Corn-Planter. (open access)

Corn-Planter.

Patent relating to "a novel corn-planter, and has for its object the production of a simple, durable, and efficient planting attachment which may be applied to an ordinary plow and which when so applied will automatically effect the distribution of corn or other grain at desired intervals" (lines 12-18).
Date: December 21, 1897
Creator: Ellis, William Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle. (open access)

Vehicle-Axle.

Patent for "axles for carriages, wagons, &c., and has for its object the construction of an axle in such a manner as to enable the spindle and stock to be removed and replaced by a new one when worn out without going to the expense and trouble of going to a blacksmith." (Lines 6-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 15, 1896
Creator: Morris, John Poke
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut lock, which stops the nut from rotating.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Brown, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Switch (open access)

Railway Switch

Patent for a railway switch. Illustration included.
Date: December 30, 1904
Creator: Riley, George Marshall
System: The Portal to Texas History
Percolator. (open access)

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