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Corn Sheller.

Description: Patent for a new and improved corn-sheller. This design, "[o]n its rear face, at the upper end of the body of the corn-sheller . . . provide[s] a hinged nubber-plate, which serves as a supporting-arm, and is constructed . . . for use in breaking or cutting off the smaller end of the ear of corn, at which end unsound kernels of corn are frequently found. The nubber-plate is hinged . . . to the upper end of the rear face of the body, and when opened out extends at nearly a right angle from the b… more
Date: September 13, 1887
Creator: Price, Benjamin B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Corn-Sheller.

Description: Patent for improvement in corn-shellers; in which “it consists in a perforated casting provided with radial teeth or projections which extend toward its center and which is to be secured to a support having an opening through it, combined with a double-ended handle which has an opening through its center and teeth projecting from the opening.” (Lines 13-20) Illustration is included.
Date: September 22, 1891
Creator: Bander, Charles Bornet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Apparatus for Handling Cotton.

Description: Patent for an apparatus for handling seed-cotton. This apparatus is designed to move seed-cotton to gin-feeders, then from the condenser to the press, and also for conveying seeds and motes to an area of deposit.
Date: September 29, 1891
Creator: Eberhardt, Theophilus Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Ullman Kilgore, September 22, 1954]

Description: Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Ullmann Kilgore acknowledging the generous offer from Mr. J. H. Ross to donate 20 acres of land for a state mental hospital. Leake emphasizes the importance of this offer, especially considering the need for two mental hospitals in the Houston, Beaumont, and Galveston areas. He appreciates Mr. Ross's contribution and encourages further discussions about the project.
Date: September 22, 1954
Creator: Leake, Chauncey D.
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[Letter from H. W. Paley to I. H. Kempner, September 17, 1955]

Description: Letter from H. W. Paley to I. H. Kempner discussing the need to establish a public information office for the Medical Branch, independent of legislative appropriations. Dr. Paley mentions an initial tentative commitment of $12,000 annually and seeks an additional $15,000 per year from the community, specifically the Junior Chamber of Commerce and local service clubs. He suggests forming a non-profit corporation to facilitate these contributions, emphasizing the importance of public support to s… more
Date: September 17, 1955
Creator: Paley, H. W.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Karl Lovelady, September 23, 1944]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Karl Lovelady providing a rearranged proposed statement for print and requests the Senator to review any changes or bring other statements that need discussion. They plan to meet in his office on Sunday morning to go over the details. He also mentions a wire from Donald Day of the Southwest Review, who plans to visit the Senator and Dr. Leake on Tuesday.
Date: September 23, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Two copies of a Letter from I. H. Kempner to John S. Redditt, September 14, 1944]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to John S. Redditt mentioning the desire of committee members to employ a well-qualified individual to travel through Texas, discussing the University of Texas Medical School at Galveston with various state senators and legislators. He requests Mr. Redditt to phone at his expense to discuss availability for employment and to convey his ideas on compensation.
Date: September 14, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Cattle Guard

Description: Patent for a cattle guard. This cattle guard is a useful improvement in use on railway-tracks.
Date: September 15, 1903
Creator: Frownfelter, George C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cattle Guard.

Description: Patent for improvements and new features to cattle guards on railways, including illustrations.
Date: September 16, 1902
Creator: Miller, Martin L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from E. S. Holliday to I. H. Kempner, September 23, 1949]

Description: Letter from E. S. Holliday to I. H. Kempner acknowledging a suggestion made by Mr. Kempner. Kempner proposed inviting the Governor and other university officials to a dinner in Galveston. The Chamber of Commerce believe it would be better to invite the Governor to a separate event, possibly the annual meeting, because his presence might overshadow the other guests at a dinner specifically for the medical college committee.
Date: September 23, 1949
Creator: Holliday, E. S.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to R. Wright Armstrong, September 1, 1962]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to R. Wright Armstrong commending him on a sensible address given to the Texas Chapter of the American Society of Traffic and Transportation. He also reflects on their own recent time in the Adirondack Mountains, discussing mergers and expressing agreement with the views Armstrong presented in his address.
Date: September 1, 1962
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Animal-Trap.

Description: Patent for a "self-setting" (line 16) trap with a "tilting platform" (line 17) including an illustration. The trap is designed to retain the animal and is made for easy removal of the animal.
Date: September 9, 1913
Creator: Trull, Harvey L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Aeroplane

Description: Patent for Aeroplane. This flying machine will automatically return to normal horizontal position if tilted.
Date: September 17, 1909
Creator: MacManus, Agustus, F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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