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Vine-Cutter.

Description: Patent for a vine cutter that is meant "to simplify the construction of devices of this character by means of an integral formation of the cutter" (lines 8-10). It can be "adapted to be applied to a plow standard or foot consisting of a pair of cutting knives or shares integrally connected by a front cross-piece with a single central opening therein for the passage therethrough of a single securing bolt, the knives being rearwardly divergent and obliquely arranged at a downward angle, the lower… more
Date: March 14, 1893
Creator: Wheeler, John H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mail-Bag Fastener.

Description: Patent for a mail-bag fastener that consists of a mail bag with a flap, slots, a double upper portion next to the flap, a channel cut into the portion, guides with slots across the channel, a leather strap that slides into the channel, staples on the inside of the flap, and a tag holder attached to the back of the strap.
Date: November 14, 1893
Creator: Roosevelt, James Albert
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Load Lifter and Carrier.

Description: Patent for an improved, simple, efficient, and inexpensive load lifter and carrier meant to be used in warehouses in order to load and unload barrels, bales, and other loads.
Date: November 14, 1893
Creator: Butcher, Tilman H.
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Insect Destroyer.

Description: Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design "form[s] a trap or destroyer for ants which can be placed around the top of their hole and then filled with some poisonous compound, so that when the ants attempt to crawl over the ring, frame, or collar they will be poisoned by the compound, and thus destroyed" (lines 23-29). By utilizing a drip to distribute the poison to the ring, frame, or collar, the poison is replenished as it evaporates.
Date: February 14, 1882
Creator: Pinter, Francis T.
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Valve.

Description: Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Valves" (lines 5-6) used in pneumatic inner tubes to stop leakage, including illustrations.
Date: December 14, 1920
Creator: Cheek, Alex L.
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Liquid Storage and Dispensing Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an economically efficient liquid storage and dispensing apparatuses. The device is aimed at providing an air pressurized system to discharge inflammable liquids.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Carton, John J.
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Wagon and Buggy Tap Extension.

Description: Patent for a waggy and buggy tap extension that compensates for the waggon/buggy's wear and tear and mitigates instances of the wheels wobbling. The construction is simple to use and inexpensive.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Bosworth, Allie F.
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Indicating and Testing Apparatus.

Description: Patent for indicating and testing cylinders on multi-cylinder engines (such as gasoline) to show if any are misfiring, have leaking valves or rings, and show that the carburetor is properly adjusted.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Pittman, Mordaunt E.
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Liquid Dispensing Apparatus.

Description: Patent for liquid dispensing apparatus to dispense and simultaneously measure liquid.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Reid, Elton F.
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Well-Drilling Register

Description: Patent for a new, improved registering device particularly for use in well drilling, Illustrations included.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Jones, Noah M.
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Machine for Making Lunch-Rolls.

Description: Patent for a machine that makes lunch rolls. By using the machine, people (particularly street vendors) can make hamburger rolls similar to the Mexican hot tamale.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Wiseman, William E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well Drilling Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an improved well-drilling apparatus. Improvements made to bull wheel shaft and the sand reel and casing line shaft so they may be operated independently of each other while utilizing the same source of power.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Thorniley, Clarence W. & Thorniley, Charles, D.
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Water-Heater

Description: Patent for a water heater that will heat a large quantity of water in a short amount of time. Cool water is delivered to the bottom of the tank, displacing hot water at the top so the tank is always filled with hot water.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Faust, Louis F.
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Machine for Threshing Grain in the Field.

Description: Patent for a machine that collects swaths of grain for threshing using hooked teeth arranged in rows, including illustration.
Date: April 14, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
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Machine for Mixing Mortar.

Description: Patent for a new and improved machine for mixing mortar. This design "consists in a cylinder composed of bars set into open heads and rotating beneath a hopper . . . so that the material to be mixed rests upon the cylinder, and is rasped or grated off by the motion of the cylinder and received on the inside of the cylinder between the bars. . . . When the material is received inside the cylinder it is carried around by the rotary motion, and is turned over and forced out" (lines 7-22).
Date: September 14, 1880
Creator: Schellenberger, Samuel L.
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Wheel

Description: Patent for wheel. Illustration included.
Date: February 14, 1905
Creator: Cutter, Richard Samuel
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Locomotive number Plate and Holder Therefor

Description: Patent for a locomotive number plate and holder therefor. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Lape, John K.
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Windmill

Description: Patent for "a mill equipped with an automatic governor for regulating the speed of the windmill and for preventing injury to the apparatus by throwing the blades of the wheel into or out of the wind in a manner to secure the most effective operation of the device at all times" (lines 9-15).
Date: May 14, 1901
Creator: Stein, John
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Machine For Pulling Cotton Stalks

Description: Patent for a machine for pulling cotton stalks. Illustration included.
Date: June 14, 1904
Creator: Swenson, Werner
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Weight-Motor.

Description: Patent for a weight motor for powering various machinery.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Wilson, James A.
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Loose-Leaf Individual or General Bank-Ledger

Description: Patent for improvements to loose-leaf individual or general bank-ledgers, mainly pertaining to the ledger's structure and ease of use through adding leaves or sheets without disrupting current leaves or sheets. Includes illustrations.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Exline, Marcus P. & Bourke, Edmund
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Lubricating Axle

Description: Patent for a lubricating axle.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Birdwell, Joseph A.
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Water-Lift.

Description: Patent for a water lift for wells, which can be easily removed from the well for cleaning.
Date: September 14, 1909
Creator: De Hymel, Franklin Oscar
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Sharpening Gin Saws

Description: Patent for a new and useful improvements in machines for sharpening gin-saws. This invention is to "provide an improved machine of the character described wherein the saws may be sharpened without removing them" (line 10-12).
Date: December 14, 1897
Creator: Bradley, James M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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