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Insect Collecting and Destroying Machine
Patent for insect collecting and destroying machine. This invention uses brushes that mechanically collects boll weevils off of cotton. Illustration included.
Date:
June 21, 1904
Creator:
Steinmann, Herman Werner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Emergency Stop-Valve For Stopping Runaway Carriages In Sawmills
Patent for an emergency stop valve for stopping runaway carriages in sawmills. This "invention is designed to provide a new and useful improvement in mechanism for stopping a runaway carriage in a sawmill, where the carriage is moved back and forth by a piston in a long cylinder" (lines 11-15). Illustration included.
Date:
June 21, 1904
Creator:
Edwards, Daniel R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate Closer
Patent for a gate closer. This invention uses a counter weight to automatically closes a gate or door. Illustration included.
Date:
June 21, 1904
Creator:
Rhodes, Efford B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flushing Tank
Patent for a flushing tank. Illustration included.
Date:
June 21, 1904
Creator:
Walker, Benjamin, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horseshoe
Patent for a horseshoe. Illustration included.
Date:
June 21, 1904
Creator:
Harmon, William O. & Smith, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Rail Joint Chair
Patent for a railway rail joint chair. This invention is designed to prevent deflection of the rails at the joints. Illustration included.
Date:
June 21, 1904
Creator:
Saunders, Amos & Wilmoth, Arthur W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pouch
Patent for "pouches; and its primary object is to provide a novel device of this character adapted to be applied to the male organ to catch and retain all discharges coming therefrom, whereby a patient's clothes are prevented from becoming soiled" (lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 21, 1904
Creator:
Ezell, Uberto Desaix
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Plate And Fastener
Patent for rail plate fastener. This invention is designed to secure rails to ties without the use of spikes. Illustration included.
Date:
June 21, 1904
Creator:
Butterfield, Walter V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Overshoe For Horseshoes
Patent for a detachable overshoe for horseshoes. Illustration included.
Date:
June 21, 1904
Creator:
Harmon, William O. & Smith, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History