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Reagent for Liquid-Battery Cells. (open access)

Reagent for Liquid-Battery Cells.

Patent for a method of producing a "cheap and efficient substitute for copper sulfate for use in battery cells" (lines 14-16).
Date: April 19, 1921
Creator: Humphrey, David L. & Pittman, Carl L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Sack. (open access)

Cotton-Picker's Sack.

Patent for improvements to Cotton-Picker's Sacks "to permit the bag or sack to be opened longitudinally to permit quick and convenient emptying of the contents thereof" (lines 12-15).
Date: March 1, 1921
Creator: White, Benjoman Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swingletree (open access)

Swingletree

Patent for a swingletree that equalizes the strain of the draft animal when the traces are connected in an irregular manner.
Date: July 20, 1920
Creator: Bosse, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Window-Shade Support. (open access)

Adjustable Window-Shade Support.

Patent for an adjustable window shade support that can readily attach a shade to a window frame and the roller can be adjusted to any desired location or elevation.
Date: July 9, 1918
Creator: Simmons, Oscar C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harvester. (open access)

Harvester.

Patent for Harvester. "This invention relates to harvesters, particularly designed for harvesting beets, potatoes or analogous agricultural products and the primary object of the invention is to provide a machine which will harvest a crop of agricultural products of the edible root type with a minimum amount of manual labor." (line 2)
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Malone, Tom Anderson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer (open access)

Draft-Equalizer

Patent for a draft-equalizer which is an apparatus adapted to be used for, "three draft animals, one pulling against two animals.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: McCall, Robert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coverlet Holder (open access)

Coverlet Holder

Patent for "new and useful coverlet holder, and its object is to provide a device that will...support a coverlet or quilt at a slight elevation above a bed," (lines 8-11).
Date: August 11, 1914
Creator: Persson, G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tying Device for Hay-Balers (open access)

Tying Device for Hay-Balers

Patent for improvement to the former patent by the same creator for a tying device for hay-balers. These improvements increase productivity and efficiency of the previous tying device design.
Date: September 16, 1913
Creator: Leavitt, William, H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Escape. (open access)

Automatic Fire-Escape.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Automatic Fire-Escapes" (lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Thompson, Herman E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Listing-Plow. (open access)

Listing-Plow.

Patent for a listing plow, "more particularly an improvement upon the structure disclosed in Patent No. 866,679, issued to [Gottfried Persson] on September 24, 1907" (lines 9-11), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Persson, Gottfrid
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Exterminator (open access)

Insect Exterminator

Patent for removing boll weevils from cotton plants. The device brushes the weevils into the furrows where they are crushed. Illustration included.
Date: March 4, 1913
Creator: Scott, Earl Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink Fountain (open access)

Ink Fountain

Patent for an ink fountain. This invention is an improvement for the feeding of ink to platen presses. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Raymond, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment. (open access)

Cultivator Attachment.

Patent for a cultivator attachment - an extra component added to an earth tilling machine to adjust the harrow teeth and the path of earth disposed. Illustration included.
Date: February 8, 1913
Creator: Moody, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopping Device (open access)

Stalk-Chopping Device

Patent for a stalk chopping device that connects to plows allowing the stalks to be plowed under the soil and used as fertilizer.
Date: February 4, 1913
Creator: George, James B. & Stelzig, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double-Action Ratchet (open access)

Double-Action Ratchet

Patent for a double action ratchet for use with drills that allows them to be turned either direction.
Date: January 21, 1913
Creator: Skinner, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Rail-Joint and Nut-Lock (open access)

Combination Rail-Joint and Nut-Lock

Patent for a combination rail joint and nut lock to hold railroad tracks in place.
Date: December 31, 1912
Creator: Iley, William A.; Money, Robert L. & Money, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Waver (open access)

Hair-Waver

Patent for a hair waver. Illustrations included.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: McIlveene, Mineola
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter Attachment for Sulky-Plows (open access)

Stalk-Cutter Attachment for Sulky-Plows

Patent for a stalk cutter attachment for sulky plows. Illustrations included.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Huber, Frederick Konrad
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper and cultivator which has adjustable cutters.
Date: June 18, 1912
Creator: Cain, James N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cuspidor Handle and Carrier (open access)

Cuspidor Handle and Carrier

Patent for Cuspidor Handle and Carrier.
Date: April 9, 1912
Creator: Old, Earnest
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potato-Digging Machine. (open access)

Potato-Digging Machine.

Patent for a potato digging machine, which harvests the potatoes and puts them into bags.
Date: March 5, 1912
Creator: McIlveene, Mineola & Hayes, Lewis A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow (open access)

Harrow

Patent for improvement for harrows, "which may be adjusted so as to spread them apart or bring the same close together." (lines 15-17) The adjustable frame of the harrow allows the device to be used for different purposes of cultivation.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Robbins, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photographic-Printing Machine (open access)

Photographic-Printing Machine

Patent for a photo printing machine that can be used in dark rooms. Illustrations included.
Date: January 2, 1912
Creator: Higginbotham, Toliver S. & Higginbotham, Ezekiel H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Branding-Iron (open access)

Branding-Iron

Patent for a branding iron that expends less fuel than similar brands due to its combustion chamber that is able to better concentrate its heat towards the applied surface.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Thurman, Lee Onadus
System: The Portal to Texas History