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Combined Cotton, Corn, And Sorghum Planter
Patent for improvements to a previously made patent serial no. 287,764: the improvements would include adjustable feed disks, simple and adjustable means of regulating the feed of the seed, bracing rods for the drill, and improvements in construction of the frame and hopper.
Date:
May 28, 1889
Creator:
Schofield, Jake Drommond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band Cutter and Feeder.
Patent for an improvement of band-cutters, involving cutting bands and spreading grain in regulated quantities and intervals. Includes illustration.
Date:
October 28, 1890
Creator:
Izard, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Step.
Patent for a foldaway step that can be mounted on the side of a vehicle.
Date:
June 28, 1892
Creator:
Walton, Sam H. & Smith, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Corn and Cotton Planter
Patent for an improvement in the construction and design of combined cotton and corn planters.
Date:
August 28, 1888
Creator:
Schofield, James Drommond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knife
Patent for a knife used for cutting grass and shrubbery. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 28, 1907
Creator:
Baggett, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed Separator.
Patent for a new and useful cotton seed separator, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 28, 1898
Creator:
Garrett, James Andis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Belt Attachment for Trousers.
Patent for a new invention of belt loops for trousers that are located inside the waistband with "the loop in the middle of the back being located lower than the others, and a belt confined entirely within the trousers and secured to the trousers at the front only and at a point lower than the adjacent loops." (lines 71-77).
Date:
September 28, 1915
Creator:
Woodruff, William Douglas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incinerator-Closet
Patent for an incinerator closet with "the purpose of receiving human excreta so the contents may be dried out and burned up" (lines 11-13) within a fireproof device, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Greene, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Finger-Guard for Children.
Patent for a finger guard to keep children from sucking on their fingers. The device is also easy to construct and inexpensive to manufacture.
Date:
October 28, 1919
Creator:
Cade, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History