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Jeweler's Stone-Setting Instrument.
Patent for new and useful improvements in Jeweler's Stone Setting instruments.
Date:
April 26, 1898
Creator:
Owens, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Hoes.
Patent for improvements in cotton hoes: "such as are employed in thinning cotton and other plants" ( lines 16-17).
Date:
September 26, 1897
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Revolving Cabinet.
Patent for a revolving cabinet that "shall constitute a counter or a part of the same, or that may be used as a kitchen-table, and at the same time serve as a convenient receptacle for the safe storage of general articles of merchandise and household supplies, which shall be maintained in a clean and fresh condition and be easy to access" (lines 12-19). There is an opening on the counter to access the trapezoidal trays that can rotate underneath.
Date:
September 26, 1896
Creator:
Smith, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sliding Gate.
Patent for sliding gates "which will open automatically and close in a like manner after a person, team, or the like has passed through it. A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the gate will be prevented from being accidentally opened by stock." (Lines 12-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 26, 1896
Creator:
Moss, John O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Frame.
Patent for a new and improved quilting-frame. This design consists in "the combination, with a suspended track-beam, of a block carrying at the upper end journaled wheels which travel on said beam, a quilting-frame swiveled to said block and having inside loops at the lower end, and the quilting-roll end plates movable through said loops, as shown, whereby the quilt may be balanced, turned in a horizontal plane to a greater or less degree, and fed to the sewing machine" (lines 52-61).
Date:
June 26, 1888
Creator:
Vestal, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Attachment for Sewing Machines.
Patent for a new and improved quilting attachment for sewing machines. This design "has for its object to connect the quilting-frame and the sewing-machine so that the action of the machine will automatically propel the quilting frame; and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts" (lines 17-22).
Date:
September 26, 1882
Creator:
German, Francis M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History