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Wire-Stretcher
Patent for improvements to wire-stretchers, "particularly to those arranged for disposal upon wagons, and has for its object to provide a wire-stretcher with which a plurality of wires may be stretched simultaneously and which will be arranged to hold the spools containing the wire which is to be strung." (lines 12-18), including illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1905
Creator:
Manning, Butler S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a vehicle wheel that imitates a pneumatic tire.
Date:
October 24, 1911
Creator:
Goss, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Machines for Making Paving-Blocks.
Patent for the improvement in machines for making paving-blocks.
Date:
October 24, 1871
Creator:
Brooks, Samuel Wallace
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ventilators and Protectors for Roofs.
Patent for improvements in ventilators and protectors for roofs relating to "a ventilating combing or ridging for roofs of houses" (lines-15-16) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
October 24, 1876
Creator:
Brock, Ernst Moritz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ironing Apparatus.
Patent for "a machine for ironing clothing by means of a revolving heated roller, under which is passed a reciprocating table, on which the clothing is placed." (Lines 7-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1876
Creator:
Bailey, Charles F. & Perrenot, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washboard.
Patent for a washboard, with improvements to the conventional washboard such as "having a scrubbing surface formed of transversely arranged, longitudinally twisted wires, which (...) have their ends cleated to the board which prevent displacement" (lines 15-19), including illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Butler James. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk- Cutter
Patent for a Stalk-Cutter, a "simple, durable and efficient device for cutting stalks, like cotton, cornstalks or weeds, while standing" (lines 13-14).
Date:
October 24, 1905
Creator:
Wilburn, Sylvestor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline Burner for Incandescent Lighting
Patent for Gasoline Burner for Incandescent Lighting
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Volz, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Well Strainer
Patent for an oil well strainer that increases the surface area of the inlet, and also provide protection to the person straining.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Hardin, Otis & Daniels, Veerin B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Clipper
Patent for a Nut-Clipper with a special "cutting-jaw" (line 91-92), which is designed to detach rusted nuts from bolts.
Date:
October 24, 1905
Creator:
Pulvitt, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for pump that has "a valve chest which is formed of a single casting removably mounted on the pump cylinder, and carrying all the valves of the pump."
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Black, Lee J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Feeding Fuel to Furnaces
Patent for device that aids in the separation of bolls and burrs in cotton ginning, and makes use of undesired material as a fuel for power.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Williams, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track-Laying Apparatus
Patent for a track laying apparatus to be adapted to a self-propelled car or truck. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 24, 1911
Creator:
Leon, Creed
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark Plug.
Patent for a spark plug with the capacity to afford an intense spark, prevent leakage of current, and to preclude fouling of the plug in carbon.
Date:
October 24, 1922
Creator:
Bronson, Fred L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pressure-Regulator
Patent for a Pressure-Regulator, which is a device for "automatically regulating the pressure of steam, compressed air, or other gases while passing through a conduit" (lines 8-10).
Date:
October 24, 1905
Creator:
Moffett, James D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment.
Patent for a new and useful plow attachment, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1899
Creator:
Pool, Benjain L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter Attachment For Cultivators.
Patent for a new and useful planter attachment for cultivators, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1899
Creator:
Collier, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector
Patent for a lightweight protector for pneumatic tires, providing dust- and waterproofing, as well as providing protection from puncture.
Date:
October 24, 1911
Creator:
Aue, Rudolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool
Patent for a tool designed to remove rust and dirt from a coupling member and prepare it for a new gasket.
Date:
October 24, 1905
Creator:
Eddins, Andrew J. & Agnell, Peter W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press.
Patent for a simple and effective hay-press that consists of a plunger, a spring actuated toggle lever that is connected to the plunger, a toothed segment on the lever, a draft attachment with a toothed section that lines up with the toothed segment on the lever, a tongue, a disk connected to the tongue, a cross bar on the frame, plates attached to the cross bar, a pitman, a brake, and a mechanism that throws the brake into action.
Date:
October 24, 1893
Creator:
Wilson, Albert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road-Machine.
Patent for "a machine for resurfacing roads or preparing new roads" (lines 9-10). Machine includes an adjustable scraper to aid in leveling of the roadway and compresses the edges of the roads using drags or shoes. The machine is adaptable to aid in road construction "depending upon the nature and condition of the road's surface" (lines 16-17).
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Dean, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Cot Or Bed
Patent for a folding cot or bed. Illustration included.
Date:
October 24, 1905
Creator:
Gusdorf, Adolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cell Tester
Patent for a portable device that can test battery cells to determine if they are outputting the normal current, of if voltage has dropped.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Luthy, Joseph O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Direction Indicator
Patent for turn signals on vehicles that can be operated by the drivers knees, or by the steering wheel.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Gallia, Ignatz J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History