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Wire-Working Machine.

Description: Patent for improvements in Wire-Working Machines that forms hangers for "coats, trousers, and other clothing" (lines 11-12). Provides a more inexpensive, faster, and more accurate machine that uses less power, includes illustrations.
Date: December 16, 1919
Creator: Shelton, John F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire Basket.

Description: Patent for a new and improved wire basket. This design "consists in a certain combination, arrangement, and connection of a series of wires, whereby great strength is attained, the same including upper and lower hoop wires, upright or straight wires arranged to connect said hoops and wire frame bottom, and reversely-arranged diagonal wires or braces also connecting the top and bottom hoops, and twisted or wrapped around the upright wires intermediately of their length" (lines 13-22).
Date: October 16, 1883
Creator: Moore, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire Stretching Device for Fence Posts.

Description: Patent for a new and improved wire stretcher. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a fence-post, the coupled pulleys mounted thereon and adapted to be simultaneously rotated, independent fence-wires extending in opposite directions and attached to one of the pulleys at points thereon that are arranged close together, and binding-sleeves for preventing the rotation of the pulleys after the wires have been stretched" (lines 14-21).
Date: March 16, 1886
Creator: Priday, Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Writing Pen.

Description: Patent for a new and improved pen. This design has for its object "to provide a simple implement which may be readily employed for writing purposes; and it consists in a thimble-like sleeve having a writing-pen arranged at its outer end, adapted to be easily applied to the index or fore-finger; and it further consists in the peculiar construction of implement" (lines 7-14).
Date: October 16, 1888
Creator: Seabaugh, Conrad
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Windmill.

Description: Patent for an improvement in windmills by providing “a number of converging blades which are arranged to the inner side of a casing, midway between the front and rear series of feathering wings or sails. These blades are arranged at opposite angles to the normal position of the feathering wings or sails. These blades are stationary and serve the purpose of deflecting the wind after it has operated upon the front set of wings or sails and directing it squarely against the rear set of wings or … more
Date: June 16, 1891
Creator: Monday, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water Heater and Purifier.

Description: Patent for a new and improved water heater and purifier. This design consists "[i]n the condenser, having the cover, the water-pipe and exhaust-steam pipe combined with the corrugated convex disk, whereby the water falls upon the disk and the steam enters beneath it" (lines 6-10).
Date: November 16, 1886
Creator: Wilson, Martin M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wheel.

Description: Patent for a new and improved wheel. This design, when "traversing soft and marshy soil[,] the ribs or lugs engage in the surface in the ordinary way; but in passing over hard or stony soil the flange bears on the surface and prevents jarring. The ribs and the flange are flush with each other . . . and this height may be considerably more than that of the ordinary ribs . . . for the reason that the said height does not affect the regularity of motion of the wheel in passing over hard soil. The … more
Date: October 16, 1888
Creator: Hatch, Jerome B. & Stroud, Wiley N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lubricant

Description: Patent for "a new and useful composition of matter to be used for the prevention of heat caused from friction and attrition in the use and operation of all kinds of machinery, including railroad engines and cars, and all parts thereof" (lines 5-9).
Date: July 16, 1889
Creator: Corder, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lubricator.

Description: Patent for an efficient lubricator apparatus that is made up of a reservoir for lubricating oil, a discharge pipe, another pipe that feeds water or condensed steam into the reservoir to displace the oil, a sediment container that has a valved discharge outlet on the bottom, a filter that cleans oil from the discharge pipe, a pipe that lets fluid into the sediment receptacle, and a steam pipe above the oil reservoir.
Date: July 16, 1895
Creator: Herold, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Type-Writing Machine.

Description: Patent for a type-writing machine that allows the spacing mechanism to operate in conjunction with other parts so that the paper-carriage releases and return the paper automatically at the end of the line. The springs automatically release and return to action with each release.
Date: April 16, 1895
Creator: Butler, George H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle-Axle Point.

Description: Patent for a vehicle-axle point that does not require repair. The "invention consists of a thimble that is to be shrunk, pressed, or fastened onto the axle by clips, bolts, or set-screws" (lines 20-22), so that the point does not need to be taken off.
Date: July 16, 1895
Creator: Ford, William Gardner
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mail-Bag Fastener.

Description: Patent for a mail bag fastener which automatically locks when closed and can only be opened with a key.It also holds the mail bag open when letters are being withdrawn.
Date: July 16, 1907
Creator: Barr, George Taylor
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wagon or Vehicle Tongue Support.

Description: Patent for the improvement of vehicle support through the use of these supports for easier transportation.
Date: January 16, 1912
Creator: Wilhelm, Dee W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wagon-Brake.

Description: Patent for an automatic wagon brake, which engages when the vehicle is stopped to prevent it from rolling downhill and disengages when the wagon starts moving again.
Date: November 16, 1909
Creator: Hewitt, James E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Insect Gathering Machine

Description: Patent for a insect gathering machine. Illustration included.
Date: May 16, 1905
Creator: Stiles, Alfred Closure
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Internal-Combustion Engine

Description: Patent for an improved internal combustion engine. Among the improvements, it allows "compounding the expansion effect to obtain the highest possible efficiency." ( lines 11-13)
Date: January 16, 1912
Creator: Pearson, Samuel
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle-Wheel.

Description: Patent for a resilient vehicle wheel.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: Stephens, Louis K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Umbrella-Holder

Description: Patent for an umbrella holder. Illustrations included.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Perkins, Kate Alice
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Insect-Trap.

Description: Patent for a trap for bedbugs made of pine wood with many nooks and crannies and springs attached to either side of the wooden block. It can be put on the bed frame and bedbugs hide in its dark recesses during the day, and then the trap can either be hit to close the springs and crush the bugs or put into hot water to drown them.
Date: July 16, 1907
Creator: Mattingly, Benjamin Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lock-Escutcheon.

Description: Patent for a lock escutcheon, which can be attached to the door on either side and which does not require carpentry expertise to install.
Date: November 16, 1909
Creator: Magruder, Paul K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in mail bag catchers and deliverers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1899
Creator: Bresland, Sylvester E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Sewing Machines

Description: Patent for "a new Improved Sewing-Machine" that "has for its object to provide more useful and efficient machines than those now in use."
Date: November 16, 1869
Creator: Cleaver, P. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Sewing-Machine.

Description: Patent for improvements to the sewing machine. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 16, 1869
Creator: Clever, P. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvements In Machines for Distributing Compounds for Destroying Cotton-Worms

Description: Patent for improvements on machines to distribute poison for cotton worms in the field. It consists of vibrating,sifting boxes combined with a suspension bar which is secured to the front of a horse saddle so the rider can shake the boxes to distribute poison powder to two rows of crops at a time.
Date: March 16, 1875
Creator: Willie, William T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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