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Clamp
Patent for a clamp. This device is employed to use a hoisting line attached to well casing or tubing. Illustration included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
Athey, Earl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truss.
Patent for truss in relation to the truss pad and its adjustable straps to allow for a more sanitary and secure device, including illustrations.
Date:
February 10, 1914
Creator:
Haile, James Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Extracting Wax from the Candelilla Plant
Patent for a method of extracting wax from a candelilla plant using gasoline and benzine or naphtha in order to extract a light yellow wax, rather than the dark green wax currently extracted.
Date:
October 30, 1911
Creator:
Sharp, Benjamin Young
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hulling Machine
Patent for sifting out leaves and detritus from harvesting of pecan nuts.
Date:
February 6, 1917
Creator:
Huegele, Alvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Press for Attaching Comb Foundations to Honey-Frames for Beehives
Patent for a press for attaching comb foundations to honey frames for beehives. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 28, 1911
Creator:
Ward, Jefferson W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for improvements in plows through a, "disk-type," addition to paired longitudinally spaced ground engaging elements, "to throw the earth in opposite directions in order to effectively open a furrow" (lines 11-20). The improvements are simple, convenient, and cost reducing.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Jackson, Charley S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine.
Patent for new and useful improvements for a pounder type of washing machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Patterson, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Chicken or Poultry Coop.
Patent for a folding chicken coop with improvements due to side and end pieces not needing to be disassembled before folding, including illustrations.
Date:
June 10, 1919
Creator:
Upton, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine.
Patent for a new flying machine which uses compact, "artificially produced air currents" (lines 11-12), including illustrations.
Date:
August 4, 1914
Creator:
Tiner, John Francis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Closing Farm-Gate
Patent for a self-closing farm gate that can be operated by a lever while on a vehicle or wagon. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 11, 1911
Creator:
Clarke, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut and Bolt Lock
Patent for a new nut and bolt lock design that is reliable and can lock permanently if needed, including illustrations.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Ames, Ernest R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench
Patent for a pipe wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 20, 1910
Creator:
Tiner, John Francis
System:
The Portal to Texas History