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Windmill-Gearing.
Patent for a gearing for windmills, which provides "a more even and steady... stroke of the pump rod" (lines10-11).
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
Keys, Milton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Pumping Apparatus
Patent for well pumping apparatus. This invention is designed for the improvement of pumping liquid from deep wells. Illustration included.
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
Stephenson, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for a valve, which attaches easily to all sorts of liquid-filled reservoirs and is durable.
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
Craddock, Lee Larrence & McCleary, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hot Box Cooler and Oiler
Patent for a hot box cooler and oiler. This device is for cooling and lubricating journal boxes of railway cars. Illustration included.
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
Barnes, Ned Eastman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump Attachment for Portable Cans
Patent for a pump attachment for portable cans. This invention is designed to be a attachable/detachable pump for use with coal-oil cans. Its purpose is meant for the transfer of coal oil to lamps.
Date:
September 29, 1903
Creator:
Blackmon, Paul Jones
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shutter Attachment.
Patent for a shutter attachment to hold the slats in place in a variety of different positions and prevent them from rattling.
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
McCaleb, John Lafayette
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scrub Brush.
Patent for an invention that combines a mop and a scrub brush into one device. With this device "the mop will travel in the rear of the brush and take up water and scour what may have been passed over by the brush" (lines 10-13) including illustration
Date:
September 29, 1905
Creator:
Sanders, Ida D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scraper.
Patent for an adjustable road and ditch building scraper.
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
Edzards, Harm Uden
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Press
Patent for a cotton press.
Date:
September 29, 1903
Creator:
Crow, Robert Douglas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Device or Saw-Guard.
Patent for a saw guard to protect the fingers from accidentally being cut while cutting timber.
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
Schubert, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Copy-Holder.
Patent for a copy holder with a firmer clamp and a better support for the line indicating bar than previous versions.
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
Flynn, Melvina L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Brace for Doors or Gates and Cover for Same
Patent for an adjustable brace for doors or gates. It is designed to prevent sagging.
Date:
September 29, 1903
Creator:
Shields, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Skein.
Patent for an improved version of a certain type of axel skein or spindle holder (the kind in which a spindle with a box or housing rigidly holds a tapered axle.) This patent claims to be an improvement by “simple and inexpensive construction and in which the connections are such that the parts can be conveniently joined or separated and when joined produce a strong and durable combination” (lines 14-21).
Date:
September 29, 1903
Creator:
Cryer, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History