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Nut-Lock.
Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive nut lock that can be easily used and removed. It lengthens the life of the bolt. The invention is "a bolt with a longitudinal groove or slot in which fits a tongue or lug on a washer which is provided with a notch or notches into which may be forced a portion or portions of a washer made of bendable material, opposite portions of which are designed to be forced into notches in the faces of the nut and thus the nut and both washers are bound or held firmly together" (lines 14-23).
Date:
June 6, 1893
Creator:
Woods, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Holder
Patent for a sweep holder intended for keeping the rear sweep of a plow straight and secure. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Reid, William W.
System:
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Snap Hook
Patent for a snap hook. Illustration included.
Date:
October 11, 1904
Creator:
Weir, Welby D.
System:
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Sweep-Brace for Plows.
Patent for a sweep brace for plows, which can be easily attached and removed.
Date:
September 7, 1909
Creator:
Wheeler, George M.
System:
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Smoker's Pipe.
Patent for improvements in sanitation, or cleaning, of smoker's pipes. Pipe can be dissembled for cleaning and includes access to duct and stem with no loss of quality in airstream.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hopkins, George C.
System:
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Harrow-Cultivator.
Patent for a harrow cultivator, which can be operated on opposite sides of a row of plants at the same time.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Farris, Henry C.
System:
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Combined Cultivator and Harrow
Patent for a combined cultivator and harrow. "This invention relates to an improved agricultural implement comprising in its construction a cultivator and a harrow, the tooth elements of which are so constructed and supported by the frame as to be capable of being adjusted for operation in several different positions" (line 8-14) illustration included.
Date:
June 30, 1903
Creator:
Farris, Henry Clay
System:
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Hand-Operated Baling-Press.
Patent for improvements in Hand-Operated Baling-Presses that has a durable structure and is convenient and easy to use for baling hay and straw. Consists of "a box or body provided with a hopper of usual pattern" and "clamping rods located at the delivery end thereof" (lines 19-20) with a sliding plunger, lever, pivots, and a spring. Includes illustrations.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Harris, Albert O.
System:
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Feed-Mixing Machine.
Patent for a feed mixing machine for stock feed made from cotton seed hulls and cotton seed meal.
Date:
June 1, 1909
Creator:
Dabney, Charles
System:
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Flexible Armor For Hose and Piping
Patent for flexible armor for hose and piping. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 8, 1907
Creator:
Weir, Welby Dunbar
System:
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Swingletree
Patent for a swingle tree to be used for plows or any kind of vehicle for the purpose of maintaining balance. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Wheeler, Melley M.
System:
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Flue-Cleaner.
Patent for a flue cleaner for steam boilers, which has easily replaceable parts.
Date:
November 10, 1908
Creator:
Brown, James William
System:
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Fly-Trap.
Patent for a fly trap which consists of a motor powered turning cylinder coated in a sticky substance to attract flies, which is placed within a cage to catch flies scraped from the cylinder.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Richbourg, Joseph Fletcher
System:
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Folding Crate and Coop
Patent for a folding crate and coop. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 29, 1909
Creator:
Tomison, Willis Albert
System:
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Fertilizer and Seed Distributer.
Patent for a fertilizer and seed distributor that is operated by hand.
Date:
January 2, 1906
Creator:
Melton, Henry C.
System:
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Fan
Patent for a a spring motor fan. Illustration included.
Date:
January 8, 1907
Creator:
Tomison, Willis Albert & Hitt, John F.
System:
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Seeder and Planter.
Patent for a seeder and planter improvement. The invention "produce an improved leveling board to be used in connection therewith the purpose of leveling soil and crushing clods and for the additional purpose of regulating the depth to which the seed shall be planted." (lines 9-14)
Date:
December 23, 1913
Creator:
Mallory, Merideth T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rural-Free-Delivery Cabinet
Patent for a mailing cabinet which can be adapted to vehicles or to the floor for assorting mail. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 26, 1909
Creator:
Tomison, Willis Albert
System:
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Wagon Step.
Patent for a new and improved wagon-step. This design "consist[s] of the support-piece adapted to be secured to the side of a wagon-bed and formed with a chamber having parallel inclined end walls, extended shoulders, and parallel inclined end walls, in combination with the step formed with a head to fit the chamber of the support-piece, and a lifting and holding hook" (lines 7-15).
Date:
June 10, 1890
Creator:
Nichols, Eliza A.
System:
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Riding Attachment for Cotton Choppers
Patent for riding attachment for cotton choppers. This design consists of a removable frame. Illustration included.
Date:
November 10, 1908
Creator:
Sodekson, Nathan S.
System:
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Improvement in Cotton-Presses.
Patent for an improved cotton press: "Our invention consists of a contrivance for driving the screw, which works the follower by a worm when doing the work, and a toothed wheel when returning the follower; also, of a removable case which receives the pressed bale and carries it away on a truck to be tied, while another box takes its place to receive the next bale" (lines 8-15). Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
October 17, 1876
Creator:
Davis, James Harvey & White, William
System:
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Plow.
Patent for a plow, which can cover two rows at a time and which can be used to put out insecticide in the fields.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Farrington, Johnathan W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad.
Patent for a railroad track with guard rails for keeping the trains wheels on the tracks.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Jobe, Seabrome
System:
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Potato-Cutter.
Patent for a potato cutter for dividing seed potatoes into sections for planting.
Date:
February 25, 1908
Creator:
Wheeler, Melley M.
System:
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