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Oil Press Mat.
Patent for a new and improved oil press mat. This design "is to flexibly connect the metal plates or leaves of a three-leaved oil-press mat in such manner that when the mat with the bags of meal interposed between its leaves is subjected to pressure for the purpose of expressing the oil the parallelism of the leaves will be maintained and endwise shifting of the same prevented. A further object is to provide a fastening . . . which shall be stronger, more durable, and more positive in its functions" (lines 31-41).
Date:
June 7, 1881
Creator:
Ahrenbeck, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hopper for Leaching Ashes.
Patent for improved ash-hopper that is composed of suitable frame, two side boards, two triangle end boards that can be used to improve leaching ashes.
Date:
June 7, 1881
Creator:
Alexander, Abbington B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Door Fastening.
Patent for a new and improved car-door fastening. This design "consists in a novel construction and arrangement of a staple, a hook-hasp, key, and a key-plate, whereby several advantages are obtained . . . for securing the sliding doors of box-cars and other railway-cars" (lines 8-14).
Date:
April 19, 1881
Creator:
Alexander, Francis Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Switch Lock.
Patent for a new and improved railway-switch lock. This design "consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts whereby an independent key is used to unlock the latch or bolt of the bolt-case" (lines 14-17).
Date:
August 2, 1881
Creator:
Angus, Alexander & Phillips, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design utilizes a plunger to create a partial vacuum in the corresponding tub, whereupon water, when rushing to fill the partial vacuum, saturates the clothes, cleaning them.
Date:
December 6, 1881
Creator:
Appelt, August E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Harness.
Patent for a new and improved attachment for harnesses. This design "relates to attachments for harness; and it consists of a plate having a safety-hook, a back-band buckle, and guide-rings" (lines 20-23).
Date:
August 30, 1881
Creator:
Applewhite, David T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Axle Box.
Patent for a new and improved axle box for vehicles. This design consists of a novel combination of spindle, detachable and reversible bearing-sleeve, interposed elastic sleeves, hub, axle-box, and lubricator (lines 74-90).
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Applewhite, David Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design calls for a tank of water to be buried in the ground and a collar of cheap material to be attached to the tank and placed over the mouth of an anthill. The concave nature of the collar prevents ants from climbing out of it, so they are forced into the water tank, where they drown; the design is cheaper and less toxic than previous designs.
Date:
November 22, 1881
Creator:
Arnett, Sandridge Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker's Shade.
Patent for a new and improved cotton picker's shade. This design "consists of a portable frame having an adjustable and detachable awning or shade . . . for the use of cotton-pickers and others whose vocation obliges them to work in the field during the hot season" (lines 19-23).
Date:
June 14, 1881
Creator:
Arnold, William Noah
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mosquito Netting Frame.
Patent for a new and improved mosquito netting frame. This design "consists of a mosquito-netting frame formed of two longitudinal rods removably fastened to uprights attached to the bedposts, and held by cords or wires passing from the outer ends of each of said longitudinal rods to the top of each upright. A transverse rod or bar is removably attached to the outer ends of said longitudinal bars or rods. . . . [The design] is simple in construction, light, durable, and convenient" (lines 9-18).
Date:
March 8, 1881
Creator:
Bailey, Alfred H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Heater for Washing Machines.
Patent for a new and improved water heater for washing machines. This design "relates to that class of washing-machines in which a rotary slatted cylinder for holding the clothes and a coil of pipe for supplying the drum with hot water are employed; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction and arrangement of the heater and pipes for conveying water to and discharging it from the drum" (lines 14-21).
Date:
June 28, 1881
Creator:
Bailey, Charles F. & Perrenot, George F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Holder.
Patent for improved sash-fasteners, which relates to sash-fasteners, the object being to furnish a simple and effective substitute for the ordinary sash weights and locks.
Date:
September 13, 1881
Creator:
Barb, Gustavas Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Box.
Patent for a new and improved self-oiling axle box. This design utilizes a sleeve with several small, oil-filled holes to be placed between the spindle and the axle box, which lubricates the machine and reduces friction. A nut keeps the spindle and axle box together.
Date:
April 26, 1881
Creator:
Barnes, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Harness.
Patent for a new and improved harness attachment. This design utilizes two disks, "one being notched in its thick or heavy edge and the other being notched in its thin or less weighty portion . . . thus effectively closing the space that would otherwise be left at the point of the hook, and preventing the ring . . . from becoming detached" (lines 55-63).
Date:
June 28, 1881
Creator:
Baton, Durham D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Truck.
Patent for a new and improved car-truck. This design "consists in providing the lateral guide-wheels with long axles which are inclined at an angle of about forty-five degrees to the ordinary truck-wheels, and in providing the bolsters of the truck with a central opening, and otherwise constructing the same with a view to attachment of such inclined axles" (lines 17-24).
Date:
February 22, 1881
Creator:
Beaumont, Franklin, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saddle Mail Bag.
Patent for new and improved saddle bags. This design calls for a saddle with two metal boxes with hinged doors at the bottom, through which metal pouches, to contain the mail, are inserted. The air left between the top of the pouch and the inside of the box prevents water from seeping into the box and ruining the contents, even when fully submerged.
Date:
March 29, 1881
Creator:
Beazley, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Shears.
Patent for new and improved animal shears. This design calls for a spring with eyes at the ends so that the handles of individual blades may be inserted through them. Then, nuts fasten the individual blades to the spring, which makes sharpening easier and breakage less likely.
Date:
February 22, 1881
Creator:
Benavides, Cristobal & Arthur, Joshua P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bolt Lock.
Patent for a new and improved bolt-lock. This design is for a flat piece of metal (the "lock") that secures the head of the bolt so that, when the adjoining nut becomes rusted, the nut and bolt can be successfully separated without damaging the surrounding material.
Date:
October 18, 1881
Creator:
Berry, John T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Trap.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design calls for a box to be placed over the mouth of an anthill, whereupon one expects the ants to enter a hole, climb an incline, and slip down a pair of glass pieces that lower the ants into an inescapable chamber. This design is cheaper and easier to make than previous ant traps.
Date:
May 24, 1881
Creator:
Blackwood, Curtis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Earth Auger.
Patent for a new and improved earth auger. This design "relates to machines for boring post-holes, &c.; and it consists especially in certain improvements in the frame and operating mechanism" (lines 21-24).
Date:
December 13, 1881
Creator:
Blake, Llewellyn A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design has a reversible trough, "having bearings for the detachable rollers and provided with a pair of flat springs affixed rigidly to opposite sides and at opposite ends of the trough, hooked screw-bolts having thumb-screws, and shaft of the main roller" (lines 1-6).
Date:
November 15, 1881
Creator:
Blake, Llewellyn A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter. This design "consists in the construction and combination of parts . . . [of] that class of machines for cutting cotton and other stalks, consisting, essentially, of parallel runners or beams carrying outwardly-projecting knives, which serve to cut the stalks as the machine is drawn over the ground" (lines 15-22).
Date:
November 29, 1881
Creator:
Bolliver, William S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mosquito Bar Frame.
Patent for a new and improved frame for mosquito bars. This design calls for wires, bent at right angles, to be attached to a center piece, in which hanging-cords can be stored. This design represents a lighter, more portable alternative to the wooden predecessors.
Date:
November 1, 1881
Creator:
Bostick, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Kindler.
Patent for a composition of matter to be used for kindling fires. Ingredients, proportions of ingredients and mixing instructions are included. No illustration.
Date:
December 20, 1881
Creator:
Boyd, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History