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Boll-Weevil Extermination
Patent for a device to exterminate boll-weevils on cotton. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Hebert, Paul E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clevis
Patent for a clevis. This invention is designed to connect with gang plows allowing vertical and lateral movement. Illustration included.
Date:
September 10, 1907
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for an oil-burner, “and it has for its object to provide a construction in which stream will be admitted to the oil or commingled therewith in sufficient quantity to aid combustion…” (lines 11-15) including illustrations.
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Chandler, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Preserving Wood.
Patent for a new and improved compound for “preserving all kinds of wood, in or above ground, but is especially adapted for preserving wood in salt water from the ravages of worms, barnacles and etc…” (Line 24-27) Ingredients, proportions of ingredients and mixing instructions are included. No illustration.
Date:
July 12, 1881
Creator:
Smith, Bat
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for new metal fence posts and supports to "improve and simplify the general construction of devices of this character" (lines 13-15).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Naiser, John Sr.
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:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer.
Patent for a new and improved insect destroyer. This design consists "[i]n a poison-sprinkling machine, the combination, with the wheels mounted on stub-axles, with vertically-adjustable rotary sifters in the rear operated by the wheels, of an arched frame connected to said axles, said frame having thills secured thereto, and an arched yoke having its ends bent outward to form neck-yokes and secured to the outer ends of said thills, and draft-arms secured to the sides of said thills" (lines 59-68).
Date:
January 24, 1888
Creator:
Rives, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for improvement in valves, by means of assuring a tight operating stem. The stem is comprised of two movable sections incorporated into a design purposed to prevent leakage by the stem. Additional mentions include acknowledged awareness of susceptibility to change and modification, convenience and facility, and simplicity as related to cost.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Pratt, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weeder
Patent for a weeder that breaks up the ground as well as cutting weeds.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Wind, Iver Ebbesen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Pumping Mechanism
Patent for well pumping mechanism. Illustration included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
Gray, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Screen
Patent for well screen to prevent entrance. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 18, 1904
Creator:
Stancliff, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Regulator
Patent for a new windmill attachment that will regulate the amount of water in the watering trough, Including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 31, 1900
Creator:
Schultz, Henry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen
Patent for a well screen to prevent the entrance of sand or gravel into the wall of a deep well.
Date:
June 18, 1907
Creator:
Stancliff, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock.
Patent for "a lock of novel construction wherein the keyholes at opposite sites of the door are placed out of alignment for preventing children, servants, and curious persons from looking or listening through the keyhole." (Lines 12-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 8, 1897
Creator:
Oleson, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two-Stage Pump
Patent for a two stage pump. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Gray, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Land-Roller.
Patent for a land roller that has rollers that can move independently of one another.
Date:
November 30, 1909
Creator:
Englund, Eric
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer.
Patent for fumigation insect destroyer, in particular cotton boll weevils, but also for prairie dogs and other vermin.
Date:
July 30, 1901
Creator:
Koy, August & Kveton, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Plow
Patent for a plow supported on wheels. Illustration included.
Date:
January 1, 1907
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug
Patent for new improvements in Spark-Plugs which decreases the possibility of imperfect sparking and provides a visible indication if the spark plug is not working properly.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Cole, Emory W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter Attachment
Patent for an attachment that follows behind planters, to smooth out affected soil.
Date:
January 9, 1917
Creator:
Drummond, Josiah D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Wheel.
Patent for a traction wheel that has improved traction on muddy ground.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Larson, Louis O.; Larsen, Arvid R. & Johnson, Sigfried
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sprayer.
Patent for improvements in insecticide sprayers by enabling the sprayer to "continuous stream of liquid and that it may be placed in a vehicle and operated by means of the running-gear or carried by hand." (Lines 18-21) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 15, 1902
Creator:
Chandler, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Clip Tool.
Patent for "putting back spring or axle clips where the clip is slightly bent and difficult to replace by hand, the tool serving as a convenient means for bending and forcing the clip in place without injuring the threads thereon" (lines 19-23), with illustrations.
Date:
July 1, 1919
Creator:
Stark, Gara Roscoe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Heater.
Patent for a portable heater for heating water.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Ellis, Frank B. & Walker, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History