Bedclothes-Clamp (open access)

Bedclothes-Clamp

Patent for a bed clothes clamp for holding the sheets and blankets over the occupant of the bed.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Martin, Delia
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie Buckle (open access)

Bale Tie Buckle

Patent for bale tie buckle. Illustration included.
Date: April 25, 1905
Creator: Jenkins, John C. & Flowers, W. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a new and useful car coupling.
Date: April 19, 1898
Creator: Whiting, Louis Rossell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooling Apparatus. (open access)

Cooling Apparatus.

Patent for a cooling apparatus for food that uses the process of evaporation of water to cool the apparatus.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Steen, Mary L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brace for Back and Legs. (open access)

Brace for Back and Legs.

Patent for a new and improved back and leg brace. This design consists in "the combination of the belt, the straps secured to the belt, [other] straps secured to the [same] belt and extending downward V-shaped, the links at the lower ends of the straps, the [other] strap, the pads attached to the lower ends of the straps, and the necessary buckles to secure and adjust the device to the body of the wearer" (lines 54-62).
Date: April 9, 1889
Creator: Smith, Joseph Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design has an axle "provided with holes, so that the choppers or cultivators may be adjusted thereon to bring them nearer together or place them farther apart, as may be desired, to change the implement from a chopper to a marker or cultivator" (lines 30-35).
Date: April 26, 1881
Creator: Lindsey, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bridle Attachments. (open access)

Improvement in Bridle Attachments.

Patent for "a bridle of novel construction for training and taming horses; and it consists in the combination of brace and guide-reins, neck and crupper straps, sureingle, and collar." (Lines 12-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 10, 1877
Creator: Cummings, Seton S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Operating Mechanism For Presses (open access)

Valve Operating Mechanism For Presses

Patent for valve operating mechanism for presses. Illustration included.
Date: April 11, 1905
Creator: Stuart, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Exterminator (open access)

Insect-Exterminator

Patent for an insect exterminator to be transported to and used within crop fields which separates insects from plants by means of brushes and kills the insects by depositing them into a pan containing liquid insecticide. Exterminator also includes a sprayer to deliver insecticide onto crops. Exterminator is designed to be pulled by draft animals.
Date: April 17, 1906
Creator: Thompson, Everett Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel (open access)

Vehicle Wheel

Patent for a vehicle wheel. This invention is designed to keep dust and grit out of the axle point and nib. It has a wooden core sheathed in metal. Illustration included.
Date: April 19, 1904
Creator: Polk, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Price-Tag. (open access)

Price-Tag.

Patent for an improved price tag that includes not only the price information, but also "at a glance a stock record and a cost record and provides space for making notations and writing other information" (lines 13-16) for the use of a store clerk's reference.
Date: April 20, 1920
Creator: Bedinger, Singleton B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sulky-Plow (open access)

Sulky-Plow

Patent for the design of a plow that can "overcome obstacles without injury to"(lines 14-15) to the machine. It also includes a new design for a plow foot spring, in addition to an element that allows the foot spring to be adjusted quickly by there operator.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Sanders, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Holder. (open access)

Meat-Holder.

Patent for a meat holding device which consists of a pan with joints in the bottom and a series of hooks to pierce the meat to hold it in place while cutting it.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Jackson, Cyrillus Quitman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair Tonic (open access)

Hair Tonic

Patent for a hair tonic. This invention is a medical treatment intended to strengthen hair and scalp.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Newcom, Annie & Newcom, Jennie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seat Shaping Implement (open access)

Seat Shaping Implement

Patent for seat shaping implement. This invention is designed to form seats in the prongs of studs employed in the setting of precious stones. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Bolding, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History