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Vehicle-Lift.
Patent for a vehicle lift, which is stable when in use.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Lockerd, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lard-Press.
Patent for a lard press, which is easy to use and inexpensive to make.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Harman, Effie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Box.
Patent for a mail box, which is movable to allow it to be drawn closer to the road for mail delivery and then put back in its original position.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Mills, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Raising and Lowering Mechanism for Harvesters.
Patent for improvements in raising and lowering mechanism for harvesters that can be raised and/or lowered at both ends simultaneously with power from the drive wheel, while also being cheap, easy to manufacture, and durable.
Date:
July 12, 1892
Creator:
Schubert, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Oven.
Patent for outdoor use of the Dutch oven and skillet converting the cover of the Dutch oven as a way to suspend frying pan or gridiron over coals to heat, including illustration.
Date:
July 12, 1859
Creator:
Morrel, Z. N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Remover.
Patent for an improved tire remover.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Young, Harry B. & Palomino, Refugio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace Carrier.
Patent for a new and improved trace-carrier. This design consists "of a frame having a bar extending thereacross with integral arms at right angles thereto, having outwardly turned sharpened ends to form a means of attachment, and a carrier proper depending from said frame and consisting of an elongated loop and an upper eye having the juncture of the two extended inward to form a projection to narrow the opening between said loop and eye, the parts of said carrier proper being of integral rigid structure" (lines 78-88).
Date:
July 12, 1892
Creator:
Miller, Amanuel M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Wheel.
Patent for a traction wheel that has improved traction on muddy ground.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Larson, Louis O.; Larsen, Arvid R. & Johnson, Sigfried
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in toys, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 12, 1898
Creator:
Busse, Annie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle.
Patent for a new and improved puzzle. This design consists in a "trick-puzzle, the same consisting of one false and three true members, each of a stiff wire bent at its center into a loop or ring, with its ends extending therefrom and standing approximately parallel, the bends of the true members being in one direction and of the false member in the opposite direction" (lines 5-12).
Date:
July 12, 1892
Creator:
Walker, William Turner.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tripod.
Patent for a tripod, which when folded up can be used as a walking stick.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Boyd, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan-Lifter.
Patent for a pan lifter, which also can be used to open the door of the oven.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Kelly, Sallie Ruth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stocking Supporter
Patent for a stocking supporter. Illustration included.
Date:
July 12, 1904
Creator:
Beeler, Gertrude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sun Shade Hat.
Patent for a new and improved sun shade hat. The hat is designed to shield the wearer's head from the sun to prevent heatstroke and keep the wearer's hands free to work. This design utilizes a clamp and washers to enable the hat to remain in the desired opened/closed state while off of the wearer's head, which represents an improvement over previous designs.
Date:
July 12, 1881
Creator:
Ross, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine
Patent for a washing machine. Illustration included.
Date:
July 12, 1904
Creator:
Moreland, Jesse I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suspensory
Patent for suspensory to prevent binding and discomfort. Illustration included.
Date:
July 12, 1904
Creator:
Munsey, Elbert W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of baling presses for compressing hay for baling.
Date:
July 12, 1887
Creator:
McNeill, Charles DeWitt
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch Point Shifter
Patent for swtch point shifter. This invention is for the shifting the points on railroads. Illustration included.
Date:
July 12, 1904
Creator:
Roberts, Robert Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marking Attachment.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in marking attachments, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 12, 1898
Creator:
Lane, Sampson W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "consists in combing with the plow a furrow-cutter for the purpose of cutting or dividing the furrow-slice and pulverizing it to a greater or less extent, like a harrow" (lines 13-16).
Date:
July 12, 1881
Creator:
Pinter, Francis T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Powder-Duster
Patent for a device that will grind poison to a fine powder, and can mounted on a wagon for distribution onto plants.
Date:
July 12, 1892
Creator:
Wright, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker.
Patent for a nutcracker, which does not crush the nut inside.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Fort, Foster W. & Cruger, Harry T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor.
Patent for "a motor of cheap and simple construction that may be stopped and started readily, that is automatically governed, that may be operated continuously or without losing time for rewinding or hoisting the weight, and the power of which may be doubled or decreased one-half, as desired, and in accordance with the mechanism to be operated" (lines 10-17).
Date:
July 12, 1892
Creator:
Wheat, Edmond C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polishing Machine
Patent for a polishing machine which can be operated in different positions for use with glass, marble, and other stones.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Giesberg, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History