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Device for Teaching Penmanship.
Patent for a device for teaching penmanship, which holds the hand in the correct writing position.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Smith, Sidney R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forge Locked Grating.
Patent for a forge locked grating for use in jails, which does not collect dirt and is very rigid.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guard or Fender for Vehicle-Wheels.
Patent for a fender for automobile wheels, which keeps glass from puncturing the tire.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Roberts, James Orman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Level.
Patent for a spirit level, which measures more accurately than other models and allows quicker calculation of where the wood needs to be moved to be level.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Brittain, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Guard.
Patent for a mud guard for bicycles, which can be folded out of the way when not in use.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Chisholm, Walter J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger Head or Valve.
Patent for a plunger head or valve, which cannot come unscrewed accidentally while inside a pump.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Shutt, John E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Potato-Cutter.
Patent for a potato cutter, which cuts potatoes into uniform slices for planting.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Wise, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch.
Patent for a railway switch that can be activated from a moving train and has its moving parts in a casing.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
McCalib, David C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Air-Brake Appliance.
Patent for a safety air brake appliance, which automatically applies the brakes on each car if a car derails.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Ash, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Stock.
Patent for a sweep stock, which can have multiple types of plows attached to it.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Stone, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Attachment.
Patent for a telephone attachment for multi-party lines, which allows the user to hold the line against eavesdropping by other users on the line and let multiple people use the line at the same time.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Mitchell, Charles B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Wheel.
Patent for a water wheel for creating power, which has a greater power producing capacity with less water required than usual through the use of a special type of bucket on the wheel.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Dennis, Decatur D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Turning Attachment for Plows.
Patent for a weed turning attachment for plows, which is adjustable to different size weeds.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Baxter, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blow-Off Cock
Patent for new and useful Improvements in “blow-off cocks for use on locomotive and other boilers,” (line 9-11), including an illustration.
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Roach, John L. & Dawson, Lance L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing for Player-Pianos.
Patent for "new and useful improvements" (lines 9-10) to the casing for player pianos. Improvements include simplifying numerous operations of the piano to be accomplished by one mechanism. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Terry, Charles R. & Money, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Crate
Patent for a metal collapsible crate. Hinges allow the crate to be folded.
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Potucek, Paul
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Support.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Drill-Supports, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to drilling apparatus, and more particularly to an apparatus of this character for use in coal or other mines for boring or drilling holes for blasting charges and other purposes" (lines 6-13).
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Williams, Benjamin F. & Mayfield, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kerosene-Burner.
Patent for kerosene fueled burner for use with cooking or heating, includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Patton, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mop
Patent for a mop with removable cleaning cloth. Intended use is for washing dishes. The handles for holding the cloth are for securely twisting to wring water out.
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Evans, Anna L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Potato Screening and Sorting Machine.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Potato Screening and Sorting Machines" (lines 6-8). "This invention relates to potato screening and sorting machines, and has for one of its objects the provision of a machine of this character, which is simple in construction, efficient in operation, and which can be manufactured at a nominal cost" (lines 13-18).
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Harris, Thomas Sanders & Morgan, Joseph Penell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap.
Patent for a new type of animal trap with a rotating cylinder that projects the animal into the trap itself when depressed.
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Webster, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel
Patent for a wheel with "improved construction. The principal object of the invention is to provide a wheel which will be puncture-proof and will ride very easily" (lines 8-12).
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Berry, Ephraim E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bail for Cans, Buckets, &c.
Patent for a detachable bail (wire handle) for cans and buckets allowing bails and cans to be packed separately and reducing overall packing space.
Date:
November 23, 1920
Creator:
Tiner, John Frances
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charge-Moistening Device for Internal-Combustion Engines
Patent for an attachment for cars. This attachment reduces carbon deposit in the cylinder and on the valves of the car.
Date:
November 23, 1920
Creator:
Smith, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History