Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the standard, the supporting-arm secured thereon and consisting of a stationary member, a swinging member hinged thereto, a latch secured to the swinging member and engaging the stationary member, and the slotted arm secured to the stationary member and passing around the swinging member, and the dasher-rods supported by and between the members of said arms" (lines 18-27).
Date: October 14, 1890
Creator: Lancaster, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hedge Trimmer and Mower. (open access)

Combined Hedge Trimmer and Mower.

Patent for a new and improved hedge trimmer and mower. This design "relates to certain new and useful improvements in that class of combined hedge-trimmers and mowers in which the side and top of a hedge are trimmed at the same time; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of the frame-work, the driving mechanism or gearing, and the cutting devices or knives" (lines 10-17).
Date: February 14, 1882
Creator: Lattner, Jacob V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Attracting Flies (open access)

Device for Attracting Flies

Patent for a fly trapper. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Sims, Benjamin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Board. (open access)

Display-Board.

Patent for a display board for advertising and signage in stores.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Fitts, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit or Vegetables Slicer (open access)

Fruit or Vegetables Slicer

Patent for a fruit or vegetable slicer.
Date: April 14, 1903
Creator: Lallement, Julius A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow-Disk Sharpener. (open access)

Harrow-Disk Sharpener.

Patent for a device that puts disk harrows back into working condition after becoming worn. The invention consists of a socket, frames, a rod with an end-bearing, a handle, and a sharpener.
Date: November 14, 1893
Creator: Ingle, Jacob Oden, Jr.; Stedman, Thomas R. & Lawson, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut lock, which holds securely in place and is inexpensive to manufacture.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Posey, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planting Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Planting Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for a planting attachment for cultivators. This attachment is designed to raise and lower equally to contours of the land. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1903
Creator: Benton, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Section-Harrow (open access)

Section-Harrow

Patent for a section harrow. Illustrations included
Date: May 14, 1912
Creator: Shankle, Grover C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street-Cleaning Machine (open access)

Street-Cleaning Machine

Patent for a street-cleaning machine that brushes the dirt into small piles and sucks the dirt piles into bags or receptacles for easy disposal.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Atkinson, Wiley F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Scraper (open access)

Wheel Scraper

Patent for a wheel-scraper, which can be used in connection with a planter, or other farm machinery, or vehicles.
Date: August 14, 1906
Creator: Davis, Edward & Dellinger, William
System: The Portal to Texas History