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18,570
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Rescuing Texas History, 2019
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The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
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States
Decade
Month
BalingPress
Patent for the usefulness of baling press.
Date:
October 9, 1906
Creator:
Woodward, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Crate.
Patent for a collapsible crate for shipping berries.
Date:
October 8, 1907
Creator:
Lewis, Bennett Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check Row Planter
Patent for check row planter. Illustration included.
Date:
July 19, 1904
Creator:
Perkins, Albert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Corn Planter.
Patent for a cotton and corn planter that does not put as much pressure on the tongue of the machine as previous models and that allows the plow attachment to be lifted higher off the ground to avoid obstacles.
Date:
June 4, 1907
Creator:
Goodnight, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antifriction-Bearing.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in antifriction bearings for " the ends of the hub and means for eluding dust fro the bearings" (line 11 -13).
Date:
May 10, 1898
Creator:
Hobron, Charles B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Belt Fastener
Patent for a belt fastener. Illustration included.
Date:
June 29, 1909
Creator:
Stenzel, Frank O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Claw-Bar for Drawing Railroad-Spikes.
Patent for "an invention is an improved claw-bar for drawing railroad-spikes, the object of my invention being to provide the bar with a pivoted fulcrum-piece which is adapted to facilitate the engagement of the toe or claw of the bar with the head of a spike, to increase the leverage of the bar in withdrawing the spike, and to provide means to relieve the pivots or trunnions of the fulcrum-piece of stress when the bar is being operated todraw a spike." (Lines 8-17) Illustration is included.
Date:
November 5, 1901
Creator:
Smitham, Nicholas L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn Motor
Patent for a churn motor. This invention is a manually motored churn. Illustration included.
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Cole, Emory W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Spindle
Patent for a buggy spindle for "taking up lost motion in the axle box should it be too short or too worn" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Messer, Jeremiah Clark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which has a rotary blade for cutting cotton and blades which can be raised to different levels for different depths of soil.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Williams, John Scott
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper and cultivator which has adjustable cutters.
Date:
June 18, 1912
Creator:
Cain, James N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Door Cleat.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in car door cleats or guards, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 30, 1899
Creator:
Miller, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Stop
Patent for a blind stop for windows and doors. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 30, 1912
Creator:
Labit, Girard E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Vehicle - Brake.
Patent for a new and improved automatic vehicle brake.
Date:
May 10, 1898
Creator:
Elliott, Joseph Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mop Holder
Patent for an improved mop holder that will hold the mop head and the handle.
Date:
February 18, 1902
Creator:
Anderson, Isaac Nerie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Dasher.
Patent for a new and useful churn dasher, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 21, 1899
Creator:
Franklin, Edward R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carrier-Frame for Baskets.
Patent for a carrier frame for moving baskets up and down in a store, which does not get tangled with the basket ropes.
Date:
December 24, 1907
Creator:
Cameron. James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an improvement in churns that prevent splashing and extraneous matter from entering the interior, including illustrations.
Date:
September 10, 1901
Creator:
Mills, John David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Closer And Latch For Gates, &c
Patent for combined closer and latch for gates. Illustration included.
Date:
February 28, 1905
Creator:
McKinney, Pleasant M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a churn. This invention is a class of rotary dasher churns using two paddles. Illustration included.
Date:
June 28, 1904
Creator:
Roberts, Chandler Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Sack Filling and Weighing Machine
Patent for an automatic sack filling and weighing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Harrow and Roller
Patent for a combined harrow and roller for pulverizing and eliminating unwanted growth from the ground. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Younger, Walter E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Safety-Burner
Patent for an automatic safety burner for lamps that turns off the flame if the lamp is tilted.
Date:
November 26, 1912
Creator:
Splettstosser, Fritz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which cuts the stalks with a sliding cut and has multiple blades that are adjustable.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Henry, Reeves
System:
The Portal to Texas History