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Boll-Weevil Exterminator.
Patent for a boll-weevil exterminator comprised of a wheeled frame with a tank containing insect poison and a means to gradually distribute the poison through a field. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
Griffin, Willis F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display-Counter.
Patent for a grocery display counter that has drawers at the back and transparent containers that enable customers to view merchandise from front and side.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
Friedrich, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle For Cotton Pickers.
Patent for a nozzle for cotton pickers that uses suction to pull a cotton boll away from the cotton burr, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
Hartwell, George Harry, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker.
Patent for a device to crack nuts that can be attached to a table or other stationary object, and that allows a nut to be placed in a stationary position to be cracked, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
May, Frank B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper-File
Patent for new improvements in Paper-Files, particularly to that class of paper files which are formed of wire that will allow for the removal of any one paper from the file without the necessitating the removal of any other papers from the file.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
Buie, Daniel C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Picket Pointer.
Patent for a picket pointer that sharpens and bevels pickets uniformly, including instructions and illustrations
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
Purdy, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator Car Door.
Patent for a sliding refrigerator car door, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
Judia, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo.
Patent for a new, water-tight silo that can be easily assembled without skilled labor and can be set up anywhere, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
Brookshire, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Passenger Fare Registering Mechanism
Patent for an "automatic fare registering mechanism...adapted for use in connection with rapid transit cars or the like," (lines 10-13).
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Savage, Harry & Baker, Willard L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Plow and Fertilizer-Distributer.
Patent for an improved combined plow and fertilizer-distributor that better feeds the fertilizer from the hopper or container to a depositing boot, from which the material is discharged into the furrow formed by the plow. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Hurlbut, Milan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combustion Device
Patent for a combustion device that allows for the control of fuel to one or two burners of the same fire box. This device is also built in an upright position to assist in supporting the burner members of the box. This device is built stronger and simpler than other devices of its kind.
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Halliburton, Orville G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Lamp for Vehicles.
Patent for a device to turn the head of lamps on an automobile or similar vehicle with the turning of the steering wheel. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Baker, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Equalizers
Patent for a draft equalizer that permits either three horses to travel at one side of the beam and two at the other, or three horses at one side of the beam and one at the other. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Dudley, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hen's Nest.
Patent for a hen nest that allows the door to open without disturbing the hens inside and allows the nest door to open automatically when a hen leaves. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Burns, Daniel R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lid Mover for Ice Boxes, Refrigerators, and the Like.
Patent for a lid mover for ice boxes, refrigerators, ice cream cabinets, etc., that allows the lid to move parallel to the top of the box or other device. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
White, Brown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint Shock Absorber.
Patent for a shock absorber for trains, including instructions and illustrations
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Meyers, Stephen D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash Balance.
Patent for an improved window sash balance, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Jones, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polish for Woodwork and Method of Preparing the Same.
Patent for a polish for varnished woodwork
Date:
September 14, 1914
Creator:
Hancock, John Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Device.
Patent for an alarm device "to be used in connection with a boiler and operatively connected with the steam whistle, whereby when the water falls below a certain level in the boiler the mechanism will automatically operate to blow the whistle" (lines 11-16). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Priester, Joel E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner.
Patent for a boll breaker and cleaner with a casing with a pair of revolving cylinders with boll-breaking arms adapted to work with additional boll-breaking arms projected from rocking shafts in the lower portion of the casing. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Hale, John W. & Galey, John I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chair for Sewing Machines and the Like.
Patent for a folding chair for a sewing machine or a similar machine, which can fit into a space between the supporting legs. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Hagner, Frederick Hayes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Puller and Cutter.
Patent for a cotton stalk puller and cutter machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Hubert, John E. & Hubert, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display Device for Doors.
Patent for a display case that may be fastened to a door with glass panes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Nunn, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Hanger.
Patent for a car door hanger that will take the weight of the door off the supporting rollers and the track and apply a braking action to the track that will prevent the door from unnecessarily shifting. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Kinard, Chester E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History