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Cotton-Seed Linter

Description: Patent for an improvement "to prevent the accumulation of lint within the lint-chambers; to provide for the automatic discharge of the lint from the saw-teeth; to provide for a thorough agitation of the seed within the seed-reviews, and, finally, to provide for the delivery of the stripped seed from the machine" (lines 12-19).
Date: August 5, 1890
Creator: O'Brien, Edward J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shock-Absorber.

Description: Patent for a shock absorber for motor vehicles that have springs systems extending transversely to the vehicle body. The shock absorber is designed to absorb and break the sudden movements of the vehicle enabling an easier ride than would otherwise be possible.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Williams, Robert Sears
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shock-Absorber.

Description: Patent for shock absorbers that are simple and can be readily used on vehicles to prevent the sudden rebounding of springs.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Crowson, Jonas Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gas-Burner.

Description: Patent for a gas burner, which can have the mixture of gas and air adjusted.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Mintier, Thomas H. & Jennings, Harry J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Septic Tank

Description: Patent for Septic Tank for sewage disposal. This patent improves previous models, due to its easily instillation.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Payne, George Ralph & Moore, Stewart
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safety-Pocket

Description: Patent for a particular pocket and its attachments that allows access by the owner but prevents objects held within from falling out or easily removed by another person.
Date: July 31, 1906
Creator: McCauley, Walter John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Seed-Dropper.

Description: Patent for a seed dropper that is used to drop peas or other seeds between hills of corn. This tool is very light and can be handled with one hand.
Date: July 31, 1917
Creator: Hefner, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Copy of letter from William M. Nathan to Irving Weber, February 20, 1945]

Description: Copy of letter from William M. Nathan to Irving Weber explaining that he sent the original letter to Kempner, discussing a brochure created by him and Rabbi Friedman, and requesting that Leo Walkow be appointed as a co-chairman because he is Nathan's first cousin and can be vouched for.
Date: February 20, 1945
Creator: Nathan, William M.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Copy of letter from William M. Nathan to Irving Weber, February 14, 1945]

Description: Letter from Irving Weber to William M. Nathan apologizing for his lack of response to Nathan's letter soliciting donations for the Hillel building at the University of Texas. He explains that Texarkana is struggling to raise donations because of their small Jewish community but offers a list of names of individuals who may be willing to donate.
Date: February 14, 1945
Creator: Weber, Irving
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Cotton-Chopper.

Description: Patent for a cotton chopper with an attachment for a guided chopper. This cotton chopper allows for the chopping device to engage the soil when the device is driven over various types of soil.
Date: January 9, 1912
Creator: Tedder, Morgan C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Dispensing-Counter

Description: Patent is for new way of dispensing and weighing material housed on store shelves. It saves time and labor putting items out.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Griffin, William Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lumber-Trimmer.

Description: Patent for an improved lumber-trimmer that has "a suitable carriage or number of carriages for conveying the lumber a series of swinging frames, which carry belted saws and also supporting-wheels, which wheels, if not tripped, will ride over the lumber, carrying the saws up with them out of an operative position, but which wheels, if tripped, will ride over the lumber, but permit the suspended saws to remain in operative position to trim the lumber at different points in its length, as may be d… more
Date: December 3, 1895
Creator: Coleman, Thomas A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Drier.

Description: Patent for a new and improved drier. This design "relates to improvements in driers for lumber . . . and the objects of [the] improvement are to provide, with stackless arches having a closed top and openings in the side, a series of spark-arresting plates located opposite said openings, to deflect downward all the sparks that may escape through said openings, and thereby secure perfect safety in the use of that class of driers" (lines 9-22).
Date: August 7, 1888
Creator: McPherson, Wallace
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Drier.

Description: Patent for a new and improved drier. This design "relates to improvements in driers for lumber . . . and the objects of [the] improvement are to provide, with stackless arches having a closed top and openings in the side, another arch or arches alongside of the first with openings in its sides, and pendent deflecting-plates to arrest all sparks that may issue from a furnace also provided with deflecting walls or plates, and thereby secure perfect safety in the use of that class of driers" (line… more
Date: August 14, 1888
Creator: McPherson, Wallace
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gin-Saw-Filing Machine.

Description: Patent for a machine that is meant to file circular saws. The invention files "saws while mounted side-by side upon a saw arbor, as cotton gin saws usually are; means for moving the file carriage along upon the frame of the machine to locate it in front of the individual saws which are to be filed; means for raising and carrying the file over the saws when the carriage is to be moved; means for securing the file sash on the file carriage and of securing the file carriage upon the main frame by … more
Date: December 19, 1893
Creator: McCurry, James C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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