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Stalk Cutter (open access)

Stalk Cutter

Patent for a stalk cutter. This invention if for the effective cutting of cotton stalks. Illustration included.
Date: May 24, 1904
Creator: Rush, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut lock for use on vehicle axles, which is easily taken on and off.
Date: March 23, 1909
Creator: Ruff, Charley C. & Ruff, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Check. (open access)

Door-Check.

Patent for a door check with improvements to device operation and movement control, with illustrations.
Date: March 16, 1915
Creator: Kinard, Chester E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Seat. (open access)

Knockdown Seat.

Patent for seats which are easy to set up and take down as temporary seating for events and which can be folded up in small pieces for storage.
Date: July 30, 1907
Creator: Garrison, Thomas Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System. (open access)

Telephone System.

Patent for telephone system, which allows for locking the receiver hooks at all substations between two connected stations. It also allows for lines to be subdivided for the purpose of using more than one message at the same time.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Gorden, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin Saw Cleaner (open access)

Gin Saw Cleaner

Patent for a gin saw cleaner. Object of the invention "is to provide a gin saw cleaning device which may be forced into contact with the saw blades by pressure exercised in the direction of the length of the cleaning device" (line 14-19) Illustration included.
Date: May 17, 1904
Creator: Jordan, George J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Multiple Section Stalk Cutter (open access)

Multiple Section Stalk Cutter

Patent for a multiple section stalk cutter that comprises of a three-section stalk cutter.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Evans, Lucius S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grading-Machine. (open access)

Grading-Machine.

Patent for a grading machine, this particular patent is designed for the use in building roads.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Blevins, Samuel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press. (open access)

Hay Press.

Patent for a new and improved baling press. This design consists "[i]n a double-acting baling-press, the combination, with the two followers having the apertured end lugs, of the sliding casting having the curved shoulders, the central aperture, and the apertured end lugs, the top plate having the apertured end lugs and central opening, the drive-wheel having the handle-socket and formed with the tapering opening and the central opening, the central pivot, and the king-bolt" (lines 13-22).
Date: February 4, 1890
Creator: Hill, Abraham J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hen's Nest. (open access)

Hen's Nest.

Patent for a new and improved hen's nest. This design "relates to that type of hen-nest wherein a tilting platform is employed to protect the setting hen from intrusion while permitting her to freely pass to and from the nest. The objects of [the] invention are to improve the prior construction and to provide novel means whereby the hen setting or hatching chamber is separated from the passage containing the tilting platform by a division-wall having a rear doorway, in such manner that the eggs are isolated and in a measure hid and protected while the hen is seeking food" (lines 8-20).
Date: September 9, 1890
Creator: Manlove, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hog Carrier (open access)

Hog Carrier

Patent for a hog carrier. This invention is arranged to handle, carry, and hanging of hogs at slaughter time. Illustration included.
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Henderson, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. Illustration included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Nanny, Wiley F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed-Brace (open access)

Bed-Brace

Patent for a bed-brace
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Howse, Claud A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grading Apparatus. (open access)

Grading Apparatus.

Patent for improvements in grading apparatus to make it "comparatively simple and inexpensive in construction" (line 10) and readily adjustable.
Date: April 3, 1917
Creator: Anderson, Lycurgus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline Wash Furnace (open access)

Gasoline Wash Furnace

Patent for a gasoline wash furnace designed for use in heating water for clothea
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Adams, James V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Ring. (open access)

Piston-Ring.

Patent for metallic piston rings to allow for expansion and contraction without leakage.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Jordan, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint and Brace. (open access)

Rail Joint and Brace.

Patent for an improvement to rail joint structures that extends structural longevity by bracing the rails against each other.
Date: June 1, 1920
Creator: Buck, Landon A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flue Cutter and Expander (open access)

Flue Cutter and Expander

Patent for a flue cutter and expander. Illustration included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Blevins, Samuel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folder for Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Folder for Cotton-Presses.

Patent for a folder for cotton presses, which has better reciprocating rollers than previous versions.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: Jordan, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Setting Tool for Brads &c (open access)

Setting Tool for Brads &c

Patent for a setting tool for brads that allows them to be easily placed in position.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Price, Thomas Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rural-Mail-Delivery System. (open access)

Rural-Mail-Delivery System.

Patent for an improved system of delivering mail to inhabitants of rural areas, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Clayton, Ira B. & Moore, Nealy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Washing Machine and Canner (open access)

Convertible Washing Machine and Canner

Patent for a machine that can be converted from a washing machine to a canner, and vice versa, very easily.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Williams, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Crossing (open access)

Railroad Crossing

Patent for a railroad crossing. Illustration included.
Date: November 13, 1906
Creator: Baker, Horace A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non Refillable Bottle (open access)

Non Refillable Bottle

Patent for a non refillable bottle. Illustration included.
Date: May 31, 1904
Creator: Carriker, Samuel M. & Miller, Lawrence M.
System: The Portal to Texas History