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Clothes-Pounder. (open access)

Clothes-Pounder.

Patent for a clothes-pounder that is simple and effective with the operator using the minimum amount of energy. It is conical with a smaller cone inside it. A diaphragm is between the cones and the brace, and an is air vent inside it.
Date: November 19, 1895
Creator: Bain, WIlliam W. & Bain, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sulky-Plow. (open access)

Sulky-Plow.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and durable sulky-plow "that will avoid the collection of trash, weeds, grass, &c., and thereby will not clog; that is designed to run upon the unplowed ground and therefore retain the plow in a steady position; to provide an improved adjusting means for plows whereby the same may be set to run shallow or deep; and to adapt the plow for successfully operating upon hillsides or rolling ground" (lines 12-20).
Date: December 19, 1893
Creator: Shipman, Samuel H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for "an invention for tilting gates to materially simplify the erection of a gate for farm and other users and also render the gate sensitive and reliable in opening and closing movement by employing minimized operating mechanism." (lines 7-11).
Date: September 19, 1905
Creator: Connolly, Peter H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Pressure Regulator (open access)

Fluid-Pressure Regulator

Patent for a fluid pressure regulator which regulates the supply of steam and oil to an oil burner. Illustrations included.
Date: July 19, 1910
Creator: Beech, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History