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Apparatus for Burning Finely-Divided Fuel. (open access)

Apparatus for Burning Finely-Divided Fuel.

Patent for an improved apparatus for burning finely divided fuel. It admits air (during combustion) at various access points to vary the air that is confined within the mechanism.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Irish, David J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachement for Cultivators. (open access)

Attachement for Cultivators.

Patent for an attachment for cultivators. The attachment allows for quick attachment and removal of the machinery.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Gage, James J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ballot-Voting Machine (open access)

Ballot-Voting Machine

Patent for a ballot box that counts the number of votes in the box.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Brown, Flora & Senez, Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
BOTTLE-CAP (open access)

BOTTLE-CAP

Patent for a bottle cap with a removable strainer.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Goodwin, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Box-Corner Protector. (open access)

Box-Corner Protector.

Patent for a metal corner protector for boxes. The protector covers both the inner and outer corners of boxes to enhance grip and prevent protruding edges from damaging goods.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Black, Katherine Mary
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved hand churn, that rests on any flat surface to create better support during use.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Trout, Ed T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Flue (open access)

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
CONCRETE-BLOCK MACHINE (open access)

CONCRETE-BLOCK MACHINE

Patent for "improvements in means for improving cement or concrete blocks."(ln. 12-14)
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Cathriner, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Tile for Building Contruction (open access)

Concrete Tile for Building Contruction

Patent for improvements in concrete tiles for building construction, designed especially for use in building walls, partitions, ceilings, etc. of building structures.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Harter, Leander Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History
COTTON-BLOCKING ATTACHMENT FOR CULTIVATORS (open access)

COTTON-BLOCKING ATTACHMENT FOR CULTIVATORS

Patent for a new attachment to cultivators that simultaneously "create equidistant hills of plants" (line 25) while cultivating each row, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Wright, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevating and Distributing System (open access)

Cotton Elevating and Distributing System

Patent for a machine that purifies cotton by removing the cotton from surrounding elements and distributing the cotton.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Lamb, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for cultivating ground around certain crops so the crops can flourish.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Boldin, Jonathan B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Hopple. (open access)

Cultivator-Hopple.

Patent for the simplification, strengthening, and adjustment of levers to make using a cultivator hopple easier to use.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: McCanless, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double-Action Hair-Clipper. (open access)

Double-Action Hair-Clipper.

Patent for an improved hair clipper design with both stationary and movable cutter blades.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Appleman, Ernest E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drapery Support and Form (open access)

Drapery Support and Form

Patent for a new kind of drapery system that keeps the drapes pleated neatly and allows drapes to open and close easily with metal fasteners.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Jantzen, Marius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flush-Valve Attachment. (open access)

Flush-Valve Attachment.

Patent for an attachment to a flush valve that will prevent the bowl from overflowing when flushing.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Lupton, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Catcher. (open access)

Fly-Catcher.

Patent for a fly catcher made up of strong wire that is able to hold fly paper in a funnel shape in order to trap flies. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Faulkner, Isaac H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Girth Connection for Saddletrees. (open access)

Girth Connection for Saddletrees.

Patent for a device that connects attaching girth rings to saddletrees. It allows for girth rings to be quickly attached and provides swinging movement.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Schoellkopf, Jacob Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guard for Hand-Planes (open access)

Guard for Hand-Planes

Patent for an improvement in guards for hand-planes, more specifically bench planes. The improvements provide a guard, which prevents wood shavings or splinters from injuring the hand.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Westberg, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet (open access)

Kitchen-Cabinet

Patent for a built-in organization system for kitchen cabinets, including illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Rosser, Virgil O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Turning Mechanism (open access)

Lamp-Turning Mechanism

Patent for head lamps that the drivers can turn while driving to light the road.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Maxfield, Nelson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lister Plow and Planter. (open access)

Lister Plow and Planter.

Patent for lister plows and planters that will allow "for cleaning the ground at the same time that the ground is plowed and the seed planted" (lines 12-14).
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Bigham, James O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Locks" (line 6).
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Van Hoesen, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Truing Locomotive Driving-Wheels (open access)

Machine for Truing Locomotive Driving-Wheels

Patent for improvements in machines for truing the driving wheels of locomotives. Other possible uses include truing freight car wheels or similar car wheels.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Tyler, Joseph C.; Behrends, John A. & Lake, Parks
System: The Portal to Texas History