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Horse-Arrester. (open access)

Horse-Arrester.

Patent for a wagon tongue for horse-drawn wagons that is equipped with a spring triggered device that can be used to put the whole draft of the wagon on the horses bits to stop them if they are running away.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Lambert, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment (open access)

Harrow Attachment

Patent for a harrow attachment. Illustration included.
Date: September 14, 1909
Creator: Jackson, Merriott A. & Bristow, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Extinguisher (open access)

Fire Extinguisher

Patent for fire extinguisher improvements so as to use carbon dioxide to extinguish the flame.
Date: December 29, 1914
Creator: Parker, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for a harrow for use in orchards that can be moved around easily to avoid trees.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Forkner, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Grader (open access)

Road-Grader

Patent for an improvement or update to a device called a road-grader. This patented upgrade will make the use of a road-grader easier.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: Harris, Elie B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Anchor (open access)

Fence-Anchor

Patent for anchors, flukes and braces attached to the end of a fence post, pole, or similar that will shore and hold the post in the desired vertical position for installation.
Date: July 3, 1906
Creator: Rousseau, Pinkney H. & Lambert, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Hopper. (open access)

Seed Hopper.

Patent for a seed hopper adapted to receive seed or cotton and control their distribution. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Coursey, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mop. (open access)

Mop.

Patent for a replaceable mop body, or mop brush, with instructions and illustration. In the uppermost portion of the mop brush, new fibers that "can be slightly advanced out of the casing" (lines 79-80) allow for the the use of new fibers, when old fibers become worn or damaged.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Morrison, Murray
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter. (open access)

Planter.

Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "the beam, of a hopper having the front hole, the elastic standards, beam bows or braces, and the eye-rod . . . [as well as] the handles of a planter, secured detachably in a clip on the end of the beam and just within the front of the hopper" (lines 71-77).
Date: November 16, 1886
Creator: Pulley, David F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Frame. (open access)

Quilting Frame.

Patent for a new and improved quilting frame. This design consists in "an improvement in quilting-frames, the combination, with the foot-pieces, of the hinged arms, braces, clamping screws, rollers, and set-screws" (lines 66-69).
Date: October 10, 1882
Creator: Murphree, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Pneumatic Toy. (open access)

Rotary Pneumatic Toy.

Patent for improvements in rotary pneumatic toys, "which can be carried by a child and caused to rotate by the action of the air when the toy is carried rapidly or if the air is violently circulated" (lines 11-15) including illustrations.
Date: November 17, 1986
Creator: Laube, Godfried
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint-Supporting Device (open access)

Rail-Joint-Supporting Device

Patent for a rail joint supporting device to prevent sagging of the tracks.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Scott, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Joint (open access)

Pipe Joint

Patent for a swiveling branch connection for water tanks on railways, for easier dispersal of water. The joint would be extendedable to the desired position.
Date: October 10, 1916
Creator: Vaughn, Pink
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Tool. (open access)

Design for a Tool.

Design patent for a tool.
Date: October 10, 1899
Creator: Morgan, Daniel Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutter Head and Bit (open access)

Cutter Head and Bit

Patent for a cutter head and bit. This invention are a combination of parts for use in woodworking. Illustration included.
Date: August 10, 1909
Creator: Birdwell, Robert P. & Ingram, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin. (open access)

Cotton-Gin.

Patent for an invention relates to cotton gins, and the principal object of this invention is to produce a cotton gin of small dimensions.
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Morrison, Porter
System: The Portal to Texas History