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Crude Oil Burner (open access)

Crude Oil Burner

Patent for a "useful improvements in burners for liquid and gaseous fuel" (line 9-11). Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1910
Creator: Gregson, Emily G. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Crude-Oil Burners" (lines 4-5), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 22, 1901
Creator: Wilson, H.T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cigar-Cutter and Match-Safe. (open access)

Cigar-Cutter and Match-Safe.

Patent for a match-safe and cigar-cutter “receptacle for holding matches from which only one match can be taken at one time and to means for shifting the matches and at the same time cutting a cigar-tip.” (Lines 7-11) Illustration is included.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Taylor, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Music-Rack and Front Panel for Pianos (open access)

Combined Music-Rack and Front Panel for Pianos

Patent for a music rack and front panel for pianos. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate (open access)

Crate

Patent for improvements for shipping crates, including illustrations.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Dick, Archie P., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle (open access)

Bale-Tie Buckle

Patent for new and valuable improvements on bale-tie buckles for cotton bales. This relates to buckles securing ties on cotton bales and minimize injury to the persons handling the cotton.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: McFarland, Frank Hays
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bushing Extractor and Inserter (open access)

Bushing Extractor and Inserter

Patent for the creation of a manner in the method of bushing extractors and inserters.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Renfro, Leonardo E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer and Method of Producing the Same. (open access)

Fertilizer and Method of Producing the Same.

Patent for a new and improved condensed fertilizer formula that can be easily transported and is stable enough to be stored without appreciable deterioration, resulting in cost savings.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Poynor, Camp, L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a valve with a peripheral knife edge which allows for fluid tight joints. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Speer, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Breaking Plow (open access)

Land Breaking Plow

Patent for Land Breaking Plow
Date: August 22, 1916
Creator: Reed, Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washer for Wagon-Bolsters (open access)

Washer for Wagon-Bolsters

Patent for a washer wagon-bolsters. Illustration included.
Date: March 22, 1910
Creator: Martin, James Y.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Water Heating and Purifying Apparatus. (open access)

Feed-Water Heating and Purifying Apparatus.

Patent for improvements in feed-water heating and purifying apparatus by “utilizing the heat of exhaust-steam from locomotive-cylinders, and the waste heat from the products of combustion in the combustion-chamber; or smoke-arch for heating and purifying the feed-water in transit to the locomotive-boiler.” (Lines 11-16) Illustration is included.
Date: March 22, 1892
Creator: McCallum, Daniel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self Supporting And Extension Ladder Elevator (open access)

Self Supporting And Extension Ladder Elevator

Patent for self supporting and extension ladder elevator. This invention is for moving materials and tools to an elevated position. Illustrations included.
Date: November 22, 1904
Creator: Maxey, Ernest & Moreland, Quinn T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Drain-pan for Refrigerators. (open access)

Sanitary Drain-pan for Refrigerators.

Patent for a sanitary drain pan for refrigerators, specifically pertaining to sliced meats. The text explains the benefits of the new drain pan and its components.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Schmalzried, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Shingle. (open access)

Metallic Shingle.

Patent for a new and improved metallic shingle. This design calls for "[t]he ends of the shingles adjacent to the groove [to be] turned up to provide a guard which, when the joints are made between the shingles, prevents the water from obtaining access to the roof-boards, and directs it down the shingle to the bead, where the water is drained off" (lines 80-86).
Date: March 22, 1887
Creator: Harry, Hugh W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing (open access)

Railway-Crossing

Patent for a railway crossing which will not sink in mud and will not be as loud as previously.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Cooper, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Maternity and Invalid Chair. (open access)

Maternity and Invalid Chair.

Patent for a folding chair designed specifically for the use and comfort of the sick and disabled.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Read, Edwin T. & Bartz, Adolph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Razor Stropper (open access)

Razor Stropper

Patent for a razor stropper. Illustrations included.
Date: October 22, 1912
Creator: Herring, Charles M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Trough (open access)

Feeding Trough

Patent for a feeding trough. This invention is designed to prevent the waste of feed by collecting the feed pushed out during feeding. Illustration included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Butz, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Egg-Tester (open access)

Egg-Tester

Patent for an egg tester. Illustrations included.
Date: October 22, 1912
Creator: Bixler, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History