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Combined Post-Hole Digger and Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a combined post hole digger and wire stretcher, which allows barbed wire to be strung on a fence more easily and for fence building to be done by one person.
Date:
August 18, 1908
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker's Truck
Patent for a cotton picker's truck. This invention is to provide a device for supporting the sacks of cotton pickers. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 5, 1904
Creator:
Franek, Jakob
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate
Patent for a crate designed for more convenience in shipping. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
McLeod, Norman J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Switch Indicator
Patent for an automatic switch indicator. This invention is designed to "prevent accidents resulting from misplaced switches, due to the carelessness of the railroad employees or the inability of the engineer to see the customary track-signals" (line 14-19). Illustrations included.
Date:
October 23, 1906
Creator:
Coffin, Edward F.; Shaw, Carey & Green, Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen.
Patent for improvements in well-screen by providing a symmetrical strainer which having an exceedingly firm and rigid frame; it is constructed as to interpose the least obstruction to the straining operation. (Lines 21-25) Illustration is included.
Date:
December 8, 1903
Creator:
Karsch, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella and Sunshade
Patent for an umbrella and sunshade. Illustration included.
Date:
March 8, 1904
Creator:
Gra, Hernando B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting Jack.
Patent for lifting-jack invented by Calvin W. and Eugene Tanner. This lifting-jack invention is meant to be more durable in material, the material more inexpensive to acquire.
Date:
July 3, 1906
Creator:
Tanner, Calvin W. & Tanner, Eugene
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella
Patent for an umbrella. Illustration included.
Date:
December 25, 1906
Creator:
Gra, Hernando B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stapling Machine
Patent for a stapling machine. Illustration included.
Date:
November 21, 1905
Creator:
Kennedy, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for a washing-machine
Date:
January 27, 1903
Creator:
Cesinger, George Valentine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment
Patent for a plow attachment. This invention works with sweep plows and consists of a runner and secured to the end of the plow beam. Illustration included.
Date:
January 1, 1907
Creator:
Wiegert, Theodore & Neumann, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for improvements to the turning-plow, with convertible attachments for other forms of plow.
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Ticket, &c.
Patent "to furnish for railway-companies a form of excursion-ticket whose return portion or stop-over portion, as the case may be, is not capable of successful use by scalpers" (lines 11-15).
Date:
July 9, 1901
Creator:
Smith, Lowndes G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seal.
Patent for a car door seal lock device made of a strip of twistable metal.
Date:
August 3, 1909
Creator:
Reister, John Christian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch Operating Device
Patent for a simple, inexpensive and efficient design for an operating switch for use on street-railway cars to enable a motorman to quickly throw a switch or set switch without leaving the platform of the car.
Date:
October 15, 1901
Creator:
Tanner, Calvin W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Protector
Patent for a shoe protector to be worn on the soles to prevent contact from snow or mud. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Beck, Alfred P. & Teltschik, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drier
Patent for a drier used for drying sugar canes from a sugar mill. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 3, 1908
Creator:
Rayner, Henry William
System:
The Portal to Texas History