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Fireproof Building Construction (open access)

Fireproof Building Construction

Patent for improvements to the construction of fireproof buildings, using steel or concreate to create a "skeleton" frame.
Date: September 20, 1921
Creator: Ward, Alfred P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Cutting Machine (open access)

Meat-Cutting Machine

Patent for a meat-cutting machine that employs a powered knife and saw combination for the slicing of meat.
Date: September 20, 1921
Creator: Creed, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motormeter-Anchor. (open access)

Motormeter-Anchor.

Patent for a new Motormeter-Anchor: a device that will "provide a means whereby a motormeter can be anchored securely to the radiator of an automobile, thus making theft of same impossible, or difficult that it will not be attempted" (lines 8-12).
Date: September 20, 1921
Creator: Ashton, William James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve and Valve-Seat. (open access)

Valve and Valve-Seat.

Patent for a valve and valve seat made of stainless steel for the purpose of preventing rusting and corrosion.
Date: September 20, 1921
Creator: Bevelle, Joseph C. & Smith, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter (open access)

Planter

Patent for plows whereas a seeder attachment is provided, to allow ordinary one or two horse plows to be readily converted into a planter adapted for planting grains of all kinds.
Date: September 20, 1919
Creator: Carlisle, Marion N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap (open access)

Ant-Trap

Patent for an ant trap with a removable bottom which allows the trap to be emptied easily.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Miller, Charles R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Base for Columns (open access)

Base for Columns

Patent for a base for columns which drains water away from the base.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Riley, Samuel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin (open access)

Clothes-Pin

Patent for a clothes pin. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Wiley, Alvin Herbert & Banger, John Edward Armenious
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for a portable crude oil burner that attaches to stoves.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Lubbock, William L. & Hamblen, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Floor Surfacer, Cleaner, and Polisher (open access)

Floor Surfacer, Cleaner, and Polisher

Patent for a mechanism designed for surfacing, cleaning, and polishing wooden flooring. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Warner, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Form for Building Concrete Structures (open access)

Form for Building Concrete Structures

Patent for a form for building concrete structures. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Duller, David M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench (open access)

Pipe-Wrench

Patent for a pipe wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Tiner, John Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spool and Work Holder. (open access)

Spool and Work Holder.

Patent for a spool and work holder, which is in the shape of a bird and has places to store spools of thread, a pincushion, and a storage place for a piece of work.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Culver, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fastener (open access)

Wire-Fastener

Patent for a wire fastener. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Kramer, William C., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Stay Bolt (open access)

Boiler Stay Bolt

Patent for a boiler stay bolt. Illustration included.
Date: September 20, 1904
Creator: Peters, Joseph & Coleman, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy Wrench (open access)

Buggy Wrench

Patent for a buggy wrench. Illustration included.
Date: September 20, 1904
Creator: Ware, Richard M. & Carroll, James Malcum
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1904
Creator: Harper, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a gate. Illustration included.
Date: September 20, 1904
Creator: Penn, George Rollins
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harvester (open access)

Harvester

Patent for a harvester. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1904
Creator: Claunch, Jeremiah Cyrus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet (open access)

Kitchen Cabinet

Patent for a kitchen cabinet. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1904
Creator: Rosser, Virgil O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter (open access)

Seed Planter

Patent for a seed planter. Illustration included.
Date: September 20, 1904
Creator: Kirk, Josephus N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Feed Regulator. (open access)

Boiler-Feed Regulator.

Patent for a new and useful boiler feed regulator, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 20, 1898
Creator: Mitchell, Charles Bradley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drawers-Supporter. (open access)

Drawers-Supporter.

Patent for a new and useful drawers supporter, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 20, 1898
Creator: James, Thomas S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer-Distributer. (open access)

Fertilizer-Distributer.

Patent for a new and useful fertilizer distributer, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 20, 1898
Creator: Rainey, Equieller Brooks
System: The Portal to Texas History