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Planter (open access)

Planter

Patent for a planter. The invention is designed to improve upon planters by "retaining the seed hopper of the planter upon the side beams of the same" (lines 13-14) and ease the ability to swing, lift, or otherwise move the hoper to a different position for greater precision when planting.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Reed, Mack Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Producer (open access)

Gas Producer

Patent for a new invention of a "reverse draft gas producer in which a clean and pure dry gas can be obtained from lignite or low grade fuel, and especially adapted for use in connection with explosive engines" (lines 11-14).
Date: May 26, 1914
Creator: Guggolz, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Mechanism for Tamper Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Feeding Mechanism for Tamper Cotton-Presses.

Patent for an improved feeding mechanism for tamper Cotton presses.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Lee, Felix L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ditching-Plow. (open access)

Ditching-Plow.

Patent for a ditching plow for use in digging shallow ditches.
Date: March 26, 1912
Creator: Bruening, Theodore F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dry-Closet Commode. (open access)

Dry-Closet Commode.

Patent for a sanitary dry closet commode for areas that do not have a sewerage or water works system. The commode is "readily cleaned, simple in construction, practically odorless, and adapted to be emptied with facility" (lines 15-18). The patent includes illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Mershon, John Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Educational-Chart Drawing-Board and Writing-Desk. (open access)

Educational-Chart Drawing-Board and Writing-Desk.

Patent for a durable writing desk that transforms into a drawing-board which can be folded and stored in a relatively small space when not in use.
Date: October 26, 1915
Creator: Henderson, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Operator. (open access)

Door-Operator.

Patent for a device that is a means of mounting a train car door by which it may be easily opened or closed, and especially easily fixed when stuck.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Gradick, Wiley, Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dip for Animals. (open access)

Dip for Animals.

Patent for a non-poisonous antiseptic and parasiticide dip to cure animal's skin diseases (including mange and Spanish itch) and stimulate the growth of wool or hair.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Carpenter, Earl Collins
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper Doll (open access)

Paper Doll

Patent for to create a more sturdy paper doll and its outfits by means of folding and using slits and adhesives to no longer require the use of tabs. Illustrations included.
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: Ferguson, Gradele
System: The Portal to Texas History
Delivery-Reel for Printing Presses (open access)

Delivery-Reel for Printing Presses

Patent for "improvements in delivery reels for printing presses, and more particularly to such reels on the so-called stop cylinder press having a reciprocatory bed carrying the type, and its object is to provide the delivery reel with mechanism whereby the paper will, after being removed from the cylinder be carried to such a position that its lower edge will be removed from the proximity to the type to prevent its engagement therewith on the return stroke of the bed" (lines 13-24) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Garlick, Mark J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator

Patent for an acetylene-gas generator. Illustrations included.
Date: April 26, 1910
Creator: Moberley, Oscar R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desk-Cabinet (open access)

Desk-Cabinet

Patent for a metal desk cabinet for holding office supplies.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Grogan, Edward W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off (open access)

Cut-Off

Patent for a shut off for water supply tanks for cutting off the supply of water and preventing freezing. Illustrations included,
Date: March 26, 1912
Creator: Wood, William Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design of the Child's Quaker Bonnet (open access)

Design of the Child's Quaker Bonnet

Patent for ornamental design bonnet manufactured out of the coarse fiber loofah.
Date: September 26, 1913
Creator: Schwenke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date: July 26, 1910
Creator: Divin, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Shovel (open access)

Cultivator Shovel

Patent for a small shovel, with a blade that can be detached for repairs or replacement.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Abramson, August
System: The Portal to Texas History