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Animal-Trap
Patent for a foot trap for catching animals known for their furs that will prevent the animal from gnawing the trap or his foot off.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Roberson, Elige L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Knife.
Patent for a new cotton knife to provide more versatility in its use. It is "for sampling bales of cotton, and [...] cutting the bagging of the cotton, and a hook whereby a sample of cotton may be plucked out" (lines 10-14), including illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Bowers, Jacob R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for an improved wrench wherein various shaped and sized heads can be quickly and easily put on and taken off. This allows for the wrench to be used with nuts of varying shapes and sizes.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Davis, George W. & Davis, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for an improved wrench that has two movable jaws and can separate about the length of the handle. The wrench's "head or nut for operating the upper jaw is swiveled and forms a part of the handle" (lines 14-15). The wrench can be converted into a pipe-wrench.
Date:
May 9, 1893
Creator:
King, Will Henry Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Car-Doors.
Patent for a locking device for a sliding train car capable of locking automatically upon close, including illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Tierney, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Log-Measure.
Patent for a log measuring instrument that attaches to a log scaling stick.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Castro, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a vehicle wheel for automobiles that is constructed to prevent the rim from moving out of line with the hub without being bulky. It is simple in construction and resilient enough to be a substitute for a wheel equipped with a pneumatic tire that has springs shaped so that they will not snap off when subjected to sudden jolts.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Tucker, Holling G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvment in Apparatus for Drying Hides.
Patent for "an improvement in apparatus for drying hides"
Date:
May 9, 1876
Creator:
Finnigan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traffic Signal.
Patent for an illuminated turn signal attached to the frame of a car. The signal is shaped like a hand and can be raised or lowered by a lever behind the steering wheel.
Date:
May 9, 1922
Creator:
Jones, Theodoric
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Grinding-Mills
Patent for an improvement in grinding-mills, combining the operative mechanism with spindles - in which the both the grinding stones obtain relative surface speeds only half the actual speed of the stones.
Date:
May 9, 1871
Creator:
Hensley, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for a stalk cutter that attaches to a cultivator and will move up if it hits an obstacle.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Bird, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam, Air, or Water Engine.
Patent for simplifying the construction of steam-engines allowing them efficiently use the power of steam" gas, vapor or air in varying positions, vertical, horizontal, or inclined.
Date:
May 9, 1882
Creator:
Adams, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Moving Picture Machine
Patent for a moving picture machine. "One of the objects of the invention is to provide a mechanism consisting of the combination of the combination of magazine and winding reels" (inline 11- 13). Illustrations included.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Yanch, Edwin R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stilt
Patent for an object that "provide a stilt in which the stilt or foot-support shall be associated with the pole in such manner as to permit of its ready longitudinal adjustment thereon and its positive securement in its adjusted position" (lines 9-13) including illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1902
Creator:
Roberts, Luke L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock-Crate.
Patent for "an improved crate for catching, loading and handling hogs and the like stock" (lines 14-16)
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Winans, Myron L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Support for Telephones or the Like.
Patent for "improvements in adjustable supports for holding telephones or the like" (lines 10-11). Patent includes illustration and specifications.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Priest, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Rod-Operating Device for Windmills.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in pump rod operating devices for windmills, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1899
Creator:
Vernon, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire
Patent for a tire. Illustration included.
Date:
May 9, 1905
Creator:
Gordon, Mary S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Timing Mechanism for Automatic Oil Pumping Systems.
Patent for a timing mechanism for automatic oil-pumping systems, which adds improvements to a previous patent (Serial No.788,483). This patent includes a "novel mechanism for controlling the alternate action of a pressure and vacuum directed into a well" from the surface instead of the lower portion of the well (lines 33-35). Patent includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Stephenson, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tank for Oil Burners
Patent fora tank for oil burners. This invention is designed to supply burners with crude oil. Illustration included.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Alverson, Lewis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Multiple Section Stalk Cutter
Patent for a multiple section stalk cutter that comprises of a three-section stalk cutter.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Evans, Lucius S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in gates, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1898
Creator:
Teague, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame Fastener
Patent for a hame fastener. Illustration included.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Hyman, Henry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Shade Insect-Destroyer
Patent for an electric shade insect destroyer where the shade acts as a lamp shade and a insect catcher.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Levine, Lewis
System:
The Portal to Texas History