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Cultivator and Harrow.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and efficient cultivator and harrow. The cultivator beam has a v-shaped tooth, arms extending forward.
Date:
December 31, 1895
Creator:
White, William C. & Stevens, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer
Patent for a device that can be attached to the draft tongue of an animal-drawn agricultural machine to equalize resistance and allow it to be drawn evenly in a straight line.
Date:
December 25, 1917
Creator:
Butts, Jim P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil
Patent for a device to heat a cooking utensil's content. The object provides a device which will support a receptacle in or outside any type of heating medium. It also requires only a minimal heating surface to radiate heat to all sides of the receptacle as well as the very bottom.
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Kirk, Robert B. & Young, Joseph B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Tool
Patent for invention that improves fishing. Not only is the tool used for fishing, it can find and remove objects from the water.
Date:
December 6, 1921
Creator:
Brown, Charles Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Low-Pressure Tire-Signal.
Patent for a device that attaches to the valve of an automobile tire and creates a warning noise if the tire pressure is too low. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Collins, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy Grasshopper
Patent for a toy grasshopper that is able to jump on surfaces once it is set down to simulate the propelled jumping of a grasshopper. Because of its design, primarily of rubber bands and levers, the movement is unique. It is also able to be formed into other animals or insects, as the body is made of wood.
Date:
December 14, 1920
Creator:
Ford, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press.
Patent for hay presses with "a construction operable by horse-power in which the plunger will be operated as the sweep is moved in both directions and in which, furthermore, there will be an efficiency of operation and an economy of power" (lines 11-16).
Date:
December 18, 1900
Creator:
Bryant, Edward R.
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
Plow-Set.
Patent for a new and useful plow set, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 12, 1899
Creator:
Clark, Samuel Houston
System:
The Portal to Texas History