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Air Ship.
Patent for air ship design lifted by balloon with vertical adjustable sails. Accompanied with illustrations.
Date:
November 23, 1886
Creator:
Appling, Marby P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kneading Machine.
Patent for a new and improved kneading machine. This design consists in "the elevated upright rollers having grooves near their lower ends, of the tray or receptacle having the surrounding ring or track entering the said grooves of said rollers and supporting said tray in an elevated position" (lines 73-78).
Date:
November 23, 1886
Creator:
Hughes, James F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Turning Attachment for Plows.
Patent for a weed turning attachment for plows, which is adjustable to different size weeds.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Baxter, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Wheel.
Patent for a water wheel for creating power, which has a greater power producing capacity with less water required than usual through the use of a special type of bucket on the wheel.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Dennis, Decatur D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel
Patent for a wheel with "improved construction. The principal object of the invention is to provide a wheel which will be puncture-proof and will ride very easily" (lines 8-12).
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Berry, Ephraim E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kerosene-Burner.
Patent for kerosene fueled burner for use with cooking or heating, includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Patton, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Level.
Patent for a spirit level, which measures more accurately than other models and allows quicker calculation of where the wood needs to be moved to be level.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Brittain, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap.
Patent for a new type of animal trap with a rotating cylinder that projects the animal into the trap itself when depressed.
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Webster, Joseph R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Attachment.
Patent for a telephone attachment for multi-party lines, which allows the user to hold the line against eavesdropping by other users on the line and let multiple people use the line at the same time.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Mitchell, Charles B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medicine - Glass.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in medicine-glasses.
Date:
November 23, 1897
Creator:
Jenkins, John Marshall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger Head or Valve.
Patent for a plunger head or valve, which cannot come unscrewed accidentally while inside a pump.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Shutt, John E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Gold - Washer
Patent for a new and improved portable gold-washer. This invention is to "provide an improved substitute for the crude forms of portable good-washing apparatus frequently employed" (line 8-10).
Date:
November 23, 1897
Creator:
Kahn, Felix
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Guard.
Patent for a mud guard for bicycles, which can be folded out of the way when not in use.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Chisholm, Walter J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut and Pipe Wrench.
Patent for a nut and pipe wrench that has a detachable handle member which allows the shank to be reduced and extended.
Date:
November 23, 1920
Creator:
Hunter, Arthur G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nail Receptacle.
Patent for a new and improved nail receptacle. This design consists in "a carrying-frame having a cross-beam provided with a rack, in combination with a swinging receptacle journaled in the frame and having enlarged rear end normally resting against the beam to elevate the discharge end thereof, and a detaining bar or rod pivoted to the under side of and carried by the swinging receptacle, and having a projecting lip adapted to engage the rack and retain the receptacle in its adjusted position" (lines 38-48).
Date:
November 23, 1886
Creator:
Mathews, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Cracking Machine.
Patent for a machine that helps crack and break down nuts for processing, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 23, 1886
Creator:
Koerber, Rudolph C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky Plow.
Patent for a new and improved sulky-plow. This design represents an improvement in sulky plows due to its novel combination and arrangement of crank-axle, tongue, angular guide-braces, diagonal brace, and adjustable collars (lines 85-87). This novel arrangement results in a plow that is simple, durable, and inexpensive.
Date:
November 23, 1880
Creator:
McCormick, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Stock.
Patent for a sweep stock, which can have multiple types of plows attached to it.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Stone, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guard or Fender for Vehicle-Wheels.
Patent for a fender for automobile wheels, which keeps glass from puncturing the tire.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Roberts, James Orman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee-Roaster.
Patent for a coffee roaster that intends to "supply a ready and cheap means of effectually stirring the grains of coffee while being roasted in any convenient and suitable vessel...(lines 6-9). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
November 23, 1869
Creator:
Hall, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch.
Patent for a gate-latch that latches closed with extension of the gate, but allows the gate to open by elevating said latch.
Date:
November 23, 1920
Creator:
Bramblett, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forge Locked Grating.
Patent for a forge locked grating for use in jails, which does not collect dirt and is very rigid.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Time - Switch
Patent for a new and improved electric time switch to "used on any kind of electric circuits" (line 13 - 14).
Date:
November 23, 1897
Creator:
Williams, Addison B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Support.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Drill-Supports, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to drilling apparatus, and more particularly to an apparatus of this character for use in coal or other mines for boring or drilling holes for blasting charges and other purposes" (lines 6-13).
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Williams, Benjamin F. & Mayfield, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History