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The Health Resort Quarterly, 1 of 4, Cover

Description: The cover of The (October 1915) Health Resort Quarterly, published by the Commercial Club of Mineral Wells, Texas is illustrated here. The wreath on the cover frames a lady's arm and hand holding a glass of (mineral) water with captions "ANALYSIS HAS PROVED IT TO HAVE NO EQUAL" above and "FAMED THE WORLD OVER" below, referring to the mineral water from the local wells. A colophon at bottom reads: "Index Print [symbol] Mineral Wells."
Date: October 1915
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Description: Water plan for Region G (Brazos) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water supply plans for each county and city, recommended water management strategies, drought response plans, and the plan creation process.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Brazos G Water Planning Group
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume II. Identification, Evaluation, and Selection of Water Management Strategies

Description: Volume II of the Water plan for Region G (Brazos) including water management strategies, water conservation methods, wastewater reuse, new reservoirs, expansion of use of certain water sources, and water supply recommendations and projects.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Brazos G Water Planning Group
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: New TV network at Mineral Wells]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a new business enterprise offering improved television reception to residents of Mineral Wells.
Date: October 18, 1951
Duration: 1 minute 59 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Window Structure

Description: Patent for a window structure. This invention includes upper and lower sash frames. Illustrations included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Hatzfield, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire Stretcher and Repairer.

Description: Patent for a new wire stretcher and repairer that stretches and repairs broken telephone, telegraph, or other types of wires and also takes up slack in the line when stringing wires.
Date: July 15, 1913
Creator: Butler, Joseph F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Description: Patent for a new and improved wrench, which is especially useful for machinists. The improvement to existing wrench technology is present in positions where a thin jaw wrench is necessary and in removing parts upon which an ordinary nut wrench, even thin jawed, would act.
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: Seale, Jefferson, W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire-Stretcher.

Description: Patent for a "simple form of device for stretching wire, said device being adapted for attachment to a post or other support and to the wire to be stretched" (lines 9-12).
Date: February 11, 1902
Creator: Brannon, Walter Zebulin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Washing-Machine.

Description: Patent for an improved, simple, and efficient washing machine that consists of a casing, ribbed rollers, a belt with slats that is mounted on the rollers, a rubbing board, cross pieces on the rubbing board, and a counter-acting tension spring that holds a chord that is secured to the end of the board.
Date: February 7, 1893
Creator: Haydon, William Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lock-Strike.

Description: Patent for simple and durable lock plates for door frames. This patent is for the keeper plates for door locks and is an invention "for rendering the plate adjustable both vertically and horizontally without detaching the same from the door jamb" (lines 11-14). Includes one illustration page and description.
Date: July 9, 1918
Creator: Russell, Leo
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water-Fence.

Description: Patent for the improved design of a water fence with specifications that allow the passage of a log without fully raising the fence; includes illustrations.
Date: March 26, 1901
Creator: Walton, John H. & Ball, William M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Leg Brace

Description: Patent for a leg brace. Illustration included.
Date: October 17, 1905
Creator: Norwood, Robert R. & O'Neall, Elisha V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lock.

Description: Patent for an improvement to combination-locks for doors, safe, and bureaus, "with readily-operated means for holding the combination-disks inactive and in position to permit a locking-bolt to be freely operated by a key when so desired, which means will also permit the combination to be set so that the bolt cannot be moved by a key until the disks of the combination have been brought to proper position." (lines 11-18)
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Dalton, Lewis & Cross, Dick
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lamp-Burner

Description: Patent for the provision of spring pressed clamps pivotally mounted on a burner and adapted to engage opposite sides of the base of a lamp chimney and thereby securely hold the lamp chimney in place on the burner and yet permit the ready removal of the chimney.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Patterson, Simon H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Table Cloth Clasp.

Description: Patent for table cloth clasp, "which may be readily detachably connected with the table top, will securely hold the table cloth in place thereon, and will be entirely concealed by the table cloth" (lines 14-17).
Date: February 14, 1913
Creator: Hatzfeld, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Washer.

Description: Patent for improvements in washers by providing a washer with ā€œtwo pivoted members, which can be swung open to insert the washer without removing the bolt or spoke upon when the washer needed to be replaced.ā€ (Lines 10-13, p. 1) Illustration is included.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: Bulter, Joseph F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oil or Gas Cooking-Stove

Description: Patent for a gas or oil cooking stove. The gas or oil cooking stove is designed to save fuel, maximize utilization of heat, and eliminate the smell of gas or oil in cooking.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Seale, Jefferson W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Milk-Cooler

Description: Patent for a milk cooler that may be used to keep milk or other food items chilled without the use of ice. Illustrations included
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Hay, Perrie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tie

Description: Patent for a metallic casing for a railroad tie. Illustrations included.
Date: August 27, 1912
Creator: Bzsan, Stefan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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