Baling-Machine (open access)

Baling-Machine

Patent for a baling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Bryan, William Silous
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Jacket (open access)

Chimney-Jacket

Patent for a chimney jacket construction for naval vessels. Illustrations included.
Date: December 17, 1912
Creator: Newell, Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead Brace. (open access)

Bedstead Brace.

Patent for a new and improved bedstead brace. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the side rails, the end rails, and posts, of the hooks secured to the inner faces of said posts, the eyes on the inner sides of the side rails and located a slight distance apart, the wires secured to the hooks and passing through the eyes, the plates having openings, through which the wires pass and the screw bolt and nut connecting said plates" (lines 60-68).
Date: December 29, 1885
Creator: Durham, John William & Alexander, Winston Buchanan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Colter Attachment. (open access)

Colter Attachment.

Patent for a new and improved colter attachment for plows. This design "consists of a slicing colter or knife attachments to the mold-board, the object of which is to slit or cut the furrow-slice into narrow strips at the same time that it is turned up by the mold-board" (lines 7-11).
Date: December 19, 1882
Creator: Mann, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool. (open access)

Combination-Tool.

Patent for a combination tool for pipe fitters and mechanics. The tool can be combined with a number of separate tools, including a die-stock and tap. The tool is foldable when not in used.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Richardson, Charlie N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Keyless Padlock (open access)

Keyless Padlock

Patent for combination padlock.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Moses, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain Header and Loader (open access)

Grain Header and Loader

Patent for grain header and loader with improved structure and adjustable height, designed to be fitted onto and powered by a moving wagon for the efficient harvesting of crops, including illustrations.
Date: December 3, 1918
Creator: Sullins, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roll-Film Attachment for Plate-Cameras (open access)

Roll-Film Attachment for Plate-Cameras

Patent for an improved roll-film plate that lets different parts of the film be exposed in the focal plane.
Date: December 8, 1913
Creator: Whatley, Riley V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributor (open access)

Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributor

Patent for "a machine of this class which may be used interchangeably for planting different kinds of seeds-such as corn, peas, cotton, or other seeds-or fertilizing material, and which shall be simple in construction, durable, and easily manipulated" (lines 10-15).
Date: December 31, 1889
Creator: Gallaway, John Tyler
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Instrument. (open access)

Dental Instrument.

Patent for an improved dental instrument with a pointer and plunger combination to precisely locate the opening of the root canal and fill it effectively. The simple construction with few parts efficiently produces a compact tool with low production costs.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Payne, David H.
System: The Portal to Texas History