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Bell-Ringer.
Patent for a bell ringer for use in locomotives, with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 15, 1891
Creator:
Baker, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Hub.
Patent for a new and improved wheel-hub. This design "relates to that class of wheel-hubs which are made up of several parts in order that they may be cast in metal; and the object of the invention is to adapt the mortise-piece of the hub to be cast independently of the flanges, to form a positive clamp for the shoulders, and the protect the bearings from sand" (lines 8-15).
Date:
March 2, 1886
Creator:
French, Stephen H. & Maltby, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Revoluble Display-Case.
Patent for a revolvable display case for postcards and pamphlets.
Date:
March 8, 1910
Creator:
Swan, George B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter.
Patent for a planter which distributes seeds from the top of the seed hopper rather than from the bottom, allowing the operator to see that it is distributing seeds properly.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Maddux, Jesse D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow.
Patent for improvements in harrows which can be “adapted to be reversed for pulverizing and leveling the surface traversed, to avoid evaporation as far as possible, and place the ground in the best condition for the travel of harvesters and other machines in gathering crops” (lines 9-14), illustration is included.
Date:
March 17, 1891
Creator:
Day, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History