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Well-Drilling Machine.

Description: Patent for “a new and improved well-drilling machine adapted to be driven by horse-power and arranged to permit of actuating the drilling tools for drilling purposes and to allow of conveniently and quickly raising the tools from the well…” (lines 8-14) including illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1902
Creator: Moore, Robert Burns
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire-Stretcher.

Description: Patent for "drawing the ends of wire together for the purpose of splicing" (lines 10-12) with illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Holland, Isaac W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trunk Fastening.

Description: Patent for a new and improved trunk-fastening. This design "consist[s] of a stationary block having a segmental groove in its under side, a stop at one end of said groove, an overlapping flange projecting from the outside bounding-rib of said groove, a rotary disk having a segmental extension, a flange projecting from the outer surface of said extension and adapted to enter said segmental groove, a circular flange projecting from the outside surface of the disk and fitting beneath the overlappi… more
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: Hutton, Milton C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wagon Step.

Description: Patent for a new and improved wagon-step. This design "permit[s] a driver to mount or dismount without necessitating his [or her] dropping the reins, and which when not in use can be folded up out of the way of the wheels" (lines 14-17). It consists in "the rod provided at its upper end with a handle and journaled in suitable bearings and extending diagonally along the side of the body, and the step-brackets arranged at intervals along the rod and consisting of the stems rigidly secured to the … more
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: Thompson, Robert K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Leather-Dressing.

Description: Patent for improvements to "composition of matter for the stuffing or filling of leather and to soften and polish the same, and also to preserve the leather, and is particularly applicable as a dressing for harness, boots, shoes, and all leather exposed to the weather" (lines 9-14).
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: Jolly, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lid and Label Holder.

Description: Patent for an improvement to lid and label holders (boxes) that allows for the lid to be held against the side of the box so that the box sits at an inclination and displays the contents of the box.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Watts, Albert B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Windmill.

Description: Patent for an improvement to the "construction of windmills and to provide means for varying the stroke of a windmill with the velocity or force of the wind, to increase the length of the stroke as the velocity of the wind increases, and to reduce the length of stroke as the force of the wind abates." (lines 10-16)
Date: November 18, 1902
Creator: Tinney, James R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water-Heater.

Description: Patent for a portable water heater "in which a circulation of water may be had, whereby the same may become readily heated for use in a bath tub or other receptacle." (lines 12-15)
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Ramsey, Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mail-Bag-Handling Apparatus.

Description: Patent for "a mail-bag handing apparatus, and more specifically [an] apparatus designed to practically simultaneously deliver and receive bags or pouches containing mail or other matter, to and from a moving train or body" (lines 9-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Brunkenhoefer, Henry F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Cleaning and Feeding Cotton.

Description: Patent for a machine that cleans and feeds cotton in a simple, compact form. It separates dust and trash, as well as heavy objects such as stones, from cotton.
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Cook, Cas W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Fire-Lighters.

Description: Patent for a device which allows the lighting of "fires, lights, blasts, &c., by a person located some distance from the object to be ignited." (lines 7-10) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1879
Creator: Craig, Samuel M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Saw-Sets

Description: Patent for an improvement in a device which sets the teeth of a saw, with instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1879
Creator: Holton, Samuel
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Ironing-Machines.

Description: Patent for an ironing machine that includes a "movable table operated by a crank" (lines 16-17). Illustration included.
Date: November 18, 1873
Creator: Cottingham, Gideon W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Cultivators.

Description: Patent for improving on a plowing device. This apparatus has four independent and adjustable shovels attached together to work to cultivate a field.
Date: November 18, 1873
Creator: Cavett, Richard S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Portable Fences.

Description: Patent for "a simple, cheap, and portable fence...which can be readily folded up for transportation from place to place." (Lines 11-13) Illustration included.
Date: November 18, 1873
Creator: Taylor, Byron L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.

Description: Patent for improving cotton bale ties with buckle-tie plate and zinc-galvanized iron wire.
Date: November 18, 1873
Creator: Quarles, Fred.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Apparatus for Destroying Insects.

Description: Patent for an "improvement in devices for destroying ants and burrowing animals of all kinds." (lines 13-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1879
Creator: Melcher, John C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Propeller of Machinery to be used in Currents.

Description: Patent for a propelled water wheel that is attached to the back of a vessel that uses a current of water and stream power, including illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1851
Creator: Hardie, James
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hub-Attaching Device.

Description: Patent for hub attaching device. "This invention relates to means applied to ordinary vehicle-axles for preventing wear upon the same, a false wearing-surface being provided, which may be renewed when necessary, either on account of wear or for any other reason"(lines 11-16)
Date: November 18, 1902
Creator: Simon, Adolph P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cooking-Range.

Description: Patent for a cooking-range that "heat may be conducted from the firebox above the oven, and into a lid compartment" (lines 11-12).
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Daniel, James Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hose-Supporter.

Description: Patent for improvements in Hose-Supporters or garter that "grips the entire sock, around the leg, prevents the possibility of sagging, insures a perfect fit on the leg of the wearer and serves to equalize the stress on the sock" (lines 11-14) which adds durability and "avoids straining the sock out of shape" (lines 16-17). Includes illustration.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Tonahill, William J., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Motor-Actuated Locking Device for Automobiles

Description: Patent for a device that prevents the drive shaft of an automobile from when moving when pushed by an unauthorized person. The device acts as a form of security to ensure unauthorized individuals are unable to move the vehicle. Additionally, the device can be used while the vehicle is in motion in order to slow the drive shaft, and thus the vehicle.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Wherry, Robert D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Cotton Presses

Description: Patent for an improvement in cotton and hay presses.
Date: November 18, 1873
Creator: Leoneard, Thomas Dunlap
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Cotton-Presses.

Description: Patent for an improvement in cotton-presses adapted for pressing cotton into bales including instructions and illustration.
Date: November 18, 1879
Creator: Langill, Charles H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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