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Nut Lock.

Description: Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design consists "[i]n a nut-lock, the combination, with a screw-threaded bolt and nut, of a pair of arms pivoted or hinged together, said arms having annular screw-threaded grooves formed therein adapted to register with the threads on the bolt, and means for locking the arms together" (lines 76-81).
Date: April 27, 1886
Creator: Clark, Fred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Painting-Machine.

Description: Patent for an automatic device that paints large surfaces that has a reservoir for the paint, a brush that sweeps similarly to an expert painter, a mechanism that dips the brush in the paint, and an air pump that is connected to the reservoir to bring the paint to the brush. Multiple brushes and reservoirs can be used with this machine. The pump may be operated by hand or by machine.
Date: September 12, 1893
Creator: Gebhardt, William Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow-Stock.

Description: Patent for a simply, durably, and efficiently constructed plow-stock that "will admit of changes being made in an expeditious and convenient manner to facilitate the grouping of the shares or plows to be carried by the stock" (lines 11-14).
Date: July 30, 1895
Creator: Abbott, Joseph W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Organ Protector

Description: Patent for a new and useful Oran protector "to prevent the entrance of vermin through the Knee-swell slot" ( line 9 - 11).
Date: November 9, 1897
Creator: Oliver, Samuel R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire Stretcher

Description: Patent for improved construction of wire stretcher.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Johnson, William E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow

Description: Patent for a new plow design that is adapted for plowing inclinations, including illustrations.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Salge, Henry F.
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Plow.

Description: Patent for a plow used in agriculture to level, scatter, and mix soil. Plow has adjustable settings.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Fielder, William F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Joiner's Floor-Clamp.

Description: Patent for "an improved device for use by joiners in setting tongue-and-groove floor and ceiling boards, whereby the boards are forced in close joining and held while being nailed to the joists." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 7, 1897
Creator: White, Able M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hose-Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and useful hose coupling, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 30, 1899
Creator: Conley, Andrew Jackson
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Disk Cultivator

Description: Patent for an improved "disk cultivator that will be adapted for the various purposes to which such devices are ordinarily applied. The invention consists in certain details of construction and combination and arrangement of parts" (lines 13-18)
Date: August 9, 1898
Creator: Brock, Andrew L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Disk Cultivator.

Description: Patent for a disk cultivator that can be used without supporting wheels, and cuts stalks or tracks while cultivating. It is also adjustable in both height and width.
Date: October 2, 1894
Creator: Brock, Andrew L.
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Disk Cultivator.

Description: Patent for an improvement on a previous patent granted to the inventor (no. 526,962)for a disk cultivator. The improvement is that "the disks are supported at any point on the under side of the disk-frame and in means whereby the disk-supporting frame may be elevated from the ground" (lines 16-19).
Date: November 3, 1896
Creator: Brock, Andrew L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton Gin Feeder.

Description: Patent for a new and improved cotton-gin feeder. This design consists in "a rectangular inclined box, endless feeding belts having spiked slats, the revolving fan at the upper end of the inclined box, and screen at the opposite end and lower side of the box, through which the sand and dirt from the cotton may escape, the current of air from the revolving fan assisting in expelling the sand and dirt, the latter falling between the slats and down the inclined bottom of the box and out through the… more
Date: June 22, 1886
Creator: Wiley, Jesse G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Description: Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper and cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a cotton cultivator and chopper, of the usual frame, a pair of guiding-handles pivoted thereto, a chopping-knife hinged to said frame, and links forming a loose connection between said blade and handles, whereby the blade is raised and lowered" (lines 26-31).
Date: February 1, 1887
Creator: Schaumleffel, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Signaling-Boiler

Description: Patent for a signaling boiler designed to test food during the cooking process to determine whether food has completed cooking, and to signal via a whistle when said food is determined to have been properly cooked. Additional design details include the provision of a supporting mechanism for potatoes and other vegetables to rest on, as well as a compact form of the overall device.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Kelley, Marven
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Seed-Cotton Distributer and Feeder.

Description: Patent for a new and useful seed cotton distributer and feeder.
Date: March 22, 1898
Creator: Simington, Charley M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Seed-Separator

Description: Patent for a seed separator which uses suction and a rotary beater to separate undeveloped seeds from healthy ones. It is designed to be a cheap and efficient tool to separate good seeds from weak ones, dust, or other foreign objects into different containers.
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Rylander, James B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sash-Holder

Description: Patent for "an improved device, easily attached,cheap of manufacture, and durable and efficient in use, which will dispense with the employment of weights and cords, and which will not be affected by the Weather to allow the window to fall by the shrinkage of the holder" (lines 14-20).
Date: June 10, 1890
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
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Improvement in Brakes for Wagons and Cars.

Description: Patent for "am improved brake for wagons, cars, and other vehicles which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, and powerful in operation" (lines 19-22) including illustrations.
Date: June 24, 1879
Creator: Franklin, Mathew C. & Landrum, Nathaniel
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Horseshoe-Nail Clincher.

Description: Patent for an improved simple and efficient clincher for horseshoe nails. It consists of a serrated jaw with a beveled extension, a handle, and two plates that act as springs.
Date: January 2, 1894
Creator: Seeliger, Oswald
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Sewing Machine.

Description: Patent for sewing machine having an embroidering or darning spring presser foot attachment.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Moses, Edward Isac & Kellar, William Edmond
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Detachable Shelf for Store-Ladders

Description: Patent for a store shelf for holding goods that is removable and may also be used as a ladder. Illustrations included.
Date: September 8, 1908
Creator: Ridout, George Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Device for Locking Shafts in Hubs or Couplings.

Description: Patent for a new and useful device for locking shafts in hubs or couplings. This design is to "avoid the use of a key-way in the shaft and o provide the tubular member with a removable and reversible key having a serrated face adapted to be forced into close contact" (line 12-16).
Date: January 11, 1898
Creator: Rylander, Parrish H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Device for Marking Goods.

Description: Patent for a new and improved price tag. This design "consist[s] of a strip of ductile metal or any other material comprising a tapering finger, having a pointed hook or prong at its outer end and a square or rectangular plate integral with the tapering finger" (lines 96-100). It it further "provided on three sides with overturned edges or flanges and on the fourth side with a raised shoulder or offset adapted to form a stop for the removable marking-tag, so as to hold the same in place removab… more
Date: May 3, 1892
Creator: Brown, Sampson H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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