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Cotton-Handling Apparatus.
Patent for a new cotton-handling apparatus with cleaning mechanisms and a storage-house, including illustrations.
Date:
February 13, 1906
Creator:
Tidwell, Albert F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Escape.
Patent for a simple and reliable folding ladder that is meant to assist someone in escaping a fire. It folds compactly and conveniently, and is adjustable. It sits away from the wall and another ladder can be attached to it when it is in use.
Date:
June 13, 1893
Creator:
Dobbs, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horseshoeing Apparatus.
Patent for a new and improved horseshoeing machine. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the elevator-platform and devices for raising and lowering the same, of a pair of adjustable bolts located above the platform, and a harness consisting of a bar and a set of belts suspended from said bolts" (lines 30-35).
Date:
September 13, 1887
Creator:
Lindsey, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pen Point Holder.
Patent for a pen point holder, made cheaply with a small number of necessary parts. The pen point holder allows the nib of a pen to be removed from the pen without use of the fingers so that they may remain clean. Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
March 13, 1917
Creator:
McCombs, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper Attachment for Cultivators.
Patent for a device that will be attached to the frame of the cultivator to be used for chopping cotton, and weeds.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
Williams, Roy L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History