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Combined Bucket Bail and Lid Fastener.
Patent for a new and improved bucket-bail and lid-fastener. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the bucket and the ears, of the wires pivotally connected to said ears, the links pivotally connected to said wires, the cross-wire connecting the said links, and the bail loosely connected with the ends of the said wire" (lines 92-97).
Date:
August 27, 1889
Creator:
Stukes, John Marion & Reid, Oliver Phillip
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate.
Patent for a fruit and vegetable crate that is collapsable to facilitate transportation, and has strong corners to enable heavy usage.
Date:
August 29, 1922
Creator:
Cobb, J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stamp and Envelope Moistener.
Patent for a new and improved moistener for stamps and envelopes. This design "is to provide apparatus for moistening stamps and adhesive envelopes; and it consists in certain improvements in that class of stamp-moisteners in which a roller carrying an endless belt of cloth is journaled on a box or a cup containing water, into which the endless band projects" (lines 8-14).
Date:
August 5, 1884
Creator:
Beaumont, David Greenleaf
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Torpedo-Controlling Apparatus.
Patent for improvements to a torpedo controlling apparatus. Electrically operated wings or vanes are added to the exterior of the torpedo, allowing remote control from within an airplane. The position and angle of the wings or vanes affect the depth of the submerging operation.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Longoria, Nicholas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet-Drill
Patent for adding mechanical improvements to ratchet drill tools. These improvements include improved adjustment efficiency and range.
Date:
August 12, 1913
Creator:
McMillan, Eugene C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History