Blank Book. (open access)

Blank Book.

Patent for a new and improved blank book. This design "consists in securing blank sheets to a binding forming the back of the book . . . so that the attachment and detachment of the sheets may be conveniently effected. Thus [the design] produce[s] a blank book which is particularly adapted for use of type-writers and other copyists" (lines 11-18).
Date: June 14, 1892
Creator: Burris, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements in plows through a, "disk-type," addition to paired longitudinally spaced ground engaging elements, "to throw the earth in opposite directions in order to effectively open a furrow" (lines 11-20). The improvements are simple, convenient, and cost reducing.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Jackson, Charley S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Envelope or Bag Machine (open access)

Envelope or Bag Machine

Patent for a machine "for making envelopes, paper bags, and the like wherein the blank which is to form the envelope or bag is automatically fed into the machine at its receiving end by a suitable feeder and is folded and gummed on its way through the machine, being finally delivered in a marketable condition at the delivery end of the machine" (lines 10-17).
Date: June 24, 1890
Creator: Clarke, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Chicken or Poultry Coop. (open access)

Folding Chicken or Poultry Coop.

Patent for a folding chicken coop with improvements due to side and end pieces not needing to be disassembled before folding, including illustrations.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Upton, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calipers. (open access)

Calipers.

Patent for calipers that can be adjusted micrometrically to within one five-thousandth of an inch. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 29, 1897
Creator: Clarke, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History