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Improvement in Automatic-Gates.

Description: Patent for "a new and valuable Improvement in Farm-Gates" (lines 3-4) allowing persons riding to open and close a swinging gate.
Date: March 3, 1874
Creator: Kenney, Martin M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trace and Trace Chain Supporter.

Description: Patent for a new and improved trace and trace-chain supporter. This design consists "of the pivoted springy trace or chain keeper, and the hook or loop having its outer branch perforated, whereby the keeper itself is enabled to act as a spring, and after being sprung into its place is retained above the trace or chain by the conjoint agency of a shoulder or offset on the keeper and the outer branch of the loop or hook" (lines 43-50).
Date: June 17, 1890
Creator: Wroe, Missouria E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Dish-Cleaner.

Description: Patent for a dish cleaner that consists of an oscillating vessel where dishes are placed, which goes inside another vessel. The inner vessel has openings so the water can go in and out while cleaning dishes, and the vessel is hand-turned by a crank on the top of the machine.
Date: March 17, 1896
Creator: WIllie, William Thomas
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Feed-Water Heater.

Description: Patent for a feed-water heater for steam-boilers. It provides "such a heater having an arrangement of distributing-troughs located in such a manner as to evenly distribute the water over tubes in thin streams or a thin sheet, whereby it may be quickly heated, and, furthermore, in so constructing the parts that the interior portions comprising the circulating tubes and troughs may be easily removed for the purpose of cleaning" (lines 10-18).
Date: August 25, 1896
Creator: Muday, George T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Roller Compress

Description: Patent for roller compress. This is an "improved roller-compress,especially adapted for forming cylindrical bales from cotton-bat by winding the same in successive layers upon itself" (p. 1, lines 8-11), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 30, 1900
Creator: Carter, E. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Beverage Shaking and Mixing Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and improved beverage shaker and mixer. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the frame provided with arms at right angles thereto and the main drive-wheel journaled therein, gear-wheels journaled at the ends of the arms, provided with wrist-pins and meshing with the drive-wheel, a shaker-bar connected to the wrist-pins of the gear-wheels and having a loop or opening for the insertion of the shaft of the drive-wheel, and the cups or tumbler-holders attached rigidly to t… more
Date: April 2, 1889
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
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Cartridge Loading Apparatus.

Description: Patent for a new and improved cartridge loader. This design "consists of a filling attachment to cartridge-loading blocks, which is composed of a hopper part having discharge-tubes in the bottom and a perforated and spring-actuated slide-piece having perforations registering with said tubes, and of a lower part having upwardly-extending tubes sliding on the bottom tubes of the hopper and downwardly-extending tubes of conical shape . . . and are opened or closed by a second spring-actuated slide… more
Date: July 15, 1884
Creator: Lockett, William A.
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Car-Coupling.

Description: Patent for an automatic car-coupling that is designed to be operated from either side of the car. The danger of an operator passing between cars to couple or uncouple the cars is avoided in this invention, and the coupling can be adapted to couple cars that have draw-bars to unequal height. The coupling can be manually operated if wished.
Date: January 28, 1896
Creator: Boyd, James S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Trunk and Dressing-Case.

Description: Patent for a combined trunk and dressing-case. The trunk has drawers, and the lid of the trunk has a mirror in its lid. "The lid is connected at one end by a hinged strap with one end of the body of the trunk, so as to be adapted to be moved into position for closing the body and to be supported in upright position on the same in line with the bottom, so that it forms a proper support for a looking-glass, shelf, and the like" (lines 19-26).
Date: August 18, 1896
Creator: Witteborg, Ernest
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Apparatus for Barreling Soap-Stock.

Description: Patent for "an apparatus for filling barrels with soap-stock or other thick liquid of similar consistency, the object being to provide a machine whereby the barrels may be filled quickly through the bung-hole." (Lines 12-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 9, 1897
Creator: Ahrenbeck, William C.
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Cotton Picker.

Description: Patent for a new and improved cotton picker. This design "is to provide a light, simple, and easily constructed cotton-picking device, capable of being operated by hand, and which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a low cost to the purchaser, who, by the employment of the same, is enabled to gather the cotton fiber from the bolls without regard to the height of the stalks, and at the same time such portions of the product that may have become detached from the bolls and fallen t… more
Date: March 3, 1885
Creator: Walling, Mary C.
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Corn and Cotton Planter Combined.

Description: Patent for a new and improved planter. This design "has relation to that class of cotton and corn planters in which are hoppers smaller at their top than at their bottom and hoppers larger at their top than at their bottom, to adapt them for planting cotton-seed and corn, respectively. It is the object of the invention to provide the planter with interchangeable hoppers of the above construction, whereby either can be used upon the same machine, as found desirable, the hopper-seat being especia… more
Date: July 10, 1888
Creator: Mallison, James C.
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Folding Crate.

Description: Patent for an improved construction of traditional "knockdown crates for shipping fruit, eggs, vegetables, and other merchandise" (lines 25-27). A "combination of box, having transverse bottom cleats, cleats upon the inside of its ends, with hinged sides, having cleats, the knockdown partition having cleats, and the false bottom pieces as set forth" (lines 78-83).
Date: September 12, 1882
Creator: Van Hutton, William B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Folding Packing Case.

Description: Patent for a new and improved folding packing-case. This design "consists in the construction of a folding packing-case with a bottom tray adapted to receive the inner detachable partitions of the case when it is folded up for transportation, and with a lid formed with flanges adapted to overlap and inclose and thus protect the edges of the sides and ends of the case and tray when folded down, so that it will the more securely withstand rough handling in shipment, and in providing ventilating-a… more
Date: March 20, 1883
Creator: Van Hutton, William B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists "of a draw-head, a depending hook pivotally mounted therein, a transverse pin arranged on the bottom of the mouth of the draw-head and provided intermediate its ends with a notch to permit the passage of the lower end of the hook, a spring for holding the notch away from the hook, and means for sliding the pin to bring the notch opposite the hook" (lines 83-91).
Date: August 16, 1892
Creator: Davis, William Haywood
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spool

Description: Patent for a spool made by folding one piece of material into the correct shape.
Date: February 4, 1913
Creator: Aven, Scottie Hill
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Concrete-Block Machine

Description: Patent for "improvements in means for improving cement or concrete blocks."(ln. 12-14)
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Cathriner, Joseph
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Automatic Weighing Machine

Description: Patent for an automatic weighing machine. Illustration included.
Date: August 4, 1908
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Air-Blast Cotton-Gin

Description: Patent for airing out the lent from the brushes on the ginn. This also uses less power than the ones before.
Date: November 21, 1914
Creator: Ginn, Carrollvernon B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Loading Cartridges.

Description: Patent for mechanizing and streamlining the steps involved in loading a cartridge.
Date: October 10, 1886
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
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Continuous Weighing Scale

Description: Patent for continuous weighing scale. Illustration included.
Date: December 4, 1906
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Trunk And Dressing-Case.

Description: Patent for a new and useful combined trunk and dressing case. This design is to "provide a simple and efficient device of the character specified having a large amount of space for receiving different articles of wearing-apparel and for inclosing various kinds of toilet appliances" (line 9 - 14).
Date: August 8, 1899
Creator: Carraway, Esther P. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvements in Mattress-Stuffers.

Description: Patent for an improved mattress stuffer with a horizontal case and a hinged cover.
Date: April 2, 1872
Creator: Watson, Thomas A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Description: Patent for a hydrocarbon burner for home use, which has a steam generator which operates automatically.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Hoffman, Robert V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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