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Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which cuts the stalks with a sliding cut and has multiple blades that are adjustable.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Henry, Reeves
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Feeder
Patent for boiler feeder. This invention is designed as a gravity feed automatic boiler. Illustration included.
Date:
March 28, 1905
Creator:
Finch, Clark Ethan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press.
Patent for a new and improved baling-press. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the frame or support, the lever-arms, the winch and the ropes connecting the said arms thereto, the follower, the toggle-jointed levers connecting the said follower with the frame, and the rods connecting the joints of the said levers to the lever-arms, with the follower and the fulcrumed levers, having their inner ends connected to the follower and their outer ends connected to [a different] follower whereby the said followers move simultaneously when the winch is turned" (lines 83-94).
Date:
March 30, 1886
Creator:
Robburts, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chopping Attachment.
Patent for a chopping attachment for a cultivator. The attachment has an adjustable height in order to cut shorter and taller crops.
Date:
March 17, 1919
Creator:
Chenault, George N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Basket Splints.
Patent for a new machine for cutting basket splints. This design is for a large ring with grooves of varying depths to receive pieces of timber, whereupon a horse pulls a knife-tipped sweep along the perimeter of the ring, gradually turning the timber into splints for baskets. The machine can be conveniently disassembled and stored when not in use, and it is simple and easy enough for a unskilled laborer to assemble.
Date:
March 29, 1881
Creator:
Crow, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Purifying Apparatus.
Patent for a water purifying device for use in water distribution systems, which mixes the water with a chemical salt and then takes it into a settling basin where mud and such sink to the bottom, leaving pure water on top which is let out for distribution.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Fender, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy.
Patent for a toy which features a rabbit figure that moves in such a way as to "simulate the galloping of a rabbit" (lines 61-62). Illustrations included.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Fermier, Victor Emanuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw Filer.
Patent for a new and useful gin-saw filer.
Date:
March 22, 1898
Creator:
Wilson, David M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drinking-Cup.
Patent for a collapsible holder for paper drinking cups.
Date:
March 11, 1919
Creator:
Fermier, Victor Emanuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Motor.
Patent for a butter churn with a "vertical rotary dasher" (line 19), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1880
Creator:
Rogers, James P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Switch.
Patent for a pressure triggered railroad switch that attaches more easily to the tracks and automatically closes when the pressure of the railroad cars is taken off of it.
Date:
March 12, 1907
Creator:
Madeley, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Gas-Lighter
Patent for a gas lighter that is designed to be durable and reliable, with an improved method of controlling the supply of gas to the burner.
Date:
March 25, 1902
Creator:
Ruebel, C. A. Ernst
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Sack Carrier.
Patent for a device with wheels to prevent sacks used in cotton cultivation from dragging on the ground, with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 15, 1892
Creator:
Warren, John & Johnson, William Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History