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Fire Tongs.

Patent for a new and improved pair of fire tongs. This design consists of "[a] guide device for preventing the legs of fire-tongs from crossing, consisting of a wing-plate having at one end an open eye to fit about one leg of the tongs, and attached thereto . . . and a slot-piece having open eyes to fit about the other leg, and a straight part attached to the said eyes and forming the slot through which the wing may move freely" (lines 91-99).

Date: August 16, 1881

Creator: Mangum, Wiley P.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Farm Gate.

Patent for a new and improved farm gate. This design "has relation to that class of swinging farm-gates operated by an arrangement of levers upon both sides thereof, whereby the gate can be opened and closed by the driver or occupant of the vehicle without getting down from his [or her] seat" (lines 16-21).

Date: August 30, 1881

Creator: Wolfram, John Arnold

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Farm Gate.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists "[i]n a swinging gate pivoted at its lower inner end and suspended by a diagonal wire, upon which it swings in being opened and closed, the adjustable bar provided with a depending loop or staple for the suspending-wire, the point of suspension by said loop, being between the latch end of the gate and a vertical line drawn through its pivot-pin" (lines 51-58).

Date: September 13, 1881

Creator: Miller, Wilson B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Farm Gate.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design "is mounted upon a hinge-rod, which is adapted for adjustment at its upper end within a rack fixed to the top of the hinge-post and provided with a pivoted keeper for said hinge-rod, the object being to set the upper end of the hinge-rod away from the latch-post as may be required to raise the free end of the gate to take up the sag, to support the gate a sufficient height above the ground to swing free of snow, and to allow of the passage of smal… more

Date: September 13, 1881

Creator: Miller, Wilson B. & Bell, William H.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Farm Gate.

Patent for a new and improved farm gate. This design "provide[s] the gate with a suitable spring-bolt, in connection with an arrangement of devices or mechanism whereby the bolt is operated as the gate is being opened; also, in providing means whereby the pressure on the gate caused by the wind is equalized, thereby enabling the gate to be more easily operated" (lines 22-29).

Date: December 13, 1881

Creator: Wolfram, John Arnold

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Folding Crate.

Patent for a new and improved folding crate. This design "consists, in a folding crate, of a closed-bottom and open work top and sides, each made in two parts, hinged to each other at their adjacent ends . . . the upright bars, having tenons upon their ends; the strengthening-bars, each made in two parts . . . the hooks and eyes; the hasps and staples; and the rod and staple, whereby the crate is made strong and firm, and allowed to be folded compactly for reshipment" (lines 18-29).

Date: February 1, 1881

Creator: Van Hutton, William Bruno

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Folding Cradle.

Patent for a new and improved folding cradle. This design "consists of a cradle formed of two triangular folding end frames provided with folding braces and connected by longitudinal rods, from which the canvas bottom is supported, which frames are pivoted at their apex on the top of two connected triangular folding standards, and are provided with a crank for swinging the cradle. . . . [The cradle] is simple in construction and may be provided with a fan attachment" (lines 10-19).

Date: February 15, 1881

Creator: Clark, Chester Cady

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Harness Loop.

Patent for a new and improved harness loop. This design calls for two loops, one of which has a knob for perforated straps, with a single base in common. This eliminates the need for leather loops and for stitching leather straps.

Date: February 15, 1881

Creator: Owen, Abram

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Harness Buckle.

Patent for a new and improved harness buckle. This design calls for a central cross-bar, upon which the frame rests, with fold-able arms that form a loop beneath the side-bars with the assistance of metal pins (lines 57-62). This design eliminates the need for stitching the strap being buckled.

Date: March 15, 1881

Creator: Garrett, Charles William

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow.

Patent for improvement of plows; and it consists of a combination of two plows, which are attached to separate beams of their own, and which run upon opposite side of the growing plants for the purpose of cutting away weeds and dirt from around them, with two culitivators or shovels, which run immediately in the rear of said plows, and which clutivators are attached to beams of their own and serve to throw the dirt back toward the plants, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

Date: April 4, 1881

Creator: Carter, Charles Henry

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow.

Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "consists in combing with the plow a furrow-cutter for the purpose of cutting or dividing the furrow-slice and pulverizing it to a greater or less extent, like a harrow" (lines 13-16).

