Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Searchhttps://digital2.library.unt.edu/search/?t=fulltext&fq=str_location_county%3ANewton+County%2C+TX2020-07-01T08:02:25-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for searching UNT Digital Library SearchMeans of Escaping from Aeroplanes2020-07-01T08:02:25-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258801/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258801/"><img alt="Means of Escaping from Aeroplanes" title="Means of Escaping from Aeroplanes" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258801/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for providing emergency egress to pilots by way of quick release restraint straps, a parachute, and a trap door, including illustrations.</p>Thread-Cutter.2020-07-01T08:02:25-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1256409/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1256409/"><img alt="Thread-Cutter." title="Thread-Cutter." src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1256409/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for "a simple and efficient thread or twine cutter which may be conveniently worn in the manner of a finger ring when in use, or may be applied or attached to the usual type of thimble for use." (lines 13-17) This invention can "be inexpensively stamped from sheet metal." (lines 21-22)</p>Power-Transmitting Device.2020-07-01T08:02:25-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258544/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258544/"><img alt="Power-Transmitting Device." title="Power-Transmitting Device." src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258544/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for new and useful improvements in Power-Transmitting Devices. "its object being to provide a device by means of which power taken from any suitable source may be economically transmitted and multiplied, for the purpose of driving machinery or other purposes."(lines 10-15)</p>Steam-Brake For Single-Truck Log-Loaders.2017-06-23T11:08:18-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859900/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859900/"><img alt="Steam-Brake For Single-Truck Log-Loaders." title="Steam-Brake For Single-Truck Log-Loaders." src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859900/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for a simple, durable, and cheap way of improving steam brakes, especially those for single trucks used for logging.</p>Fan Attachment for Sewing-Machines2017-06-23T11:08:18-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857892/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857892/"><img alt="Fan Attachment for Sewing-Machines" title="Fan Attachment for Sewing-Machines" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857892/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for improvements in fan attachments for sewing-machines, which can be applied to the fly wheel of a sewing machine and generate air draft during operation of the machine. This invention is also durable and inexpensive to manufacture, as well as simple in construction and operation.</p>Rail-Tie.2017-06-23T11:08:18-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859020/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859020/"><img alt="Rail-Tie." title="Rail-Tie." src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859020/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for improvements in metal rail ties to be placed in low areas to allow water to pass through to minimize the threat of washouts. Includes instructions and illustrations.</p>Rotary Engine2017-06-16T14:47:33-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853515/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853515/"><img alt="Rotary Engine" title="Rotary Engine" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853515/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for Rotary Engine with an illustration attached. Created to "[embody] a novel construction and assemblage of the component elements, and [embody] novel means for reversing the engine." (lines 10-15)</p>Horse-Detacher2014-10-16T06:42:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513664/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513664/"><img alt="Horse-Detacher" title="Horse-Detacher" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513664/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for a horse detacher for horse-drawn vehicles. Illustrations included.</p>Foldable Shipping-Crate.2014-10-16T06:42:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513112/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513112/"><img alt="Foldable Shipping-Crate." title="Foldable Shipping-Crate." src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513112/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for a foldable shipping crate for shipping poultry or produce, which folds open and shut easily.</p>Clevis2014-10-16T06:42:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513117/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513117/"><img alt="Clevis" title="Clevis" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513117/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for clevis. Illustration included.</p>Mud or Sand Band for Vehicles.2014-10-16T06:42:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513705/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513705/"><img alt="Mud or Sand Band for Vehicles." title="Mud or Sand Band for Vehicles." src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513705/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for a protective flap to attach to an axle to prevent mud and sand from the wheels from dirtying and interfering with the operation of the wheel-hub and axle.</p>Roller Bearing2014-10-16T06:42:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509627/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509627/"><img alt="Roller Bearing" title="Roller Bearing" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509627/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for a roller bearing. Illustration included.</p>Planter and Fertilizer Dropper2014-10-16T06:42:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508620/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508620/"><img alt="Planter and Fertilizer Dropper" title="Planter and Fertilizer Dropper" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508620/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for planter and fertilizer dropper. Illustration included.</p>Photographic Device.2014-10-16T06:42:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth512755/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth512755/"><img alt="Photographic Device." title="Photographic Device." src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth512755/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for a photographic device, which allows multiple exposures to be made on a surface in a camera.</p>