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Paper Doll

Description: Patent for to create a more sturdy paper doll and its outfits by means of folding and using slits and adhesives to no longer require the use of tabs. Illustrations included.
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: Ferguson, Gradele
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hand Manure-Scraper.

Description: Patent for a handheld scraper with a handle added at a 45-degree angle and rivets to secure the shank.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Heller, Louis & Neese, Elo
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hay Press

Description: Patent for hay press has better aims to provide a novel and improved press for baling hay and other similar material.
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: Hilton, Ben F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gearing for Hoisting Apparatus

Description: Patent for gearing that hoists items in construction. This one is designed more specifically with the drilling of wells in mind, but it can be used in other activities as well. The apparatus can run at varying speeds, all controlled by a single person who does not have to leave the controls to adjust said speed.
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: Black, Lee Jackson
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gate or Door Closing Device

Description: Patent for "improvements in closing devices for doors, gates, and the like" (lines 12-13) using a spring connected to the door and frame, including illustrations.
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: Hawley, Royal A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Reel

Description: Patent for an improvement in reels. The reel features improvements in how to attach the end of a film strip to the reel for winding.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Allen, Harry Porter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railway-Tie.

Description: Patent for an invention relating to the railway tie that aims to produce "a tie which is adapted to be constructed of reinforced concrete" (lines 14-16). Other objectives and illustrations of invention are included.
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: Shearer, Frederick C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rotary Boring-Drill.

Description: Patent for improvements to rotary boring drills that enable a drill to be assembled and disassembled without a tool and that ensure the removable cutters do not come off during operation.
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Folding Coop

Description: Patent for a new more durable folding coop that folds up quickly and easily, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: Martin, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Flushing Device

Description: Patent for flushing devices have better toilet seats and providing simple flushing system.
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: Osborn, Claud A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Flexible Conduit.

Description: Patent for flexible conduits that posses maximum strength, resilience, and flexibility that extend the life of dredge sleeves, couplings and other capacities.
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: Johnson, Charles A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ceiling-Plate.

Description: Patent for improvements to ceiling plates that allow a ceiling plate through which a pipe passes to remain securely attached to the ceiling (or other surface) even while the pipe expands or contracts.
Date: June 19, 1917
Creator: Donnelly, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Baling-Press

Description: Patent for bailing press including improvements in the compressor, feeder, and plunger-actuating mechanisms.
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: North, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Clothes-Pin

Description: Patent for clothes pin with illustration attached. This pin was created to allow ease shifting of clothes hanging from the clothe line. Additionally the clothes pin does not pinch the clothes it holds in place.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: McKinney, Arthur C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Aeroplane.

Description: Patent for improved propulsion for airplanes involving propellors in the front and rear of the plane. This aids in regulating air currents to stabilize flight, landing and speed. The patent includes illustrations.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Campbell, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Animal-Trap

Description: Patent for improvements in animal traps, in particular mouse and rat traps. Illustrations included.
Date: June 19, 1917
Creator: Stockburger, Charles. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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