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Combined Rotary Harrow and Stalk Cutter or Roller.
Patent for a new and improved harrow combine. This design "provide[s] a rotary harrow, to be used in combination with a stalk-cutter or roller, for the purpose of harrowing ground and at the same time cutting off the stalks of the preceding crop, or for harrowing in and rolling seed. [The] invention consists in a [novel] combination and arrangement of parts" (lines 11-18).
Date:
February 27, 1883
Creator:
Barker, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene Tank Filler and Gage
Patent for a means of filling a gasoline tank for a motor vehicle with a sight gage for determining the level of gasoline placed in the tank.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Boyce, Leonora
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in baling presses, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 27, 1900
Creator:
Byars, Edgar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for an automatic car-coupler that operates without someone having to go to between the cars. It is simple and compact.
Date:
February 27, 1894
Creator:
Calhoun, Cloud B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock.
Patent for "locking the control pedals of a motor vehicle from movement in either direction, the said lock being arranged between the pedals and arranged to simultaneously engage and lock both" (lines 9-14).
Date:
February 27, 1919
Creator:
Cameron, Robert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup-Spur.
Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in stirrup spurs, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 27, 1900
Creator:
Coleman, Thomas G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for tools used for construction, plumbing, machinery, home renovations, and many more.
Date:
February 27, 1923
Creator:
Edwards, Charles R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Skiving Machine
Patent for a skiving device. This invention is adapted to skive leather straps with intent for use as harness and belting. Illustration included.
Date:
February 27, 1906
Creator:
Emerson, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin Building
Patent for improvements to cotton gin buildings granted to Benjamin F. Ferguson to reduce the risk of fire and the cost of ginning cotton.
Date:
February 27, 1883
Creator:
Ferguson, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in fluting-iron
Patent for an improvement in fluting iron, involving a hollow smoothing and glossing iron.
Date:
February 27, 1875
Creator:
Fisher, William F. & Brown, Amos C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Button-Hole Scissors.
Improved Button Hole scissors, where the scissors may be "adjusted vertically for suitable Cutting Hole length"(pg 2). The scissors have a "v-shaped" button hole cutter that can be adjusted to pierce the fabric at a desired depth and a tracing wheel.
Date:
February 27, 1872
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vapor Burner
Patent for vapor burner. Illustration included.
Date:
February 27, 1906
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo Chute
Patent for discharging chute on a silo.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Frnaklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Container.
Patent for new improved containers adapted for the shipment of eggs, including illustrations.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Hall, Cyrus M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Place Fenders.
Patent for "an extensible fender adapted for large or small fire-places" (lines 8-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 27, 1872
Creator:
Hall, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine.
Patent for a saw filing machine that keeps the teeth of saws properly aligned, while they are being sharpened.
Date:
February 27, 1912
Creator:
Haltom, Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Tooth.
Patent for an artificial tooth with an improved crown so that "it can be attached to the gold cap that has been made to fit the end of the root that is to be crowned, the manner of attaching being materially facilitated" (lines 15-19).
Date:
February 27, 1894
Creator:
Harrell, Hardy B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for Cultivator.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Harris, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Store Shelving.
Patent for new and improved store shelving. This design utilizes a hinge whereby the shelving can collapse onto a flat surface, which is otherwise available as storage itself. This design also utilizes wheeled legs for easy transportation and zinc plating so as to partially fire-proof the shelving.
Date:
February 27, 1883
Creator:
Harris, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burglar Alarm
Patent for alarm that is activated upon the closing of a circuit, which will occur when an intruding person enters through the window or door.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Hilley, Albert O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureting System for Internal Combustion Engines
Patent for improved carbureting system for combustion engines.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Hooser, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oscillatory Engine.
Patent for a new and useful oscillatory engine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 27, 1900
Creator:
Hutchison, Wilson Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bag-Rack
Patent for a rotating bag rack for use in stores.
Date:
February 27, 1912
Creator:
James, Joseph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hand-Cultivators.
Patent for "hand-cultivators; and the novelty consists in the improved construction and arrangement of the stock, tongue, and plows; and in the application to the end of the tongue of a shoulder-strap to assist in working the implement." (Lines 15-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 27, 1872
Creator:
Jones, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History