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Pitching Hay

Description: Photograph of men and cattle in a field on the Sanzenbacher Ranch. Cecil Mullins is standing on the top of a hay wain filled with hay, holding a pitchfork of hay aloft. Two men on horseback in the front of the image are identified as Henry Sanzenbacher (right) and Uncle Henry Carle Sanzenbacher on the light horse (left). Cattle are grazing in the background.
Date: 1923~
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Partner: Clay County Historical Society

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.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hay-Press.

Description: Patent for the improvement of hay presses used for forming tightly-compressed hay bales. Improvements include the provision of, "a hand or power operated hay press which may be operated to cause a great pressure to be exerted on the hay or other material being pressed, with a minimum exertion on power means" (lines 12-16). The invention of simple and durable construction with minimal parts reducing need for repair.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Powell, Walter E. & Powell, Rosa E.
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