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Condenser for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for a method of compressing and baling cotton in which cotton is condensed into sheets and is then compressed and delivered to a lapping mechanism which builds up a bale from the compressed sheets, including illustrations.
Date:
November 3, 1891
Creator:
Goldthwaite, Joseph G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Tightener.
Patent for "an improved wire-tightener especially designed for use in the tightening of wires in the construction of fences and in taking up slack after such fences have been constructed, but which instrument is also capable of use in tying packages with wire, binding planks to posts, and in other instances where it is desirable to tighten wire and secure it when so tightened." (Lines 7-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1891
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Dressing Surfaces of Pavements.
Patent for improvements in machines for dressing surfaces of wooden or block pavements that may be operated by a traction-engine of known construction, including illustrations.
Date:
November 3, 1891
Creator:
Love, Robert Hamilton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ladder.
Patent for "a step-ladder adapted to travel upon a track and be moved to any desired place by the person using the ladder," (lines 16-18) including illustrations.
Date:
November 3, 1891
Creator:
Marshall, John Wesley; Bolton, R. B. & Marshall, W. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Label and Twine Cabinet.
Patent for a label and twine cabinet which allows for quick removal of various kinds and quantities of labels, including illustrations.
Date:
November 3, 1891
Creator:
Haynes, Thomas M. & Gunning, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Wick Raiser.
Patent for a device designed to manipulate a lamp-wick in its guiding tube without cutting or injuring the wick, including illustrations.
Date:
November 3, 1891
Creator:
McBride, Martin A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cotton-Conveyer.
Patent for a combined cotton elevator and feeder "having exceedingly few parts and which can be easily operated and kept in running order, and which will be cheap, strong, and durable," (lines 34-40) including illustrations.
Date:
November 3, 1891
Creator:
Clopton, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension-Ladder.
Patent for improvements in extension ladder by using two sliding ladder sections, "these two sections can be secured by a windlass and a hook detachably bolted to the upper rung of the upper section." (Lines 38-40, p.3) Illustration is included.
Date:
November 3, 1891
Creator:
Crews, Dayton H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace.
Patent for a furnace that is simple, durable and inexpensive to construct. The body is constructed of a rectangular base and the casing is composed of semi-circular plates with a series of flanges that are bolted together with door and flue more easily connected. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 3, 1891
Creator:
Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Siphon.
Patent for a new siphon used to convey and distribute water for any purposes where it may necessary to convey water over elevations from a higher plane to a lower one, including illustrations.
Date:
November 3, 1891
Creator:
Damron, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a car-coupling "which will afford means to automatically connect cars and release them in a safe manner from the roof or side of a car" (lines 9-11) and to adapt the improved coupling for connection with one of the ordinary type, including illustrations.
Date:
November 3, 1891
Creator:
Rohrbach, Gabriel
System:
The Portal to Texas History