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Gage for Plows.
Patent for a new type of gage for a running plow, that can be adjusted for a specific depth
Date:
December 17, 1901
Creator:
Wilson, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for a baling press, designed so that the feeding and baling of cotton or straw is performed automatically, Illustrations included.
Date:
December 17, 1907
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Body-Bolster
Patent for a body bolster for a railway vehicle. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 17, 1907
Creator:
Wahlert, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 17, 1907
Creator:
Sodekson, Nathan S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Jacket
Patent for a chimney jacket construction for naval vessels. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 17, 1912
Creator:
Newell, Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barber's Bottle-Holder
Patent for a bottle holder used for barbers. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 17, 1907
Creator:
Faris, John W. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fan
Patent for mechanical improvements in "automatic fans intended especially for use on beds, whether in houses or in sleeping-cars" (lines 7-9).
Date:
December 17, 1889
Creator:
Comminge, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Seed-Planter, Harrow, and Plow
Patent for "a combined seeder or planter, harrow, and plow, and to simplify the parts, so that they can easily be put together and taken apart and manufactured at little expense" (lines 16-20).
Date:
December 17, 1889
Creator:
Russell, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cartridge Crimper.
Patent for a new and improved cartridge crimper. This design consists of "tweezers having biting-heads, an interposed core and printing-stamp arranged within said core, a shell-holder surrounding the core, and a trimming-knife" (lines 78-82).
Date:
December 17, 1889
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Addressing-Machines.
Patent for a new and improved design of addressing-machine which is intended for use in newspaper offices and business purposes in general. It includes illustrations.
Date:
December 17, 1878
Creator:
Piner, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concentration of Ores.
Patent for improvements to recovering ore using flotation methods.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Wiser, Oba
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Composition
Patent for a formulation of waterproof concrete that utilizes lava rocks.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Charles E. Barglebaugh
System:
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Collar.
Patent for a collar that can be fastened without the need of a button. It is meant to be attached to any shirt and constructed so that it can stay without a button through a tab system.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Narmore, Missouri A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Pump
Patent for centrifugal pump design meant to improve upon past models in which pieces of the pump wear out over time.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Duda, Oswald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher.
Patent for an improvement to devices that receive mail bags from moving locomotion.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Ryan, Augustus M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Pipe Lifter
Patent for a lifter made to lift pipes and rods from wells. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 17, 1907
Creator:
Kimbro, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fruit-Corers.
Patent for a device to core fruit and cut it into slices.
Date:
December 17, 1872
Creator:
Alexander, Oscar W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor Attachment
Patent for a tractor attachment. The purpose of this attachment is to lift up the back wheels of the driving vehicle and improving the power of the vehicle.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Thomas, Samuel Shelby
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of hydraulic swivels.
Date:
December 17, 1907
Creator:
Johnston, Horace G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suspended Rotary Fan
Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Suspended Rotary Fans." (Lines 6-7) including instructions.
Date:
December 17, 1901
Creator:
Lamb, Reece
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Pouch Catcher
Patent for a mail pouch catcher. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 17, 1907
Creator:
Pepple, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Propeller-Wheel.
Patent for a propeller-wheel for steam and other vessels. This invention is meant "to provide a propeller by which a maximum speed may be obtained without a proportionate increase in toe motive power employed" (lines 15-18). It doesn't have a lateral resistance of water and does not diffuse water in all directions.
Date:
December 17, 1895
Creator:
Parker, Elisha J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "the combination of the beam, the parallel horizontal arms pivoted to the top and bottom of the beam and projecting beyond the sides of the same, the vertically-slotted brackets secured between the beams at the ends of the same, the cultivator-beams arranged between the upper and lower horizontal arms, and the securing bolts inserted transversely through the beams and the slots of the brackets" (lines 59-68).
Date:
December 17, 1889
Creator:
Walton, Sam Houston
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Scale.
Patent for a meat scale "designed for weighing large pieces of meat while the scale is also adjustable subsequent to determining the total weight of the meat" (lines 16-19) including illustrations.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Stringer, Joe John
System:
The Portal to Texas History