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Advertising Device.
Patent for "a simple and inexpensive advertising device adapted to be placed on street corners and other public places and capable of exciting the curiosity and attracting attention, and thereby directing the attention of persons to the advertisement" (lines 11-16).
Date:
March 20, 1894
Creator:
Attaway, Henry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Trimming Hooves of Animals.
Patent for a new and improved hoof trimmer. This design "consists in an upright standard or support having a concaved supporting-recess adapted to receive the animal's hoof, with parallel guide-ways arranged in rear thereof, a trimming implement moving in said guides, and so constructed as to operate upon the hoof without injury to the frog, and means for reciprocating the trimming device from either side of the animal" (lines 16-25).
Date:
December 11, 1883
Creator:
Mullins, Joshua C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Autographic Register.
Patent for a device to register fares in situations where passengers pay to be transported from one location to another, specifically by train. The fare-collector needs a way to have accurate receipts as fares are collected. The invention is a "small portable ticket-holder and registering device (lines 38-39), that issues valid tickets "which will enable a conductor to keep a correct current amount of fares as received as well as a record of tickets sold and mileage traveled on same" (lines 41-45), and prevents dishonesty in fare-collectors.
Date:
November 3, 1896
Creator:
Bond, George D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Window-Shade
Patent for an adjustable window-shade that is more useful and can be "raised and lowered in its entirety" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustration.
Date:
December 5, 1916
Creator:
Hayes, George Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guano Distributor
Patent for the distribution of guano for fertilization over a given area of territory.
Date:
July 19, 1912
Creator:
H. D. Pate
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Burner.
Patent for improved lamp burners, which reduces explosion risk, improves wick trimming, and maintains chimney positioning.
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
Mills, Virgil H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hobble.
Patent for a new, simple hobble for cultivators made up of fewer parts to reduce cost and for east of use and adjustment. Illustration included.
Date:
October 30, 1917
Creator:
Ferguson, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for improvements in cotton choppers that are reliable, cost-effective, and move transversely through the rows of cotton "separately producing a vertical adjustment of each earth turning member." (lines 17-19), including illustrations.
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Gant, Jesse B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Blocker
Patent for cotton blockers that prevent crops from becoming covered in soil during the harvesting process.
Date:
February 15, 1921
Creator:
Fowler, Alonzo. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Window Shade and Curtain Hanger.
Patent for an adjustable window shade frame that can be mounted on an existing window to allow curtains or shades to be adjusted from the top or the bottom, and secured at any desired level for privacy and/or ventilation.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Edens, Myrtle J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Supply-Valve Attachment
Patent for a valve add on for a carburetor in order to control the air flow.
Date:
January 24, 1918
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Monroe C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for wire-stretching levers, with instructions and levers.
Date:
October 20, 1891
Creator:
Richardson, Jerome Shipley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for an improved washing machine that consists of a sheet-metal body with two tubs, rubbing-boards, a fire-box under the body, bails, and springs with hooks.
Date:
March 21, 1893
Creator:
Conner, Joshua Harley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet.
Patent for a kitchen cabinet that is uniquely constructed and compactly stores condiments and food articles. The food can be easily accessed, and the cabinet has an apparatus for sifting flour "that may be delivered thereby from the sealed bins in the cabinet, in any desired quantity for use" (lines 18-20).
Date:
March 13, 1894
Creator:
P'Pool, Frank E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill
Patent for well drill that enables its upper end to be struck without disengaging the cable with an objective to provide simple, inexpensive, and convenient use.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Walker, Merit Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Holding Device.
Patent for a device to hold a wheel during construction and repair.
Date:
August 8, 1911
Creator:
Gallagher, Harve H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Reservoir For Stoves.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in water reservoirs for stoves, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 13, 1900
Creator:
Horsley, Robert Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lever-Latch.
Patent for a lever latch that features improved locking mechanisms for hand levers, including illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Smith, Asa E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer Cover
Patent for a collapsible typewriter cover that is more cheaply constructed, has a base for the typewriter, a supporting frame for the hood that limits the swinging movements, and a felt strip for protecting the furniture the typewriter is on.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Rochelle, Raymond C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Elevator and Carrier.
Patent for a water elevator and carrier that is designed to quickly and efficiently transport water from a well, spring, or cistern to the operator. A bucket can be quickly transported to the well, spring, or cistern and be filled also.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Wilkerson, Thomas D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Step.
Patent for a new and useful vehicle step, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 30, 1900
Creator:
Erikson, Eduard August Olef
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal Lubricator
Patent for a journal lubricator. This lubricator is specially designed for rail car axles journals. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Peeple, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism for Steam Engines
Patent for valve gear mechanism for steam engines.
Date:
February 6, 1912
Creator:
Broadway, Fred V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap.
Patent for an insect trap that entraps and kills insects that infest live plants or trees. This trap has a lantern to attract insects; the lantern is mounded in a pan that can be filled with liquid that injures and kills the insects.
Date:
October 7, 1913
Creator:
Cook, Katherine B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History