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Improvement in Insect-Destroyers.

Description: Patent for a device to destroy "winged insects which are destructive to the cotton plants and other vegetation" (lines 19-21) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 6, 1870
Creator: Byrne, Thomas; Strunk, Diedrich & Schott, J. J.
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Opera-Chair.

Description: Patent for opera chairs that can be used in audience halls. It is mentioned as seats that are rotatable with foldable arms providing enough space for the exit.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Wilkinson, John A.
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Trolly Wheel and Harp.

Description: Patent for trolley wheels, where "the transmission of the current through the wheel to the harp is maintained at the maximum and the necessary wear of the relatively movable parts reduced to a minimum" (lines 11-15).
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Neighbour, William W.
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Pyrotechnic Device.

Description: Patent for a firework called a crazy cracker, which prevents accidental ignition from friction by covering the firework in a wood pulp covering.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Graber, Charles F.
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Wheel.

Description: Patent for a wheel hub, which has anti friction parts inside of it.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Neighbour, William W.
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Needle for Graphophones and the Like.

Description: Patent for a gramophone needle that produces better sound due to allowing for vibrations and can be used longer by producing a a sharpened point on one side while playing that can be used the next time by turning over the needle.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Petmecky, Fred
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Composition Fuel

Description: Patent for "a new and useful improvement in composition fuel, the object being to produce fuel in compact form which will burn quickly, rapidly generating an intense heat, and leaving but a small quantity of a residue or ash" (lines 10-15).
Date: January 15, 1901
Creator: Patterson, Warren A.
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Fan and Motoro Therefor.

Description: Patent for a motor-propelled fan that can attach to any support, especially beds steads and other furniture. The motor is simple and can be easily manipulated.
Date: May 9, 1893
Creator: Sneckner, George A. & Roth, Charles E.
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Oil-Converting Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an apparatus that can be built at moderate cost, which will enable a high rate of commercially efficient work to reduce "the specific gravity of various grades of hyrdo-carbon oils, especially those of a semi-refined character" (lines 22 - 24).
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Adams, Joseph H.
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Method of Burning Finely-Divided Fuel.

Description: Patent for a combustion apparatus used in-conjunction with a fuel-burning furnace. The apparatus is a rotating device that rotates in a one-directional whirling motion, which imparts finely-divided fuel evenly to ensure a uniform mixture with air for a continuous combustion.
Date: unknown
Creator: Irish, David J.
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Envelope or Bag Machine

Description: Patent for a machine "for making envelopes, paper bags, and the like wherein the blank which is to form the envelope or bag is automatically fed into the machine at its receiving end by a suitable feeder and is folded and gummed on its way through the machine, being finally delivered in a marketable condition at the delivery end of the machine" (lines 10-17).
Date: June 24, 1890
Creator: Clarke, George R.
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Fiber-Separating Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and improved fiber separating machine "in which the entire cleaning or separating of the fibers from the plant stock can be done in one operation" (lines 10-13).
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Parks, Michael Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bookbinding

Description: This is a letter patent for the bookbinding invention as a means for holding books, pamphlets, catalogs, and other similar paper materials together. The purpose of this invention is to make it possible to place additional material inside the same covers, and with the original contents of a book without breaking or tearing the binding.
Date: June 22, 1911
Creator: Robinson, Edward K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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