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Flower Pot Trellis

Description: Patent for a flower pot trellis which is used "to be applied to flower-pots of various sizes to support plants or vines without interfering with their roots" (p.2).
Date: April 15, 1890
Creator: Brown, John Stoddart
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Description: Patent for a wrench that can be adjusted without the use of screws. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 29, 1897
Creator: Thomas, Theodore G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cushion-Tire.

Description: Patent for a more durable bicycle tire. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 22, 1897
Creator: Hayes, Rebecca Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sign.

Description: Patent for signs that are to be mounted to the roof of a car, and can be illuminated and read from any angle. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 9, 1892
Creator: Garner, William R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Strap and Buckle Shield.

Description: Patent for an improvement in strap and buckle shields by having a flat elongated plate which has a longitudinally slot in the center. This shield can be movebly secured on to the strap to admit the tongue of a buckle thus the cross-bar of the buckle will rest upon the shield. By having this shield, the strap is protected from wear that would result from a direct contact with the buckle. Illustration is included.
Date: February 24, 1891
Creator: Nicholls, George H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railroad-Rail.

Description: Patent for an improved railroad rail that is "composed of track or running rails proper and supplementary rails bolted to the track rails and having a laterally-projecting top portion which serves as a wheel guard or lateral brace for the track rails" (lines 14-19).
Date: October 17, 1893
Creator: Keenan, Michael J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sewer-Trap.

Description: Patent for a sewer trap that prevents "the grease and other extraneous matter from sinks, and other fixtures in the house to effect a logment in the sewer, to the consequent obstruction and clogging up of the same" (lines 16-20). This makes sewers healthier and require less maintenance.
Date: October 17, 1893
Creator: Heffron, Isaac
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Apparatus for Freezing Wine.

Description: Patent for a device that cools wine and liquor. The device "will produce the desired results in much shorter time than is now employed by the common method and apparatus" (lines 11-14).
Date: May 9, 1893
Creator: Wadhams, Arthur
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stirrup.

Description: Patent for "a stirrup having an improved turntable spring-support which will permit the stirrup to turn readily, so that the foot can assume any desired angle toward or from the horse and so that the stirrup will be yieldingly upheld, whereby certain advantages are attained in mounting, particularly when employed in connection with a wild or unmanageable animal." (Lines 14-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 16, 1897
Creator: Vann, George G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Crab and Fish Trap.

Description: Patent for a new and improved seafood trap. This design consists in "a net or trap for crabs or fish, which comprises flat frame-sections hinged together, netting attached to said sections, and a rod or bar extending across said sections and engaging with suitable devices thereon for holding said sections partly extended until the hinged sides strike bottom and thereby release the rod or bar" (lines 83-90).
Date: April 1, 1890
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Blind-Stop.

Description: Patent for improvements in blind-slat adjusters and locks by providing a plate to secure the cross-stile of the blind; in which the plate having a slotted right-angled portion. “A bar pivoted to the slat-rod and having its lower end bent at the right angle, a screw passed through the slat and provided with a handle. (Lines 96-99) “When the handle is turned to the left, the slats can be adjusted into any desired position, and when in their adjusted position all that it is necessary to do is to … more
Date: August 18, 1891
Creator: Roll, John F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Funnel.

Description: Patent for an improved funnel that is meant to transfer liquids into receptacles with small openings, "the object being to provide a novel construction whereby a valve is automatically closed when the receptacle is full or the liquid has reached the proper level, so as to cut off the supply and prevent overflow which frequently occurs in using the ordinary funnels, resulting in loss and waste" (lines 16-23).
Date: June 27, 1893
Creator: Wright, George H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Projectile for Fire-Escapes.

Description: Patent for a rope fire escape "in the form of a harpoon to which a chord or rope is attached, said device being projected from a gun or by any other means against the burning building with sufficient force to embed itself therein so that any suitable apparatus may be elevated to the building necessary for the escape of the inmates or so that the person or persons may descend by the rope attached to the harpoon" (lines 14-22).
Date: April 18, 1893
Creator: Martin, Johan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Dredging Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an improved dredging apparatus "and it consists in combining with the well known bucket chain form of excavator a suction pipe provided with a hopper and a crushing or breaking device so that the material being deposited in the hopper by the continuously moving buckets will be carried under the action of gravity to the breaking or crushing device and thence through a suction pipe and pump and delivery pipe to the place of deposit" (lines 9-18).
Date: February 14, 1893
Creator: Douglas, William M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Coach and Car Step.

Description: Patent for an attached coach and car step "to render it unnecessary to carry stools or stepping-boxes, as are now used to facilitate passengers to get on or off the car or coach from an extra height between the ground or depot-floor and the main bottom tread of the step, thus avoiding dangerous and fatal results from overturning of stools and boxes." (Lines 14-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 11, 1896
Creator: Taylor, Frederick A.; Farrell, Patrick W. & Quebe, Wesley S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Electrical Furnace.

Description: Patent for
Date: May 16, 1899
Creator: Eldridge, Hilliary
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Station-Indicator.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in station indicators, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 6, 1898
Creator: Rogers, Alexander Hunter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Packing for Piston-Rods.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in packing for piston rods and the like, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1899
Creator: Lewis, George Harris
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Acetylene-Gas-Generating Lamp.

Description: Patent for a new and useful acetylene gas lamp, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 5, 1899
Creator: Eldridge, Hilliary
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fly-Screen.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in fly screens.
Date: May 3, 1898
Creator: Hart, Sara C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Valve for Engines.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in valves for steam engines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Allen, Walter J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Station - Indicator

Description: Patent for a new and useful improvements in automatic station-indication.
Date: November 16, 1897
Creator: Garner, William R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tool for Type - Writers

Description: Patent for a new and useful improvements in tools for type writers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 16, 1897
Creator: Vidor, Charles Shelton
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hose-Nozzle

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in hose nozzles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 25, 1898
Creator: Schraubstadter, George E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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