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Feeding Device for Hay-Presses.
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Feeding Devices for Hay-Presses" (lines 5-6), including specifications and illustrations.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Sandy, Sam S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence.
Patent for a new and improved fence. This design "consist[s] of posts, a barbed-wire line connecting the top portions of the posts, the horizontal slats, the vertical wires secured at their lower ends to the lower portions of the post, and looped around the slats and connected at their upper portions to the wire line, and thence extending upward and secured to the upper ends of the posts above said wire line, and wire loops passing around the ends of the lower slats and connected with the lower portions of the vertical wires" (lines 82-93).
Date:
December 14, 1886
Creator:
Gordon, Marion J.
System:
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Fence Post
Patent for fence posts. This invention is designed with metal fence fabric set in concrete. Illustration included.
Date:
December 14, 1909
Creator:
Hughs, Wallace B.
System:
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Fire Place Blower.
Patent for a new and improved fire-place blower. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the jambs of a fireplace, of a frame consisting of front-pieces detachably fastened to the jambs, back pieces fastened to the respective front pieces and formed with steps, and a top board connecting the sides of the frame, together with sections resting on the steps and forming a fire-screen and blower" (lines 10-17).
Date:
December 14, 1886
Creator:
Baker, Henry F.
System:
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Harrow.
Patent for a harrow that is easily adjustable to different situations.
Date:
December 14, 1909
Creator:
Baumgarten, Johan Christian
System:
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Hydrant.
Patent for hydrant with plurality of hose attachments. Attachment of hose opens head for egress of water, detachment closes head for egress of water.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Duey, Otus E.
System:
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Machine-Brake.
Patent for machine brake for regulating the speed of an automatic fan.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Reeves, Elijah Winston
System:
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Machine for Sharpening Gin Saws
Patent for a new and useful improvements in machines for sharpening gin-saws. This invention is to "provide an improved machine of the character described wherein the saws may be sharpened without removing them" (line 10-12).
Date:
December 14, 1897
Creator:
Bradley, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Necktie-Presser
Patent for "a device of simple construction which will hold a number of scarfs or neckties flat and will press them so that they will always be in proper condition for wear" (lines 14-17), including illustrations.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Brown, Bence O.
System:
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Nozzle
Patent for improved head component to nozzles used for spraying liquid paint remover, steam, sand, and other such substances.
Date:
December 14, 1920
Creator:
Cleveland, David P.
System:
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Oil Burning and Steam Generating Apparatus
Patent for an oil burning and steam generating apparatus. Illustration included.
Date:
December 14, 1909
Creator:
Spurrier, John Wallace
System:
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Open Link.
Patent for a new and improved carabiner ("open link"). This design adds a lip to the hinge to enable easier intentional opening and to discourage unintentional opening from striking against a foreign body.
Date:
December 14, 1880
Creator:
Sanders, John Daniel
System:
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Peach Pitter and Slicer
Patent for a peach pitter and slicer. Illustration included.
Date:
December 14, 1909
Creator:
Irwin, Wiley I.
System:
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Peanut Planter
Patent for a peanut planter utilizing a belt and pulley system.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Crider, Julius Washington
System:
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Revolving Fan
Patent for a new and useful revolving fan. This design "relates to certain improvements in revolving fans, such as are employed especially in connection with tables and the like for fanning the persons seated thereat" (line 8-11).
Date:
December 14, 1897
Creator:
Gibson, Levi A.
System:
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Revolving Sand Drag
Patent for a new and useful improvements in revolving sand drags. This design is to "provide a machine of this character by means of which the sand-bars in formed in rivers" (line 12-14)
Date:
December 14, 1897
Creator:
Murphy, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sawing Machine
Patent for a wood sawing machine which allows for a portable wood sawing apparatus. The device is capable of adjusting the saw to create a feed, and allows for cutting diagonally, horizontally, or vertically.
Date:
December 14, 1920
Creator:
Arnold, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo Construction.
Patent for a new and improved silo of "simple and superior construction" (line 12) whose design is also "strong, durable, efficient, and inexpensive to produce" (lines 18-19).
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Harris, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Skeleton Structure.
Patent for Skeleton Structures or convertible structures able to be used different agricultural uses that "may be disassembled and reassembled in a different shape either by using the same parts or by adding additional parts," (line 25-28) including illustrations.
Date:
December 14, 1920
Creator:
Dietz, Paul, A.
System:
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Skirt Ironing Board.
Patent for a new and improved ironing board. This design "consists [of] an ironing-board provided with hinged detachable leaves and with devices for holding said leaves open, which board is hinged or pivoted to the end piece of a frame, the lower part of which forms a box to receive that part of the article that hangs down, while the rest is being ironed, thus protecting it from dust and dirt and keeping it moist" (lines 12-20).
Date:
December 14, 1880
Creator:
Baldwin, Mary Hensley
System:
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Sounding Toy
Patent for a sounding toy. The toy is in the form of windmill whereby an object generates noise as the wheel spins. Illustration included.
Date:
December 14, 1909
Creator:
Exline, Marcus P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Frame for Freight Cars.
Patent for new and improved springs for transportation. This design provides "vehicles for the transportation of merchandise . . . with an interior spring-padding, and in some cases with intermediate elastic floors or partitions, by which injury to the load, by jolting while in transit, shall be prevented, and which shall further conduce to the preservation of fruits and other merchandise of a like perishable nature" (lines 22-30).
Date:
December 14, 1880
Creator:
Shirley, Joseph J.
System:
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Stove
Patent for a more efficient and cost effective heating apparatus. The stove is designed for coal and similar fuel sources.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Hanna, John J.
System:
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Surgical Splint
Patent for a surgical splint, which is semi-rigid so that the instrument is rigid enough to maintain its shape and tension, but with a construction that includes softer materials like rubber so that it can be adjusted without causing pain or discomfort. Patent includes illustrations.
Date:
December 14, 1920
Creator:
Crawford, Lyter H. & Prante, John H.
System:
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