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Apparatus for Expressing the Fluids Out of Paraffin Compositions and Separating the Scale Therefrom
Patent for an apparatus for expressing the fluids out of paraffin compositions and separating the scale therefrom. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Hansen, Julius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ax Handle
Patent for an ax handle. The handle is a tubular handle which also includes hingedly connected part fitting into the eye of the ax head. Illustration included.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Burks, William Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Shield for Vehicle-Wheels
Patent for a shield for vehicle wheels that can be used for advertising.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Blackshear, Robert King
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerating-Churn.
Patent for an improved churn for aerating cream by forcing air down a pipe into the churn.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Wailes, William S. H.
System:
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Animal Poke
Patent for an animal poke which is attached through a nose ring and pulls on the animal if it tries to crawl under or over a fence.
Date:
October 4, 1910
Creator:
Kelley, Howard T.; Matthews, George N. & Davis, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Destroying Insects.
Patent for an apparatus used to kill insectects, particularly boll weevils on cotton blooms. The apparatus is attached to a wagon which is driven through a cotton field, and the device knocks off the boll weevil eggs and then suctions them into the device and destroys them by fire.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Morrow, James Morton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antispreading Attachment for Rails.
Patent for the improvement of antispreading attachments for rails. The attachments provide a structure comprising a span tie located between the rails and is adapted to connect with dogs, one dog being connected with each of the rails.
Date:
May 4, 1915
Creator:
Simpson, Mary E.
System:
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Combination Rule, Square, and Miter.
Patent for a combination of devices that contains "attachments for folding rules which will make said rules capable of use as a square, tri-square, and miter" (lines 15-17), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 4, 1914
Creator:
McFarland, Charles M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machine.
Patent for a well-drilling machine with "novel and improved means for manipulating and actuating the drill cable" (lines 11-12), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 4, 1914
Creator:
Slaughter, George W., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Tongs
Patent for adjustable blacksmiths tongs for handling different size objects.
Date:
August 4, 1914
Creator:
Beyer, Albert
System:
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Device for Catching Insects
Patent for a device to gather and remove eggs deposited by insects, particularly boll weevils, from plant material.
Date:
February 4, 1915
Creator:
Stautzenberger, William C. & Olsen, Carl
System:
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Combined Sword and Pistol.
Patent for improvements in combined swords and pistols where the "pistol is supported by the sword blade adjacent the handle portion" (lines 11-12). The invention allows the "barrel portion of the pistol to be broken down or moved" (lines 15-16) to help with emptying the barrel and an adjustable sword handle to aid in the use of the pistol; includes illustration.
Date:
September 4, 1917
Creator:
Wigiert, Joe J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gathering and Exterminating Machine.
Patent for a new gathering and exterminating machine for killing insects and other crop pests, with illustrations.
Date:
September 4, 1917
Creator:
Haynes, Robert J.
System:
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Amusement Apparatus.
Patent for improvements to the Amusement Apparatus that can be more easily constructed and supports swimmers by the use of horizontal and vertical bars on each side of the device with the horizontal bars rotate independently. Includes illustration.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Williams, May Brown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antislipping Device for Tires
Patent for a device intended to decrease slippage of vehicle tires on roads that are either damaged or otherwise hard to navigate due to weather conditions.
Date:
September 4, 1919
Creator:
Edwards, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Railroad Level and Gage.
Patent for a device that combines a railroad level and a railroad gauge. This invention provides a compact tool that determines the condition of tracks as to level and gauge.
Date:
March 4, 1919
Creator:
Fuller, Benjamin A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grader-Blade.
Patent for a new form of grader blade for road graders and ditchers for road and ditch work, with illustration.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Wendell, Benjamin J.
System:
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Card Holder
Patent for card holders meant to help better display business cards and other forms of advertisement on surfaces such as windows.
Date:
March 4, 1919
Creator:
Hill, L. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tillage Implement.
Patent for an improved type of tillage implement of the harrow type that can be used in places other harrows can't operate, as well as being capable of being operated in close proximity to plants without damaging them. Illustration included.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Bonds, Walter P. Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Stalk-Cutters.
Patent for an attachment for stalk cutters to help prevent corn stalks from clogging the cutter after being cut.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Jansky, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils.
Patent for an apparatus for the conversion of liquids, fluids, and oils. This invention is to use high heat to change the original oils and fluids into oils and fluids of better quality and value.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Adams, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for improvements in wrenches, particularly relating to the type generally known as the spanner wrench. The object of this invention is to provide an improved spanner wrench including means for reliably retaining the wrench head in proper position with relation to the object being rotated.
Date:
January 4, 1916
Creator:
Wright, John G.
System:
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Wrench
Patent for wrench improvement. Allows for "instantaneous initial or preliminary adjustment to fit any size object within its capacity, and a final adjustment to engage the object firmly and securely and to provide a simple, practical, and efficient wrench of strong and durable construction, and equipped with ratchet mechanism for affording a quick adjustment of a sliding jaw and a threaded connection . . . " (13-21)
Date:
January 4, 1916
Creator:
Cunningham, Ira
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Pneumatic Tires
Patent for a valve for pneumatic tires. The design is to keep the valve cap from becoming unsecured and to keep air from escaping.
Date:
May 4, 1915
Creator:
McCall, Jacob Capshaw
System:
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