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Churn Dasher
Patent for a churn dasher. Illustration included.
Date:
April 4, 1905
Creator:
Simons, Silas C.; Clark, Samuel H. & Clark, Louther M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Carriage Seat and Couch
Patent for a carriage seat and couch. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 2, 1905
Creator:
Angel, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Pianos or Organs.
Patent for an attachment for pianos or organs that allows for the convenient movement of the instruments that does not damage the instrument or the building.
Date:
October 31, 1893
Creator:
Carter, James William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Bedder and Planter.
Patent for improvements in cotton bedders and planters in which when the machine “is used for planting, the seeding mechanism will be in place and the plow-beams are placed near together. The plow upon beam A will open a drill to receive the seed from the spout which extends downwardly in rear of the plow.” (Lines 114-121) “When the machine is used for bedding, the plow-beams are opened, and the seed-planting mechanism may be removed or simply thrown out of gear.” (Lines 109-113) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 26, 1891
Creator:
Parris, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blacking Brush.
Patent for a new and improved blacking brush. This design utilizes springs to move a blacking brush to and from a can of polish. This results in "evenness of wear of the bristles of the brush, economy of blacking, absence of spattering while extracting the blacking from the box, convenience in substituting the circular brush as a lid for the box in case of loss of the box-lid, and the saving of time in looking for a blacking-brush and a blacking-box separately" (lines 53-60).
Date:
September 21, 1880
Creator:
Wood, Edmund Lorenzo.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Blacking Brush and Blacking Box Holder.
Patent for a new and improved combination blacking brush and blacking box holder. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a blacking brush, of a swinging frame held on the back of the brush, and of devices for holding a blacking-box loosely, so as to be adapted to be rotated in the said swinging frame" (lines 82-86).
Date:
April 3, 1883
Creator:
Wood, Edmund Lorenzo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Peanut-Harvesters.
Patent for an improved type of gearing for peanut harvesters, with illustrations.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Brummett, Sinclair H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile.
Patent for an automobile with a mechanism which may be extended to form a tent bed, or folded into a small compass. The folding bed of the automobile may be utilized to storm camp equipment when not used as a bed.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Mackey, Franklin Orville
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire and Burglar Alarm.
Patent for automatic fire and burglar alarm. A cord extends from the casing of the alarm mechanism to a window. The alarm is triggered either by weight of a window opening or the cord is burned by fire.
Date:
March 5, 1918
Creator:
Mann, Oscar O. & Whitley, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer
Patent for a device that can be attached to the draft tongue of an animal-drawn agricultural machine to equalize resistance and allow it to be drawn evenly in a straight line.
Date:
December 25, 1917
Creator:
Butts, Jim P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Exterminator.
Patent for Boll-Weevil Exterminator. Aims to provide a novel and improved apparatus for gathering the boll weevil and squares by air suction to catch insects and pests.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Harrison, James H.; Hall, Samuel E. & Gholson, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Sash Construction.
Patent for a new type of window sash construction. Older sashes use putty to hold the window glass in to the frame. This sash uses metal and wood to hold the glass in making for a better seal and greater insulation.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Harris, John I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a new and improved wrench with a "novel means for adjustably controlling the position of the movable jaw with respect to the stationary jaw" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date:
August 29, 1916
Creator:
Parmer, Ernest W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
The patent is for a wire stretcher used to repair fencing.
Date:
May 3, 1892
Creator:
Dean, G. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Working Tool
Patent for a wire working tool. Illustration included.
Date:
May 3, 1904
Creator:
Dodd, Joseph W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustration inlcuded.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Montgomery, John W.
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
Insect Trap.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design "consists in forming the trough of a quadrangular form, and V-shaped in cross-section, with the plates of the opposite sections of the trough forming wedges adapted to be forced into the ground around the mouth of the ant-hill and securely anchor the trap in the ground" (lines 41-46).
Date:
June 26, 1883
Creator:
Bunnell, James F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel and Shaft
Patent for a wheel and shaft designed for use in drilling oil and gas wells.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Hudson, James Condron
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Low-Pressure Tire-Signal.
Patent for a device that attaches to the valve of an automobile tire and creates a warning noise if the tire pressure is too low. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Collins, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill Attachment.
Patent for windmill attachment to improve the construction allowing windmills to function without a sufficient amount of wind through the use of pumps and rods, including illustrations.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Vaught, Silas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Proof Roller or Pedestal.
Patent for "a caster or pedestal for beds, sofas, tables, &c.; and it primarily has for its object to provide an article of this character having means for destroying chinches and other insects or vermin, whereby to prevent same from passing up the post or leg into the bed, sofa, or table." (Lines 8-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Curry, William Henry & Curry, Amey Marshall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lever-Operated Cutting Mechanism
Patent for lever-operated cutting mechanism, that used leavers to provide a cutting surface that is both adjustable and can be reversibly held, including illustrations.
Date:
August 21, 1900
Creator:
Orr, William Oliver
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer.
Patent for a new and useful insect - destroyer.
Date:
March 22, 1898
Creator:
Priest, Eli Thompson
System:
The Portal to Texas History