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Insect Exterminator
Patent for removing boll weevils from cotton plants. The device brushes the weevils into the furrows where they are crushed. Illustration included.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Scott, Earl Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee Pad for Cotton Pickers &c
Patent for a knee pad for cotton pickers with a pneumatic cushion.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Herron, William Patrick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Latch Mechanism for Spittoon-Covers.
Patent for an improved latch mechanism for sliding covers on spittoons.
Date:
July 4, 1917
Creator:
Lovece, Nicola
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instep-Plate for Shoes
Patent for a protector for the instep of a shoe. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 4, 1913
Creator:
Glenn, Columbus Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap
Patent for an insect trap which attracts insects with a light and contains them.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
La Baum, Francis M.
System:
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Juice-Extractor
Patent for an improved juice extractor including a way to remove the strainer for easy cleaning or replacement, a swivel for the handle, and an overall more efficient device.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Williams, Winfield B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Fastener.
Patent for a door-fastener, lock, that can be attached to on the facing side or from the inside so that the fastener cannot be unlocked from the outside. The door-fastener is light weight so that it can be easily carried about.
Date:
January 4, 1916
Creator:
Scroggins, Fred.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Energized Make-and-Break Spark-Plug.
Patent for a vacuum-energized make-and-break spark plug that "relates to new and useful improvements in ignition apparatus for internal combustion engines" (lines 16-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Irwin, Herbert Glen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing.
Patent for "improvements in variable speed transmission gearing, adapted for use upon automobiles or the like, while not necessarily restricted to such use. An important object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is so constructed that the various speeds may be obtained in a highly expeditious and convenient manner" (lines 11-17) including an illustration and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Pilcher, Newton R.
System:
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Trap.
Patent for a trap, which has a tilted floor that closes the door when weight is put on it.
Date:
October 4, 1910
Creator:
Newell, Alonzo
System:
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Trap.
Patent for a fishing trap box that holds the bait securely and can be used for catching fish or crustaceans.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prod-Pole
Patent for care of live stock and particularly the pod poles. This invention is to produce a pod designed to podding the animals when they are loading or unloading for the shipment.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Bishop, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Burner
Patent for the provision of spring pressed clamps pivotally mounted on a burner and adapted to engage opposite sides of the base of a lamp chimney and thereby securely hold the lamp chimney in place on the burner and yet permit the ready removal of the chimney.
Date:
January 4, 1916
Creator:
Patterson, Simon H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner. Illustration included.
Date:
January 4, 1910
Creator:
Colligan, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hotel-Register.
Patent for a hotel register cabinet for holding registry sheets with a revolving top.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Duncan, Selden
System:
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Huller-Gin
Patent for a huller gin that sends the cotton hulls out of the gin machine automatically and runs continuously.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Engine
Patent for an improved steam engine for train engines.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Sanders, William Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Supporter
Patent for a hose supporter that is worn on the leg. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Moses, Jacob Bernhard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopping Device
Patent for a stalk chopping device that connects to plows allowing the stalks to be plowed under the soil and used as fertilizer.
Date:
February 4, 1913
Creator:
George, James B. & Stelzig, Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for a burner constructed to admit a force of steam or air is sent through the nozzle with assigning to the fuel in fuel reservoir. This invention is used to burn the heavy crude oil.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Nicholson, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post-Card Rack
Patent for racks for supporting and displaying commodities for sale. The device comprises a rotary holder or rack mounted for rotation around a vertical axis and including a skirt-like outer wall made of flexible material folded to form circumferentially arranged pockets into which the lower ends of a large quantity of post cards or the like may be inserted and supported in connection with certain other elements of the structure.
Date:
January 4, 1916
Creator:
Honig, Gustav
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley
Patent for a trolley that has a secure connection to the trolley line.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Irwin, Walter W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surveying Instrument
Patent for surveying instrument involved in leveling telescope equipment at more optimal pivot points.
Date:
September 4, 1917
Creator:
Clark, Franklin S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Parcel Carrier Guard for Bicycles
Patent for improved Parcel-Carrier Guard for bicycles. Specifically the patent helps to prevent contact with the parcel carrier guard and the front wheel.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Apple, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History