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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
Insect Destroyer And Fumigator
Patent for an insect destroyer and fumigator. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 4, 1904
Creator:
Heffner, John H. & Kidd, Eugene Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow, which attaches to cultivators that both turns the earth destroying weeds and puts some soil around the tops of the young plants to keep them low growing.
Date:
May 11, 1909
Creator:
Avery, Charles Lafayette
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marking-Tally.
Patent for a marking or tallying device which is activated by putting pressure on one end. It is designed for marking lumber.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
Lillard, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incinerator.
Patent for "an improved form of incinerator for burning garbage and other refuse, both solid and liquid, as well as the gases liberated therefrom, without the emission of smoke or noxious odors, or gases, and especially suitable for disposing of the refuse of military encampments, farms, hotels, houses, communities, etc., not provided with sewers" (lines 9-17), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 18, 1913
Creator:
Charles, Oscar J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pistol-Holster.
Patent for a pistol holster that allows the weapon to be more easily drawn, including illustrations.
Date:
June 12, 1917
Creator:
Shelton, Walter H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jogger Attachment for Platen Printing-Press
Patent for an automatic jogging attachment for platen presses. The attachments are unique because they can be placed on the press without alterations, they allow for the stacking of sheets in a uniform manner while also being more durable and efficient.
Date:
April 3, 1917
Creator:
Howard, Lewis F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston
The Patent for an improved piston to be used in connection with the cylinders of air brakes. The improvement involves making the removal and replacement of worn out packing material easier.
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
King, Herbert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pistol-holster
Patent for a pistol holster that is "adapted particularly for use in a hip pocket." It is an improved version of the inventor's patent from 1908.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Gaskill, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mason's Jointer
Patent for jointers used by stone masons and brick masons which can be used to cut out mortar to a predetermined depth between courses of bricks and smooth the mortar surface for a neat and attractive joint.
Date:
August 1, 1916
Creator:
Downs, Anthony Wayne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pistol Stock Gun.
Patent for a detachable stock member for a pistol stock gun. Decreases the amount of space needed to store the gun when transporting it.
Date:
August 17, 1915
Creator:
High, Frederick Herman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Watchmakers' Lathes.
Patent for the improvement of watchmakers' lathes by way of an adjustable bed.
Date:
March 13, 1876
Creator:
Williams, Daniel M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Stalk Cutters.
Patent for an improvement to cotton-stalk cutters by way of an improved framework.
Date:
August 9, 1874
Creator:
Johnston, George; Cairns, John & Johnston, Michael K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wind-Wheels.
Patent for a new wind-wheel design with pivoted frame and adjustable wings.
Date:
March 19, 1878
Creator:
Everhart, Martin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Sprinklers
Patent for Improvements to cotton-sprinklers that provides "effective distribution of poisonous liquids upon cotton-plants, for the purpose of destroying the cotton-worm or other destructive insects." (lines 15-18) Includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
November 11, 1879
Creator:
Schier, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plaiting Machine.
Patent for a new and improved plaiting machine. This design "is to make the plaits with less labor and in less time than could be done by the plaiting-machines heretofore known or used" (lines 9-11).
Date:
August 1, 1882
Creator:
Shane, Oscar G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroying Apparatus.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design "relates to apparatus . . . in which a vessel having an open bottom, but closed top and sides, and containing a furnace for burning obnoxious substances, is projected into or made to form a close joint with the ground, and which has a fan or pump combined with it that causes the fumes from the furnace to enter the ant-holes in the ground. [They] have been . . . attended with so many disadvantages . . . [t]he object of [the] invention is to remove these defects . . . [it] shall be efficient, durable, and labor-saving" (lines 8-25).
Date:
August 28, 1883
Creator:
Matthews, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jetty
Patent for new and useful Improvement in Jetties in which wood-work shall be protected agains teredo.
Date:
March 31, 1885
Creator:
Hayatt, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jetty
Patent for new and useful Improvement in Jetties in which wood-work shall be protected agains teredo.
Date:
March 31, 1885
Creator:
Hayatt, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planing-Machine
Patent for a machine for planing lumber with "a very smooth surface, avoiding the undulating marks upon the lumber and holes caused by the occasional lifting or breaking out of incurved portions of the lumber, as caused on surfaces planed by rotary cutters" (lines 22-27).
Date:
March 19, 1889
Creator:
Davis, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jetty.
Patent for a new and improved jetty. This design "is to provide structures . . . for protecting shores, and other similar work. . . . [The] invention consists, mainly, in the utilization of a central or interior core of clay, or clayey substance, about which is formed a retaining envelope in connection with suitable substructures, coping, walls, and tracks" (lines 15-27).
Date:
April 16, 1889
Creator:
Douglas, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plaiting-Machine.
Patent for "a machine upon which a dress-skirt or similar article may be easily placed and which is adapted to secure the plaits or folds in the skirts and hold them so that they may be conveniently ironed." (Lines 10-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 16, 1891
Creator:
Olson, Alfred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plank Fence
Patent for "invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences" (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 6, 1892
Creator:
Jobe, Warren, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector.
Patent for an adjustable shade that protects plants from direct sunlight while still allowing some light to reach the plant.
Date:
March 14, 1893
Creator:
Gruetzmacher, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant for Generating Electricity.
Patent for a "simple, durable, compact, and reliable plant, house, or means operated by the force and energy of the wind without supervision or attention, and generating electricity and storing the same for use" (lines 10-14).
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Bowen, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History