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Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine. (open access)

Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine.

Patent for "a machine for destroying boll weevil and other pests which frequent and infect agricultural products" (lines 14-16) using "suction nozzles correlated with a common suction system adaptable to sweep a plurality of rows at a time" (lines 27-30) including illustrations.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Diserens, Thomas H. & McKay, Frank C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith's Tongs (open access)

Blacksmith's Tongs

Patent for blacksmith's tongs. Used to handle and manipulate different sizes of rods and bars that are round.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Beacham, Charles M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Brake Mechanism (open access)

Centrifugal Brake Mechanism

Patent for a centrifugal break mechanism, primarily designed as an automatic brake device for elevators travelling at an abnormal speed.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Cobb, Albert C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Driven Header and Binder (open access)

Motor-Driven Header and Binder

Patent for a mechanically driven header and binder tool that can be mounted to a tractor for use in large-scale agricultural harvesting, with illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Swofford, Marvin L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surf-Toboggan (open access)

Surf-Toboggan

Patent for improvements to surf toboggans so that the outer casing does not have to be ripped out in order to turn the toboggan inside out for drying purposes. This invention includes flaps with lacings on the inner and outer casings.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Silvernail, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Crate (open access)

Hog-Crate

Patent for a crate for use in shipping live pigs which allows for the free movement of the animal's legs while maintaining separation from other animals for identification purposes, including illustrations and instructions for use.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Hirst, John A. & Hirst, Samuel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Coach-Step. (open access)

Folding Coach-Step.

Patent for foldable steps for train cars, in particular passenger cars.
Date: April 16, 1917
Creator: Berry, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shadowgraph. (open access)

Shadowgraph.

Patent for "improvements in shadowgraphs" (lines 12-13) "to afford entertainment and amusement" (lines 22-23) by means of using "a holder for pieces of which a design may be composed" (lines 31-32), including one illustration.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Barler, Eugene Miles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Removing Boiler-Scale (open access)

Composition for Removing Boiler-Scale

Patent for "an extract of the plant know to botanists by the name 'Larrea Mexican,' to be used in removing boiler-scale and in preventing the reformation of the same" (lines 9-13).
Date: April 16, 1901
Creator: Pena, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a new churn design to "increase the efficiency of devices of this character" (lines 9-10). Illustrations included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Dazey, Nathan P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Heater and Radiator (open access)

Combined Heater and Radiator

Patent for a combined water heater and radiator. Illustrations included.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: Wheeler, Mary J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Kitchen-Cabinets (open access)

Attachment for Kitchen-Cabinets

Patent for an attachment for kitchen cabinets that has a mechanism for measuring out flour and other dry ingredients, a knife sharpener, and a breadboard.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: P'Pool, Frank E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerodrome (open access)

Aerodrome

Patent for an aerodrome. Illustrations included.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: Helm, Amos J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Device (open access)

Combination Device

Patent for a combination device. "This invention relates to devices for operating upon metal in various shapes" (line 8-9). Illustration included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Royse, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wood Sawing Machine (open access)

Wood Sawing Machine

Patent for a wood sawing machine. Illustrations included.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: Brown, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Light Regulator (open access)

Window Light Regulator

Patent for a window light regulator. The light regulator is designed of two shades. The first shape is dark and the other is transparent. Illustration included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Alrich, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a resilient vehicle wheel.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: Stephens, Louis K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for a trap for rodents. The invention consists of multiple doors for actuation by the weight of the rodent. Illustration included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Yturri, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means For Protecting River Banks (open access)

Means For Protecting River Banks

Patent for a means for protecting river banks. The invention is designed to prevent erosion of banks and maintain the water flows course. Illustration included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Nabers, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stenographer's Desk (open access)

Stenographer's Desk

Patent for a desk for stenographers. Illustrations included.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: Long, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy (open access)

Toy

Patent for a whirligig toy that rattles.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: Webster, George Lamont
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco-Pipe. (open access)

Tobacco-Pipe.

Patent for a tobacco pipe with supplemental ducts in the sides of the pipe bowl to make the smoke travel farther and become cool and sweet and prevent saliva from going into the fire bowl. It also has a place for a nicotine filter if desired.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Kneezell, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Punch. (open access)

Punch.

Patent for a punch for "removing broken rivets from buggy-bow sockets" (lines 16, 17) that can be operated by one person.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Stedham, William H. & Miller, John N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment (open access)

Plow Attachment

Patent for a plow attachment for clearing pea vines out of fields.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: Post, Valta T.
System: The Portal to Texas History