Ironing-Table. (open access)

Ironing-Table.

Patent for a simple and durable ironing table that is sturdy when in use and can be folded when not in use. The table is hinged to and held up by a vertical piece of wood. Two sets of legs cross and are centrally pivoted together, one being stopped by the vertical board. When not in use, the table swings up and rests on the board.
Date: September 1, 1896
Creator: Mauritzen, James B. & Tinkle, Jesse C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Cultivators.

Patent for "Improvements in Combined Plow and Cultivator" (lines 4-5), including illustrations.
Date: March 2, 1875
Creator: Roquemore, Peter D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gear Power for Presses. (open access)

Gear Power for Presses.

Patent for a new and improved gear-power for presses. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the shafts geared together at one end, and having at the other ends sleeved or loose pinions geared to a fixed pinion upon a third shaft having a second pinion, and the sleeve or tap carrying a gear-wheel meshing with the said second pinion, together with the clutch-sleeves upon the first-named shafts and the clutch-sleeve-shipping mechanism" (lines 1-9).
Date: August 7, 1888
Creator: Roquemore, Peter D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reclining Chair (open access)

Reclining Chair

Patent for reclining chair. Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1908
Creator: Davis, Francis M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine. (open access)

Saw-Filing Machine.

Patent for a saw-filing machine that automatically sharpens the teeth of gin and linter saws.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Ross, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Frame (open access)

Saw Frame

Patent for a transportable support frame for saws as teeth are sharpened or set, including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: Lawrence, Robert J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rub-Iron for Wagon-Beds. (open access)

Rub-Iron for Wagon-Beds.

Patent for improvements in rub-irons for wagon-beds by “placing a [rub]-roller at the point of the wagon-bed with which the wheels come in contact when the wagon is turned." (Lines 23-25) Illustration is included.
Date: March 31, 1891
Creator: Nelson, George A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine. (open access)

Rotary Engine.

Patent for rotary engine "of simple and compact construction, in which the pressure and expansive force of the steam or other actuating fluid may be utilized to the fullest advantage" (lines 10-13), with illustrations.
Date: June 5, 1906
Creator: Cagle, Carter M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guano-Distributer. (open access)

Guano-Distributer.

Patent for a guano fertilizer distributor, which prevents spillage of the guano from the device.
Date: December 6, 1910
Creator: Akins, Lee J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano Action (open access)

Piano Action

Patent for piano actions. This invention provides a connection between the bridle strap and the hammer butt of a piano action. Illustration included.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Deutsch, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tying Machine. (open access)

Bale-Tying Machine.

Patent for a bale tying machine that wraps and ties cylindrical bales, "especially for placing wrappers of jute or other bagging material around cylindrical cotton - bales" (lines 11-14) while holding the bale compressed.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Cagle, Carter M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton, Corn, and Pea Planter. (open access)

Cotton, Corn, and Pea Planter.

Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "[t]he combination, in a planter and fertilizer-distributer, of a revolving drum having openings communicating with a groove in its periphery for sowing fertilizer, and a seeding mechanism arranged above the drum, whereby the seeds will fall into the groove of the drum and be thereby conveyed to the furrow" (lines 3-9).
Date: August 18, 1885
Creator: Applewhite, David Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History