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Pneumatic Conveyor and Cleaner. (open access)

Pneumatic Conveyor and Cleaner.

Patent for "a pneumatic cotton conveyer and cleaner designed for carrying seed-cotton from a wagon or the like to a gin-house or warehouse or other receptacle or place of storage and for cleaning the cotton while the same is being so conveyed." (lines 8-13) including illustrations.
Date: July 10, 1900
Creator: Parker, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a gate that can be opened or closed from a remote point, and can be locked with a latch. Illustrations included.
Date: June 11, 1907
Creator: Rogers, Frederick S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Stay (open access)

Wire-Fence Stay

Patent for wire fence stay that is used for securing wire lines.
Date: June 9, 1903
Creator: Senour, Charles Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hinge-Gainer. (open access)

Hinge-Gainer.

Patent for a hinge-gainer related to "certain improvements in devices of that class employed for cutting a gain or mortise in a door-jam or door for the reception of a hinge. The object of the invention is to provide an improved machine or tool in which all the parts may be readily and accurately adjusted to cut recesses of different width, height, and depth" (Lines 8-16).
Date: March 11, 1902
Creator: Ward, Richard Bryant.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shutter and Ventilator (open access)

Shutter and Ventilator

Patent for a shutter that may be used as either window blinds or a ventilator. Illustrations included.
Date: February 15, 1910
Creator: Rylander, William Pitts
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Locking, Nut. (open access)

Self-Locking, Nut.

Patent for a "simple and efficient device" for "securely holding a nut upon a bolt" (lines 76-77).
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Galliher, Lawrence M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber. (open access)

Shock Absorber.

Patent for shock absorbers the permit bodily movement on one of the parts to which these devices are usually connected in a vehicle.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Rife, Stanford Walton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horseshoe (open access)

Horseshoe

Patent for a horseshoe. Illustration included.
Date: June 21, 1904
Creator: Harmon, William O. & Smith, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for an improved plow, which can support a rudder-blade adapted for use with a middle-breaker moldboard.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Richmond, T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Fumigating (open access)

Means for Fumigating

Patent for a means of fumigating.
Date: November 3, 1903
Creator: Cock, Lewis W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Cutter. (open access)

Pipe-Cutter.

Patent for a pipe cutter, which can be used on pipes that are at any angle and in narrow spaces.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Thomas, Roy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Root-Puller. (open access)

Root-Puller.

Patent for a root puller for pulling up Mesquite tree root clumps.
Date: September 27, 1910
Creator: McGehee, George T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb-Level. (open access)

Plumb-Level.

Patent for a new and useful level of " that class embodying a pivoted index-finger operating in conjunction with a graduated dial" (line 7 10).
Date: October 31, 1899
Creator: Jordan, John J. & Wallace, Olifford L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher (open access)

Horse-Detacher

Patent for a horse releaser. Illustrations included.
Date: January 12, 1909
Creator: January, Moses Solomon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Case (open access)

Display-Case

Patent for a display case for holding cheese. Illustrations included.
Date: June 29, 1909
Creator: Simon, Alex H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator

Patent for an improved acetylene-gas generator with a carbid receptacle on top of of the gasometer an an improved automated valve mechanism to assist with gas maintenance.
Date: October 7, 1902
Creator: Loyer, William Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Overshoe For Horseshoes (open access)

Detachable Overshoe For Horseshoes

Patent for a detachable overshoe for horseshoes. Illustration included.
Date: June 21, 1904
Creator: Harmon, William O. & Smith, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for Match and Cigar Safe. (open access)

Design for Match and Cigar Safe.

Design patent for a match and cigar safe that looks like a house.
Date: October 19, 1897
Creator: Weiss, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for a durable cultivator. Illustration included.
Date: March 22, 1904
Creator: Porter, Harrison B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Distributer. (open access)

Cotton-Distributer.

Patent for "a new and improved cotton-distributer to provide a means for equalizing the distribution of cotton to a series of connected receptacles and for retaining the cotton in the receptacles until it is desirable to deliver it to the hoppers or feed devices for cotton-gins." (lines 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 10, 1900
Creator: Parker, Joseph Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Implement (open access)

Agricultural Implement

Patent for an agricultural implement. This invention allows for the interchangeability of different blades. Illustration included.
Date: October 2, 1906
Creator: Messer, Jeremiah Clark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Cable Clamp. (open access)

Drill-Cable Clamp.

Patent for Drill-Cable Clamp is for a device that clamps the rope to which the drill connects. The rope can be rotated, while connected to both the drill and the drilling machine securely.
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: Clayton, Robert Fentress
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector. (open access)

Plant-Protector.

Patent for improvements in plant-protection by providing a foraminous hood for young plants. This particular plant-protector is protect melon type and vegetable of similar qualities against worms, grubs, lice and other pests.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Cook, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tray-Holding Attachment for Bedsteads (open access)

Tray-Holding Attachment for Bedsteads

Patent for an attachment for a bedstead in order to hold a tray. The invention allows a tray, or trays, to be held over a bed to hold food, drink, or other items closer to the occupant.
Date: October 27, 1914
Creator: Beechie, Simon Alfred
System: The Portal to Texas History