Andiron. (open access)

Andiron.

Patent for improvement of andirons, to accommodate fuel or sticks of wood and to burn either wood or coal fuel. Includes illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1891
Creator: Kimbro, Jeremiah H. & Kimbro, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap. (open access)

Ant-Trap.

Patent for a new type of ant trap that captures ants by having them crawl up a wooden central chamber and then fall into a sheer metal pit. Includes illustrations.
Date: December 8, 1891
Creator: Walker, Stephen A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap. (open access)

Animal-Trap.

Patent for improvements in bait-trigger traps for catching small animals, with instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1891
Creator: Edwards, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher (open access)

Wire-Stretcher

Patent for a stretcher that connects wires in fence construction and repair. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 29, 1891
Creator: Wright, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for improvements in a device that is "adapted to take up slack in barbed and other wire fences," (lines 11-12) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 12, 1891
Creator: Wilson, Jesse H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trunk-Strap Fastener. (open access)

Trunk-Strap Fastener.

Patent for a device "whereby a trunk-strap after having been tightly drawn around a trunk or other article of baggage can be fastened without the use of the usual buckle," (lines 10-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1891
Creator: Webb, William James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Tower. (open access)

Windmill-Tower.

Patent for "skeleton towers of a character more especially adapted to support a wind-wheel" (lines 8-10) and that allow the wheel to be lowered.Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 22, 1891
Creator: Walton, Jacob Gipson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Operating Blowers. (open access)

Means for Operating Blowers.

Patent for the improvement and simplification of the construction of blowers and to enable a forge-blower to be readily operated by the foot, to leave the hands of the operator free. Includes illustration.
Date: December 8, 1891
Creator: Murphy, Thomas A.; Murphy, John H. & Carroll, J. Y.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sulky-Plow. (open access)

Sulky-Plow.

Patent for an adjustable plow, with instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1891
Creator: Jackson, Luther C. & Reiger, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch. (open access)

Gate-Latch.

Patent for improvements in gate latches, which "may be adjusted toward or from a gate on a post to be engaged by the latch proper and enable compensation to be made for spreading of the posts upon which the gate is supported and to which it is secured by the latching device." (Lines 14-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 29, 1891
Creator: Rohrbach, Gabriel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie (open access)

Railway-Tie

Patent for a railway tie that can be "firmly secured in the road-bed and which will hold single or double rails" (lines 10-11) so that they cannot be accidentally displaced, including illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1891
Creator: Budington, Albert G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter. (open access)

Seed-Planter.

Patent for a more simple and affordable way to make seed planters "in which there is used some sort of opener to make a furrow into which the seed are dropped, and some sort of devices which follow after and cover over the seed," (Lines 11-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1891
Creator: Flatau, Louis S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swinging Chair. (open access)

Swinging Chair.

Patent for improvements in swinging chairs for children, "which will render the chair automatic in operation or require but little exertion from the child occupying it, there being little or no danger of the child falling out while the chair is swinging," (lines 14-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 3, 1891
Creator: Eller, Julius M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Show-Globe. (open access)

Show-Globe.

Patent for "a globe adapted to serve simply for the purpose of illumination and furnishing a pure white bright light for general purposes, or to serve as an illuminated show-globe for druggists," (lines 10-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 4, 1891
Creator: Berger, Otto & Eldridge, Hilliary
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shovel-Plow. (open access)

Shovel-Plow.

Patent for the improvement of shovel plows "to so construct and arrange the several parts of the device that they may be easily and quickly adjusted to adapt the implement to different kinds of work," (lines 17-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 9, 1890
Creator: Kersh, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaving and Sawdust Conveyer. (open access)

Shaving and Sawdust Conveyer.

Patent for improvements that increase the efficiency and safety of conveyers that move sawdust shavings from the saw mills to the furnace or storage rooms. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 19, 1891
Creator: Ross, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake. (open access)

Car-Brake.

Patent for improvements in car brakes, "wherein the ordinary brake-beams are dispensed with and wherein the several brake-shoe-carrying levers will be self-adjusting." (lines 8 - 11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 17, 1891
Creator: Braun, Henry F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sliding Weather-Strip for Doors. (open access)

Sliding Weather-Strip for Doors.

Patent for a device "which, in addition to excluding wind and rain from beneath the bottom of the door, shall also serve to bind or hold the door open to any position to which it may be brought," (lines 29-32) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 21, 1891
Creator: Brown, Josiah T. & Garret, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine Attachment. (open access)

Sewing-Machine Attachment.

Patent for a sewing machine attachment "which can be used for the purpose of sharpening any instrument of small size - such as needles, scissors, knives, &c.;" (lines 11-13) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 11, 1891
Creator: McDowell, Anthony B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Derrick. (open access)

Portable Derrick.

Patent for improvements to derricks which make them portable and easily manipulated. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 15, 1891
Creator: Hurd, George Murray
System: The Portal to Texas History
Provision-Safe. (open access)

Provision-Safe.

Patent for "a pantry and kitchen safe combined and designed to be built apart from the house and constituting a distinct and removable piece of furniture," (lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 15, 1891
Creator: Jones, Walter Adolphus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drawer. (open access)

Drawer.

Patent to "provide the drawers of a bureau, a desk, or other piece of furniture with anti-friction devices to prevent their binding." (Lines 11-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 15, 1891
Creator: Baldwin, John. H, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a cultivator used for sub-soiling and cultivating small grain.
Date: December 1, 1891
Creator: Thomas, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel Produced From Lignite. (open access)

Fuel Produced From Lignite.

Patent for the process by which fuel is created from lignite coal.
Date: March 16, 1891
Creator: Edelmann, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History