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Canal or Ditch Digging Machine.
Patent for a canal or ditch digging machine that has a carriage and a mechanism that draws the carriage across the ground, and a boring-tool beneath the carriage. The boring-tool can bore at an adjustable angle.
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Hoefs, Otto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee-Pot.
Patent for "improvements in coffee-pots, and has for its object the provision of an improved coffee-grounds holder, together with a device of improved form for spraying the water thereover, the latter device operating in conjunction with a condenser; and a further object is to provide the pot with an adjustable handle." (Lines 12-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Cummings, James K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern.
Patent for an inexpensive, simple, and efficient lantern meant to be used outside in high winds, and can carry a candle or oil light.
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Seys, Cornelius D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Treating Slag and Furnace Therefor.
Patent for a process of treating slag and furnace therefore. It has an improved method for separates melted metals produced during smelting and extracting the precious metals from slag. The richer matte and base-bullion run off separately and into separate taps.
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
van Cleve, Charles M. & Rhodes, Robert D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-House Supporter.
Patent for a fire-hose supporter that can be stretched out, washed, and dried easily. The invention also has a hose-carrying frame that elevates the hose and allows for the hose to be quickly and easily used.
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Bramble, James Elworth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Exhaust-Steam Condenser.
Patent for an exhaust-steam condenser meant for steam-engines in places where water needs to be conserved. It also "prevents the use of water for cooling the surfaces of the condenser" (lines 14-16).
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Bachman, Joseph A. & Goeth, Adolf C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant for Generating Electricity.
Patent for a "simple, durable, compact, and reliable plant, house, or means operated by the force and energy of the wind without supervision or attention, and generating electricity and storing the same for use" (lines 10-14).
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Bowen, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter.
Patent for a simple and efficient cotton planter that plants four or more rows at once. It works over rough, stony, and uneven ground; its operation is that it opens a furrow, drops the seed, and puts dirt over the seeds.
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Mannewitz, Maximilian
System:
The Portal to Texas History