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Combined Sword and Pistol. (open access)

Combined Sword and Pistol.

Patent for improvements in combined swords and pistols where the "pistol is supported by the sword blade adjacent the handle portion" (lines 11-12). The invention allows the "barrel portion of the pistol to be broken down or moved" (lines 15-16) to help with emptying the barrel and an adjustable sword handle to aid in the use of the pistol; includes illustration.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Wigiert, Joe J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gathering and Exterminating Machine. (open access)

Gathering and Exterminating Machine.

Patent for a new gathering and exterminating machine for killing insects and other crop pests, with illustrations.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Haynes, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grader-Blade. (open access)

Grader-Blade.

Patent for a new form of grader blade for road graders and ditchers for road and ditch work, with illustration.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Wendell, Benjamin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tillage Implement. (open access)

Tillage Implement.

Patent for an improved type of tillage implement of the harrow type that can be used in places other harrows can't operate, as well as being capable of being operated in close proximity to plants without damaging them. Illustration included.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Bonds, Walter P. Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Stalk-Cutters. (open access)

Attachment for Stalk-Cutters.

Patent for an attachment for stalk cutters to help prevent corn stalks from clogging the cutter after being cut.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Jansky, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Line-Type-Casting Machine. (open access)

Line-Type-Casting Machine.

Patent for new and useful Improvements in Line-Type-Casting Machines, including illustrations and instructions. This invention relates to the casting of "lines of type on slugs or bars formed in molds from metal supplied by a melting pot" (lines 11-13) for linotype machines and provides "novel and efficient means for holding the used or worn out slugs in position to be fed to a melting pot, improved devices for automatically feeding one or more slugs to the pot as often as necessary, and novel and efficient means for sounding an alarm when the supply of slugs in the magazine is exhausted or materially reduced" (lines 27-35).
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Wilmans, Lloyd I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Switch (open access)

Electric Switch

Patent is for electric switch that minimizes other phone interference and limits each call to a single caller on the line. Two lines can be connected to the switch.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Teare, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Latch Mechanism for Spittoon-Covers. (open access)

Latch Mechanism for Spittoon-Covers.

Patent for an improved latch mechanism for sliding covers on spittoons.
Date: July 4, 1917
Creator: Lovece, Nicola
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surveying Instrument (open access)

Surveying Instrument

Patent for surveying instrument involved in leveling telescope equipment at more optimal pivot points.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Clark, Franklin S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism For Compressing And Sheeting Loose Materials. (open access)

Mechanism For Compressing And Sheeting Loose Materials.

Patent for a mechanism used for compressing and sheeting loose materials. The machine allows for materials that have been compressed to be flattened more and sheeted prior to delivery back to the mechanism.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Stubbs, Robert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paracentesis Needle or Trocar (open access)

Paracentesis Needle or Trocar

Patent for a needle with the purpose of injecting fluids or extracting excess fluids from the body. Includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Hill, Phillip
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tape-Measure. (open access)

Tape-Measure.

Patent for a tape measure with a claw on one end that the user can affix to a surface to hold one end of the measuring tape and aid in the measuring process.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Anderson, Andrew E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Smoking Device. (open access)

Smoking Device.

Patent for a improving the art of smoking meat by providing a smoking device adapted to be positioned in the smoke house which provides a means for controlling the amount of smoke that comes from the fire and covers the fire allowing for safe operation.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Halata, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline and Oil Renovator (open access)

Gasoline and Oil Renovator

Patent for a device that can take the impurities from gasoline and oil, thus making them reusable. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Caen, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grass and Weed Cutter (open access)

Grass and Weed Cutter

Patent for devicd for the cutting of grass and pulling of weeds from the root. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Taylor, Lawrence S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Stock. (open access)

Plow Stock.

Patent for improvements to a plow stock to be adjustable so that the angle of the plow blade may be controlled causing the plow blade to enter the ground at the proper angle based on the type of ground being plowed.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Partin, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pile-Supporter (open access)

Pile-Supporter

Patent for new and useful improvements in Pile-Supporters, specifically for use for protruding piles. "The device is designed to retain the ruptured portions within the anus, thereby relieving pain." Improvements allow extended wear and freedom of movement not allowed in previous supporters.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Raines, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motion-Picture-Film Cleaner. (open access)

Motion-Picture-Film Cleaner.

Patent for improvement in motion picture film cleaners which quickly and efficiently removes oil, dirt and grease from film that has been caused by the machines; includes illustrations.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Noble, Marcos Eugene
System: The Portal to Texas History