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Hose Reel
Patent for a hose reel that makes water easily available to the people in a building that has caught fire and is more easily maneuverable.
Date:
August 24, 1920
Creator:
Hamner, Edward M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pusher Attachment for Tractors.
Patent for an improved tractor attachment that is efficient to operate. The attachment can be fixated to connect both traditional tractors and grain headers.
Date:
August 24, 1920
Creator:
Records, Paul A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Bed and Rail-Support.
Patent for increased construction and durability of railway beds and their supports. The new design allows for rail supports to be removed and replaced without disrupting the road bed portion.
Date:
August 24, 1920
Creator:
Usher, George S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent introduces the inventor's specific improvements to oil-burning stoves. The air and oil are fed into the chamber of the stove and thoroughly mixed before burning.
Date:
August 24, 1920
Creator:
Beckman, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shaft Bearing.
Patent for Improvements in Shaft Bearing. This bearing shaft is used to withstand heavy thrusts.
Date:
August 24, 1920
Creator:
Ball, Authur T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coating Apparatus and Mathod.
Patent for a new apparatus into which long objects such as pipes can be placed, dipped into coating material, and spun so that objects are coated evenly.
Date:
August 24, 1920
Creator:
Watrous, Edward L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench which "may be efficiently employed in places which are inaccessible to the ordinary wrench."
Date:
August 24, 1915
Creator:
Culbertson, Charles P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Tightener.
Patent for an improved wire tightener.
Date:
August 24, 1915
Creator:
Rose, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Veterinary Apparatus.
Patent for a veterinary apparatus to help ease the administration of medicine to horses and other animals. It is a bridle attachment.
Date:
August 24, 1915
Creator:
Biasiolli, Joseph J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flash-Light
Patent for flashlights to provide certain new and useful improvements designed and adapted for use in the handles of umbrellas, canes, and the like. The invention comprises a metallic tube or sleeve adapted to be inserted into a bore of an umbrella handle or sleeve having an enlargement in which a bulb carrier is mounted and over the end of the lens. The configuration will not interfere with the free use of the handle. There is a special construction of the circuit closer to the metallic sleeve and one battery being held within and insulated from the metallic sleeve.
Date:
August 24, 1915
Creator:
Matthies, Gustav & Rehberg Jr., August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rain-Water Cut-Off.
Patent for a rain water cut-off that can direct the flow of water to one of two pipes. It allows rain water carrying dust and debris from the gutter to be directed to a waste receptacle that can later be switched to direct clean running rain water to a second pipe to different receptacle to be collected.
Date:
August 24, 1915
Creator:
Crandall, Grover C. & Smith, Zay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Apparatus
Patent for improvements in the quilting apparatus, that helps in stabilizing the quilting process as the center of gravity of the device shifts during the process.
Date:
August 24, 1915
Creator:
Lawrence Monroe Caruth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cake-Stripping Machine
Patent for a cake-stripping machine which provides novel means for stripping cloth off the oil cake. It is also to provide means for trimming the cake after the cloth has been stripped off the cake. The scope of the invention is to improve generally and enhance the utility of devices of that type.
Date:
August 24, 1915
Creator:
Miller, Charles R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Changeable Exhibitor.
Patent for a changeable exhibitor, which has horizontally and vertically moving rollers for displaying items.
Date:
August 24, 1909
Creator:
Williams, Winfield B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerodrome
Patent for an aerodrome which is a heavier than air flying machine powered by motorized propellers
Date:
August 24, 1909
Creator:
Sinclair, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag.
Patent for a mail bag, which opens completely from top to bottom to prevent any mail from being missed in the bag.
Date:
August 24, 1909
Creator:
Forehand, Blake
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track-Leveling Device.
Patent for a railroad track leveling device, which attaches to the rails without the use of screws and can be used to detect low places and misalignment's of the track.
Date:
August 24, 1909
Creator:
Warren, Edwin A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for Tack or Nail.
Design patent for a tack or nail that is both useful and ornamental.
Date:
August 24, 1897
Creator:
Bogar, Fred A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a churn with mechanical assistance that will turn cream into butter faster than other churns.
Date:
August 24, 1909
Creator:
Harris, Jacob S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie.
Patent for a new and improved tie for bales. This design calls for one long, flat piece of scrap metal to be folded over on itself twice so that there are four layers of metal as well as a loop (or "rib") on either end. Then, a hole should be cut through all four layers with a tapered opening through the edge; this design is cheaper and more durable than previous bale ties.
Date:
August 24, 1880
Creator:
Riesel, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a clamp that is used in fence construction. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 24, 1897
Creator:
Howard, Zenas F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Body Lifter
New and useful improvements in Wagon-Body lifters. Furnish a wagon-body lifter simple in structure, efficient in its operation and durable.
Date:
August 24, 1880
Creator:
Morris, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for an automatic windmill "which will be capable of obtaining a large amount of power from a comparatively light wind." (Lines 14-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 24, 1897
Creator:
Hardaway, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for "washing-machines which combine in one structure means for heating the suds-water and maintaining the same at the required temperature, a suds-box having chambered or hollow bottom and sides to secure a circulation of the suds-water independently of the agitation resulting from turning the drum or clothes-receptacle upon its axis, and a drum removably journaled in the suds-box and comprising longitudinal slats or bars having bent edge portions for scooping up the suds-water and directing the same into the drum and upon the clothes contained therein, whereby the washing process is greatly facilitated." (Lines 7-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 24, 1897
Creator:
Roach, Henry B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History