Resource Type
Degree Department
Country
States
Decade
Month
Day
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper that operates by loosening the earth around the cotton plants and chopping them by row. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Gesche, Eugene C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furrow-Opener
Patent for a spring-operated furrow opener which creates openings in the soil for the reception of a seed. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 22, 1908
Creator:
Pogue, Steward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for a durable cultivator. Illustration included.
Date:
March 22, 1904
Creator:
Porter, Harrison B.
System:
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Car Door
Patent for a rail-car door. This invention is in relation to 'flush doors'. Illustration includes.
Date:
March 22, 1904
Creator:
Saling, Thomas W. & McKiel, James
System:
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Apparatus for Removing Sand or Other Fine Particles From Cotton or Other Material
Patent for a device to remove foreign particles during the processing of cotton. Illustration included.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick Bennard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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:
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Electric-Circuit -Closing Device.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in electric circuit closing devices.
Date:
March 22, 1898
Creator:
Newman, George, of El Paso, Texas.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow
Patent for an improved harrow. Illustration included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
McWilliams, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglass-Mounting
Patent for a mounting for eyeglasses to be fitted on the bridge of the nose. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 22, 1908
Creator:
Chappel, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool
Patent for a combination-tool which includes a putty-knife and hammer and claw. The idea is that when one tool is in use, the other portion can be closed away.
Date:
May 22, 1906
Creator:
Carlton, Thomas R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Pump
Patent for an automobile pump. This invention is designed for quick mounting and dismounting in order to lift an automobile to remove its tires. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 22, 1910
Creator:
Goeth, Richard Anton
System:
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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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Cultivator Attachment
Patent for an attachment for a cotton cultivator that comprises of, among other objects, cotton chopper blades. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 22, 1908
Creator:
Patrick, Henry N.
System:
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Headlight
Patent for a headlight used with automobiles. Illustration included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
{Kohout, Frederick; Langley, Robert C. & Langley, George
System:
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Molding-Machine
Patent for a molding machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 22, 1911
Creator:
Johnson, Jacob L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auger-Bit
Patent for an auger bit used for boring holes. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Harris, Lawrence P.
System:
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Combination Box And Stock Car
Patent for "a new and improved box and stock car which is simple and durable in construction and arranged to permit of readily transforming the car to carry either box-freight or live stock." (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 22, 1900
Creator:
Russell, Charles Henry
System:
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Apparatus for Making and Laying Continuous Concrete Pipe
Patent for a motorized construction vehicle which has a cement mixer and a trench digger on it that allows for the continuous laying of concrete pipes for irrigation.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Wiggins, John L.
System:
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Cultivator Hopple
Patent for a cultivator hopple. This invention is for setting the plows of cultivators at suitable distances apart. Illustration included.
Date:
January 22, 1907
Creator:
Reeves, William H.
System:
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Cigar-Cutter and Match-Safe.
Patent for a match-safe and cigar-cutter “receptacle for holding matches from which only one match can be taken at one time and to means for shifting the matches and at the same time cutting a cigar-tip.” (Lines 7-11) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 22, 1902
Creator:
Taylor, James P.
System:
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Plow.
Patent for improvements in plows by providing readily-operable means for adjusting the plow-shovel on the standard, to facilitate adjustment of the shovel and of the gage with relation to each other, thereby to vary the cut of the shovel, to improve the means for holding the gage assembled with the standard, and generally to simplify and increase the efficiency of plows of this character. (Lines 14-21) Illustration is included.
Date:
March 22, 1904
Creator:
Wilson, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg-Tester
Patent for an egg tester. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 22, 1912
Creator:
Bixler, William D.
System:
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Heading Holder Attachment for Type Writers
Patent for a head holder attachment for type writers. This invention is for the purpose to make a removable attachment that holds prearranged headings.
Date:
September 22, 1903
Creator:
Ambrose, Jennings Grant
System:
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Folding Crate and Coop
Patent for a crate that can be compactly folded and locked together, and may also be used as a coop.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Jennings, Charles E. & Shuptrine, Orlander D.
System:
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