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Acetylene-Gas Apparatus.
Patent for improvements in “gas-machines in which the gas is generated from calcium carbid; in which the gas will be thoroughly washed before passing to the distributing-pipe, thus affording a pure white light, and further to provide a means for running off coal-tar that may gather on the top of the water in the machine.” (Lines 9-18) Illustration is included.
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Metzger, Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Motor.
Patent for improving crank-lever churn motors for a more simple construction that results in a more lightweight but strong machine.
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Crawford, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dust and Cinder Fender.
Patent for a fender for railroad car windows that prevents the intrusion of dust and cinders into an open window while allowing window to remain open for light and ventilation. The device can be attached to either side of the car.
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Bell, Chester L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hitching-Strap.
Patent for a strap to attach an animal to a hitching-post, especially a smooth one, to avoid slipping or accidental loosening by the animal with "an improved slidable catch" (line 18).
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Jacobsen, Frederik August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for improvements to the turning-plow, with convertible attachments for other forms of plow.
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shuttle Mechanism for Sewing Machines
Patent for "new and improvements in sewing machines" (lines 5-6).
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Warren, Charles T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup.
Patent for "an improved bottom, an improved supporting-bar, and an instep-bar" (lines 8-9) for stirrups.
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Turner, Ephraim M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System.
Patent for, "telephone system; and it has for one object to provide such an arrangement of the instrument and wiring as will permit a subscriber to converse with a second subscriber" (lines 8-12).
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Bennett, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tongs.
Patent for tongs with gripping jaws that are removable and have variable gripping surfaces on each vertical side of the jaws.
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Rice, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley-Pole.
Patent for trolley-poles for electric cars which provides "a simple, inexpensive, and highly efficient trolley-wire finder, and one which is readily applicable to trolley-poles such as at present in use and is adapted to be quickly and easily raised to an operative position and when released is adapted to gravitate to a position below and out of the way of the trolley-wire" (lines 15-22).
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Schroeter, William & Kautzmann, August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Utilizing Hot Slag for Heating Purposes
Patent for an apparatus which holds molten slag in the exterior chambers of the receptacle such that the interior chambers can receive water to be heated, producing steam and hot air.
Date:
September 11, 1900
Creator:
Wells, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Frame
Patent for a bicycle frame that can be used on bicycles in general, but is particularly suited for spring frame bicycles including illustrations.
Date:
September 11, 1900
Creator:
Mills, Virgel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shears-Sharpener
Patent for a shear sharpener with a clamp, illustrations included.
Date:
September 11, 1900
Creator:
Rossler, Konrad
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Air-Brake.
Patent for an air braking system that can be used on bicycles, tricycles or other vehicles. Illustration included.
Date:
September 11, 1900
Creator:
Donaldson, William John, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Articulating Plate
Patent for "new and useful articulating plate" (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date:
April 11, 1900
Creator:
Driskill, T. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History