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Waffle-Iron.

Description: Patent for a waffle iron that can be operated by placing it on a stove-top. It "consists in a base, a yoke pivoted thereto and swinging in vertical plane, and the molding and cooking irons carried by the yoke" (lines 15-18).
Date: February 14, 1893
Creator: George, Alexander B.
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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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Wheel

Description: Patent for wheel. Illustration included.
Date: February 14, 1905
Creator: Cutter, Richard Samuel
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Tree and Brush Cutter.

Description: Patent for a motorized tree and brush cutter that is portable.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Andrews, Robert Lyle
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Stalk Chopping or Cutting Roller

Description: Patent for a stalk chopper or cutting roller that includes revolving radial arms. The multiple arms form a cylindrical figure, the arms project radially, "from the opposite ends of the tubular member," and they have angular ends.
Date: February 14, 1915
Creator: Luttrell, Charles W.
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Table Cloth Clasp.

Description: Patent for table cloth clasp, "which may be readily detachably connected with the table top, will securely hold the table cloth in place thereon, and will be entirely concealed by the table cloth" (lines 14-17).
Date: February 14, 1913
Creator: Hatzfeld, Charles
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Lamp Wick.

Description: Patent for a new and improved wick for oil lamps. This design "consists in forming the lamp-wick of one or more layers of mineral wool inclosed in a textile material, the whole being sewed together by a series of parallel longitudinal stitches" (lines 18-22). Employing textile material represents an improvement in capillarity over previous wicks made with refractory cement.
Date: February 14, 1882
Creator: Bèck, Gebhard
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Mixer And Feeder For Use In Brick Making

Description: Patent for a mixer and feeder for use in brick making. This invention is designed for the making of bricks. Illustration included.
Date: February 14, 1905
Creator: Steger, Edward Darling
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Tailor's Or Dressmaker's Measuring Device

Description: Patent for a tailor's or dressmaker's measuring device. Illustrations included.
Date: February 14, 1905
Creator: Hosford, Frank & English, Robert E.
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Oil Well Screen.

Description: Patent for a new oil-well screen that prevents sand from entering an oil or water well but will allow oil and water through.
Date: February 14, 1922
Creator: Dobson, John A.
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Harrow.

Description: Patent for a harrow that cuts weeds at the root and pulls them out without breaking up the sod.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Halvé, Bruno
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Pocket Hanger for Hats and Coats.

Description: Patent for a new and improved portable hat- and coat-hanger. This design utilizes two metal hooks, each of which fold into a metal handle, so that one hangs from a surface while the other hangs an article of clothing. One hook should be sharp enough to engage with a wall, while the other need not be sharp to hang an article from the back of a chair or pew.
Date: February 14, 1882
Creator: McDonald, Thomas
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Quilting-Frame.

Description: Patent for a quilting frame that can be lifted up and down to allow for easy storage.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Trantham, Lizzie
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Gas-Producer

Description: Patent for improvements in the apparatus for making producer gas to provide a safer and more effective gas storage unit.
Date: February 14, 1910
Creator: Hirt, Jules H.
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Improvement in Washing Machines.

Description: Patent for the improvement of washing machine mechanisms.
Date: February 14, 1871
Creator: Jones, William G.
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Electric Hammer.

Description: Patent for an electric hammer operated by magnetic pull.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Smith, Reuben S.
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Dredging Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an improved dredging apparatus "and it consists in combining with the well known bucket chain form of excavator a suction pipe provided with a hopper and a crushing or breaking device so that the material being deposited in the hopper by the continuously moving buckets will be carried under the action of gravity to the breaking or crushing device and thence through a suction pipe and pump and delivery pipe to the place of deposit" (lines 9-18).
Date: February 14, 1893
Creator: Douglas, William M.
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Display-Board.

Description: Patent for a display board for advertising and signage in stores.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Fitts, William A.
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Current Regulator for Dynamo Electric Machines.

Description: Patent for a new and improved current regulator. This design "pertains to that class of regulators in which the collecting brushes of the commutator are automatically moved around the commutator and caused to occupy different positions relatively to the maximum lines of the magnetic field between the poles and the armature; and it embraces a novel method of controlling the movement of the brushes to compensate for variations in the speed of the machine and regulate the current in accordance wit… more
Date: February 14, 1888
Creator: Crowdus, Walter A. & Sutton, Henry M.
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Cultivator-Sweep.

Description: Patent for a cultivator sweep that cuts weeds close to the crops.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Lundghren, Charles & Anderson, Gus E.
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Header and Shredder

Description: Patent for a header and shredder for the use of maize, cane, and wheat. Illustration included.
Date: February 14, 1905
Creator: Giles, William
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Device For Fastening Car Wheels To Their Rails

Description: Patent for a device for fastening car wheels to their rails. Illustration included.
Date: February 14, 1905
Creator: Eddins, Andrew Jackson
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Gate.

Description: Patent for a sliding gate that closes automatically when the opening and closing mechanism is released.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Otto, Paul
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Governor for Explosion Engines

Description: Patent for a governor for explosion engines. Illustration included.
Date: February 14, 1905
Creator: Haydon, Bennie W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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