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Stalk-Puller, Seeder, and Pulverizer
Patent for an implement for pulling stalks, seeding, planting, and pulverizing the ground. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 23, 1908
Creator:
Bogue, Robert Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Stove
Patent for a hydrocarbon stove that allows irons to be heated on it.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Baker, Edward B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow augmented by an adjustable knife attached at the rear that improves plow cutting and stability.
Date:
October 12, 1915
Creator:
Barker, Spencer A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suspended Rotary Fan
Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Suspended Rotary Fans." (Lines 6-7) including instructions.
Date:
December 17, 1901
Creator:
Lamb, Reece
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fastener
Patent for improved fastener for boxes.
Date:
February 6, 1917
Creator:
Lewis, Alfred M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace Lock for Harness.
Patent for a new and improved trace-lock for harnesses. This design consists in "the combination of the bolt, the metal strap secured to the trace, provided with the recess, the projection, and the slot having the enlarged opening, the locking-plate pivoted on the recess having the opening, and the spring" (lines 72-77).
Date:
June 26, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Top Prop.
Patent for a new and improved top prop. This design consists in "the combination of a block, a supporting-arm mounted thereon, and a strap passing about the arm and bows and secured to the block. . . . [and a] plate provided with tubular hub and lug, [another] plate provided with an opening to fit the hub, an arm provided with a seat and with a circular opening to fit upon the hub, and a bolt or screw" (lines 82-87).
Date:
December 18, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medical Compound
Patent for "a compound to be used as a gargle or wash in the treatment of the mouth, throat, &c., when the mucous membrane of the said parts is affected by the use of tobacco, opium, or morphine, alcoholic drinks, &c., and also in cases of indigestion, dyspepsia, malarial, and typhoid fevers, &c. (lines 8-14).
Date:
April 2, 1889
Creator:
Roberts, Andre
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Top Prop.
Patent for a new and improved top-props for carriages. This design consists "[i]n combination with an arm having perforations and slot, plate provided with arm, pin, and bolt, and arms . . . secured, respectively, to the arm and the carriage-top" (lines 76-80).
Date:
May 20, 1890
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail Box Signal
Patent for a mail box signal. Illustration included.
Date:
July 17, 1906
Creator:
Forwood, Reginald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco-Pipe.
Patent for improvements in tobacco-pipes by providing “an improved construction of pipe having means for filtering the smoke, and means whereby the nicotine and tar from the tobacco will be absorbed and prevented from entering the stem of the pipe.” (Lines 14-18) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 11, 1910
Creator:
Miles, Joseph Furnas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring for Riding Saddles.
Patent for a new and improved saddle spring. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a riding-saddle, of the series of transverse bridge-springs extending over the saddle-opening and having spiral ends bearing on the tree, and the longitudinal springs at the sides of said traverse springs" (lines 52-57).
Date:
September 2, 1884
Creator:
Reason, Thomas & Crenshaw, Marcus L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spoke and Tire for Automobile and Truck Wheels.
Patent for a new spoke and tire for automobile and truck wheels, with illustrations.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Collier, Aaron
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger-Operating Means of Hay-Presses
Patent for "new and improved horse-power, which will operate four or less hay-presses by the movement of one operating-lever, and which can be used for a great variety of other purposes" (lines 8-12).
Date:
December 24, 1889
Creator:
Mayo, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a technologically improved combination plow and cultivator which includes a "combined winged plow and cultivator with a specially constructed beam to ensure stability, and hold the plow and the wings in proper contact with the earth (lines 13-16).
Date:
January 25, 1919
Creator:
Braband, Max H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tightener
Patent for a tire tightener. Illustration included.
Date:
August 16, 1904
Creator:
Leveritt, Nicholas Tompkins & Cameron, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock
Patent for nut lock. Illustration included.
Date:
March 28, 1905
Creator:
Robertson, George Francis & Rodgers, Archie N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener
Patent for a tire tightener. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 31, 1907
Creator:
Cameron, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tailor's Or Dressmaker's Measuring Device
Patent for a tailor's or dressmaker's measuring device. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 14, 1905
Creator:
Hosford, Frank & English, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fountain-Pen.
Patent for a new and improved fountain pen that provides a “novel means for manipulating the compressible reservoir” (lines 13-14) of the pen and of which the contents "may readily be fed manually, to the ink-applying portion of the pen" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 5, 1912
Creator:
Smith, Edwin Ruthven
System:
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Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design has, "[i]n combination with a bolt having a cylindrical stem and a head beveled on its inner face, a nut tapped to receive the threaded end of the bolt and prevented from turning" (lines 73-77).
Date:
January 31, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut-lock. This design consists in "the plate having the outstanding lugs, the retaining arms pivoted to one of said lugs, the detent between said lugs, and the locking-bolts having the head portion and the corrugated shank" (lines 64-68).
Date:
June 19, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nail-Box.
Patent for a new nail box designed to "be conveniently handled and pushed under the counter" (lines 17-18) and "readily withdrawn to permit free access" (lines 19-20) including illustrations.
Date:
February 26, 1889
Creator:
Hendricks, Gay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut-lock. This design "consist[s] of a strip of metal having the looped portion adapted to embrace the bolt, and having the downwardly-bent spring portion or end forming a biting-edge, the rearwardly-extending straight portion bent upward . . . to form a bearing point or edge, which is also adapted, in conjunction with the edge to grip the fish-plate . . . the forwardly-extending straight spring portion overlapping the straight portion, the inner curved edge of which lies in the path of the edge of the nut when the latter is turned upon the bolt" (lines 76-89).
Date:
January 14, 1890
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History