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Fire-Extinguisher.
Patent for a fire extinguisher that "reliev[es] water or stream, or both, into pipes from which it discharges at different points in a building" (lines 14-17). The invention operates automatically, and is especially designed for gin houses.
Date:
March 27, 1894
Creator:
Prosser, Daniel F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shingling Bracket.
Patent for a new and improved shingling-bracket. This design consists "[i]n a shingling-bracket, the combination of the frame having the beveled upper ends provided with the studs and the prongs at its lower ends, the frame having the prongs, the serrations or notches to receive the upper ends of the frame, the recesses in said notches for the studs, and the links connecting the frames . . . whereby the latter may be adjusted to any desired angle or folded together" (lines 78-87).
Date:
May 4, 1886
Creator:
Specht, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine
Patent for "a new and improved rotary engine which is simple and durable in construction and very effective in operation, using the steam expansively and to the fullest advantage, at the same time being adapted to compound engines" (lines 8-12).
Date:
November 5, 1889
Creator:
Akers, William P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refuse-Crematory.
Patent for an improvement to "crematories or furnaces for burning garbage and other matter" (lines 11-12) that has a combined furnace and garbage chamber with walls of fire-brick or tile.
Date:
May 14, 1901
Creator:
Risley, Ward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Car-Step.
Patent for folding steps attached to a railway car or trolley, which are easily operated by the conductor and when folded block the exit of the car to prevent passengers leaving or entering without the steps.
Date:
October 29, 1907
Creator:
Felkner, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Step for Public Carriers
Patent for public carriers such as cars that are designed for transporting passengers, especially steam operated railways. This patent will provide these carriers with a string of steps at each end upon both sides to facilitate ingress and egress. These steps are stationary and for safety terminate a short distance away from the ground.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Felkner, William G. & Butler, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flour or Meal Bin.
Patent for "a device of improved form for holding flour and meal and from which the same may be drawn and sifted in any desired quantity." (Lines 14-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1897
Creator:
Callahan, Simeon O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fender for Cultivators.
Patent for a fender for cultivators or cotton choppers.
Date:
October 18, 1910
Creator:
Foster, George M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine.
Patent for a steam rotary engine, which is a reversible engine.
Date:
November 3, 1908
Creator:
Risley, Ward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Singletree-hook and Trace-Securing Device.
Patent for "singletree-hooks and trace-securing devices, the object being to provide a simple and easily-manipulated device of this character which may be readily attached to the ends of a singletree and will serve to hold the end of a trace in secure engagement with the end of the singletree" (lines 9-15) including illustration.
Date:
August 27, 1901
Creator:
Robinson, Henry C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Rake
Patent for a hay rake. Illustration included.
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Lamkin, Lonzo D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow
Patent for a harrow to be used with a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 5, 1911
Creator:
Wolfe, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Gate.
Patent for "improvement in gates and has particular reference to a railway gate employed as a cattle guard" (lines 12-14)
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Norman, Cornelius A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Reversible Engine
Patent for rotary reversible engine. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 19, 1909
Creator:
Risley, Ward & Risley, Zeph L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester.
Patent for a simplified and improved peanut-harvesting machine. With this machine, "peanut vines may be dug from the ground, and thoroughly shaken and agitated so as to separate dirt and sand from the vines and nuts, the vines and nuts being bunched and deposited on the ground in piles or heaps for subsequent gathering," (lines 12-17) including illustrations.
Date:
December 11, 1917
Creator:
Meador, Lenerd E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas] Typical Curves of Precipitation
Series of three graphs demarcating the average rainfall per month for specific Texas cities across different regions of the state. Some lines are marked in red to distinguish individual points.
Date:
1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight.
Patent for dirigible headlights for automobiles which pivot in the direction of steering while maintaining an independent tilt adjustment.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Crumpton, Enoch M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit Cutting Implement.
Patent for a fruit cutting implement with increased safety measures to help users avoid "the usual and dangerous practice of cutting the lemons with a knife" (lines 23 - 24), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1918
Creator:
Davis, Mack H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Converting Motion.
Patent for device that converts "motion of the piston-rod in steam engines into a rotary motion" (lines 10-11).
Date:
January 29, 1884
Creator:
Catlin, Eli
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper that thins plants and provides ample space between those plants to achieve mature and plentiful harvest.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Butler, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for cotton choppers with a moving hoe-frame. The essential feature of the invention is to secure a special construction and arrangement of chopping blades which are adapted to be adjusted in such a way as to leave a greater or less number of the plants in a row as the chopper is operated.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Felkner, William G. & Butler, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History