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Steam-Engine

Description: Patent for "a new and improved steam-engine, in which the pressure of the live steam is completely and very advantageously utilized," (lines 8-10) including illustrations.
Date: August 3, 1886
Creator: Rush, Peter S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[News Script: Clyde]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about things which are beginning to fall rapidly into places in the life of David Clyde.
Date: June 12, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Burglar Alarm.

Description: Patent for a new and improved burglar alarm. This design "consists in the combination of the lock-frame with a pivoted plate which is connected to it at one end, and which plate carries the nipple to receive the catch, and is provided with sharp points to catch in the jamb of the door, with a sidewise-moving trigger, which is operated by the door, and a set-screw for securing the lock-plate in position upon the door" (lines 13-21).
Date: June 26, 1883
Creator: Wright, William Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lumber-Drier

Description: Patent for "means adapted to superheat steam and supply it to a drying-chamber, substantially" (lines 28-30).
Date: February 4, 1890
Creator: Hooton, James M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[News Script: Jackson]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Maynard Jackson who left Dallas at the age of seven and last year became the first Black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
Date: March 8, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Tease]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the governor who says he won' t hesitate to call a special session if the energy crisis warrants it.
Date: June 14, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Bale Tie.

Description: Patent for a new and improved bale tie. This design is of a metal band with several slots, so that the accompanying metal button can pass through any two overlapping slots, securing the bale within the band.
Date: July 19, 1881
Creator: Griffin, James Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wagon Brake.

Description: Patent for a new and improved wagon-brake. This design consists "of a suitable support which is attached to the rear axle-tree, the brake which is pivoted to this support, the connecting-rod pivoted to the brake, and the operating lever pivoted upon a supporting bar which extends from one standard to the other . . . The object of [the] invention is to produce a wagon-brake which is simple in construction, effective in operation, and by means of which the driver can instantly apply the brake wit… more
Date: May 7, 1889
Creator: Griffin, William Sidney
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow-Fender

Description: Patent for a plow fender that would be more gentle with new or fragile plants by moving them to the side, and would be easily adaptable to all kinds of plows while also being cost efficient to install and durable.
Date: January 17, 1893
Creator: Ellington, Alvey Marcellous
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from the Lanier Company, June 1953]

Description: Letter from J. Hicks Lanier of the Lanier Company encouraging the recipient to mail in the enclosed card to receive a free booklet providing tips on effective communication and various time saving tricks. A note at the top of the page written in pencil suggests that the letter was received by Mr. Daniel W. Kempner who returned the included card on June 6, 1953.
Date: June 1953
Creator: The Lanier Company
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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