Churn-Dasher (open access)

Churn-Dasher

Patent for an improved churn dasher "to thoroughly agitate the cream at the center of the churn-body and also around the bottom of the walls thereof" (lines 13-15) and "also to cause tangential streams or currents at the bottom of the churn, so as to thoroughly agitate all of the cream and effectively intermingle the air therewith" (lines 18-22), including illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Franklin, Edward R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Band-Cutter (open access)

Band-Cutter

Patent for band-cutters “designed for facilitating the cutting of bale-bands” (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Manly, James S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press (open access)

Cotton-Press

Patent for an improved version of a cotton press that forms cylindrical bales.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Bessonette, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for improvements in rail-joint by providing “a fastening means for rail-joints adapted to embrace the bottom and top sides of the foot and the sides of the web of the rail and to extend along the underside of the head, so as to brace the joint vertically.” (Lines 16-31) Illustration is included.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Boyd, Henry M. & Redmon, Hope
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for a pump to be used for pumping oil and water including instructions.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Stukes, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch. (open access)

Gate-Latch.

Patent for improvement in gate-latches by using a single piece of wire bent and coiled to form a u-shaped latch. Illustration and description of how the latch worked are included.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Smyth, Lewis Miller
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Plugger. (open access)

Dental Plugger.

Patent for a dental plugger which has a movable cylinder on the interior with a "piston-like mallet working in the cylinder and adapted to strike the same, to impart movement to the dental tool" (lines 93-95).
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Blum, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History