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Saddle-Press

Description: Patent for a saddle press that can be adapted fit to any common cantle to more quickly paste a cover onto it. The saddle may also be moved while the press is in use.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Wendorf, Henry L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Garden Tile.

Description: Patent for a new and improved garden tile. This design "is to provide a . . . garden-tile which can be used as a plant-protector or as a curbing for walks, &c. The invention consists in a tile having a semicircular or U-shaped cross-section and open at the bottom and provided on its top with one or more necks through which the plants can grow" (lines 7-15).
Date: May 25, 1886
Creator: Flatau, Louis S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rotary Drilling-Machine

Description: Patent for rotary well drilling platform improvements. The improvements are to control how the turntable moves without having to change the structure of the platform or having a second person watching while drilling.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Black, Lee Jackson
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Horse-Power Machines.

Description: Patent for new and improved cog-wheel designed to improve horse-powered machines that are used in "flouring mills, and agricultural, and other machines" (lines 16-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1880
Creator: Hooker, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Chopper.

Description: Patent for an improved design for a cotton chopper. The patent includes two sets of blades with opposite rotation and the ability to be stopped by the control of the operator. The design also includes improvements on cultivation and chopping for a more efficient process. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1880
Creator: Busch, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Emergency-Tire.

Description: Patent for improvements in emergency tires to provide "an improved emergency tire adapted to be quickly and easily applied to the auto rim in the emergency arising by reason of the regular tire being incapacitated by a "blow-out" or other cause." (lines 12-16)
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Shannon, Harris Moore
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Facing-Blocks

Description: Patent for facing blocks used as a veneer or facing with wood or metal framework. In using "uncemented tongue and groove" joints, the facing blocks allows for adjustment due to settling of the frame and features durable and efficient construction.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Neimeyer, Frederich George
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ice Tongs

Description: Patent for ice tongs to assist with lifting ice "and other articles," with a special feature on the device that will display the weight of the item being carried (line 10).
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Henderson, Douglas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Switch Operating Mechanism for Electric Railways.

Description: Patent for a switch-operating mechanism for electric railways that uses a movable display band to control movement through an electrically operated switch. The arrival of the railway car or street car at a point adjacent to the switch automatically throws the switch to automatically shunt the car from one line to another without a motorman or switchman's intervention.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Replacer and Derailer

Description: Patent for a car replacer and derailer to place the wheels of a train car back on track in case of derailment which can be easily added to train rails.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Zeagler, Bennie L. & Stryker, Charles L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boot Cleaner.

Description: Patent for a new and improved boot cleaner. This design "affords facilities for readily and conveniently scraping all parts of the boot or shoe. The heel is scraped on [a] semicircular portion located at the top of the arch, the sides of the sole by the arms, the upper hollow of the foot by the projections, [and] the toe by the lower side of the arch or bow" (lines 38-45).
Date: May 25, 1886
Creator: Scovel, Purley A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Luggage-Carrier.

Description: Patent for improving automobile luggage carriers by attaching a device to the vehicle's running board, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Reed, Allen T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Coupling.

Description: Patent for "automatic pin-and-link car-couplings in which a sliding spring-actuated block is employed for supporting the coupling-pin in an elevated position preparatory to coupling." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1897
Creator: Lee, Charles
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Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator

Description: Patent for an improvement for the Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator by removing dirt, weeds, and grass from the sides of the row. Included with this are detailed illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1886
Creator: Flewellen, Anthony, Sr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Alarm System

Description: Patent for a fire alarm system which activates when a certain temperature is detected by the device.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Giese, Leo
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Air Pump.

Description: Patent for improvements in air pumps pertaining to their ability to inflate pneumatic tires.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Messerli, John J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Planter Attachment.

Description: Patent for improvements on cotton or other seed planters with a new design that allows for "simultaneously adjusting-i.e., raising and lowering-the plows in front and in rear of the seed-dropping drum " (lines 29-31) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1880
Creator: Willcoxson, Coulmon W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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