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Apparatus for Administering Medecine to Live Stock. (open access)

Apparatus for Administering Medecine to Live Stock.

Patent for for a device to efficiently administer medication to live stock.
Date: January 9, 1912
Creator: Holliday, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator. (open access)

Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper and scraper. This design consists in "the combination, with the axle and the wheels, provided with the sleeves, one of which is provided with the spur-wheel of the reach bar secured to the axle, the sleeve mounted on the said bar and provided with the pinion, the arms secured to the sleeve, the curved rods adjustably secured to the arm, and the blades secured to outer ends of the said rods" (lines 8-17).
Date: January 28, 1890
Creator: Jordan, Perry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb-Level. (open access)

Plumb-Level.

Patent for a modified and improved plumb-levels that allow for consistent and accurate readings, as well as the ability for the level to adjust after being harmed.
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Rutledge, Caleb C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap. (open access)

Ant Trap.

Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design "consists in a frame which is adapted to be placed over the ant-hill, so as to surround the entrance thereto, and provided with parallel surrounding flanges or sides which converge to each other and lead to an exit-spout . . . [and] is to provide an ant-trap which is adapted to catch the ants both on their attempt to leave the hill or to return to it, whereby the entire colony may be exterminated" (lines 9-21).
Date: January 4, 1887
Creator: Wise, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher (open access)

Wire-Stretcher

Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustrations included.
Date: January 24, 1911
Creator: Smith, Otis M. L. & Smith, Estus K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Stretching and Removing Fence Wires. (open access)

Machine for Stretching and Removing Fence Wires.

Patent for a new and improved machine for stretching and removing fence wires. This design "is to provide a simple, effective, and inexpensive machine for stretching the wires of fences along the fence-posts, and straining the wires taut while they are being fastened to the posts, and also for removing the wires from the posts when required, as in removing or resetting a fence" (lines 8-14).
Date: January 8, 1884
Creator: Killough, John N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence Tightener. (open access)

Wire Fence Tightener.

Patent for certain improvement in a wire-fence tightening device.
Date: January 4, 1898
Creator: Gililland, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Band-Cutting Feeders for Thrashing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Band-Cutting Feeders for Thrashing-Machines.

Patent for improvements in the design of band-cutters and feeders for thrashing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 15, 1878
Creator: Andrews, Henry K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Track and CarrIage for Swing-Scaffolds. (open access)

Track and CarrIage for Swing-Scaffolds.

Patent for a track and carriage for swing scaffolds used by painters that can move horizontally across a house without taking down the scaffold and has adjustable lengths.
Date: January 7, 1908
Creator: Kersey, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straw Cutter (open access)

Straw Cutter

Patent for a rectangular box with attached heavy blade for cutting straw.
Date: January 31, 1893
Creator: Ross, George. W. & Winebrener, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History