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Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for an improved windmill which allows for the conversion of "a rotating motion into a reciprocatory motion" (line 15-16) which allows the windmill to be "manufactured and sold at a comparatively low rate" (line 41-43).
Date: February 8, 1921
Creator: Cryer, Henry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight. (open access)

Dirigible Headlight.

Patent for improvements in dirigible headlights. This headlight is used for automobiles and self-propelled vehicles where the usual headlights are directed to throw their beams of light in the direction of travel upon actuating the steering mechanism.
Date: September 24, 1918
Creator: Harris, Robert L. & Geeslin, Eli M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Exterminator (open access)

Boll-Weevil Exterminator

Patent for removing dead bolls, insects and other parasites from growing plants.
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Harper, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Collecting Attachment. (open access)

Insect-Collecting Attachment.

Patent for an insect-collecting attachment for cultivators and similar equipment, with an illustration. The attachment is designed to "shake loose the insects from the plant and to collect said insects for removal and destruction." (lines 16-18). Specific plants that are ridden with insects are particularly difficult to remove, hence the creation of this attachment which will shake the stems of the plants, dislodge the insects and collect them in a receptacle.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Stebbins, Benjamin F. & Forehand, Blake W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Destroying Insects. (open access)

Apparatus for Destroying Insects.

Patent for improvements to a device for exterminating insects, in particular corn weevils, including illustrations.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Geeslin, Robert Worn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter (open access)

Stalk Cutter

Patent for a stalk cutter taht could be fixed to a plow, so that it could simultaneously cut stalks and plow.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Cline, Milton G. & Martin, Jadie A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ventilator (open access)

Ventilator

Patent for Ventilator
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Curtis, Thomas R
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel (open access)

Resilient Wheel

Patent for the improvement of resilient wheels meant to be applied to any vehicle running gear. Resilient wheel will allow tire to move freely and absorb shocks.
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Burgess, Richard H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
HARROW. (open access)

HARROW.

Patent for new attachment for the foot of a harrow, including illustration.
Date: June 16, 1914
Creator: Glover, Henry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Riding-Cultivator. (open access)

Riding-Cultivator.

Patent for improvements in riding-cultivators in which the cultivator is “capable of easy adjustment so that each part may be placed independently of other parts in position for most thorough service” (Lines 15-18). Illustration is included.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Kennemer, James O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stenographer's Desk (open access)

Stenographer's Desk

Patent for a stenographers desk that can be put over a typewriter and is foldable.
Date: October 1, 1912
Creator: Long, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Equalizer (open access)

Equalizer

Patent for an equalizer for horse harnesses that equalizes the draft between horses pulling a vehicle.
Date: July 2, 1912
Creator: McNatt, Daniel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Cleaner for Cotton Gins (open access)

Saw-Cleaner for Cotton Gins

Patent for a saw cleaner for cotton gins that cleans the saw teeth when the gin is cranked backward.
Date: July 2, 1912
Creator: House, Charles D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stenographer's Desk (open access)

Stenographer's Desk

Patent for a desk for stenographers. Illustrations included.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: Long, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Lifting and Lowering Jack. (open access)

Pipe Lifting and Lowering Jack.

Patent for a pipe lifting and lowering jack that will hold pipes at various positions in wells.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Smith, Thomas Monroe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer. (open access)

Draft-Equalizer.

Patent for a draft equalizer for yokes and harnesses for draft animals.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: McNatt, Daniel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Collector and Destroyer. (open access)

Insect Collector and Destroyer.

Patent for an insect collector and destroyer for removing insects from cotton plants.
Date: September 27, 1910
Creator: Greer, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Regulator. (open access)

Windmill-Regulator.

Patent for an automatic windmill regulator, which turns the windmill in and out of the wind based on the water level of the water tank.
Date: July 12, 1910
Creator: Echols, Champ T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag. (open access)

Mail-Bag.

Patent for a mail bag, which opens completely from top to bottom to prevent any mail from being missed in the bag.
Date: August 24, 1909
Creator: Forehand, Blake
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel. (open access)

Spring-Wheel.

Patent for a spring wheel, which absorbs shocks.
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: Burgess, Richard H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate (open access)

Crate

Patent for a type of crate used for shipping eggs. Illustrations included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Brown, Willaim F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Oiler. (open access)

Windmill-Oiler.

Patent for a windmill oiler to automatically pump oil of the proper amount to lubricate the windmill bearings which is placed on the windmill head.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Brown, Herbert Eddes
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Windmills (open access)

Gearing for Windmills

Patent for gearing used in the operation of windmills. This invention improves the rotary motion of the wheel shaft that operates the pump. "A further object of the invention is to provide a wheel supporting frame in which is mounted for vertical movement the pump actuating rod" (13-16). Illustration included.
Date: January 28, 1908
Creator: Brown, Herbert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade Hanger. (open access)

Window-Shade Hanger.

Patent for a window shade hanger, which can be used with different size rollers and is able to be opened from top or bottom.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Brown, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History