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Testing Device For Jump Spark Ignition Systems. (open access)

Testing Device For Jump Spark Ignition Systems.

Patent for the improvement of testing devices for jump spark ignition systems, especially those in explosive engines.
Date: January 20, 1914
Creator: Estes, Thomas Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Fountain-Brush (open access)

Rotary Fountain-Brush

Patent for a Rotary Fountain-Brush. The innovation of this item is that the water or cleaning agent fed into the brush causes it to rotate, using the medium of a water wheel or rotary.
Date: August 2, 1921
Creator: Hargis, Lawrence H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Furnace and Cook-Stove (open access)

Combination Furnace and Cook-Stove

Patent for combination furnace and cook-stove designed to burn charcoal and conserve fuel.
Date: 1921-96-28
Creator: Weaver, Bertha H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Funnel (open access)

Funnel

Patent for a funnel for heavy, slow running liquids, that will prevent any spilling when turned sideways.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Isaac J. Kominsky
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail Carrier or Container. (open access)

Mail Carrier or Container.

Patent for a mail carrier designed with a ratchet and clamp to hold mail securely while also allowing for quick extraction of the mail.
Date: April 27, 1920
Creator: Blocker, Leck H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Driven-Implement Frame (open access)

Power-Driven-Implement Frame

Patent for improvements in power driven implement frames, specifically in tractors, with illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Armstrong, Ira
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Signals (open access)

Improvement in Signals

Patent for a signal for an exhaust pipe of an automobile. Essentially, this device would quiet exhaust noise leaving an automobile.
Date: February 26, 1919
Creator: Baker, James Slayton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inlet Control Valve for Flush Tanks (open access)

Inlet Control Valve for Flush Tanks

Patent for inlet control valve for flush tanks. Invention is indented to be an improvement on inlet control valves in flush tanks by decreasing noise levels.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Wright, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Closure (open access)

Bottle-Closure

Patent for a bottle cap for milk bottles and similar types of glass bottles. This is designed to be easily removed, keep the mouth of the bottle clean, and can be cleansed, sterilized, and reused.
Date: December 10, 1918
Creator: Williams, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrist Blotter (open access)

Wrist Blotter

Patent for a wrist blotter that provides a simple and inexpensive blotter to be attached to the wrist.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: Cardwell, Harland W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener. (open access)

Can-Opener.

Patent for a can opener that is made from "a single flat piece of metal" (line 17) and is made for ease of operation, reducing the chance of the user cutting themselves.
Date: March 19, 1918
Creator: Williams, Paul E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Starter. (open access)

Starter.

Patent for starter for internal combustion motors. The starter will not emit the backward kick of the motor which could injure the operator.
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Parrott, Columbus A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton (open access)

Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton

Patent for an improvement to boll breakers and cotton cleaners by performing the tasks of picking, cleaning, beating, and spreading more efficiently and effectively.
Date: February 19, 1918
Creator: Streun, John Arnold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber. (open access)

Shock-Absorber.

Patent for a shock absorber for motor vehicles that have springs systems extending transversely to the vehicle body. The shock absorber is designed to absorb and break the sudden movements of the vehicle enabling an easier ride than would otherwise be possible.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Williams, Robert Sears
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Dropper. (open access)

Seed-Dropper.

Patent for a seed dropper that is used to drop peas or other seeds between hills of corn. This tool is very light and can be handled with one hand.
Date: July 31, 1917
Creator: Hefner, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separator. (open access)

Separator.

Patent for separator to be used with a plow in removing undesirable materials from dirt.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Crowson, Jonas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dispensing-Counter (open access)

Dispensing-Counter

Patent is for new way of dispensing and weighing material housed on store shelves. It saves time and labor putting items out.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Griffin, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tire (open access)

Vehicle Tire

Patent for non-pneumatic vehicle tires.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Fitzharris, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bread Slicer (open access)

Bread Slicer

Patent for machine that can slice bread, cake, or the like.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: McLaughlin, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal (open access)

Automobile Signal

Patent for Automobile Signal
Date: November 14, 1916
Creator: James, Daniel V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber. (open access)

Shock-Absorber.

Patent for shock absorbers that are simple and can be readily used on vehicles to prevent the sudden rebounding of springs.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Crowson, Jonas Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Device for Hay-Presses. (open access)

Feeding Device for Hay-Presses.

Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Feeding Devices for Hay-Presses" (lines 5-6), including specifications and illustrations.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Sandy, Sam S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for an improved clothes pin made from resilient wire stock and comprised of side by side loops and nipping jaws, including illustrations.
Date: August 11, 1915
Creator: Griffin, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a new type of wrench.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Bean, Jesse A.
System: The Portal to Texas History