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Combination-Lock.

Description: Patent for improvement upon a combination-lock.
Date: May 1, 1888
Creator: Bergman, John
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CANNING SHRIMPS AND OTHER FISH.

Description: Patent for a method for "canning shrimps and/other like shellfish and has for its object the better preservation of the fish and greater expedition, and cheapness in canning" (lines 7-10)with illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 6, 1880
Creator: Pecor, Emmett C. & Bartlett, F. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Selkirk Candlestick

Description: Patent for candlestick handle/dish with an extension that can be used traditionally for holding and carrying a candle as well as hanging on a nail in a wall with illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 13, 1880
Creator: Selkirk, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mailing-Box.

Description: Patent for a mailing box with curves and grooves to fit the cover and securing string with illustrations and assembly instructions.
Date: May 11, 1880
Creator: Sabin, Chauncey Brewer
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Condenser

Description: Patent for "the construction of surface-condensers for condensing steam, condensing cooling ammonia-gas, and other purposes" (lines 17-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 15, 1880
Creator: Lee, Charles Brogden
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bale Tie.

Description: Patent for a new and improved tie for bales. This design calls for one long, flat piece of scrap metal to be folded over on itself twice so that there are four layers of metal as well as a loop (or "rib") on either end. Then, a hole should be cut through all four layers with a tapered opening through the edge; this design is cheaper and more durable than previous bale ties.
Date: August 24, 1880
Creator: Riesel, Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spring

Description: Patent for a spring "wherein all of the parts are removably connected to each other so as to be convenient and inexpensive to repair." (Line 11-14)
Date: November 3, 1914
Creator: Avera, Lawrence A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Finger-Shield.

Description: Patent for a new finger protection device which may be utilized in needlework.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Morris, Homer B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Toy

Description: Patent for a toy particularly adapted for the amusement of small children.
Date: May 29, 1914
Creator: Boyle, Frank J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bale-tie

Description: Patent for improvement in the construction of hooks used to join the ends of ties "for packages or bales of cotton, hemp, rags, or other substances in which a divided metallic band or hoop encircling the package or bale is used, and the ends whereof are joined by a hook at one end of said band, arranged to interlock with any one of a series of mortises in the other end of the band" (para. 2).
Date: August 8, 1876
Creator: Davis, Waters S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Composition for Waterproofing Fabrics, Leather, and the like

Description: Patent for improvements in composition for waterproofing fabrics, leather, and the like including ingredients, proportions and manner of compounding. When applied this composition renders fabric waterproof, with a finished appearance, and dries quickly.
Date: unknown
Creator: McIntosh, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spark-Plug

Description: Patent for improvement of spark-plugs, an automotive engine component.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Hill, John L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Window-Screen

Description: Patent for a window screen. Illustrations included.
Date: May 28, 1907
Creator: Kemmerling, Warren
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Window-Sash Lock.

Description: Patent for a device which may be attached to the upper and lower sashes of a window to firmly lock them in position. The device is special because "the attachment to the upper sash does not project into the path of the lower sash nor interfere with its operation" (lines 16-19).
Date: June 8, 1915
Creator: Merrell, Frederick R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Description: Patent for an improved wrench that is effective and durable. Illustration and description included.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Collier, Frank A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Description: Patent for a wrench that can be adjusted without the use of screws. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 29, 1897
Creator: Thomas, Theodore G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wood-Preservative.

Description: Patent for a compound with preservative qualities for protecting submersed wood from the destructive forces of water, whether sea or fresh, and from shipworms.
Date: July 9, 1895
Creator: Gallinowsky, Hugo
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Landing-Net.

Description: Patent for improvements to landing nets to make them foldable or collapsible, providing for easier storage when not in use.
Date: June 22, 1915
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Valve for Car-Carried Mechanism of Train-Stopping Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an invention which provides an improved train stopping apparatus, whereby the propelling power of the motor car will be cut off when conditions warrant.
Date: July 13, 1915
Creator: Labit, Girard E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lock.

Description: Patent for a new and improved lock that which "provide a lock for doors, safes, drawers, and the like, the bolt of which is adapted to be unlocked from he outsides by means of a combination, and while being release will instantly ring the door-bell by means of connecting wires, and which, when operated from the inside, can be opened without giving the signal on the bell, and in either operation the parts of the lock will automatically return to their position and lock the bot in the striker-pla… more
Date: August 30, 1887
Creator: Rau, Louis Carl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lock

Description: Patent for "improvements in locks, having special reference to locks for the doors of freight-cars; and it has for its object to provide a strong lock so constructed as to be comparatively safe from the attacks of lockpickers" (lines 8-13).
Date: September 11, 1888
Creator: Bergman, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Letter Copying Press.

Description: Patent for a new and improved copier. This design consists in "the combination of the dampening-roller . . . with the smoothing-roller at one side of and in close proximity to it and situated between said dampening-roller and the roll of paper, and the roller journaled in the standard, and the smoothing-rollers placed at one side and beyond the rollers . . . and journaled in brackets . . . whereby the paper is evenly and smoothly moistened before the copy-paper is applied and both are kept smoo… more
Date: March 12, 1889
Creator: Thompson, Charles Albert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Two-Wheeled Delivery-Vehicle.

Description: Patent for "a light and convenient vehicle for the use of mail-collectors in cities, and for the transportation and delivery of parcels, milk, or other articles," (lines 8-12) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 2, 1892
Creator: Boone, Manly Breaker
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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