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[Letter to Will B. Munson, August 22, 1914]

Description: Photocopy of a letter to Will B. Munson discussing changes to the fruit district boundary lines in Texas on the American Pomological Society chart of the United States and Canada and requesting Munson make a list of varieties suitable in the newly proposed district No. 11.
Date: August 22, 1914
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

Sherman 1914 - Index

Description: Index to Sanborn maps of Sherman in Grayson County, Texas, listing street names and maps on which they appear.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Wrench.

Description: Patent for a wrench used specifically for turning nuts or other related mechanisms that need a sliding jaw.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Hunter, Arthur G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Life-Saving Raft.

Description: Patent for a life-raft composed of multiple airtight cylinders. The raft is adapted for use at sea in large quantiles aboard vessels.
Date: December 29, 1914
Creator: Comer, Samuel A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ventilated Granary

Description: Patent for ventilated granary. This patent is for better improvements of the granary which already exists. It allows for even better ventilation for grains being stored in the granary.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Elliott, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Explosion Engine Starter

Description: Patent for a new type of automobile starter, able to replace the hand crank. This device will be able to start the automobile without having to turn a crank, It will attach to the crank shaft of the engine and make it much easier to start the automobile.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Miller, Charles R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Screen-Door Brace.

Description: Patent for a screen door supportive brace intended to maintain original rectangular form and designed to be installed without the use of tools. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Morrison, W. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Harvester.

Description: Patent for a cotton harvester designed for the harvesting of the cotton crop, including illustrations.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Upshaw, Lucius L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safety Air Brake Appliance

Description: Patent for " a safety air brake appliance for steam, traction or other railways, for each car" (lines 10-11). Including illustrations.
Date: April 17, 1914
Creator: Carpenter, Alfred A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Card Holder

Description: Patent for improvements made to card holders, mostly for handbags and other cases much like luggage tags today. The patent describes and illustrates improved design and construction so they can be manufactured at an economic price.
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Grabendike, Clyde C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boll Cotton Gin.

Description: Patent for an improved boll-cotton gin which gathers the cotton bolls without crushing them or intermingling the product with impurities by separating the seed cotton from the bolls and hulls.
Date: June 9, 1914
Creator: Hopper, James F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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