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Field Thrashing-Machine.
Patent for a field thrashing-machine that can be carried into a field and harvests the tops of standing grain as it is carried forward. The machine also thrashes the grain, separates the grain from the chaff, and delivers the grain in a receptacle.
Date:
December 18, 1894
Creator:
Anderson, Axel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Lamp for Vehicles.
Patent for a device to turn the head of lamps on an automobile or similar vehicle with the turning of the steering wheel. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 8, 1914
Creator:
Baker, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Attachment.
Patent for a simple, strong, and durable back-band and chain trace attachment that connects the two. This holds "the chain trace and back-band in their proper places and thus prevent[s] chafing of the horse, &c., by the trace chain when it slackens" (lines 12-15).
Date:
June 27, 1893
Creator:
Camp, John Cecil
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Tie and Rail-Chair
Patent for a metallic tie and rail chair that eliminates the need for a wooden cross ties in railroad tracks.
Date:
November 26, 1912
Creator:
Capps, John Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for a hay baling press that uses less compressions per bale to lengthen the life of the press and speed up the process, requires less workers to attend to it, and is a more powerful baler than previous models. It also could be operated by horses or by a gas-motor.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Carney, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train-Order Holder.
Patent for Train-Order Holder designed to keep sheets of paper secure and in place to prevent writing on margins and displacement.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Crady, Daniel R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Disk Plow
Patent for a disk plow. This design of plow provides multiple blades and constructed to be less dangerous to the operator.
Date:
June 23, 1903
Creator:
Creager, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe and Like Stem.
Patent for improved smoking equipment stems which prevents saliva from running down the stem. The end of the stem has a new design which extends upwards and then wraps forward and downward, leaving a slot where no saliva can enter.
Date:
February 22, 1921
Creator:
Crossman, Alvin Amos
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for an improvement to lift pumps for deep oil and artesian wells. The improvement is intended to overcome the difficulty of excessive pressure caused by the liquid rising to the surface that makes foot valve inoperable. The design also makes the pump easier to construct as well as stronger and more durable.
Date:
February 15, 1916
Creator:
Haar, G. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen for Eaves Troughs
Patent for a screen for eaves troughs. Illustration included.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Hagler, Jefferson D. & Pickens, Mell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tank-Valve.
Patent for a tank valve, which prevents leakage and can be used as a tank or trough valve.
Date:
May 4, 1909
Creator:
Hampton, William M. & Shive, Caleb C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Measure and Funnel.
Patent for a combined measure and funnel that can be used to fill small-mouthed vessels. It can support itself and is adjustable in order to fit different sized vessels and has "a means for stopping the flow of liquid from the measure whenever so desired and to allow it to flow at will" (lines 26-28).
Date:
November 1, 1892
Creator:
Holt, Dudley T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Signal
Patent for a railroad signal which will prevent train collisions at railway crossings, with illustrations.
Date:
February 17, 1920
Creator:
Humphrys, Sidney E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cabinet
Patent for a phonograph cabinet which has specialized storage for records with a built in cataloging and record finding system composed of letters running horizontally across the cabinet and numbers on a sliding strip which when put together with a letter will indicate the position of the record.
Date:
March 23, 1909
Creator:
Keltz, Eugene
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer Cabinet.
Patent for a typewriter cabinet with swinging typewriter support held in position by foot pressure.
Date:
April 22, 1913
Creator:
Keltz, Eugene L. & Rhoads, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Disk Plow
Patent for Disk Plow
Date:
September 15, 1903
Creator:
King, Hugh M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seeding-Machine
Patent for improvements to the hoe of the seeding machine "and attendant parts, and particularly to the means for guiding and adjusting the hoe and for guiding and adjusting the following-wheel" (lines 17-19).
Date:
November 8, 1892
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, George W. & Ralston, James B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter.
Patent for a seed planter. This device is designed to be attached to a lister plow. The seed dropping wheel can house a variety of different seeds.
Date:
March 21, 1916
Creator:
Klingler, Herman A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Apparatus
Patent for improvements in the quilting apparatus, that helps in stabilizing the quilting process as the center of gravity of the device shifts during the process.
Date:
August 24, 1915
Creator:
Lawrence Monroe Caruth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abstract-Book for County Records, &c.
Patent for a "book leaf or page for abstracting county and like records" (lines 12-14) with illustrations included.
Date:
February 3, 1903
Creator:
Lutz, John E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Keeping Count of Games of Dominoes.
Patent for new and useful improvements in machines for keeping count of games of dominoes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 13, 1900
Creator:
Marler, Jack W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means For Protecting River Banks
Patent for a means for protecting river banks. The invention is designed to prevent erosion of banks and maintain the water flows course. Illustration included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Nabers, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher.
Patent for improvements in horse-detachers by engaging “straps or chains spring-actuated bolts to the free ends of the pivoted levers; and on the opposite ends of said levers hooks are attached for securing trace or tug straps.” (Lines 21-25) Illustration is included.
Date:
March 8, 1898
Creator:
Napier, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Rotating Earth-Drill Bits.
Patent for a mechanism for rotating earth-drill bits that introduces an up and down motion.
Date:
October 7, 1919
Creator:
Nippert, Worley
System:
The Portal to Texas History