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Boiler Washing-Machine (open access)

Boiler Washing-Machine

Patent for a washing machine for clothes that can also be adapted to stoves or gas jets as a boiler. Illustrations included.
Date: August 22, 1911
Creator: Morton, Milo A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burner. (open access)

Burner.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in burners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 22, 1899
Creator: Dickerson, Ernest Clifton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ballast-Scraper. (open access)

Ballast-Scraper.

Patent for new and useful improvements in ballast scrapers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 22, 1899
Creator: McElvaney, Charles T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Tire. (open access)

Bicycle-Tire.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in tires for "use with bicycles" (line 10).
Date: August 22, 1899
Creator: Lewis, George Harris
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin. (open access)

Cotton Gin.

Patent for a new and improved cotton gin. This design calls for the circular saw blades of the gin to pass through two metal ribs, one of which aligns with the tip of the saw teeth, while the other aligns with the root of the saw teeth.
Date: August 22, 1882
Creator: Basom, Ransford W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Killing Rodents (open access)

Apparatus for Killing Rodents

Patent for an apparatus for killing rodents "that may be used effectively for the destruction of all animals that burrow in the ground; and it consists in a furnace for the generation of sulphurous odors or other suffocating gases and a pump for forcing the gases into the burrows of the animals . . . ."
Date: August 22, 1882
Creator: Palmer, Austin D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved car-coupling. This design calls for two u-shaped metal pieces, one narrower than the other, each with eyes at their ends. A metal rod, which doubles as a handle, threads the eyes, connecting the pieces and allowing for the two loops to butterfly; one car can be bound to each of the loops with a metal pin.
Date: August 22, 1882
Creator: Stopple, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Burning Garbage, &c. (open access)

Apparatus for Burning Garbage, &c.

Patent for an improved apparatus for burning refuse and consists of a roasting chamber, a garbage grate, grates that slope and carry the product away after combustion, flues that open above the grates, and the wall partly closes on one end to let the products away after combustion.
Date: August 22, 1893
Creator: Garretson, William H. & Tainter, Silas B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Mop and Window-Cleaner. (open access)

Combined Mop and Window-Cleaner.

Patent for an improved mop and rubber holder meant to clean windows, walls, and similar surfaces. It is adjustable, and the operator can put the mop or the rubber on the end of the handle.
Date: August 22, 1893
Creator: Wiebush, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Seat for Automobiles. (open access)

Adjustable Seat for Automobiles.

Patent for the invention of adjustable seats for vehicles to provide a comfortable seating for travellers.
Date: August 22, 1916
Creator: Dedrick, John V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Automobiles or Any Other Desired Vehicles. (open access)

Attachment for Automobiles or Any Other Desired Vehicles.

Patent for an attachment to automobiles to facilitate the attachment of luggage.
Date: August 22, 1916
Creator: Cypert, Jesse Bundy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Foot (open access)

Cultivator Foot

Patent for a cultivator foot. This cultivator foot is designed to be a new kind of inexpensive, simple, and efficient cultivator foot.
Date: August 22, 1922
Creator: Dawson, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shutter for Motion-Picture Machines. (open access)

Shutter for Motion-Picture Machines.

Patent for a shutter for motion picture cameras to eliminate flickering. Produced by stamping the device from sheet metal.
Date: August 22, 1922
Creator: Patureau, Arthur M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon - Cover. (open access)

Wagon - Cover.

Patent for invention of wagon - cover which is adjustable. This can stretch when required and then come back to original position. This can be used as a canopy or tent.
Date: August 22, 1916
Creator: Womack, Plenny V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Steering-Wheels. (open access)

Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.

Patent for a new and improved locking device for steering wheels that secures the front axle of an automobile at an angle to prevent unauthorized movement beyond a small circle or curve, including illustrations.
Date: August 22, 1916
Creator: Coleman, Oscar F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tumbler-Washer. (open access)

Tumbler-Washer.

Patent for a device that is meant to thoroughly clean the inside and outside of glasses, mugs, and similar articles. The operator need not get their hands wet, and the brushes that clean the glasses are adjustable for different sized glasses.
Date: August 22, 1893
Creator: Zauner, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valved Coupling for Train-Pipes. (open access)

Valved Coupling for Train-Pipes.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in valved couplings for train pipes, including instructions and illustrations..
Date: August 22, 1899
Creator: Williams, Win D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss. (open access)

Truss.

Patent for a new and improved truss for relieving or supporting hernia, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 22, 1899
Creator: Oliver, Zebulon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in ventilating cars, &c. (open access)

Improvement in ventilating cars, &c.

Patent for a system which prevents ashes and cinders from railroad engines from entering the train cars and also allows for ventilation of the cars. Includes illustration.
Date: August 22, 1876
Creator: Andrews, Wright S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in liquid-measuring tanks. (open access)

Improvement in liquid-measuring tanks.

Patent for an airtight and fireproof measuring tank for lamp oils, usable in both daytime and nighttime. Includes illustrations.
Date: August 22, 1876
Creator: Williams, Blasius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Boiler Feed-Water System. (open access)

Steam-Boiler Feed-Water System.

Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in steam boiler feed water systems, including instructions and illustrations..
Date: August 22, 1899
Creator: Clousnitzer, Ernest Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Breaking Plow (open access)

Land Breaking Plow

Patent for Land Breaking Plow
Date: August 22, 1916
Creator: Reed, Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock (open access)

Nut Lock

Patent for a nut lock. Illustration included.
Date: August 22, 1905
Creator: Marx, Ernest Max & Moses, Ealy J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proportioning Weighing-Machine (open access)

Proportioning Weighing-Machine

Patent for a proportioning weighing machine. Illustrations included.
Date: August 22, 1911
Creator: Cardwell, Robert M. & Tholen, John Ben.
System: The Portal to Texas History