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Paper Bag Machine.
Patent for an improved paper bag machine, which rapidly converts continuously moving paper into bags.
Date:
December 24, 1901
Creator:
Tyson, F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Pressure and Time Indicator
Patent for hydraulic pressure and time indicator for "recording the times when hydraulic cylinders are in operation and to indicate when the cylinders commence work or reach the required pressure" (lines 10 - 14).
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Helm, Clyde D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Punch.
Patent for a metal punch for use on cold metal. It is designed to sit atop a blacksmith's anvil.
Date:
December 24, 1901
Creator:
Tevebaugh, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plastic Fence-Post.
Patent for a plastic fence post that wire fencing or wooden rails can be attached to that has the connection areas on the post hollowed out to protect the parts from the weather.
Date:
December 24, 1907
Creator:
Libhart, Hugh P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger-Operating Means of Hay-Presses
Patent for "new and improved horse-power, which will operate four or less hay-presses by the movement of one operating-lever, and which can be used for a great variety of other purposes" (lines 8-12).
Date:
December 24, 1889
Creator:
Mayo, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Hanging Car-Doors and The Like
Patent for a mechanism for hanging car doors and similar objects. The tool reduces the amount of people needed to install a car door or similar object, providing a more efficient installation.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Hartough, Edward W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for a gate. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 24, 1907
Creator:
Aeschlimann, Adolf E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Brace
Patent for a brace for railway tracks. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 24, 1912
Creator:
Reid, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Straining-Plug.
Patent for a strainer plug for water pipes.
Date:
December 24, 1907
Creator:
McEvoy, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rock Drill
Patent for a rock drill. This invention is designed for use with a pitman driven by a crank movement or a direct ratchet connected to a driving rod. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 24, 1912
Creator:
Speer, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road-Scraper
Patent for a road grading machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 24, 1912
Creator:
Wallis, John Wesley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design consists in "the combination, with a receptacle having a flange on one end, of a pump, a collar surrounding the said pump and carrying claws which engage and a cam which bears upon the said flange, a perforated tray resting upon the bottom of the receptacle, and perforated pipes connected with the said pump, the said pump and pipes being contained in the said receptacle" (lines 4-12).
Date:
December 24, 1889
Creator:
McCausland, William I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap
Patent for an insect trap for flies. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 24, 1912
Creator:
Krueger, Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash Fastener
Patent for a sash fastener. The invnetion is designed to be of durable use as a window sash fastener. Illustration included.
Date:
December 24, 1912
Creator:
Flaniken, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Swage
Patent for " a certain new and useful Saw-Swage." (Lines 5-6) including illustrations.
Date:
December 24, 1901
Creator:
Davis, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a sulky-plow with adjustable front and rear ground-wheels that control the depth at which the ground is plowed.
Date:
December 24, 1895
Creator:
Gupton, Kindred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Chimney and Burner.
Patent for securely fastening the lamp chimney when it is placed on top of a burner to prevent the two from coming detached. Includes illustrations.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Anderson, Laura
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Fastening.
Patent for a rail fastening for padding the connection between the rail and the tie, which has a stronger connection than previous versions of this type of device.
Date:
December 24, 1907
Creator:
Percival, Herbert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Percolator.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive water-bath percolator meant to extract "the soluble constituents of various substances" (lines 11-12). "The lid or cover may be sealed hermetically whenever it is desirable to exclude the air or prevent the escape of vapor or volatile constituents" (lines 19-22). It has an inner vessel, the outer vessel containing water. The two vessels are easily disconnected.
Date:
December 24, 1895
Creator:
Riley, David L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dredging-Machine
Patent for "a dredger which shall in an improved manner co-operate with and utilize the current in removing accumulations from the bed of channels" (lines 13-17).
Date:
December 24, 1889
Creator:
Fletcher, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derailing Device.
Patent for a derailing device to stop trains from colliding with one another by derailing the oncoming train.
Date:
December 24, 1907
Creator:
Clegg, William Owen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Double-Mold-Board Plow
Patent for "a plow of simple and durable construction,capable of easy manipulation, and wherein the point may be expeditiously removed or replaced when necessary. A further object of the invention is to provide a means whereby the plow-beam maybe raised or lowered at will" (lines 10-16).
Date:
December 24, 1889
Creator:
Weber, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Distributing Insect Powder.
Patent for a new and improved bug sprayer. This design consists in "the combination of the body of the bellows and the perforate wall or sieve arranged longitudinally therein, dividing the bellows into two compartments, with a nozzle or an air-outlet communicating with one compartment, whereby material placed in the other compartment on the opposite side of the sieve is agitated by the operation of the bellows and delivered to the air-blast in a comminuted state" (lines 25-35).
Date:
December 24, 1889
Creator:
Hogarth, William H. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Curtain Fixture.
Patent for a new and improved curtain fixture. This design "consist[s] of the brackets secured to the window-frame, and a frame consisting of a single continuous integral U-shaped bar having its arms bent outward from its shoulders . . . and having the end of one of its arms pivoted to the adjacent bracket and the end of the other arm bent laterally and journaled in the other bracket, the curtain-roller being journaled in and extending between the arms" (lines 60-69).
Date:
December 24, 1889
Creator:
Bomar, Mattie A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History