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Farm Gate.
Patent for a new and improved farm gate. This design "has relation to that class of swinging farm-gates operated by an arrangement of levers upon both sides thereof, whereby the gate can be opened and closed by the driver or occupant of the vehicle without getting down from his [or her] seat" (lines 16-21).
Date:
August 30, 1881
Creator:
Wolfram, John Arnold
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farm Gate.
Patent for a new and improved farm gate. This design "provide[s] the gate with a suitable spring-bolt, in connection with an arrangement of devices or mechanism whereby the bolt is operated as the gate is being opened; also, in providing means whereby the pressure on the gate caused by the wind is equalized, thereby enabling the gate to be more easily operated" (lines 22-29).
Date:
December 13, 1881
Creator:
Wolfram, John Arnold
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a car coupling that safe and can be operated without the operator going between cars. It consists of a car, a draw-head, a pin, a guide, a plate that holds the pin, a spring arm, and handles.
Date:
April 4, 1893
Creator:
Myers, Joseph L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that can be used as a pipe-wrench or a monkey-wrench. It has a movable jaw, for easy adjusting, and is "of simple and strong construction" (line 9).
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Flye, Murat K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene Gas Machine
Patent for a new and useful improvement in gas-machines.
Date:
December 14, 1897
Creator:
Bryant, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boat.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in boats to "increase the speed and insure greater safety and stability in sailing vessels, row-boats, canoes, and the like" (line 12-14).
Date:
January 11, 1898
Creator:
Evesson, Martin V. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in saws, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 24, 1898
Creator:
Caruthers, John I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in acetylene gas generating and storing apparatus to "provide a simple, compact, and economical means for automatically said gas" (line 10 - 13).
Date:
September 19, 1899
Creator:
Bryant, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an improvement in churns that prevent splashing and extraneous matter from entering the interior, including illustrations.
Date:
September 10, 1901
Creator:
Mills, John David
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scrubbing Machine
Patent for a scrubbing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 8, 1903
Creator:
Timon, Patrick E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Burner
Patent for a gas burner. Illustration included.
Date:
March 29, 1904
Creator:
Bryant, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beehive
Patent for an artificial stone beehive. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 19, 1909
Creator:
Ward, Hugh T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper attachment, which can be connected to a cultivator to thin cotton.
Date:
August 3, 1909
Creator:
Joiner, Preston
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Bag Holder.
Patent for a paper holder made of wire, which allows for easy removal of bags of different sizes.
Date:
April 26, 1910
Creator:
Joiner, Preston
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track Raising, Lowering, and Ballasting Machine.
Patent for a track raising, lowering, and ballasting machine for use in building railroads.
Date:
August 9, 1910
Creator:
Sparks, Walter F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoist
Patent for a hoist for lifting motor vehicles. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 1, 1911
Creator:
McCoy, Henry L. & Boatright, William B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grub-Plow.
Patent for a grub plow with a better cutter, which can be adjusted to different depths of soil.
Date:
August 15, 1911
Creator:
Gardner, Eli J. & Odem, David
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tube-Compressing Device
Patent for a tube compressing device used for showers or baths, Illustrations included.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
McClellan, Clarence L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect and Animal Exterminator
Patent for an insect and animal exterminator. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 29, 1912
Creator:
Hobbs, James Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Card Game
Patent for an invention of a new card game to assist with arithmetical computations and outlines of different objects, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Hobbs, James Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cleaning and Feeding Cotton.
Patent for a machine that cleans and feeds cotton in a simple, compact form. It separates dust and trash, as well as heavy objects such as stones, from cotton.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Cook, Cas W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Raising and Lowering Railway-Tracks and Applying Ballast Thereto.
Patent for machines designed for "raising and lowering railway-tracks and applying ballast thereto." (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Sparks, Walter F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Tile for Building Contruction
Patent for improvements in concrete tiles for building construction, designed especially for use in building walls, partitions, ceilings, etc. of building structures.
Date:
February 10, 1914
Creator:
Harter, Leander Douglas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Plow.
Patent for the improvement of engine-plows especially regarding those adapted for traction engines. The patent includes specifications and illustrations.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Rarig, Welden C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History