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Stalk-Cutter (open access)

Stalk-Cutter

Patent for a stalk cutter that is especially adapted for cutting cotton-stalks or cornstalks, although it may be used for cutting any variety of stalks.
Date: April 8, 1891
Creator: Brownlee, Robert N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Fastener. (open access)

Wire Stretcher and Fastener.

Patent for a new and improved wire stretcher and fastener. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a bar constructed of metal and provided at one end with a claw and having its other end bent at right angles to form an arm provided with a slot or bifurcation forming prongs, one of the prongs being longer than the other, the stud secured to the bar on the side opposite the arm and arranged adjacent to the same and forming a hammer-head, and a handle arranged on the same side of the stud and located adjacent to the claw" (lines 55-65).
Date: September 27, 1892
Creator: Chamberlain, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for improvements in the specifics of the design and construction of a baling press.
Date: August 20, 1901
Creator: Chapman, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle. (open access)

Vehicle-Axle.

Patent for vehicle axle that can be used as a replacement part of a worn out spindle, this invention is cost effective and efficient because it requires no welding.
Date: October 7, 1902
Creator: Cornett, Reuben B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governor (open access)

Governor

Patent for a governor. This invention is designed for the regulation of speed in engines and motors. Illustration included.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Cude, Charles R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governor-Cylinder. (open access)

Governor-Cylinder.

Patent for a governor cylinder for engines to keep the engine doing only a set amount of work.
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Cude, Charles R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Destroyer. (open access)

Boll-Weevil Destroyer.

Patent for a boll weevil or insect exterminating device on wheels for use outdoors, including illustrations.
Date: September 11, 1917
Creator: Graves, James Newell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flush-Tank Valve (open access)

Flush-Tank Valve

Patent for a Flush-Tank Valve. This is an improved Flush-Tank Valve, which will ensure that their is so waste of water if the float in the tank ceases to operate. For example, if the float does not work properly, the valve will activate and shut off the remaining water. The invention also provides a valve that can be easily fitted to any flush tank.
Date: November 23, 1920
Creator: Hardt, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Torch or Burner (open access)

Torch or Burner

Patent for a torch or burner for use in burning brush or foliage, which uses a pressure-controlled liquid fuel tank that maintains a steady flow of fuel at the correct pressure.
Date: April 27, 1920
Creator: Hardt, Benjiman F. & Taylor, Samuel T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Riding Breaking-Plows (open access)

Attachment for Riding Breaking-Plows

Patent for a seeder attachment for riding breaking plows.
Date: June 21, 1910
Creator: Harrell, Joab B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the driving devices and the pivoted dasher-operating lever, of the fly-wheel provided with a series of holes each of square contour throughout the greater part of its length, the wrist-pin shaped to fit in any one of said holes, the cap pivoted on the rear side of the fly-wheel and adapted to cover any one of the holes in which the pin may be placed, and the pitman attached to the wrist-pin and connecting the same with the pivoted lever" (lines 70-80).
Date: July 6, 1886
Creator: Jones, Caleb
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for an operating mechanism relating to baling-presses, with illustrations.
Date: July 13, 1897
Creator: Lane, Jefferson D. & James, Will S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Signaling Track Conditions (open access)

Mechanism for Signaling Track Conditions

Patent for a mechanism that would be placed on a bridge or trestle trains pass over that automatically indicates dangerous track conditions.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Matsler, James M. & Matsler, Benjamin T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow (open access)

Harrow

Patent for new and useful improvements in Harrows or cultivators that can be set to any height and any degree.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: McConal, Wiliam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table. (open access)

Table.

Patent for a new and improved table. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the table and the table-legs having the inner outer corners cut away . . . of the seat having grooves or slots in its ends, and the connecting bars having one end pivotally attached to said legs and having the opposite ends fitted in said grooves or slots" (lines 65-71).
Date: May 3, 1887
Creator: McDaniel, Hampton C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pencil Compasses (open access)

Pencil Compasses

Patent for a compass connected to an ordinary pencil.
Date: June 16, 1903
Creator: Miller, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with adjustable choppers and axles, so that the distance between the hills of cotton and between rows of hills of cotton can be variable. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 9, 1897
Creator: Miller, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Store Furniture (open access)

Store Furniture

Patent for a piece of furniture that can hold rolls wrapping paper of various size. The rolls are contained in a device that rotates and allows the user to select and easily pull paper from roll.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Nicks, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Twine Holder. (open access)

Twine Holder.

Patent for a twine-holder designed to keep the proper tension on the twine and allow for the free end to be reached easily by users.
Date: 1919
Creator: Nicks, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shovel. (open access)

Shovel.

Patent for an improved shovel that is light, strong and durable which can accurately balance the load on the blade with less labor than the ordinary shovel.
Date: January 9, 1906
Creator: Peisker, Frederick S. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grindstone Attachment. (open access)

Grindstone Attachment.

Patent for improvements in grindstone attachments by providing a tool-holder that is capable of adapt to different-sized stones and for various tools when applied to the frame of a grindstone of a given size.” (Lines 13-16) Illustration is included.
Date: June 30, 1891
Creator: Rainey, John Calvin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dumping-Platform. (open access)

Dumping-Platform.

Patent for a dumping platform for wagons to drive under and be filled with their load.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Rector, Eldridge L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Regulating Growth (open access)

Method of Regulating Growth

Patent for a method of regulating growth. This is new method of regulating the growth of the roots of trees, plants, and shrubbery.
Date: October 20, 1903
Creator: Risien, Edmund E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn Cover Attachment. (open access)

Churn Cover Attachment.

Patent for a new and improved churn-cover attachment. This design "consists in a loose supplementary ventilating-lid, designed to be slipped onto or over the staff or handle of the churn above the lid proper" (lines 25-28).
Date: December 16, 1884
Creator: Risien, Edmund Ebenezer
System: The Portal to Texas History