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BRICK-KILN.
Patent for brick-kilns to "provide means for burning bricks in a much shorter time and more effectively than is possible with usual constructions, and, further, to protect the kiln-walls against the injurious effects of heat" (lines 9-13).
Date:
October 30, 1900
Creator:
Aber, Edgar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Veneer Basket.
Patent for stronger, lighter construction of baskets frequently used in shipping fruit, although the improvement "may be used for any and all purposes of which it is capable" (lines 13-15).
Date:
June 3, 1902
Creator:
Aber, Edgar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Veneer-Bending Machine
Patent for improving veneer bending through a slower process which allows the entirety of the veneer to be heated.
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Aber, Edgar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report
Water plan for Region I (East Texas) describing water sources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies for suppliers and counties, water conservation plans, drought response plans, financing of the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date:
December 1, 2015
Creator:
Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes
Appendices for the water plan for Region I (East Texas) including water management strategies, water needs, water conservation methods, species of concern in the area, financing methods, and related reports.
Date:
December 1, 2015
Creator:
Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Supporting Device
Patent for a simple form of a plant supporting and sticking device for gardeners and agriculturalists, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Allen, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Wire Fastener
Patent for a fastener for wire fences. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 25, 1913
Creator:
Arnwine, Charles L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Warmer
Patent for Milk-Warmer that heats "milk with the purpose of souring the same in preparation of the milk for churning" (lines 10-12).
Date:
September 10, 1918
Creator:
Ault, Ella A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Valve
Patent for a safety valve that can be used on water and gas boilers.
Date:
June 21, 1892
Creator:
Ball, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Valve.
Patent for an improved safety valve for boilers that consists of a valve chamber with a socket at its bottom, a valve seat with a steam outlet, a valve in the socket, a steam inlet tube that passes through and below the valve, a piston mounted in a guide chamber, a spring that holds the piston, a guide chamber with a valve seat, and a steam cylinder.
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
Cameron, Charles Hoyle
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shingling-Bracket
Patent for a shingling bracket. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 19, 1910
Creator:
Carr, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for improvements in automatic car-couplers by providing "the means for automatically coupling cars without exposing the operator to the risk and danger of going between the cars when coupling,” (lines 12-15) includes illustration.
Date:
April 14, 1891
Creator:
Chandler, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn Motor
Patent for a churn motor. This invention is a manually motored churn. Illustration included.
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Cole, Emory W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cart-Scale.
Patent for light, strong, and inexpensive bale weighing scales that "employ a truck or sulky frame, suitable for transporting goods; furthermore, means combined with said frame whereby the goods may be readily weighed; furthermore, means for supporting the goods on the truck independent of the weighing mechanism" (lines 13-19).
Date:
August 8, 1893
Creator:
Coupland, Benjamin C. & Hough, Franklin T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weighing and Lifting Device
Patent for a weighing and lifting device. Illustration included.
Date:
November 21, 1905
Creator:
Davis, James W. & Alexander, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Can-Openers." (line 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 9, 1909
Creator:
Davis, James Walter & McBee, Marshall E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Destroying Cotton Worms.
Patent for a machine to distribute poison to destroy Cotton Worms, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1874
Creator:
Davis, Nicholas A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dumping-Car.
Patent for a dumping-car that "can be operated by two men to discharge its contents with a comparatively small amount of exertion on the part of the operators" (lines 14-17). The car is developed to hold gravel, &c., and can be easily dumped.
Date:
August 6, 1895
Creator:
Dunman, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Door or Gate Latch.
Patent for a simple and efficient latch that secures doors and gates in place.
Date:
December 7, 1915
Creator:
Ford, John O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Door and Gate Stop.
Patent for an improved stop for doors and gates, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1914
Creator:
Ford, John Owen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Supporting-Stake.
Patent for a stake for supporting tomato plants, which has wire coils on a stake with cords that wrap around the plant and then attach to the coils.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Ford, John Owen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Unloading Device
Patent for "Improvements in Wagon-Unloading Devices" including illustrations.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Ford, John Owen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash Fastener And Lock.
Patent for a window sash fastener and lock that is easy to use and simply manufactured.
Date:
February 10, 1914
Creator:
Ford, John Owen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music-Holder.
Patent for an improved music-holder. The music-holder is comprised of a base adapted to be secured to a music rest with a standard pivoted on the base. The standard is fixed with a spring-pressed shaft in order to press the book to the music stand.
Date:
October 27, 1891
Creator:
French, Clarence E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History