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Combined Rail Joint and Chair
Patent for a combined rail joint and rail chair. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 22, 1912
Creator:
Newman, Harry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book or Music Leaf Turner.
Patent for a music page turner, which can be operated by a lever or foot pedal.
Date:
October 22, 1907
Creator:
Alrich, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Stop.
Patent for a device which locks blinds in place at the desired angle.
Date:
October 22, 1907
Creator:
Koenig, Charles L.
System:
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Car-Door Cleat and Fastener.
Patent for "a simple and comparatively-inexpensive car-door cleat and fastener designed for use on cars for transporting cotton and other highly-inflammable merchandise and capable of effectually excluding sparks from the interior of the car and of preventing the same from entering between the edge of the door and the doorway." (Lines 11-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 22, 1895
Creator:
Woodruff, Hawkins
System:
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Churn
Patent for improvements in the construction of churns.
Date:
October 22, 1889
Creator:
Crawford, William H.
System:
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Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the draw-head, of the transverse pivot-pin in the top of the draw-head, the coupling-pin provided with a longitudinal slot engaging said pivot-pin, and the weights mounted on said pivot-pin and adapted to bear on the end of the link" (lines 76-81).
Date:
October 22, 1889
Creator:
Hodges, Clemont Clay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Planter
Patent for improvements in the construction of corn planters.
Date:
October 22, 1889
Creator:
Williams, James T.
System:
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Automobile-Signal
Patent for a device to indicate the intention to make a turn in an automobile, with improvements made for nighttime usage, including illustrations.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Illingworth, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hoe and Planter
Patent for improving on the design of devices that combine a hoe and a planter for the purpose of properly placing a seed at the cutting edge of the hoe.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Combs, Asa Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bearing for Crank-Shafts.
Patent for an improvement for Bearings for Cranks Shafts. This invention provides a means for "tightening the bushings of the bearings easily and quickly when necessary" (lines 9-13).
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Blumberg, Hamilton G.
System:
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Wire-Stretcher
Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 22, 1912
Creator:
Berry, Phillip Anderson
System:
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Wire Stretcher
Patent for a wire-stretcher designed to repair wire fences manually.
Date:
October 22, 1901
Creator:
Pearson, Charles Ewell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher.
Patent for a new and improved wire-stretcher. This design "has for its object to provide a device of simple, durable, and economical construction and capable of carrying the roll taut a sufficient distance beyond the post to conveniently nail the wire thereto, and whereby any amount of slack can be taken up by repeated operation. The further object of the invention is to provide a machine which will also be able to draw together the broken ends of a wire and take up the slack between the posts" (lines 8-18).
Date:
October 22, 1889
Creator:
Hickman, Thomas P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tubeless Tire and Rim and Lock Therefor
Patent for "an improved tubeless pneumatic tire casing, and an improved rim and locking means therefore, where by to effectively draw the edges together to render the same air tight" (lines 11-15). Also, this patent provides a improved "tubeless tire casing" where adding air pressure makes the joint air tight.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Loading-Machine
Patent for a new and improved cantilevered arm to load hay and other materials onto wagons and other vehicles.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Senior, Oliver
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for destroying cotton-boll weaver.
Patent for a machine that aids in pest control of cotton boll weevil and other insects including including illustration.
Date:
October 22, 1901
Creator:
Dannelly, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Tool.
Patent for wire fence tool attachment for a wire stretching machine. The tool can also perform other operations related to the fence wires when detached from the machine.
Date:
October 22, 1901
Creator:
Pearson, C. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insulator-Bracket
Patent for an insulator holder. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 22, 1912
Creator:
Wyche, Daniel Webster
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Circular-Saw Mills.
Patent for an improved Circular Sawmill with an " improved adjustable feed mechanism" (pg 1). Illustration Included.
Date:
October 22, 1872
Creator:
Jones, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cooling Attachements in Barrels.
Patent for improved cooling attachements for larger-beer barrels.
Date:
October 22, 1878
Creator:
Hoerr, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for a stalk cutter for cutting dead stalks left over from the last crop that has an improved rotary cutter and lifting mechanism.
Date:
October 22, 1907
Creator:
Klock, George Wade
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrant.
Patent for a fire hydrant, which can send a normal pressure flow of water into a hose before a fire engine is attached to allow water to be put on a fire faster. Once the fire engine is attached, the hydrant will switch to high pressure water flow.
Date:
October 22, 1907
Creator:
Midgett, Franklin G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock
Patent for a nut lock. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 22, 1912
Creator:
Martin, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor
Patent for a tractor. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 22, 1912
Creator:
Miks, Ambrose
System:
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