Corn Or Cotton Planter. (open access)

Corn Or Cotton Planter.

Patent for a new and useful corn or cotton planter, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Linam, John W. & Whitworth, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canopy For Beds, Couches, &C. (open access)

Canopy For Beds, Couches, &C.

Patent for a new and useful canopy for beds, couches, and analogous furniture, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Owen, Peer M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a car coupling that consists of a draw head with two separable jaws, a hand wheel mounted on the car, pitmen connected to the wheel and the jaws, springs pressing the jaws together, and a shaft that has a crank arm.
Date: November 7, 1893
Creator: Cassidy, William A. & McGee, Thomas F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Support. (open access)

Wire-Fence Support.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in wire fence supports, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Mayo, Robert P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella-Case. (open access)

Umbrella-Case.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in umbrella cases, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Ferry, Thomas Cate
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve For Smoke-Conveyers And Spark-Arresters. (open access)

Valve For Smoke-Conveyers And Spark-Arresters.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in valves for smoke conveyers and spark arresters, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Danan, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack. (open access)

Lifting-Jack.

Patent for a new and useful lifting jack, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Luke, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hub-Wrench. (open access)

Hub-Wrench.

Patent for a new and useful hub wrench, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Sauls, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Ginning Cotton. (open access)

Process of Ginning Cotton.

Patent for a process of ginning cotton that is "based upon the principle of a gradual or successive ginning of the seed, somewhat analogous to the gradual reduction process of grinding wheat or other grain" (lines 28-61). This process improves ginning by over thirty-three percent.
Date: November 7, 1893
Creator: Bachman, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler. (open access)

Milk-Cooler.

Patent for a milk cooler meant to keep milk cool while it sets for cream raising. "The objects in view are to utilize the currents of air, cooling the same to the proper temperature by passing them over a body of water, bringing said currents in contact with the milk and in connection with it and the surrounding water cooling the milk" (lines 11-16).
Date: November 7, 1893
Creator: Blanton, Tillius B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hand-Stamp. (open access)

Hand-Stamp.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, simple, and durable hand stamp that uses the minimum number of parts.
Date: November 7, 1893
Creator: Dysart, Marby P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspenders. (open access)

Suspenders.

Patent for suspenders that have the minimum number of straps, buckles, and buttons. The suspenders can be easily attached and the wearer can move freely and be comfortable while wearing them.
Date: November 7, 1893
Creator: Post, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Latch. (open access)

Spring-Latch.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in spring latches, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Dockery, Allen B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Steamer. (open access)

Fruit-Steamer.

Patent for a new and useful fruit steamer for vegetables, canning fruits, &c., including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Henderson, Alfred Jasper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Cotton Feeder. (open access)

Seed-Cotton Feeder.

Patent for a gin feeder that carries "the cotton forward, and is provided with some one or more of many additional devices to regulate the amount delivered by the conveyer, independently of the amount that may be in the feeder, provided only that the supply be not to scanty" (lines 13-18). Other feeders do this, but the patent is for an especially simply designed and does not use a belt conveyer. It also does not wear out easily.
Date: November 7, 1893
Creator: Elam, William Erwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary And Folding Chair. (open access)

Rotary And Folding Chair.

Patent for a new and improved rotary and folding chair, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Hosmer, Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dry-Press Brick-Machine. (open access)

Dry-Press Brick-Machine.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in dry press brick machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Frank, Samuel B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Fence-Post. (open access)

Design for a Fence-Post.

Design patent for a fence-post which consists of flanges at the edges of the post, with their openings, and the base-piece turned at right angles to the post.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Tabken, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Binder for Plaster. (open access)

Design for a Binder for Plaster.

Design patent for a binder for plaster with parallel corrugations forming reversely-arranged dovetailed ribs.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Ettler, John Adolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed Conveyer. (open access)

Cotton-Seed Conveyer.

Patent for a new and useful cotton seed conveyer, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Moore, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History