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Agricultural Implement dated September 17, 1918
Patent for agricultural implement used for tilling the soil so as to prepare the land for planting. It is used to reduce clods, loosens, and levels the soil.
Date:
191X
Creator:
Powell, George D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Millstone-Dress.
Patent for an improved millstone dress which allows "the grain [to be] more thoroughly ground, and a larger product of flour [to be] obtained from a given quantity of grain." (Lines 11-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 24, 1868
Creator:
Gaines, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Protective Runner for Cotton-Pickers' Sacks.
Patent for a protective runner that protects the collection sack from being damaged as it is dragged. This design is meant to be quick and easy to attach and is shaped like a trough.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Shipp, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Stopping Mechanism.
Patent for an affordable and easily operable mechanical train stopper designed to be installed directly on a locomotive.
Date:
August 10, 1920
Creator:
Evans, Alva A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carton.
Patent for a carton used to carry bottles or other fragile containers in a manner that prevents spillage, breakage, or other type of damage to befall the bottles and their contents, includes illustrations.
Date:
September 2, 1919
Creator:
Elder, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carton
Patent for improvements made to a carton such as an inclusion of a wrapper and retaining strip to protect and hold valuable objects such as glass along with various other improvements to the overall construction of the carton.
Date:
December 6, 1918
Creator:
Elder, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prescription-Filing Machine.
Patent for a prescription-filing machine that allows for more accurate sorting of medical prescriptions.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Elder, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foot Rest for School Desks
Patent for foot rest that will elevate the feet of a studying student while they are at the desk.
Date:
February 20, 1917
Creator:
Pratt, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Foot Cultivator Attachement
Patent for device that spreads the links that lead from a spring foot cultivators to the tilling shoes.
Date:
December 5, 1916
Creator:
Grayson, Wilbur D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carton.
Patent for cartons, specifically cartons belonging to "the class of collapsible safety wrappers for bottles or other fragile articles." (lines 9-10).
Date:
August 30, 1916
Creator:
Elder, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Collapsible Wagon-Bodies.
Patent for improvements in collapsible wagon-bodies that will require less labor to use.
Date:
December 29, 1914
Creator:
Brown, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm.
Patent for a portable device that can be hung on a door knob and sound an alarm when the knob is turned, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 18, 1914
Creator:
Dick, Archie P., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint Chair.
Patent for a new rail-joint chair used in the connection between rails to prevent rail movement, including illustrations.
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Williams, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tombstone-Mold
Patent for a "new and useful Tombstone-Mold" (lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Cameron, Neill C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Box Hanger
Patent for a mail box hanger for mailboxes that allows the mailman to easily deliver mail to them.
Date:
December 3, 1912
Creator:
Bell, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a subsoil plow that is adjustable and includes a root cutter.
Date:
October 17, 1911
Creator:
West, William O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Popcorn-Parcher.
Patent for a popcorn parcher that has adjustable beaters.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Baird, Willie D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closure for Cistern-Cleaners
Patent for a closing mechanism for cistern and well cleaners. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 1, 1910
Creator:
Moore, Gervias T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Box.
Patent for a mail box, which is movable to allow it to be drawn closer to the road for mail delivery and then put back in its original position.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Mills, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Seat
Patent for a spring seat for wagons designed to absorb sudden shocks or vibrations caused by rough terrain in order to ensure that the driver or occupant is safe. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 22, 1910
Creator:
Speir, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow, which attaches to cultivators that both turns the earth destroying weeds and puts some soil around the tops of the young plants to keep them low growing.
Date:
May 11, 1909
Creator:
Avery, Charles Lafayette
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool-Sharpener.
Patent for a tool sharpener for various farm equipment such as plows or tools.
Date:
March 23, 1909
Creator:
Kirksey, Elijah F. & Stegall, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chuck.
Patent for a chuck used with a jewelers lathe to hold watch crystals in place while cutting them down to size.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Bruton, David A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle -Spindle
Patent for Spindles of light vehicles
Date:
July 28, 1908
Creator:
Thompson, Travis T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History