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Elevating Truck.
Patent for elevating truck equipped with a conveyor belt powered by an electric motor. The device is "easily moved about and placed in position by one or two men" (lines 29–30), but powerful enough to lift bales of cotton (or other objects) weighing up to 600 pounds, includes illustrations.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Anderson, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine
Patent for improvements in vending machines including the simple and efficient delivery of vending articles and improvement in separation of articles served.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
Harris, Irvin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Seat Spring.
Patent for an elliptic seat spring on a wagon that is "arranged longitudinally on the front of the wagon-box, for the purpose of taking up the jar and jolt of wagons in passing over rough places in the roads" (lines 15-18). The springs will stay in place once installed.
Date:
December 5, 1893
Creator:
Ingle, Jacob Odem, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Hoes.
Patent for a cotton-hoe with interchangeable blades (one smaller and the other larger), for "chopping cotton" (line 15) and garden use, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
March 5, 1878
Creator:
Moore, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Painter's Elevator
Patent for painter's elevator.
Date:
May 5, 1903
Creator:
Murphy, Ewell H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Insurance Table or Chart.
Patent for a new and useful life-insurance table of chart.
Date:
April 5, 1898
Creator:
Neal, Nathan P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Hook.
Patent for "a new and useful invention of hame-hook that can be easily and quickly applied to harness-hame." (line 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 5, 1900
Creator:
Plumhoff, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Switch for Street-Railways.
Patent for switches used to electrically control street railways. Intended to allow the motorman to electrically control the switches of the track from the railway car without having to stop the train to turn the switch on the track.
Date:
December 5, 1905
Creator:
Posey, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Harvesters.
Patent for improvements in reaping and mowing machines.
Date:
May 5, 1868
Creator:
Ramsey, Jo.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Up Stand for Mail.
Patent for the tying of mail into bundles. The invention is adjustable and allows for mail of various widths.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Zerwer, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History