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Baling-Press.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses." (line 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Abbot, Thomas & Abbot, Harry B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chair for Railroad Rails.
Patent for a new and improved chair for railroad rails. This design utilizes a metal key and wrought-iron straps so that "the rails are held firmly both laterally and vertically, so that they are kept level at the joint and any sagging is prevented. At the same time endwise movement by expansion or contraction is not hindered, and the chairs being fastened to the ties, the expansion and contraction will take place entirely between the several chairs" (lines 49-57).
Date:
February 20, 1883
Creator:
Armstrong, Charles & Abbott, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Tool
Patent for a combination tool. Illustration included.
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Barry, Jefferson D.; Wise, Daniel; Dehn, Frederick D. & Crossland, Mortimer L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Log-Cart.
Patent for certain new and useful improvement sin log carts, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1900
Creator:
Bender, Gustave
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint
Patent for improvements in rail joints that use fish plates
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Bogard, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a simple cattle-guard that provides an unstable footing for the cattle without injuring them, and thus preventing the cattle from going onto train tracks. The cattle do not get injured when stepping on this device.
Date:
February 20, 1894
Creator:
Brady, Peter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Frame
Patent for a plow frame "to which may be attached plow bottoms or cultivator beams" (lines 11-12).
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Brown, Bartley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photographic-Printing Device.
Patent for a new photographic-printing device featuring an improved apparatus, as well as new exposure and printing capabilities, including illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Brown, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe or Rod Grips
Patent for Pipe or Rod Grip
Date:
February 20, 1917
Creator:
Champie, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination coat and pants hanger.
Patent for a combined coat and trousers hanger that is formed strongly of wire to maintain its shape and durability, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Collier, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Convertable Corn Sheller and Grater.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive convertible corn sheller and grater that, when shelling, can fill a receptacle without spilling or clogging. The sheller also separates dust from the corn. The grater is easily removable for cleaning.
Date:
February 20, 1894
Creator:
Crockett, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Gang-Plows.
Patent for "an improved gang-plow, which shall be so constructed that it may be readily adjusted to cause the plows to take or leave land, and which will enable the wheels to be adjusted closer to or farther from the plows, as may be desired." (Lines 12-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1877
Creator:
Cummins, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rotary Churns.
Patent for an improvement of the churn that is, "within a square wooden box, of a rotating dasher or paddle, and the mechanism for driving the same, that various parts being constructed, arranged, and operated" (lines 20-24). Illustrations included.
Date:
February 20, 1877
Creator:
Dean, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Drafting-Instrument.
Patent for a combination drafting-instrument that is "carried about the person and serve as a combined pencil-holder and drafting tool and when used in the latter capacity to serve the functions of a divider, a square, a compass, and a caliper for either inside or outside gaging" (lines 10-15).
Date:
February 20, 1894
Creator:
Deats, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum
Patent for utilizing the sulfur content in petroleum obtained from oil. Illustrations included,
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Eggleston, John E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator for Seed Cotton
Patent for a machine that separates seed cotton from its hulls and any extraneous dirt before it goes to the gin.
Date:
February 20, 1917
Creator:
Ellenburg, Joe N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher.
Patent for railway mail service bag-catchers "to provide a catcher which will remove a bag from a supporting-crane and transfer it automatically into the mail-car while the train is in motion" (lines 13-16).
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Elliff, Josiah C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rocker Attachment
Patent for the rocker attachment. This invention relates to furniture and has special reference to a rocking chair provided with a resilient cushion for the rockers. Illustration is included.
Date:
February 20, 1917
Creator:
Fitz, Will & Fitz, Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Tooth.
Patent for a new design for saw-teeth, with illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Fleming, Christopher C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch Lock for Motor Vehicles.
Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Switch-Locks for motor vehicles", including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1917
Creator:
Frank, Gustav
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe or Flue Cleaner.
Patent for an improved stovepipe or flue cleaner. It is a four-bladed fan that sits in an insert in the flue. The fan is operated by pulling on a rope which is situated between two pulleys. The cleaner sits right before the hot air goes into the chimney.
Date:
February 20, 1894
Creator:
Graham, Albert Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garden Rake and Cultivator.
Patent for a garden rake and cultivator that can be adjust in various positions to do the gardening works for the growing plants.
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Guice, Benjamin J. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for an improved wrench.
Date:
February 20, 1917
Creator:
Hamlett, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor Vehicle
Patent for a motor vehicle. This invention relates to motor-vehicles that are self propelled dumping dray. Illustration included.
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Hanson, Peter Edwin
System:
The Portal to Texas History