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Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale-tie buckle.
Date:
November 6, 1911
Creator:
Armstrong, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Peanut-Harvesters.
Patent for an improved type of gearing for peanut harvesters, with illustrations.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Brummett, Sinclair H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Land, Henry Clay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Grinding Machine
Patent for a simple valve grinding machine designed to be efficient and easy to use, as well as more secure (within a valve casing) than previous models.
Date:
November 6, 1918
Creator:
Branning, Willie F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for a new and improved windmill. This design "relates to that class of windmills in which semicircular wings are employed upon a vertical shaft; and it has for its object to provide simple and efficient means to govern the speed of the same, and also to throw the windmill into or out of operation when desired . . . A further object of the invention is to provide a windmill of the above-mentioned class which will possess merit in point of durability, inexpensiveness, and general efficiency" (lines 11-21).
Date:
November 6, 1888
Creator:
Moore, Charles M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Washing Dishes, Fruits, &c.
Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design "is supported horizontally over a proper fireplace or stove and . . . water introduced to fill it to a point just below the perforated detachable bottom, and the pump mechanism then set in motion. When the plunger ascends, it draws water from the water-space and extension through the valve up into the pump-chamber. When the plunger descends, it forces said water upward past the valve into the water-spaces . . . through the perforations . . . and into the washing-chamber, the water . . . washing quickly and thoroughly the articles" (lines 78-91).
Date:
November 6, 1888
Creator:
King, Charles Rufus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal Lubricator
Patent for a journal lubricator. This lubricator is specially designed for rail car axles journals. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Peeple, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella
Patent for an umbrella. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Mangelsdorf, Gustav A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for a lock. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Katzenberger, Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Conveyer
Patent for pneumatic conveyor to handle cotton seeds that are being discharged. This particular conveyor uses air currents to operate it.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Caffey, Charles B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mirror Attachment for Bureaus.
Patent for an adjustable mirror attachment for bureaus.
Date:
November 6, 1900
Creator:
Horton, Mary Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track Appliance for Automatic Stops
Patent for a new and improved track appliance for automatic stops in relation to railway trains.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Bulla, Melbern B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow that "deposit[s] a portion of the loosened soil in the bottom of the furrow" (lines 17-19). It is an improvement on double shovel plows, especially on how the sheaths are spread and braced.
Date:
November 6, 1894
Creator:
Whatley, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Gasket
Patent for a packing gasket comprising a soft metal sleeve formed to a non-leaking joint between connected pipes.
Date:
November 6, 1920
Creator:
Allison, Jesse H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor
Patent for a new and improved motor. This design's "object is to provide a motor possessing superior advantages in point of simplicity, inexpensiveness, easy operation, and general efficiency" (lines 11-14).
Date:
November 6, 1883
Creator:
Watkins, Samuel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press
Patent for a hay press. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Stewart, Warren Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grapple.
Patent for a grapple, a device "for handling brick - that is, for moving brick from one point to another" (lines 13-14).
Date:
November 6, 1900
Creator:
Brownfield, James G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive swinging gate that is strong, durable, and doesn't sag. It can be fully opened and easily conteracted.
Date:
November 6, 1894
Creator:
Hefner, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe-Anchor for Tents
Patent for a "stove pipe anchor for use on tents and other portable structures" (lines 9-12) in order to reduce draft and prevent "entrance of the elements" (lines 14-15) through the hole in the tent, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Fitch, Morgan L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signal
Patent for a signal. The signal is meant to "provide a flag holder or staff which will normally conceal a plurality of flags or similar signals of different colors or significance, arrangement being made for bringing any one of these flags into view" (lines 11-16). Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Ruggles, Clifton P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill
Patent for rotary boring drill with explanation and the accompanying illustrations.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Filter
Patent for "a new and improved filter which is simple and durable in construction and easily and conveniently cleaned without disturbing the gravel" (lines 13-17).
Date:
November 6, 1889
Creator:
Fretz, Emil & Waespi, Jacob
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Seed and Corn Planters
Patent for a new and useful improvement in cotton seed and corn planters which lists the design specifications.
Date:
November 6, 1877
Creator:
Palmero, Joseph Rafael
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector.
Patent for improvements in plant-protection by providing a foraminous hood for young plants. This particular plant-protector is protect melon type and vegetable of similar qualities against worms, grubs, lice and other pests.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Cook, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History