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Apparatus for Electroplating Small Metallic Articles.
Patent for "apparatus for electroplating small metallic articles, and more particularly certain small clamps used in building fences" (lines 8-11), including illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
Shelton, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antifreezing Valve and Closet-Cistern
Patent for "valves which will allow all the water to flow out of the popes to a position below freezing-point after each application of water, whether the water is used in a closet-cistern or drawn out of a hudrant or other application is made, and to arrange the valves so that the supply-valves will be automatically closed by water-pressure in connection with the operation of a siphon in a closet-cistern and the waste-valve will be closed by the pressure of water, siphonic action, or both, when the supply-valves are opened." (lines 18-28).
Date:
April 23, 1901
Creator:
Wilkes, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Couch
Patent for bed that transforms to a settee or a wardrobe. Illustration included.
Date:
August 1, 1905
Creator:
Brandt, August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bit-Stock for Braces
Patent for a bit stock for braces which allows holes to be drilled in small spaces in railroad cars.
Date:
March 16, 1909
Creator:
Daniel, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin Controlled Feeding Apparatus for Coin Controlled Machines
Patent for a coin controlled feeding apparatus for coin controlled machines. The design is to prevent the use of iron slugs and spurious coins.
Date:
November 3, 1903
Creator:
Scheble, Eugene S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn with vertically reciprocating dashers.
Date:
June 28, 1910
Creator:
Decker, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie
Patent for a tie for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Alverson, Lewis & Horsley, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Controlled Slide
Patent for a coin-controlled slide used for operating mechanical musical instruments and vending machines. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 13, 1910
Creator:
Hammond, Robert P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gun
Patent for an automatic gun which automatically sends the next cartridge to the gun barrel after firing.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Canning Fruits or Vegetables.
Patent for an improvement to canning fruits and vegetables.
Date:
April 3, 1900
Creator:
Compton, Anna & Jackson, A. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin Operated Vending Machine
Patent for a coin operated vending machine that is meant to be inexpensive and adapted to protect the items being vended, and to allow adjustment for coins of different denominations.
Date:
September 2, 1902
Creator:
Fender, John Brown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collector's Bill-Book.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in collectors' bill - books, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 18, 1899
Creator:
Ward, George Cooper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil or Other Insect Destroyer
Patent for
Date:
April 1, 1902
Creator:
John S. Doak & Alexander G. Farrington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Support and Bracket for Shade-Rollers and Curtains
Patent for a support for roller shades and window curtains. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 25, 1910
Creator:
Johnson, Thomas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bedclothes-Clamp.
Patent for new clamping device that holds the mattress and bedding of a folding bed in place, is adjustable, and is not in the way when the bed is in use.
Date:
August 14, 1906
Creator:
Baley, Katie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Machine
Patent for an advertising machine for displaying various advertising cards in a motorized machine that displays all the different cards as it goes around in a circle.
Date:
April 18, 1911
Creator:
Helm, Virgil L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Wire Mat.
Patent for a flexible wire mat that is portable, loosely woven to shake out dirt and mud, and which prevents the edges form curling up to trip people.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Shelton, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boltless Fish and Bed Plate for Railway Rails
Patent for "fish-plates and bed-plates so constructed that rails can be secured in place without the necessity of making holes in the ends of the rails [...]; and the object is to simplify rail-joints and make the ends of the abutting rails stronger and to repair broken rails" (lines 10-17).
Date:
October 6, 1902
Creator:
Crawford, William, R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm System
Patent for a fire alarm system which activates when a certain temperature is detected by the device.
Date:
May 25, 1909
Creator:
Giese, Leo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Piano Pedal
Patent for an auxiliary piano pedal. This invention is an improvement to the construction of an auxiliary pedal and foot-rest for children. Illustration included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling for Connecting Plows Tandem.
Patent for a coupling for holdings plows together that allows for the plows to be close together, easily turned, and lets each plow perform its full function uninhibited by the other plows.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Brooks, John L. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Shade or Curtain Support.
Patent for adjustable and curtain supports, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 29, 1898
Creator:
Dallin,Bruce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude Oil Burner
Patent for a crude oil burner. Illustration included.
Date:
January 24, 1905
Creator:
Lewis, Thomas E.; Ray, Albert J. & Wesson, Miley B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatically-Operated Forge
Patent for an automatically operated forge which dose not require an operator to keep the blower going and heats quickly.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Dickey, Joseph H. & Roach, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History