julius A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pulling Implement

Description: Patent for a pulling device with a "rotatably supported winding shaft" and "means for imparting the requisite rotation" (lines 16-18).
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Badley, Drury E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire Stretcher

Description: Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustration included.
Date: April 11, 1905
Creator: Bays, Lafayette
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Roller Attachment For Cotton Or Corn Planters.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in roller attachments for cotton or corn planters, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 30, 1900
Creator: Beck, Emerziah B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lemon and Lime Squeezer

Description: Patent for an improved lemon and lime squeezer that can divide the lemon and lime into two halves and squeeze the halves in succession, or one half be left un-squeezed.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Bolton, Jack R.; Williams, John D. & Struve, Felix L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Kitchen-Cabinet.

Description: Patent for "a more complete and convenient kitchen cabinet... with an effective and desirable sink attachment, whereby dirty water may be easily disposed of." (Lines 9-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1895
Creator: Brooks, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stove.

Description: Patent for "a stove in which the heat may be shifted to various parts thereof to the exclusion of other parts," and "wherein the radiation of the heat from the bottom of the heat-passage is made to heat a secondary or supplemental oven, thereby making use of heat which is otherwise lost." (Lines 19-30) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1895
Creator: Brooks, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate Latch.

Description: Patent for a new and improved gate-latch. This design "relates to gate-latches; and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which will be simple in construction and efficient in operation, and to provide a gate-latch that not only permits the gate to be opened in both directions, but also prevents the same from being opened or lifted from its hinges by the stock, and also a latch that can be easily manipulated without dismounting from the horse" (lines 8-17).
Date: May 10, 1892
Creator: Brown, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire-Tightener.

Description: Patent for a new and useful wire tightener, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 5, 1898
Creator: Brown, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pliers

Description: Patent for pliers. The invention relates to improvements of the pliers, primarily adapted for use by linemen in securing an electric conducting wire upon an insulator, splicing the wire or stretching the same. The construction is to produce a pair of pliers which are simple in construction, cheap to manufacture and which will perform the functions of several ordinary tools.
Date: October 5, 1915
Creator: Bryce, William D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railway-Gate

Description: Patent for a railway gate that can be operated from a distance. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Buchannan, Edward M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Adjustable Arch and Beam-Balance for Cultivator-Frames

Description: Patent for an adjustable arch and beam balance for cultivator frames which allows the draft tongue to be lifted up and down.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Buckhannon, Edward M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow.

Description: Patent for a plow that allows the plow share to be adjusted to different angles in the soil.
Date: November 30, 1909
Creator: Buckhannon, Edward M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cross Arm

Description: Patent for a cross arm. Illustration included.
Date: December 27, 1912
Creator: Crabtree, Lawrence L. & Ripley, T. Charley
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Improvement in Detaching Horses

Description: Patent for improvements for a device used to detach a horse or horses from a vehicle. Included illustration shows 3 elevation views of the detacher.
Date: July 25, 1876
Creator: Craig, John Kerr
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Convertable Corn Sheller and Grater.

Description: Patent for a simple and inexpensive convertible corn sheller and grater that, when shelling, can fill a receptacle without spilling or clogging. The sheller also separates dust from the corn. The grater is easily removable for cleaning.
Date: February 20, 1894
Creator: Crockett, William E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combination-Plow.

Description: Patent for a combination-plow that "may be combined with facility to form a variety of plows designed for work of different kinds, the present invention being an improvement upon that shown and described in Patent No. 492,462, granted to [the inventor] February 28, 1893" (lines 10-15).
Date: July 14, 1896
Creator: Dean, John Rowe
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stock Feeder

Description: Patent for stock feeder, for automatically feeding grain (or mill food) to stock (particularly hogs) with feeding troughs on opposite sides of oscillating storage hopper.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Dierks, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Heel Brace.

Description: Patent for a new and improved heel-brace. This design "consist[s] in a semi-circular rim provided with two downward side extensions, the lower ends of said extensions being provided with inwardly extending lugs adapted to lie under the heel of a boot or shoe, said rim being also provided on its rear side with a downwardly-extending projection shorter than the side extensions, the lower ends of the extensions being provided with openings for the reception of screws" (lines 63-73).
Date: December 28, 1886
Creator: Edney, Cartwright Jones
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Tongue Support

Description: Patent for a wagon tongue support. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1904
Creator: Evans, Martin S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Umbrella-Case.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in umbrella cases, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Ferry, Thomas Cate
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rail-Joint.

Description: Patent for the addition of interlocking extensions onto the ends of railway joints. The interlocking extensions make bolts and nuts unnecessary and provide a snug fit, which eliminates both lateral and longitudinal movement.
Date: October 10, 1911
Creator: Free, Andrew
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rotary Harrow

Description: Patent for a rotary harrow. Illustration included.
Date: March 29, 1904
Creator: Graves, John N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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