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Band-Cutter
Patent for band-cutters “designed for facilitating the cutting of bale-bands” (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
Date:
October 23, 1900
Creator:
Manly, James S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Razor-Strop Holder.
Patent for a new, less expensive razor strop holder with a reversible strop, including illustrations.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Childress, Henry T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that can hold round-headed fastening elements (bolts) so as to prevent from turning in the same direction. The wrench can be held while the jaws grip and hold the round heads of bolts.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Wright, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Signal
Patent for vehicle signal with accompanying illustrations.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Edmond, George Woodbridge
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Collecting Attachment.
Patent for an insect-collecting attachment for cultivators and similar equipment, with an illustration. The attachment is designed to "shake loose the insects from the plant and to collect said insects for removal and destruction." (lines 16-18). Specific plants that are ridden with insects are particularly difficult to remove, hence the creation of this attachment which will shake the stems of the plants, dislodge the insects and collect them in a receptacle.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Stebbins, Benjamin F. & Forehand, Blake W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Body Lifter
Patent for a wagon body lifter. Illustration included.
Date:
October 23, 1906
Creator:
Smith, Jonathan N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap For Crustacea
Patent for a crustacea trap. This device is designed for use in catching crabs, lobsters, and other crustacea. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 23, 1906
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows
Patent for improvements in the constuction of plows in order to obtain the "best" (line 50) results of "cleanness in furrow, lightness of draft, and facility afforded in constructin the plow" (line 51-52).
Date:
October 23, 1879
Creator:
Woodward, Lewis E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Station-Indicator
Patent for "an apparatus which will indicate to the passengers of railway or street cars when the car is approaching, standing at, or leaving a station, the station or street name, distance from the last station passed or to the next station, or any point upon the line that may be desired, and wherein all of the above data may be displayed simultaneously or any one or more items" (lines 10-18).
Date:
October 23, 1888
Creator:
Helland, Hans & Matzow, Frantz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Cup For Wagon Wheels
Patent for oil cup for wagon wheels that enables the lubrication of the wheels without the need of removal.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Roberts, Flauzelle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Instrument.
Patent for caliper style measuring instrument which may be used as a micrometer. This measuring instrument features legs that may be used for measuring the inside or outside dimensions of an object.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Taylor, Albert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milking Device and Antikicker.
Patent for a folding milking device that prevents a cow from kicking over the milk bucket, from kicking the milker, and from switching the milker's face with its tail, including illustrations.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Clark, Laura A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for a pump to be used for pumping oil and water including instructions.
Date:
October 23, 1900
Creator:
Stukes, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester
Patent for "spark-arresters of that type in which the sparks are extinguished by water contained in a suitable receptacle forming part of the apparatus" (lines 22-25).
Date:
October 23, 1888
Creator:
Smith, James Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Distilling Oil
Patent for a new and improved process of distilling oil by inventor James E. Biggins.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Biggins, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Can.
Patent for a new and improved oil can. This design is of an oil-can "in which the nozzle remains closed, except when the bottom of the can is pressed, thereby preventing useless waste of oil. To prevent the oil-outlet from being stopped up; to enable the operator to see how much oil is given to each hole, and to facilitate the removal of dirt and grease from the oil-holes before oiling" (lines 8-15).
Date:
October 23, 1883
Creator:
Campbell, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of motors.
Date:
October 23, 1888
Creator:
Haley, William Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch.
Patent for improvement in gate-latches by using a single piece of wire bent and coiled to form a u-shaped latch. Illustration and description of how the latch worked are included.
Date:
October 23, 1900
Creator:
Smyth, Lewis Miller
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain Door
Patent for a railway car door that is designed to assist with loading and unloading of grain
Date:
October 23, 1915
Creator:
Alquist, Sven Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case
Patent for novel improvements in the construction and design of show cases.
Date:
October 23, 1888
Creator:
McNeil, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus.
Patent for an economic and durable refrigerating apparatus that cools food by "reducing the temperature of the air in a partially closed chamber by the evaporation of water brought about through the medium of capillary attraction, and likewise to provide for automatically maintaining a predetermined level of water in the water chamber of the apparatus, and a thorough ventilation of the refrigerating chamber thereof" (lines 16-24).
Date:
October 23, 1894
Creator:
Carleton, Ernest William & Odell, James Madison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel for Vehicles.
Patent for wheels for automobiles which are resilient by introducing a cushioned and floating hub between the hub and the rim.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Brizendine, Olie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rocking Chair
Patent for rocking chair. Illustration included.
Date:
October 23, 1906
Creator:
Nutter, John E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Float
Patent for a new type of fishing float with "ferrules or caps" (line 18) on the ends to prevent water from getting into the float, causing it to decay, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Scott, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History