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Improvement in Hair-Triggers for Fire-Arms.

Description: Patent for "an improved trigger for fire-arms which shall be provided with a hair-trigger in such a way that the hair-trigger may be used or not, as may be desired, which shall be complete in itself, so that it may be applied to any kind of fire-arm without change in its construction" (lines 17-23), includes illustrations.
Date: May 20, 1879
Creator: Toepperwein, Emil A. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Convertible Cotton-Planter.

Description: Patent for improvement in convertible cotton-planters. The mechanism has a seed-dropping mechanism and a rear or side plow covers the dropped seed.
Date: December 20, 1877
Creator: Willie, William T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Cotton-Gin-Saw Cleaners.

Description: Reissued patent for "a device for quickly cleaning the saws of cotton-gins when they become gummed. It consists in a series of knives that are supported by a movable bar or frame, and may be thrust between the saws when the same are to be cleaned (para. 4-5).
Date: May 20, 1879
Creator: Munger, Robert S.
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Millstone-Dress.

Description: Patent for an improved millstone-dress that produce less heat while grinding by employing a greater number of furrows, including illustration.
Date: March 20, 1860
Creator: Littlepage, C. V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Baling Press.

Description: Patent for improvement in baling press "for compressing cotton, hay, and other substances for baling" (lines 10-11).
Date: November 20, 1866
Creator: Gillis, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Coffee-Pot.

Description: Patent for improvements to a coffee pot. The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: August 20, 1867
Creator: Walker, James C.
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Improvement in Combined Planter and Cultivator.

Description: Patent for "a simple, practical combined planter and cotton and corn cultivator, which shall be easily adjusted and operated, and shall be cheap and durable" (lines 11-12). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: August 20, 1867
Creator: Adams, Jesse
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Station-Indicator.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in station indicators for moving vehicles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1898
Creator: Barry, Jefferson D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Description: Patent for an adjustable hydrocarbon burner for use in cement kilns.
Date: December 20, 1910
Creator: Dietz, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hunting Lamp.

Description: Patent for a new and improved lantern for hunting. This design "is to produce a light, cheap, and convenient lamp that can be carried upon the head with greater comfort, and at the same time be more efficient than any heretofore known" (lines 10-13).
Date: December 20, 1881
Creator: Brittan, Edward H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Household Utensil.

Description: Patent for a new attachment for buckets. This design is for a metal cup with hooks by which to hang from the rim of the bucket and a groove to receive the handle of the dipper or ladle. This allows for the dipper to be stored near the bucket without resting on the floor.
Date: June 20, 1882
Creator: Sims, Thomas W. & Fischer, Fred
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Stalk-Cutter.

Description: Patent for "a new and valuable Improvement in Corn and Cotton Stalk Cutters" (lines 5-7). It includes a description and an illustration. The construction of this stalk cutter is "adapted to be driven across the field in the direction of the rows of corn, and the knives may be adjusted to operate on rows of different widths or at different depths, so as to leave only a small stubble in passing over the field" (lines 73-78).
Date: May 20, 1884
Creator: Brown, Azariah R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Store Furniture.

Description: Patent for a ribbon or tape cabinet with rotating stand which allows access to all compartments through a single cabinet opening.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Koniakowsky, Louis F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hose-Support

Description: Patent for hose support with pivoted standard having a part which is adapted to support the nozzle of the hose, with illustrations.
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Praeger, Ewald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Speed-Indicator.

Description: Patent for a speed indicator to allow individuals not in an automobile to determine its speed, including illustrations.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Allan, William N.
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Starting Meachanism for Explosive Engines

Description: Patent for a mechanism for starting internal combustion engines, and particularly that form of starting devices in which a torsion spring is used.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Appleman, Boyd K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Price-Tag.

Description: Patent for an improved price tag that includes not only the price information, but also "at a glance a stock record and a cost record and provides space for making notations and writing other information" (lines 13-16) for the use of a store clerk's reference.
Date: April 20, 1920
Creator: Bedinger, Singleton B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plunger-Rod Puller.

Description: Patent for a new invention of a Plunger-rod puller, its descriptions and usage is clearly explained.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Lowrance, William J. & Bryant, Ivens H.
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Stock-Watering Pool

Description: Patent for stock-watering pool.
Date: January 20, 1903
Creator: Hudson, Benjamin F. & Cook, Thomas A.
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Stirrup.

Description: Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stirrups, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 20, 1899
Creator: Dickerman, Daniel Frederick.
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Mechanism for Signaling Track Conditions

Description: Patent for a mechanism that would be placed on a bridge or trestle trains pass over that automatically indicates dangerous track conditions.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Matsler, James M. & Matsler, Benjamin T.
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Subsoil Irrigating Implement

Description: Patent for a farming irrigation cart which places the water beneath the soil using a plow.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: La Rue, Joseph A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Suction-Fan or Blower.

Description: Patent for a suction fan or blower to partially clean material that passes through, including illustrations
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Dickerson, Eustice E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Cutting Stalks

Description: Patent for machines that cuts rows of stalks, severing them into smaller pieces that will fall to the ground.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Smith, Cullen R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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