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Car-Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved car coupling, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 11, 1898
Creator:
Sherrill, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle.
Patent for "a bottle and stopper whereby the bottle can be filled in the ordinary manner, but after being sealed by the stopper of novel construction it cannot be refilled after once being emptied without breaking or fracturing the bottle." (Lines 12-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Stallings, George V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for an improved, simple, and efficient washing machine that consists of a casing, ribbed rollers, a belt with slats that is mounted on the rollers, a rubbing board, cross pieces on the rubbing board, and a counter-acting tension spring that holds a chord that is secured to the end of the board.
Date:
February 7, 1893
Creator:
Haydon, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a washing machine that has a cylindrical drum with heads, slats, and openings, a door with slats and cross-pieces, a stay that is attached to the bottom of a cross-piece, and a thumb-screw that is countersunk in the stay and holds it in place.
Date:
November 12, 1895
Creator:
King, Theophless J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Balance.
Patent for improvements in window-sash balances, in which the two sashes are connected, “so that they will not only balance but also either may be raised or lowered without affecting the other.” (Lines 17-20) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 26, 1891
Creator:
Christian, James F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derrick.
Patent for a portable derrick "in which the derrick-frame is rotatable, the same being especially adapted for use in handling bales of cotton, baggage, ice, and other heavy articles." (Lines 14-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 9, 1897
Creator:
Stallings, George V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History