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Band Cutter

Description: Patent for a band cutter. This invention is designed to cut bale-ties on cotton bales. Illustration included.
Date: March 21, 1905
Creator: Manly, James S.
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Band-Cutter

Description: Patent for band-cutters “designed for facilitating the cutting of bale-bands” (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Manly, James S.
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Shearing and Punching Machine.

Description: Patent for punches and shears combined to cut metal longitudinally.
Date: July 3, 1888
Creator: Echols, Christaphor Columbus
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Andiron

Description: Patent for improvements to andiron or "fire-dogs".
Date: July 5, 1887
Creator: Steele, Oliver
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Andiron.

Description: Patent for improvement of andirons, to accommodate fuel or sticks of wood and to burn either wood or coal fuel. Includes illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1891
Creator: Kimbro, Jeremiah H. & Kimbro, John A.
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Apparatus for Burning Lime.

Description: Patent for improvements in apparatus for burning lime. To provide reliable and efficient means to extract all the heat units from fuel to be used by providing an increase draft and long blaze.
Date: July 18, 1916
Creator: Walsh, Patrick A. & Walsh, Edward J.
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Adjusting and Locking Device for Skid Chains.

Description: Patent for anti-skid chains for use on automobile wheels and tires which may be locked to prevent slipping.
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Boyd, James S.
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Wire Stretcher

Description: Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustration included.
Date: July 17, 1906
Creator: Wright, Jessie T.
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Wire-Stretcher.

Description: Patent for a wire-stretcher "to provide a device of the class embodying new and improved features of utility, convenience, indestructibility, and cheapness." (lines 8-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 3, 1905
Creator: Kimbro, John A. & Kimbro, Jeremirah H.
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Wire-Working Implement.

Description: Patent for an invention that stretches fencing wire that is being nailed or stapled into a post. The implement is also used for twisted two wires together.
Date: November 17, 1891
Creator: Murphy, George Washington
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Window-Screen.

Description: Patent for window screens with frames, side members and end members that can be fixed, detached and adjusted.
Date: April 18, 1905
Creator: McGlamery, William H.
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Trunk Fastening.

Description: Patent for a new and improved trunk-fastening. This design "consist[s] of a stationary block having a segmental groove in its under side, a stop at one end of said groove, an overlapping flange projecting from the outside bounding-rib of said groove, a rotary disk having a segmental extension, a flange projecting from the outer surface of said extension and adapted to enter said segmental groove, a circular flange projecting from the outside surface of the disk and fitting beneath the overlappi… more
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: Hutton, Milton C.
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Invalid-Bed.

Description: Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive bedstead meant for use by disabled people. "The hinged head section of the bed may be adjusted to any desired angle of elevation" (lines 14-16). The bed can be adjusted with little exertion. The parts can be easily removed and replaced.
Date: November 28, 1893
Creator: Ottinger, Benjamin
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Turbine Wheel.

Description: Patent for a new and improved turbine wheel. This design eliminates water friction and alleviates pressure on suspended buckets, causing them to last longer.
Date: August 17, 1880
Creator: Hallenbeck, Matthew L.
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Letter Tie.

Description: Patent for a new and improved clasp for letters. This design calls for wire or sheet metal to be shaped into a suitable size and shape for letters, including tabs on the ends to snap together to fasten the letters. This eliminates the need for twine or string, which reduces the flammability of the packages.
Date: May 3, 1881
Creator: Price, James N.
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Kneading Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and improved kneading machine. This design consists in "the elevated upright rollers having grooves near their lower ends, of the tray or receptacle having the surrounding ring or track entering the said grooves of said rollers and supporting said tray in an elevated position" (lines 73-78).
Date: November 23, 1886
Creator: Hughes, James F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Waterproof Car-Door.

Description: Patent for a freight car door of "strong, durable, and inexpensive construction which will be water and air tight, and which will be practically indestructible in case of a wreck" (lines 17-20) including illustrations.
Date: January 1, 1918
Creator: Atkinson, George C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Pipe Lifter

Description: Patent for a lifter made to lift pipes and rods from wells. Illustrations included.
Date: December 17, 1907
Creator: Kimbro, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Description: Patent for a wrench, which can used "as a nut wrench or a pipe wrench" (lines 18-19).
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Aeschlimann, Adolph E.
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Watering-Trough.

Description: Patent for a valve that controls the flow of drinking water from a reservoir or tank into a trough. It can be operated by domestic animals and automatically shuts off when they are finished drinking.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Atkinson, George C.
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Machine for Crushing Cotton-Bolls

Description: Patent for a tool to improve cotton processing machines.
Date: February 8, 1916
Creator: Reynolds, Richard J.
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Work Clamp.

Description: Patent for an improved work clamp. The inventor claimed that the clamp was meant to be universal, allowing for several clamped pieces of material to be secured simultaneously for welding or other joining methods. The tool was meant to facilitate complex construction in a variety of machinery repair facilities and markets.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Treuthardt, Arnold Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire-Straightening Tool.

Description: Patent for a wire straightening tool, with illustrations, that relies on a series of levers and cams to apply pressure to the wire as it is pulled through. The patent notes that "the wires can be straightened quickly and with facility, thereby permitting the using of all twisted and bent wire which has heretofore gone to waste and resulting in considerable saving of metal" (page 2, lines 14-18).
Date: January 27, 1920
Creator: Cervenka, Frank L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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