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Water Regulator for Steam Boilers (open access)

Water Regulator for Steam Boilers

Patent for a water regulator for steam boilers.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: Walker, Benjamin, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Cotton Distributer (open access)

Seed Cotton Distributer

Patent for seed cotton distributer. This "invention relates to apparatus for distributing seed-cotton to a battery of gins; and the principal object is to improve the construction of such apparatus by providing for the separation of trash from the cotton" (line 8-12). Illustrations included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Brown, Monroe Crafford
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for an oil feeder designed to burn crude oil. It features a carbon deposit chamber and a vent pipe.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: Hartung, Theodore A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn with a dasher with blades that is able to rotate to force the milk or cream in an upward and downward direction. Illustrations included.
Date: October 5, 1909
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History