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Word Counting Device for Type-Writers

Description: Patent for a word counting device to be used with a typewriter. Illustrations included.
Date: April 5, 1910
Creator: Girand, Wilberforce D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire Stretcher

Description: Patent for an improved wire-stretcher that is able to stretch wires while simultaneously holding the stretched wire during stapling.
Date: June 22, 1915
Creator: Kidd, Burrell L.
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Mail-Bag Catcher.

Description: Patent for an improvement to devices that receive mail bags from moving locomotion.
Date: December 17, 1918
Creator: Ryan, Augustus M.
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Trousers-Stretcher.

Description: Patent for a trousers stretcher that removes wrinkles and creases from trousers by stretching them. The stretching tension may be increased or decreased as desired.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Johnston, Renord C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire-Fence-Stay Machine.

Description: Patent for wire working machines, specifically for automatically making wire fence stays. This machine can be operated manually and it is portable.
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Alverson, Lewis
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Machine for Truing Locomotive Driving-Wheels

Description: Patent for improvements in machines for truing the driving wheels of locomotives. Other possible uses include truing freight car wheels or similar car wheels.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Tyler, Joseph C.; Behrends, John A. & Lake, Parks
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Trap.

Description: Patent for a trap for catching animals alive.
Date: November 28, 1911
Creator: Jones, Rufus A. & Grant, Wilburn C.
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Post Hole Auger

Description: Patent for an improved post-hole digger/auger with multiple blades that cut in a spiral pattern and has the blades adjust and lock on the base. The blade shanks form a cage and keeps dirt from clogging the blades.
Date: May 22, 1915
Creator: Hoover, Orville M. & Ardery, Sarah, J.
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Maize, Kafir-Corn, And Cane Heading Machine.

Description: Patent for improvements in the construction of maize, Kafir corn, and cane heading machines that allows "a single machine to harvest two rows at the same time" (lines 12-14), reducing labor time and costs, including illustrations and a description.
Date: June 17, 1913
Creator: Cozart, Walace Alexander
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Process of Removing Ink from Paper.

Description: Patent for a process of removing ink from paper that uses three chemical solutions that the paper is soaked in after an initial water bath to remove all the ink and produce paper pulp that can be recycled into new paper.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Bonser, John Edward
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Portable Stove.

Description: Patent for a portable stove, mainly for use on farms, that can be moved easily.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Neel, George E.
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Quilting-Machine

Description: Patent for a machine to assist with making quilts that is equipped with vertical needles and horizontal shuttles. It also has a "take up and feed mechanism" (lines 13-14) to dispense material evenly while stitching.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Britter, Andrew W.
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Railroad-Tie

Description: Patent for a railroad-tie. This is a "railroad track supporting device a practically indestructible clamp for the securing of rails" (lines 12-14). Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Stephens, William A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Jeweler's Pliers

Description: Patent for jewelry pliers. These pliers can hold multiple sizes in jewelry and makes improvements on the ease of cleaning.
Date: March 21, 1916
Creator: Sanders, Ira A.
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Plant-Protector.

Description: Patent for a cloth device that protects plants from wind, while admitting sufficient light to the plant, including illustrations.
Date: September 29, 1914
Creator: Campbell, Singleton
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Elevator

Description: Patent for an elevator which locks itself should the hoisting cable break. Illustrations included.
Date: April 18, 1911
Creator: Ballard, Silas
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Draft Appliance

Description: Patent for a draft appliance. This invention is designed for plows, movers, and other farm implements drawn by horses. Illustration included.
Date: February 15, 1910
Creator: Dudley, Thomas J.
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Garden-Plow.

Description: Patent for a garden plow, which can be used as a plow or cultivator.
Date: August 29, 1911
Creator: Moore, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Heading-Machine.

Description: Patent for a Heading-Machine for maize, Kafir corn, and cane. It can pass through a field of these crops, cut off the heads, and pass them into a receptacle that is attached to the rear of the machine.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Grant, Wilburn C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Header.

Description: Patent for the improvement of a header, which is a part that aids the carry of grain.
Date: January 23, 1912
Creator: Whitworth, Sam P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Display Rack

Description: Patent for a display rack for bananas and other fruits for improved mobility.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Stoneham, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Display-Rack for Wall-Paper and Other Merchandise.

Description: Patent for display rack for wall paper and other merchandise. The rack displays wallpaper and other merchandise similar.
Date: November 10, 1914
Creator: Ralph, Sidney L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Front Truck for Planters &c.

Description: Patent for a front truck for planters, which can be used for steering the machine.
Date: May 24, 1910
Creator: Brim, Isaac D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fruit-Picker.

Description: Patent for a fruit picker that allows the user to stand on the ground and separate fruit from its stem and that allows the fruit to fall in such a way as to prevent bruising. Additionally, the cutting teeth are adjustable.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Young, Valner W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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