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Bicycle-Gear. (open access)

Bicycle-Gear.

Patent for a Bicycle-Gear meant to rotate the sprocket or other gear wheel on a bicycle, Including Illustrations.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Brady, Alford
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn with a construction which will prevent "access of objectionable matter to the churn-body" (lines 14-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Hargrove, Kincheon W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Ice-Boxes. (open access)

Attachment for Ice-Boxes.

Patent for an attachment for ice-boxes which is "a vessel for the reception of ice and having a surrounding series of compartments for the reception of the matter to be refrigerated" (lines 11-14).
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Moyes, Aceph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ash Sifter (open access)

Ash Sifter

Patent for receptacle of ashes and sifter to separate unconsumed particles of coal and retain dust.
Date: January 3, 1900
Creator: Hart, Sara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Canning Fruits or Vegetables. (open access)

Apparatus for Canning Fruits or Vegetables.

Patent for an improvement to canning fruits and vegetables.
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Compton, Anna & Jackson, A. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for "a new and use-ful improvement in churns , and its objects among other things , are to provide a simple device more durable in construction than heretofore and one which is cheap of manufacture, may be readily operated and cleaned, and is adapted to keep contents thereof at a desired temperature" (lines 12-19) including illustrations.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Welke, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn - Husking Machine (open access)

Corn - Husking Machine

Patent for improvements to the corn-husking machine with a butt-end cutter for the ears of corn. (lines 9-10)
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Werner, Anton, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Tightener. (open access)

Wire Tightener.

Patent for wire tightening improvement.
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Hansford, James, S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss. (open access)

Truss.

Patent for a truss used to give relief to cases of ruptured hernias. Adjustable to be used by patients of varying sizes, and adaptable to treat both inguinal and umbilical ruptures. Includes illustrations.
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Johnson, Irven E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler. (open access)

Milk-Cooler.

Patent for improvements in milk coolers. The invention "has for one of its objects the provision of a simple and inexpensive knockdown construction which will permit packing into compact form when desirable. Another object is to provide a milk-cooler having adjustable shelves of improved construction, whereby milk pans or pails of different sizes can be easily accommodated. A further object .... is to provide a milk-cooler of the water-evaporation capillary-feed type which will be strong, compact, and of large capacity and provided with improved means for draining, catching, and retaining the water, holding the fabric, and adjusting and securing the shelves" (lines 9-23). Includes specifications and illustrations.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Dean, William Volney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Splint (open access)

Splint

Patent for an improved splint.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Hughes, James Gilbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireplace-Fender. (open access)

Fireplace-Fender.

Patent for a Fireplace-Fender used as a protective barrier between burning fireplaces and people. Specifically preventing the sparks from the fire to catch clothing on fire or any other flammable materials, Illustrations included.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Russell, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeding-Machine. (open access)

Seeding-Machine.

Patent for a Seeding-Machine that serves as a flexible connector to cultivating devices or other frames related to seeding. In addition, the Seeding-Machine can be utilized independently, Illustrations included.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Zollner, Matthes & Zollner, Carl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Salt Making Apparatus. (open access)

Salt Making Apparatus.

Patent for an apparatus to improve salt-making.
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Wilderspin, Anderson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer. (open access)

Draft-Equalizer.

Patent for a Draft-Equalizer that will "provide a simple, convenient , and inexpensive device for equalizing the draft of wheeled cultivators." ( lines 14-16), Including illustrations.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Zollner, Matthes
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin (open access)

Cotton Gin

Patent for "new and improved Cotton Gin" (line 5).
Date: October 3, 1900
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for a wheeled cultivator with spring tension, a frame that can be tilted, and pivoting wheel-axles. It is an improved version of their earlier patent, number 615,775, from December 13, 1898. The cultivator can straddle multiple rows and be drawn by various numbers of livestock, including illustrations.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Zöllner, Matthes & Zöllner, Carl
System: The Portal to Texas History