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Polished-Rod Clamp.

Description: Patent for improvements in Polished-Rod Clamps that "quickly and easily attached to a rod without the use of tools" (lines 56-57) and "be easily operated at a distance from a pump" (lines 59-60).
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Weister, Edward P.
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Combined Blacking Brush and Blacking Box Holder.

Description: Patent for a new and improved combination blacking brush and blacking box holder. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a blacking brush, of a swinging frame held on the back of the brush, and of devices for holding a blacking-box loosely, so as to be adapted to be rotated in the said swinging frame" (lines 82-86).
Date: April 3, 1883
Creator: Wood, Edmund Lorenzo
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Automatic Fire and Burglar Alarm.

Description: Patent for automatic fire and burglar alarm. A cord extends from the casing of the alarm mechanism to a window. The alarm is triggered either by weight of a window opening or the cord is burned by fire.
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Mann, Oscar O. & Whitley, William H.
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Automobile.

Description: Patent for an automobile with a mechanism which may be extended to form a tent bed, or folded into a small compass. The folding bed of the automobile may be utilized to storm camp equipment when not used as a bed.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Mackey, Franklin Orville
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Cotton Bedder and Planter.

Description: Patent for improvements in cotton bedders and planters in which when the machine “is used for planting, the seeding mechanism will be in place and the plow-beams are placed near together. The plow upon beam A will open a drill to receive the seed from the spout which extends downwardly in rear of the plow.” (Lines 114-121) “When the machine is used for bedding, the plow-beams are opened, and the seed-planting mechanism may be removed or simply thrown out of gear.” (Lines 109-113) Illustration… more
Date: May 26, 1891
Creator: Parris, Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shaft Bearing.

Description: Patent for Improvements in Shaft Bearing. This bearing shaft is used to withstand heavy thrusts.
Date: August 24, 1920
Creator: Ball, Authur T.
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Blacking Brush.

Description: Patent for a new and improved blacking brush. This design utilizes springs to move a blacking brush to and from a can of polish. This results in "evenness of wear of the bristles of the brush, economy of blacking, absence of spattering while extracting the blacking from the box, convenience in substituting the circular brush as a lid for the box in case of loss of the box-lid, and the saving of time in looking for a blacking-brush and a blacking-box separately" (lines 53-60).
Date: September 21, 1880
Creator: Wood, Edmund Lorenzo.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boll-Weevil Exterminator.

Description: Patent for Boll-Weevil Exterminator. Aims to provide a novel and improved apparatus for gathering the boll weevil and squares by air suction to catch insects and pests.
Date: February 5, 1918
Creator: Harrison, James H.; Hall, Samuel E. & Gholson, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Attachment for Pianos or Organs.

Description: Patent for an attachment for pianos or organs that allows for the convenient movement of the instruments that does not damage the instrument or the building.
Date: October 31, 1893
Creator: Carter, James William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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