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Animal-Poke.
Patent for a device that prevents animals such as cows from tearing down fences.
Date:
February 12, 1901
Creator:
Specht, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Spring.
Patent for a new and improved wagon spring. This design "is to provide a vehicle in which springs of great strength may be employed which will not require stay-chains, and which will not increase the height of the wagon-body and cause inconvenience in loading and unloading the vehicle and in getting in and out, and, furthermore, to provide a vehicle in which the wagon-body may be but slightly elevated above the axles, and in which the springs will have great play" (lines 17-26).
Date:
February 25, 1890
Creator:
Conley, Miles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for a new and improved windmill. This design "consists in the combination of a central vertical shaft a series of supporting-arms projecting horizontally out from this shaft, a number of curved buckets which are pivoted at or near their centers between these supporting-arms, and suitable springs or weights which are attached to the inner edges of these buckets" (lines 13-20).
Date:
June 13, 1882
Creator:
Lowther, Lorenzo Dow
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Machine.
Patent for an improvement in well drilling.
Date:
April 10, 1900
Creator:
Wiedner, Friedrich R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Pad
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Knee-Pads" (lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Schmitt, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lineman's Portable Telegraph and Telephone Pole Seat.
Patent for a seat for linemen when stringing telegraph or telephone poles, which has clamps that go around the pole.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Troell, Charles T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Induction Coil
Patent for induction coil. Illustration included.
Date:
April 18, 1905
Creator:
Baker, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tanning.
Patent for improvements in tanning materials: "extractive matter for the manufacture of leather from the wood and bark of the mesquit - a tree of extensive growth on the prairies of western and north western Texas" (lines 9-13).
Date:
December 5, 1865
Creator:
Park, John E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Shot-Cases and Distributers
Patent for a "new receptacle for holding several grades of shot, and to an adjustable distributing device for the same. Its object is to enable traders to keep the several kinds or grades of shot in one receptacle, but so that suitable quantity of any one kind can be readily and conveniently measured out" (lines 20-26).
Date:
January 3, 1871
Creator:
Booton, Sinclair
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter
Patent for a cotton stalk cutter. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 1, 1910
Creator:
Werner, Fridolin, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a new and improved pump. This design utilizes a new combination and arrangement of cylinders, pistons, pipes, chambers, valves, screws, levers, and air and water vessels to pump water more effectively.
Date:
May 31, 1881
Creator:
Maney, Henry, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tongue for Farm Implements.
Patent for a tongue for farm implements, which regulates the draft of the implement.
Date:
January 19, 1909
Creator:
Mader, August W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for the improvement of seed planters using a gage-wheel "to regulate the depth of the furrow made by the plow" (lines 16-17), including illustration.
Date:
December 28, 1858
Creator:
Marshall, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for a seed-planter using two vibratory vertical feed-wheels, similar in size to distribute different seeds at the same time, one is designed specifically for cotton seeds, illustration is included.
Date:
August 16, 1859
Creator:
Murphy, Willis G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Feeders for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for the improvement of cotton-gin by feeding cotton in a uniform manner of removing sand and dirt, separating hulls, leaves, and imperfect pods for improved quality and reducing physical labor, including illustration.
Date:
September 11, 1860
Creator:
Hall, S. Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Heater.
Patent for an improved tire heater that utilizes gasolene (gasoline) or other liquid hydrocarbon burners to encircle a tire and direct jets of flame at it to quickly heat the tire. The tire heater can adapt to fit tires of different sizes.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Palmero, Louis M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing Case.
Patent for a new and improved packing-case. This design "relates to cases or cabinets for packing and transporting articles that are brittle and easily breakable, such as eggs, glassware, china, and the like; and it has for its object to provide a device or case containing a series of sub-compartments or boxes, each of which is provided with cells to receive and hold the individual articles to be packed, thus affording great security in transportation and convenience in handling and in exposing the articles for sale" (lines 8-18).
Date:
July 2, 1889
Creator:
Moos, Henry Antonio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Hub
Patent for a spring hub. This invention is for vehicle wheels to make cheap and quick repairs. Illustration included.
Date:
July 7, 1903
Creator:
Krezdorn, Herman A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvester Bag Carrier
Patent for improvements made to harvester bag carriers so a product does not drag the ground and provides ease of transport.
Date:
December 29, 1914
Creator:
Schertz, Arthur M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame Hook
Patent for hame hook. This invention couples traces to the hames in the harness. Illustration included.
Date:
December 25, 1906
Creator:
Brister, William T. & Galle, Fritz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing
Patent for a gearing to be used as an attachment for the driving axle of a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Gesche, Eugene C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat and Coat Hanger
Patent for a wall mounted structure on which a hat or coat can be stored.
Date:
March 17, 1903
Creator:
Krezdorn, Herman A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter
Patent for "a seed-planter for planting corn, cotton, and other seeds; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class which shall be simple, inexpensive, and efficient in operation" (lines 9-13).
Date:
October 7, 1890
Creator:
Cromer, Thomas L. & Schuwirth, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Skirt-Supporter.
Patent for skirt supporter that consists of a waist belt, skirt supporter, and shirtwaist holder for use under the outer skirt to hold the skirt up in wet weather and keep shirtwaists in place.
Date:
January 19, 1909
Creator:
Mader, August W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History