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Projection Apparatus (open access)

Projection Apparatus

Patent for projection apparatus to project moving pictures on to screens.
Date: November 14, 1916
Creator: Norte, Francisco
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protective Runner for Cotton-Pickers' Sacks. (open access)

Protective Runner for Cotton-Pickers' Sacks.

Patent for a protective runner that protects the collection sack from being damaged as it is dragged. This design is meant to be quick and easy to attach and is shaped like a trough.
Date: November 14, 1922
Creator: Shipp, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint (open access)

Rail Joint

Patent for a rail joint. This invention allows for the secure fastening of the ends of rails. Illustration included.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Roberts, Elbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Car (open access)

Railway Car

Patent for a railway car. Illustration included.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Brownfield, James Garrett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Receptacle For Attachment To Vehicles (open access)

Receptacle For Attachment To Vehicles

Patent for a receptacle for attachment to vehicles. Illustration included.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Wright, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter (open access)

Seed Planter

Patent for a seed planter. Illustration included.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Hodge, Neely B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case. (open access)

Show-Case.

Patent for a show-case for cigars that can be opened at various points by levers.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Kainer, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Support for Compasses (open access)

Support for Compasses

Patent for a support for compasses used for railway coaches. Illustrations included.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Ely, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Synthetic Adhesive Gum. (open access)

Synthetic Adhesive Gum.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in the production of synthetic adhesive gums, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 14, 1899
Creator: Cunningham, Edward B. & Thele, Felix C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for a valve, comprised of a valve seat and a moving part that is made in such a way as to minimize wear and tear. The seat, which attaches to the pump stem, supports the value stem, which is then covered by a thimble that supports a rubber disk. This rubber disk helps prevent liquid and sand from wearing against the valve stem.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Wintz, Thornton E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a new and useful vehicle wheel, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 14, 1899
Creator: Pruitt, Andrew L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Splicer. (open access)

Wire Stretcher and Splicer.

Patent for a wire stretcher and splicer for building fences and baling hay.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Cornett, Mike Weldon
System: The Portal to Texas History