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Kiln.

Description: Patent for improvements "to provide new and improved means for extinguishing accidental fires occurring within the kilns" (lines 8-10).
Date: January 14, 1890
Creator: Johnson, John H.
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

Trap.

Description: Patent for a simple live trap suitable for use both on land and in water.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Peavy, Josiah
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mucilage-Bottle.

Description: Patent for a mucilage-bottle that has a brush which stays in the bottle, and is held in place with a cork. A spring is in the neck, and is compressed when the cork is inserted. This mucilage-bottle will not get clogged with dried mucilage.
Date: January 12, 1897
Creator: Taylor, George Watson
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Steam-Boiler.

Description: Patent for a steam-boiler that produces "a water-tube steam generator, which shall be simple in construction, easily repaired, interchangeable parts, and rapid and effective steaming qualities" (lines 16-19).
Date: August 7, 1894
Creator: Parker, Charles E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Steam-Engine Valve.

Description: Patent for a steam-engine valve that has an "improved rotary valve capable of feeding and exhausting one end of a steam-cylinder, and easily controlled and operated" (lines 18-20). This makes the engine easily controllable.
Date: September 17, 1895
Creator: Ford, Andrew H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Process for Refining and Purifying Oils.

Description: Patent for "processes for purifying oils, especially petroleum, and has for its object the removal of impurities and the neutralization of acids, and the reduction of the cost of refining oil by simplifying the process and reducing the length of time usually required for completing the purification" (lines 9-16).
Date: September 15, 1910
Creator: Lasher, David F.
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Toothed Bar For Log Turners

Description: Patent for toothed bar for log turners. Illustrations included.
Date: May 10, 1904
Creator: Edwards, Daniel R.
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Improvement in Combined Dish and Clothes Washer.

Description: Patent for a combined dish and clothes washer that has a tilting shelf for draining, attached to the sink for washing.
Date: August 15, 1876
Creator: Jackson, Ansberry Chapman
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Track Cleaner

Description: Patent for a device to clean tracks for sawmill carriages. Illustration included.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Edwards, Daniel R.
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Projectile.

Description: Patent for projectiles, more particularly to an explosive projectile. "One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a shell of the character stated which may be produced at relatively small cost..."
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Wilkins, Willie A.
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Headlight Control

Description: Patent for Headlight Control
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Hartman, Reuben. E
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Oil Can.

Description: Patent for a new and improved oil can. This design utilizes a handle with a hollow tube leading into the oil chamber, so when the removable cap is unscrewed from the handle, air flows into the chamber, which allows the oil to flow. This eliminates the need for a spring-bottom as with other oil cans, for the flow of oil can be stopped by sealing the tube.
Date: January 31, 1882
Creator: Wilson, Charles Bennett
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Furnace.

Description: Patent for a furnace that is simple, durable and inexpensive to construct. The body is constructed of a rectangular base and the casing is composed of semi-circular plates with a series of flanges that are bolted together with door and flue more easily connected. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 3, 1891
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
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Furnace.

Description: Patent for an improved furnace that can be "located at the side of the kiln or drying-house, which furnace shall be so constructed as to be simple, durable, and inexpensive, and the parts of which may be readily put together or separated, as may be desired" (lines 10-15).
Date: November 8, 1892
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Furnace.

Description: Patent for a furnace or a boiler with an improved metal back plate instead of the usual brick arch. The back plate has flanged sections bolted together, and asbestos between the sections of the plate.
Date: December 10, 1895
Creator: Moran, James
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Furnace.

Description: Patent for "an attachment for the inner side walls of the furnace for the purpose of protecting and preserving the side walls at the points most exposed to the fire within the furnace." (Lines 14-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 10, 1896
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Silo

Description: Patent for Silo
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Peirce, James W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Reversible Chuck-Jaw.

Description: Patent for a reversible chuck-jaw that is " 'capable of wide adjustment, this flexibility of operation facilitating the application of the chuck jaw to various types of chucks." (lines 49-52)
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Miller, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oscillatory Engine.

Description: Patent for a new and useful oscillatory engine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 27, 1900
Creator: Hutchison, Wilson Frank
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Penholder Attachment

Description: Patent for an attachment for pen holders which acts as an extra supply of ink. Illustrations included.
Date: September 12, 1911
Creator: Harmon, James W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Dubbing-Machine.

Description: Patent for improvements to the dubbing-machines with illustrations. Specifically, this improvement is aimed at "dressing ship timber" (line 15) in an effort to make the process easier and more efficient.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Cobb, Dan L. & Moore, William W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sewer Connection.

Description: Patent for a sewer connection for houses, which can be turned on and off from the the main sewer system.
Date: November 1, 1910
Creator: McCorquodale, Wilmer E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safety-can.

Description: Patent for a device that is able to cover and create an air-tight seal over a can or similar container. This task is accomplished in a way that renders both the can and its cover reusable, illustrations included.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Patronell, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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