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Improvement In Percussion-Shells.

Description: This patent was created for individuals to be able to hit an object with the instrument and the oject immediately explodes on impact. It then produces an excessive amount of explosions. The invention is made out of shells with sections assembled together infused with different substances, and connected by a fuse.
Date: April 9, 1878
Creator: Urquhart, John M.
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Mechanical Movement

Description: Patent for "an object to provide a chain and sprocket movement with improved means for maintaining the chain in operatively taut condition and relation to the sprocket wheel" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
Date: November 9, 1915
Creator: Stine, John
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Oil-Tank.

Description: Patent for an oil tank with an improved design for extinguishing fires inside the tanks and a means for allowing the escape of exploded gases upon accidental ignition.
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Wasson, Edgar Allen & Cooley, Francis Marion
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Smoke-Separator.

Description: Patent for "a new and improved smoke separator designed for use in connection with smelter furnaces and other apparatus, and arranged to effectively prevent poisonous or obnoxious gases from passing into the atmosphere, at the same time retaining and saving valuable matter contained in the smoke" (lines 9-16); including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 9, 1913
Creator: Holmes, Clayton Floyd
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Electrical Apparatus for Heating Stills, Boilers, and the Like.

Description: Patent for "Improvements in Electrical Apparatus for Heating Stills, Boilers, and the like" (lines 6-8) that uses electricity and includes "a heating element which is not affected by repeated changes in temperature, which is adapted to present a heating surface of large area, which may be raised to a high temperature with a low current, and which is many times more economical in use than metal coils possessing less heat radiating powers" (lines 21-28) including illustrations.
Date: April 9, 1918
Creator: Lorenz, Charles O.
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Street-Pavement

Description: Patent for a street paving material made from limestone, limestone dust, and crude oil with layers of crushed rock in between which is waterproof and durable.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Walsh, John M.
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Railway-Switch

Description: Patent for a railway switch. Illustrations included.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: Collier, William Reid
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Fence Post Mold

Description: Patent for fence post mold. Illustration included.
Date: October 9, 1906
Creator: Collier, William Reid
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Oil Burner

Description: Patent for an improvement on Oil Burners.
Date: April 9, 1902
Creator: Robertson, George
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Door Stop and Lock.

Description: Patent for a door lock and door stop that is operated from the doorknob by having a rod with a bolted door stop box on the bottom inserted into the door frame.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Tatum, Cicero James
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Detector for Wireless Telegraphy

Description: Patent for an improved detector for wireless telegraph machine through the use of minerals such as copper, sulfur, and zinc.
Date: November 9, 1915
Creator: Lorenz, Charles O.
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Device for Dipping Lumber.

Description: Patent for a device for dipping lumber in a "soda" bath for preventing mildewing that allows the operator of the sawmill to determine which logs go through the bath.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Baten, William Lucian
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Game.

Description: Patent for a "a game of skill, rather than a game of chance" (lines 11-12), albeit with elements of a game of chance, in the style of a carnival game. The game consists of a motorized, revolving model airplane and a circular arrangement of nets (one for each player); the airplane drops candy into the winning player's net.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Auffurth, Erwin, Jr. & Hjerpe, Erick
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Combined Harrow and Roller

Description: Patent for a combined harrow and roller for pulverizing and eliminating unwanted growth from the ground. Illustrations included.
Date: April 9, 1912
Creator: Younger, Walter E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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