Date: July 12, 1881

Creator: Pinter, Francis T.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Picket Fence

Patent for a type of picket fence that uses short timber

Date: February 15, 1881

Creator: McGinty, Robert H.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railway Rail and Chair.

Patent for a new and improved railway rail and chair combination. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the reversible rail and chair-plates . . . so as to leave an open crescent-shaped space below the middle part of the rail and above the inwardly projecting lips" (lines 94-98).

Date: August 2, 1881

Creator: Brown, Frederick H.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rack and Spool for Holding Rope Coils.

Patent for a new and improved rack for spools of rope. This design "consists in a particular construction of frame adapted for supporting spools of different lengths, as well as an improved construction of spool for expanding and holding the coil of rope in the center of the reel while being used, and improved hangers for the wheels, whereby the latter may be arranged within the frame to accommodate the different sizes of coils now manufactured" (lines 14-23).

Date: March 29, 1881

Creator: Le Roy, Charles Jerome

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pulverizing Attachment for Plows

Patent for improvements in pulverizing attachments for plows used for furrow-slices as they are turned by plows.

Date: September 13, 1881

Creator: Maddux, Tapley, B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mosquito Netting Frame.

Patent for a new and improved mosquito netting frame. This design "consists of a mosquito-netting frame formed of two longitudinal rods removably fastened to uprights attached to the bedposts, and held by cords or wires passing from the outer ends of each of said longitudinal rods to the top of each upright. A transverse rod or bar is removably attached to the outer ends of said longitudinal bars or rods. . . . [The design] is simple in construction, light, durable, and convenient" (lines 9-18). more

Date: March 8, 1881

Creator: Bailey, Alfred H.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Motive Power.

Patent for a new and improved motive power. This design "consists of an inclined wheel applied to a center shaft that turns in fixed bottom bearings and adjustable top bearings and transmits the power by a crown-wheel and gear-wheels and shafts in one or both directions" (lines 19-23).

Date: June 14, 1881

Creator: Gibson, Obadiah William

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oscillating Cradle.

Patent for a new and improved oscillating cradle. This design utilizes a hand-crank and gears to gently rock the wooden cradle back and forth. Also connected to the crank is a wooden rod at the bottom which gently strikes a xylophone underneath.

Date: January 11, 1881

Creator: Brown, Fred Harvey

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Permutation Lock.

Patent for a new and improved combination lock. This design consists of "[a] door having at its edges the sockets formed by ribs and mouths in combination with permutation-disks, seated in said sockets and handles" (lines 5-8).

Date: June 28, 1881

Creator: Sevier, Moses Nimrod

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Game Apparatus.

Patent for a new and improved game. This design "relates to that class of game apparatus in which tilting levers or arms located at the end of an alley or board and bearing numerals designating their value in the game are designed to be struck by balls, so as to displace or change the position of said levers. The invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts forming the apparatus" (lines 14-22).

Date: April 19, 1881

Creator: Pittman, William D.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Game Board.

Patent for a new and improved bowling alley. This design calls for depressed gutters running along either side of the elevated alley, with cushions running along the lengths of the other sides of the gutters.

Date: June 28, 1881

Creator: Henry, Marcus Linsay

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Drawer of Furniture, Store Fixture, &c.

Patent for a new and improved chest of drawers. This design "consists, first, in a drawer applied upon side cleats or ledges, grooved longitudinally with the movement of the drawer, and having balls placed in such grooves in such a manner that they are kept separated and are free to roll or move longitudinally, and that they serve as bearings for the drawer, while they keep it from frictional contact with the cleats . . . second, in a novel mode of construction of cleats" (para. 1).

Date: June 7, 1881

Creator: Johnson, William H. & Whomes, Joseph

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Earth Auger.

Patent for a new and improved earth auger. This design "relates to machines for boring post-holes, &c.; and it consists especially in certain improvements in the frame and operating mechanism" (lines 21-24).

Date: December 13, 1881

Creator: Blake, Llewellyn A.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cultivator.

Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design "consists in the means by which the plow or cultivator standards may be adjusted to regulate the depth of the cultivators or plows" (lines 6-9).

Date: January 4, 1881

Creator: Niederauer, Charles

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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