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Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for an improvement in valves which "is adapted for connection with pipes or conduits for conducting water, steam, or other fluids; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient appliance of this character possessing the functions of both a globe and a check valve; and it is adapted to advantageously control the flow of liquid no matter what position or its casing may occupy" (lines 7-15). It includes instructions and illustrations..
Date: August 15, 1899
Creator: Thummel, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner. (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for a new and useful hydrocarbon burner, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 15, 1899
Creator: Jordan, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stalk cutters to "product chopper in which the cutter-wheels may be adjusted with relation to each other to accommodate rows of varying widths" (line 13 - 16).
Date: August 15, 1899
Creator: Terrell, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Saddle-Pad. (open access)

Design for a Saddle-Pad.

Design patent for a saddle-pad with longitudinal rows of scalloped ribs.
Date: August 15, 1899
Creator: Padgitt, Tom
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Pocket-Cuspidor. (open access)

Design for a Pocket-Cuspidor.

Design patent for a pocket-cuspidor with a bowl that has an approximately trunco-conical shape.
Date: August 15, 1899
Creator: Pollard, Philip D.
System: The Portal to Texas History