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Insect-Powder Distributer.
Patent for a poison distributor that has an adjustable discharge distance and does not clog. It is crank operated to generate a steady stream of poison.
Date:
January 2, 1894
Creator:
Schumacher, Hermann G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wheels for Vehicles.
Patent for "an improved hub for buggy and other vehicle wheels, which shall be simple in construction, strong, and durable, and which will run with little friction." (Lines 10-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 23, 1873
Creator:
Brown, David
System:
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Insect Destroyer.
Patent for a new and improved pest control device. This design "consist[s] of the flexible air-supply funnel, having end-supporting and mouth-distending rim, terminating in vertical bottom legs or branches, the gas generator, the air-inlet tube having the valve, and the rigid gas-discharge tube" (lines 22-28).
Date:
December 25, 1883
Creator:
Grafton, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide for Boll-Weevils.
Patent for boll-weevil insecticide with novel method of compounding. Arsenic and baking soda are combined with wood ash to create a dust which kills the insects as an inhalent instead of needing to be consumed by the insects in order to be effective.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Koenig, Philipp
System:
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Typewriter-Desk.
Patent for typewriter desk which has a compartment with a moveable platform. The platform supports a typewriter, and is "capable of being raised and lowered within the desk so as to position the typewriter for use or non-use as desired". The compartment has a lid, which when in closed position, provides an even writing or resting surface.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Beard, Margurite E.
System:
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Window-Frame Attachment
Patent for a window frame attachment of bars that shades can be attached to.
Date:
July 9, 1912
Creator:
Hillman, Annie M.
System:
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Insecticide.
Patent for an insecticide that uses an arsenic compound to kill insects instead of Paris green or London purple, and can easily be made into a beautiful green powder that may be used as a pigment.
Date:
November 27, 1894
Creator:
Brumleu, Ludwig & Brumleu, Ernest
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail Bag Catcher and Deliverer
Patent for a mail bag catcher and deliverer. "This invention relates to mail bag catchers and deliverers and the principle object of the invention is the provision of simple and efficient mechanism of the character which may be readily and conveniently thrown to operative and inoperative position and wherein the saddle bars and their respective guards may be aligned with the track and car" (lines 9-17). Illustrations included.
Date:
January 14, 1913
Creator:
Freeman, Richard J.
System:
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Vechicle-Top Support.
Patent for "supports for the bows of folding vehicle-tops, and has for its object to provide an improved device of this character for application to one end of the shifting rail of the top, so as to receive the bows and cushion them against injury in folding and when the vehicle is passing over a rough roadway." (Lines 8-15) Illustration included.
Date:
May 15, 1900
Creator:
Buchanan, Sanford McElroy
System:
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Indicating Attachment for Tanks
Patent for an indicating attachment for gas tanks on cars.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Turner, Joseph B.
System:
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Vehicle Top Support
Patent for vehicle top support. Illustration included.
Date:
April 11, 1905
Creator:
Buchanan, Sanford McElroy
System:
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Wheel or Felly Screw.
Patent for a new and improved screw for a wheel or felly. This design "relates to screws for setting vehicle fellies or rims on the tenons of the spokes; and its object is to provide a device possessing superior advantages in point of simplicity, ease of adjustment, and general efficiency, whereby one [person] can easily and conveniently set the rim" (lines 9-15).
Date:
January 8, 1884
Creator:
Rotzien, Christoph
System:
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Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for an improvement in the design of corn cultivators, including illustrations.
Date:
April 22, 1873
Creator:
Helm, Jack
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machines.
Patent for an improvement in washing machines. The shaping and components are meticulously detailed and indicate they play a part in the said improvement.
Date:
January 20, 1874
Creator:
Eberhardt, T. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Tie Buckles.
Patent for an improved bale-tie buckle which will not slip or break under great strain.
Date:
September 5, 1876
Creator:
Bunker, Thaddeus
System:
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Improved Mode of Regulating the Velocity and Furling the Sails of Wind-Wheels.
Patent for a new windmill using different parts to help regulate the sails and for folding and unfolding the sails, including illustration.
Date:
March 24, 1857
Creator:
Witting, F. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Generator
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of steam engines.
Date:
April 9, 1901
Creator:
Thompson, Samuel F. & Barnes, Robert H.
System:
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Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for hydrocarbon-burner "adapted to be used in stoves, both heating and cooking" (lines 17-18). The device "may be attached to any stove" (lines 24-25). The "invention consists in the novel construction of the burner and particularly the cap" (lines 27-28) as well as "other novel features" (lines 29-30).
Date:
September 8, 1903
Creator:
George, Charles Hentz
System:
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Pad for Horse-Collars
Patent for a pad for a horse collar that connects to one side of the branch and then the other to maintain hold around the animal's neck when pulled back. Includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
February 15, 1916
Creator:
Flemming, Julius R.
System:
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Gasolene Tank Filler and Gage
Patent for a means of filling a gasoline tank for a motor vehicle with a sight gage for determining the level of gasoline placed in the tank.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Boyce, Leonora
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Tanning Hides.
Patent for "an improved process of tanning hides in an expeditious and economical manner, and to produce a fine quality of leather" (lines 8-11). The limed and haired hides are baited thrice, afterwards the hides are packed into "tanning-vats with bark and covering them with a solution of alum and water" (lines 80-82). The hides are then leached in salt water and scoured and dried.
Date:
July 14, 1896
Creator:
Rogers, John Charsley
System:
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Lace Fastener
Patent for a lace fastener. Illustration included.
Date:
February 23, 1909
Creator:
Schwritzer, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ant-Destroying Apparatus.
Patent for "a new and Improved Apparatus for Destroying Ants" (lines 4-5) including illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1875
Creator:
Grafton, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tongue-Support.
Patent for a new and useful tongue support, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1900
Creator:
Wright, George Washington
System:
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