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Improvement in Presses.
Patent for pressing cotton, hay, and tobacco with moveable notches for more control in producing bales and using less power than previous presses, including illustration.
Date:
January 17, 1860
Creator:
McCray, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Tongs
Patent for a part to prevent the legs of fire-tongs from lapping or crossing each other.
Date:
January 17, 1871
Creator:
George, Alfred M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barber's Paper Clip.
Patent for a new and improved barber's paper clip. This design calls for "a clip formed by doubling upon itself a [flat] strip of metal," which will hold sheets of paper on which barbers can sharpen their razors. A hook exists on the opposite side, by which the paper clip can hang from the hot towel on the customer's face.
Date:
January 17, 1882
Creator:
Cohen, Moses
System:
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Bed Bottom Spring.
Patent for new and improved bed springs. Due to this design's construction, "in addition to the support furnished by the top spirals, the platform furnishes a broad level bearing for the mattress and prevents sagging between the springs or injury to the mattress itself. Also, the parallels, being springs in themselves, additional comfort and elasticity are added to the bed, and the springs themselves are more readily adapted to the varying width of the slats of different beds" (lines 25-34).
Date:
January 17, 1882
Creator:
Jarrett, Joshua V.
System:
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Frame House.
Patent for a new and improved frame house. This design consists of "[t]he combination, in a roof, of T-shaped caps or battens having in their depending tongues the transverse dovetail grooves, the roof-boards arranged above the grooves and below the horizontal and lateral arms of the said battens, and the purlins adapted to enter the grooves and grooved longitudinally to engage the said tongues" (lines 23-31).
Date:
January 17, 1882
Creator:
Boyd, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator for Scales.
Patent for a new and improved indicator for scales. This design "consists in a weighted rocker and indicating-arm combined with a scale-beam for operation thereby . . . [it has] for [its] object to dispense with the slides heretofore used and provide for an automatic indication of weight" (lines 8-14).
Date:
January 17, 1882
Creator:
Fulcher, Valentine M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pistol and Carbine Holder.
Patent for a new and improved holster for pistols and carbines. This design includes a button to be attached to the desired firearm, and the button is designed to fit into a groove attached to a strap. The strap is secured around a person or horse, and a tug at the handle of the firearm causes springs in the groove to release the button, thus freeing the firearm quickly and easily.
Date:
January 17, 1882
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
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Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the adjustable standard-iron and the handles, of the transverse bar, clamp or hook bolt, and the pivoted adjustable brace, connected to the furrow-bar of said iron" (lines 87-91).
Date:
January 17, 1882
Creator:
Nitschmann, Franz
System:
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Box-Fastener
Patent for a box fastener that works to fasten the lid automatically when the lid is placed on the box.
Date:
January 17, 1893
Creator:
Fisher, Charles N.
System:
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Desk Receptacle.
Patent for a "novel, convenient, and ornamental bottle or receptacle, adapted to contain ink, a sponge, or the like, combined with a pin-cushion and a pen-wiper" (lines 11-14), with illustrations.
Date:
January 17, 1893
Creator:
Carolan, Eugene P.; Terrell, Edward H. & Terrell, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device-for-Cooling-Milk-or-Butter
Patent for a device used for cooling milk or butter by means of evaporation so that there is a constant circulation of cool air around the milk or butter.
Date:
January 17, 1893
Creator:
Wilder, Joseph L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Fender
Patent for a plow fender that would be more gentle with new or fragile plants by moving them to the side, and would be easily adaptable to all kinds of plows while also being cost efficient to install and durable.
Date:
January 17, 1893
Creator:
Ellington, Alvey Marcellous
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Splicer.
Patent for a wire stretcher and splicer device, for "stretching of the wire when a fence is being constructed, the tightening of the wire after the fence is constructed, and the splicing of broken wire" (lines 10-13), with illustrations.
Date:
January 17, 1893
Creator:
Dowell, Lawson Henrey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Cotton Elevator
Patent for a gin-feeder cotton elevator. This grain elevator features a cotton trunk that helps to sort the grain.
Date:
January 17, 1900
Creator:
Harris, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling
Patent for train car coupling. Illustration included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Jones, Evan S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Box
Patent for a fire box. Illustration included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Butcher, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch
Patent for a gate latch. Illustration included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Crawford, Jim; Cherry, Benjamin F. & Rentz, Joe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Attachment
Patent for a harness attachment. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Anderson, Samuel C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse Detacher
Patent for horse detacher. Illustration included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Anderson, Samuel C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer
Patent for an insect destroyer. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Nelson, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe Lace
Patent for a shoe lace that does not become loose nor untie accidentally. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Nicholls, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Teneriffe Disk
Patent for a teneriffe disk. This invention provides a "disk or holder by which the crossing threads may be firmly confined in place" (line 11-13). Illustration included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Lowe, Luella M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie Bar
Patent for a tie bar. Illustration included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Mareburger, Robert Julius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustration included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Anderson, Samuel C.
System:
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