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Boll-Weevil Catcher.
Patent for an improved agricultural device for catching boll weevils and other unwanted insects, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 30, 1917
Creator:
Richards, Joe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher
Patent for new and useful multi-functional improvements in stretchers, specifically wire stretchers, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Lowe, Elijah J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Nut.
Patent for a new and improved lock nut design, including illustrations, that efficiently and reliably "locks the nut against rotation upon the bolt" (lines 14-15).
Date:
October 5, 1915
Creator:
Mitchell, Thomas T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicating and Testing Apparatus.
Patent for indicating and testing cylinders on multi-cylinder engines (such as gasoline) to show if any are misfiring, have leaking valves or rings, and show that the carburetor is properly adjusted.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Pittman, Mordaunt E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a vehicle wheel that has hub casings, which keep the lubricating oil inside and dirt outside.
Date:
October 31, 1911
Creator:
Tatum, Franklin M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Cup For Wagon Wheels
Patent for oil cup for wagon wheels that enables the lubrication of the wheels without the need of removal.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Roberts, Flauzelle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surveying Instrument.
Patent for new and improved surveying instrument for use "in calculating the distance between the point of 'setting up' and the target, without the use of the usual linear chain" (lines 12-15). Illustration and instruction included.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Adams, J. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Driven Impliment
Patent for a motor-driven farming tool that can be used as a cultivator, planter, or plow. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 19, 1912
Creator:
Horn, Lafayette
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grass-Destroyer
Patent for a grass destroyer designed to remove unwanted vegetation. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 25, 1910
Creator:
Nelson, George Abner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press
Patent for hay press has better aims to provide a novel and improved press for baling hay and other similar material.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Hilton, Ben F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow
Patent for an improved harrow. Illustration included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
McWilliams, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sand Band
Patent for sand band. This invention is for carriages and wagons to prevent dust and other materials from fouling the axle. Illustration included.
Date:
May 23, 1911
Creator:
Nelson, George A.; Hamil, Frank H. & Duke, Fred H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Banana-Display Case.
Patent for sanitary banana display case for retail purposes, which displays bananas as well as keeping them away from insects and being touched.The display case is made of glass or other transparent material and provides both the fruit, hung from hooks within the case, and the case itself to be rotated.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Haden, Wesley W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller Bearing
Patent for improvement on roller bearings that include spaced rings and multiple rollers.
Date:
November 2, 1911
Creator:
Tatum, Franklin M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber
Patent for an improved shock absorber design to be used in motorized vehicles in order to prevent damage caused by sudden stops and jolts to the vehicle.
Date:
October 4, 1919
Creator:
Davis, Francis M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Stretcher
Patent for garment-stretchers that improve the stretching and pressing of garments to keep them in better shape. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 12, 1916
Creator:
Carlson, Magnus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine
Patent for a washing machine that works when submerged, or not submerged.
Date:
October 31, 1916
Creator:
Remley, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint
Patent for improvements in rail joints that use fish plates
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Bogard, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photographic-Printing Machine
Patent for a new and improved Photographic Printing Machine. The device allows for accurately positioning negative to contact accurately with printing paper.
Date:
September 17, 1912
Creator:
Loving, Roy R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History