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Improved Compound for Treating the Human Hair.
Patent for an improved compound for straightening, softening and renewing the human hair, ingredients and proportions are listed. No illustration.
Date:
October 26, 1869
Creator:
Lount, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter.
Patent for a cotton planter that is adjustable in order to plant a variable amount of seed, as required.
Date:
October 26, 1880
Creator:
Byers, Athony Walter & Dorser, James Carrol
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design consists in "wheels, axles, shafts, and plow-beams of a cultivator, of the bar pivoted to the plow-beams, the lever-handle pivoted to the bar, the hoe on the lower end of the lever handle, the [other] shaft, the cam on said shaft, the jointed lever having its forward end forked and its rear end slotted, the gear wheels, the clutch, the [other] lever, and the catch" (lines 66-74).
Date:
October 26, 1886
Creator:
Rector, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin
Patent for "... certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Gins.." (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 26, 1886
Creator:
Ralston, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fencing - Machine
Patent for a new and useful Wire-Fence Machine, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
October 26, 1897
Creator:
Anderson, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Alarm
Patent for a new and useful automatic fire-alarm to "provide an improved alarm of this character especially designed for use in hotels and other large buildings having a large number of rooms" (line 8 -13).
Date:
October 26, 1897
Creator:
Staples, John & Spake, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Retaining Wall, Bulkhead, &c.
Patent for certain new and improved invention for protecting the banker or face of the ground from erosion.
Date:
October 26, 1897
Creator:
Judson, William V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Support.
Patent for improvements in harnesses through the accommodation of "varying positions of the animal with respect to the shafts or thills, so as to remove all strain from and upon the shafts and the saddle, while at the same time effectively supporting the shafts and preventing the slipping of the same up and down upon the sides of the animal."
Date:
October 26, 1897
Creator:
Coleman, Thomas Gardner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Scraper.
Patent for a scraper to be mounted on a vehicle for the purpose of removing mud from a wheel. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 26, 1897
Creator:
Gray, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Hay-Press
Patent for a motor powered automatic hay press.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Laughlin, Aries C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condiment-Holder.
Patent for a salt shaker which has a rod going into the jar, which will agitate the salt to keep it from clogging.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Hitt, Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed Conveyer.
Patent for a cotton seed conveyor, which sends cotton seeds out the bottom of cotton gins and into bins.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Greeson, David H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fastening
Patent for fastening. This invention is comprised of a threaded member and a socket that are adapted to a screw. Illustration included.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Percival, Herbert E. & Key, Brewer W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Figure Toy.
Patent for a figure toy, which attaches to phonographs and has figures which dance to the music.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Hall, George T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flush-Tank.
Patent for a flush tank, which turns off automatically when the tank is empty.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Walker, Benjamin, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frictional Clutch.
Patent for a frictional clutch, which can be attached to different size pulleys.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Haggard, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vapor-Burner
Patent for the improvements in vapor burners to produce a simple and inexpensive burner that accurately regulates the amount of oil fed, and can be readily cleaned.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Bierbower, Ricard C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel
Patent for a vehicle wheel. Illustration included.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Hartman, Emil
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaking or Crushing Machine.
Patent for improvements to machines used for breaking or crushing cotton bolls "which will initially break the cotton bolls before the cotton with its bolls passes to the cotton gin." (lines 13-15).
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
South, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Educational-Chart Drawing-Board and Writing-Desk.
Patent for a durable writing desk that transforms into a drawing-board which can be folded and stored in a relatively small space when not in use.
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
Henderson, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock with a spring locking mechanism that is designed to be simple and efficient.
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
Moerbe, Herman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber.
Patent for improvement on vehicle shock absorber, including instructions and illustration.
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
Harvey, Harry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Seat Construction.
Patent for a new two-seated vehicle seat construction that allows the back portion of the seats to be swung back and flush with the seat portion and then used for sleeping accommodations, including illustrations.
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
Luse, Jonathan E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton-chopper which is steered using the feet, and where the chopping apparatus is adjustable and can be raised or lowered. The chopping apparatus also rotates, and the operator can adjust the speed of rotation. Patent includes illustrations.
Date:
October 26, 1920
Creator:
Engler, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History