Corn Planting Attachment. (open access)

Corn Planting Attachment.

Patent for a new and improved attachment for planters. This design consists in "the combination of a standard having a seed box at its upper end provided with a longitudinal groove in the upper side of the bottom, and with slots in the end walls registering with the groove and having an arm projecting laterally from the lower end, a wheel journaled upon the said arm, a seed-slide in the groove, a bell-crank fulcrumed upon a rearwardly-projecting bracket of the box, a connecting-rod pivoted to the wheel and to the rear arm of the bell-crank, and a connecting-rod pivoted to the upper arm of the bell-crank" (lines 41-53).
Date: March 20, 1888
Creator: Aten, Frank L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel. (open access)

Spring Wheel.

Patent for new and useful improvements in spring wheels sufficient to enable it to successfully stand up under the shocks and jars to which such wheels are ordinarily subjected, while at the same time having all the wearing qualities and resiliency of the pneumatic tire.
Date: May 20, 1920
Creator: Atkinson, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a "cheap, simple, and durable nut-lock which will be efficient to prevent a nut from working loose on a bolt, to prevent the bolt from turning in its socket, and to also permit the bolt to work or play slightlyin its socket to yield to the movement of the rails when a train is passing" (lines 20-26).
Date: September 20, 1892
Creator: Nelms, Alexander P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe (open access)

Shoe

Patent for improving the design and comfort of footwear that uses a fastening strap across the top to allow the user to quickly put on and take off the shoe. The design will also aid in preventing and correcting foot ailments that can occur when the boot or shoe is used in situations that typical cause problems such as long hikes, marches, or standing.
Date: January 20, 1920
Creator: Mann, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeder or Grain-Planter. (open access)

Seeder or Grain-Planter.

Patent for "improvements in seeders or grain-planters, having reference more particularly to that class of inventions capable of planting corn, peas, wheat, oats, and cotton" (lines 11-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1887
Creator: Robinson, Eustis P. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb Level (open access)

Plumb Level

Patent for a plumb level. Illustrations included.
Date: August 20, 1912
Creator: Brooks, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Derailing Frog (open access)

Derailing Frog

Patent for a derailing frog. Illustration included.
Date: June 20, 1905
Creator: Bain, William Y.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Walking-Planters (open access)

Improvement in Walking-Planters

Patent for improvements of a new walking planter where the design is much improved to that of the cotton planters. The new improvements of the walking planter are much safer because of the hopper that is in the new and improved equipment, including illustrations.
Date: August 20, 1877
Creator: Brown, Joseph M.
System: The Portal to Texas History