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Roller Press
Patent for improvements of roller presses with speed and "to form a cyndrical bale of the cotton-batting" (lines 12-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 10, 1900
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flue Scraper
Patent for a new and improved boiler tube scraper which will allow for easier insertion and removal, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Lorenz, William Adam
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Sowing Attachment for Plows.
Patent for a seed-sowing attachment for plows which can "drop the seed in a furrow as it is made by the plow, and after it is covered by the formation of a successive furrow, and thereby complete the sowing or drilling process simultaneously with the plowing operation" (lines 14-19).
Date:
June 19, 1894
Creator:
Johnson, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Coupling.
Patent for hose couplings which "may be very quickly and effectively placed in engagement with and held upon the nozzle of a hydrant, thus making the device very available for fire-hose" (lines 10-14).
Date:
October 7, 1902
Creator:
Dolen, Felix P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator.
Patent for an efficient refrigerator meant to preserve meat, dairy, and produce. The refrigerator uses evaporating water to cool the food, not ice. There are inner and outer layers, a large water pan with vertical drip openings, and inner screen walls.
Date:
April 17, 1894
Creator:
Denson, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pindal or Peanut Planter.
Patent for a pindal or peanut planter, which can be attached to a grain planter and make it useful for planting peanuts.
Date:
October 11, 1910
Creator:
May, Robert Brown
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for wire stretcher that will secure a wire as it is stapled to a post.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Kasprzyk, Leon
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Filling Fountain-Pen and Locking Device Therefor.
Patent for a new self-filling fountain pen with a locking device, designed "to provide a fountain pen by which in use of a piston rod on the principle of a suction pump the pen can be easily, fully and securely filled and easily cleaned, and which being provided with detachable parts may be prepared readily when worn or broken" (lines 10-15), which includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Stevens, Thornton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Digger.
Patent for a peanut digger that will go underneath the peanuts, cutting off the tap roots, which preserves the soil because "the soil does not lose the nitrogen contained within the roots." (lines 25-27)
Date:
June 11, 1918
Creator:
West, Wade H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano.
Patent for a new piano "in which the strings are vibrated through the medium of a bow, as in a violin, instead of being struck with hammers in accordance with the usual method" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.
Date:
June 5, 1900
Creator:
Holcombe, Edgar L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for a planter. Illustration included.
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Brinkoeter, August
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gage Attachment for Bench-Planes.
The invention is "to improve the construction of gages for planes and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device adapted to be readily applied to the stock of the plane and capable of being set at different angles" (lines 10-15) "to enable the face of a board to be accurately planed at the desired angle" (lines 16-17).
Date:
November 13, 1900
Creator:
Smith, Millage M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines.
Patent for the improvement of the structure of washing machines. The illustration and description show that an improved washing machine, formed by the combination of the open or ribbed roller F F and handles G g1 g2 with the box A B and perforated false bottom E.
Date:
September 27, 1870
Creator:
Harper, Elijah S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for improvement of construction of wire stretcher for both mending and cutting wire.
Date:
November 20, 1900
Creator:
Passmore, Benjamine, H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cactus Burner.
Patent for a cactus burner that burns spines off of cacti using a liquid fuel burner. Document explains the different parts of the cactus burner and why it is an improvement over current ones in use.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Ploch, Alex
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin Breast.
Patent for a cotton gin breast that applies pressure to the cotton roll and prevents it from bulging.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Barnes, Peter Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper and Cultivaor
Patent for a combine cotton chopper and cultivator, illustrations included.
Date:
October 2, 1900
Creator:
McCracken, Ninian S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History