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Fishing-Bob

Patent for a fishing bob that "will be simple of construction, efficient in operation, one which may be manufactured at a minimum cost, and one in which the bob may be readily adjusted upon the line and securely held against accidental movement."(Lines 10-15) Including illustrations and instructions.

Date: April 21, 1903

Creator: Scott, John S.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fertilizer and Seed Distributer.

Patent for a fertilizer and seed distributor that is operated by hand.

Date: January 2, 1906

Creator: Melton, Henry C.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

End-Gate Lock.

Patent for "a fastening for end-gates of wagons and the like, the arrangement of parts being such as to permit the end-gate being always held in a locked position until it is desired to lower or raise the same." (lines 11-15).

Date: August 9, 1898

Creator: Murray, Nicholas Charles

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fishing-Rod Handle.

Patent for a fishing rod handle that also functions as a pistol.

Date: October 7, 1919

Creator: Key, Henry C.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fishing-Float

Patent for a new type of fishing float with "ferrules or caps" (line 18) on the ends to prevent water from getting into the float, causing it to decay, including illustrations and instructions.

Date: October 23, 1917

Creator: Scott, John S.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Harness.

Patent for a harness, which leaves the animal's limbs free and is cleaner and easier to use.

Date: November 24, 1908

Creator: Holder, William Jefferson

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railroad Nut-Wrench.

Patent for a wrench that is used to fix railroad tracks, including instructions and illustrations.

Date: March 2, 1886

Creator: Forbes, Alston J.

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Rule Gage.

Patent for a new and improved rule-gage. This design "relates to improvements in gages for carpenter's rules; and it consists of a gage formed of sheet metal adapted to be detachably applied to an ordinary two-foot rule to convert it instantly into a gage-rule" (lines 7-11).

Date: May 27, 1890

Creator: Dickins, Sam

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Crossing Signal

Patent for Automatic Crossing Signal

Date: November 21, 1916

Creator: Machac, Henry

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Armor Unit for Gunners

Patent for armor that can be mounted on gunners units..

Date: November 28, 1916

Creator: Spence, John J.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bolster Bearing

Patent for Bolster Bearing

Date: November 21, 1916

Creator: Hayes, Richard S.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railway- Rail Joint.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in railway-rail Joints.

Date: March 15, 1898

Creator: Mauldin, Doctor Chester

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rail-Joint

Patent for an improvement in rail joints, including illustrations.

Date: December 6, 1887

Creator: Ferguson, George Jones

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Register for Odometers.

Patent for improvements in odometers for harvesting machines. The harvester can then calculate the amount to charge for harvesting.

Date: September 4, 1894

Creator: Shields, Augustus O.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Quilting Frame for Sewing Machines.

Patent for a new and improved quilting-frame for sewing machines. This design consists, "with the track and the carriage consisting of the U-shaped bail formed from a single piece of metal, having the ends bifurcated and provided with grooved wheels" (lines 97-100). It also consists "of the screw-threaded rod having a head at its lower end, passing through an aperture in the bail, the burr or nut consisting of the interiorly-sccrew-threaded collar, with which said rod engages, the beam having a… more

Date: July 26, 1892

Creator: Moore, George McNair & Steen, George W.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pump.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in pumps, including instructions and illustrations.

Date: May 9, 1899

Creator: Gardner, Felix G.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rail-Bond.

Patent for a rail bond that allows an electric current to travel through the rails.

Date: March 14, 1911

Creator: Humason, Granville A. & Odell, Edward F.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Poultry-Feeder.

Patent for a poultry feeder machine that automatically releases feed when a chicken pecks at the bait suspended from a lever. It helps prevent wasting the feed, including illustrations.

Date: August 15, 1916

Creator: Seamans, John D.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rail-Joint.

Patent for rail joints that reduce "wear and tear on the wheels of rolling stock" (lines 12-13) and are more securely fastened than conventional rail-joints.

Date: February 5, 1907

Creator: Mertins, John L.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Piano-Hammer.

Patent for a piano hammer, which has a strip of striking material that can be moved over to a new section when one section wears out, to increase the life of the hammer.

Date: May 24, 1910

Creator: Young, Henry E.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Open Link.

Patent for a new and improved carabiner ("open link"). This design adds a lip to the hinge to enable easier intentional opening and to discourage unintentional opening from striking against a foreign body.

Date: December 14, 1880

Creator: Sanders, John Daniel

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Picture Case for Tombstones.

Patent for a new and improved picture frame for tombstones. This design, "it will be seen . . . is cheap and strong, and will perfectly protect the picture or memento, and that when in place in the tombstone its outer surface will stand flush with the outer surface of the stone, and by securing the case or frame in the stone by means of the metal or cement cast around the case, it will be seen that the case cannot be removed from the stone without breaking the stone, so that there will be no da… more

Date: May 6, 1884

Creator: Holloman, Harvey Allen & Green, William Robert

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Furnace.

Patent for a "furnace adapted especially for use outdoors for heating a wash pot or kettle" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustrations.

Date: April 2, 1918

Creator: Cornelius, Samuel S.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Curtain-Fixture.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and effective curtain fixture that allows for the curtain to be "easily and quickly raised or lowered bodily so as to admit more or less light through the window, and permit of proper ventilation without the admission of an undesirable amount of light" (lines 14-18).

Date: February 28, 1893

Creator: Villard, John

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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