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Boat-Propeller.
Patent for a boat propeller, which is inexpensive and adaptable to small boats. The propeller can go forwards or backwards and use multiple oars.
Date:
February 5, 1901
Creator:
Caffey, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle.
Patent for a bicycle that has a drive wheel, a ratchet wheel attached to the drive wheel, a chain that goes around the ratchet wheel, an apparatus for reciprocating the chain, a guideway from the chain to the ratchet wheel, a knob on the chain that engages the guideway, a pair of levers connected to the chain, and a chord that connects the levers to the chain.
Date:
February 19, 1895
Creator:
Williams, Elbert D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Flue
Patent for a flue which will not crack and open, due to settling or to transverse strain. Also to provide means whereby the flue may be supported from the joists of a ceiling, against settling.
Date:
February 3, 1914
Creator:
Carl, Reinhold Adolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle for Cotton Pickers.
Patent for a new and improved vehicle for picking cotton. This design "consists in a three-wheeled vehicle provided with a seat, in combination with a suitable frame which is supported at one end upon two wheels, and which is loosely attached at its other end to the axle of the three-wheeled vehicle, and which is used for carrying the bag or basket which is to hold the cotton . . . thus enabl[ing] persons to pick cotton who have weak backs" (lines 15-28).
Date:
February 27, 1883
Creator:
Reid, John Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for an improvement in plow design, including illustrations.
Date:
February 25, 1873
Creator:
Nichols, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rein Holder.
Patent for a new and improved rein holder. This design "relates to rein-holders, the object being to provide a device of this character which will firmly and securely hold the reins in place and prevent their forward movement and yet allow them to be readily drawn in a rearward direction to allow of detachment; and, further, to provide a rein-holder which may be readily and easily attached to or detached from the front gate of a wagon or the dash-board of a buggy" (lines 8-17).
Date:
February 16, 1886
Creator:
Young, James D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History