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Cotton Planter
Patent for a machine used to plant cotton. Contains mechanisms for both plowing a furrow, planting seeds, and covering the seeds.
Date:
June 5, 1883
Creator:
Carter, Edwards D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Apparatus
Patent for a well-drilling apparatus granted to Eli Catlin which is simpler and more convenient to use as well as being less expensive.
Date:
November 27, 1883
Creator:
Catlin, Eli
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Digging Machine.
Patent for a new and improved well-digging machine. This design "consists in connecting to the bottom of [a] shaft a gang of plows, which effectually break and cut up the earth, and combing therewith a fixed and inclined shear-blade and detachable earth-receiver, the said shear-blade being located in the rear of the plows, for raising the earth from the motion of the plow, and delivering it automatically into the detachable earth-receiver, which is raised to the surface with its load by means of ropes and pulleys" (lines 27-37).
Date:
February 6, 1883
Creator:
Chambers, Job C. & Chambers, Silas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "comprises a draw-head slotted from top to bottom, and having at its forward end an incline, a peculiar latch to engage automatically with the slot in the draw-head, a pivoted weight for holding the latch in position, and a lever pivoted in the draw-head and operated from the outside for throwing up the latch and uncoupling the car" (lines 15-22).
Date:
April 3, 1883
Creator:
Coburn, Daniel W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment.
Patent for a new and improved fan attachment. This design "consists of an attachment for rocking-chairs, cradles, &c., and having an oscillatory arm adapted to hold a fan" (lines 9-11).
Date:
January 2, 1883
Creator:
Cohen, Moses
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker's Wagon.
Patent for a new and improved wagon for cotton pickers. This design consists in "the combination of the frame, supporting wheels, cover, side-curtains, troughs, and partitions" (lines 53-55).
Date:
May 1, 1883
Creator:
Collins, Charles P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot Scraper.
Patent for a new and improved boot scraper. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the inclined bow-shaped upper plate, having a transverse bar connecting the branches of the plate, the inner edges of which are inclined outward and upward from the upper edge of the transverse bar, and in providing, in connection with the bow-shaped plate, an under or subsidiary plate of forked form, having a rounded recess between the forks adapted to conform to the shape of the heel" (lines 18-30).
Date:
October 23, 1883
Creator:
Collins, Morris A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot and Shoe Box.
Patent for a new and improved box for boots and shoes. This design is "to be arranged beneath the counter, between the guide-strips upon the floor, and mounted on wheels, and provided with mechanism connected to the hinged lids of the boxes to raise the lid as the box is pulled out, and to close it when the box is pushed back to place again. This may be accomplished in several ways" (lines 26-33).
Date:
November 20, 1883
Creator:
Cook, Emmanuel Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter. This design consists in "a stalk and weed cutter, the combination, with the oblique side knives, of the transverse slotted bars, springs, and the guide and pressure bars having vertical arms passing through the slots of the transverse bars, and connected to said springs . . . [and] the runner-frame, having oblique wings and front and side knives, the standards and bar, cross-bars, cross-springs, and adjustable pressure and guide bars" (lines 80-92).
Date:
July 17, 1883
Creator:
Cook, Emmanuel Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for an improvement to gates. This model consists of a gate mounted at the middle on a vertical post pivoted at top and bottom.
Date:
July 10, 1883
Creator:
Cope, Mason L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a sulky having a loop secured to its axle, of a pair of hoes secured to a pair of pivoted bars, which are adapted to slide up and down in the loop, and a spring arranged between the bars to hold the hoes in a closed position . . . [and] provided with foot-rests for the driver, whereby the hoes may be forced into the ground" (lines 55-67).
Date:
February 6, 1883
Creator:
Craig, William Sinclair
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone-Transmitter
Patent for improvements to telephone transmitters by transmitting the sound waves into electrical currents.
Date:
January 16, 1883
Creator:
Crawford, Witsius A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Split Switch
Patent for a split switch, with illustrations. The "invention relates to split switches; and the object of our invention is to provide a switch which will be normally in condition to prevent a train from running on the main track from the siding, and yet always keep the main track in condition for the rapid movement of trains, and at the same time allow the shunting of a train from the main track to the side track" (lines 16-24).
Date:
May 15, 1883
Creator:
Crowley, John Henry & Temple, Bernard Moore
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter and cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, in a chopper and cultivator, of the A-shaped frame carrying the plows, chopper, and the A-shaped truck-frame, said frame being mounted on the truck-frame by the cranks and provided with means for raising and lowering it" (lines 7-12).
Date:
October 23, 1883
Creator:
Daniel, Ellison Armistead
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Straining Beam.
Patent for a new and improved straining beam. This design "is especially adapted to be used in that class of structures, especially bridges and columns, in which it is necessary to combine the maximum of strength with the minimum of weight; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of a beam" (lines 22-27).
Date:
September 11, 1883
Creator:
Davis, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Compound.
Patent for "detergent or washing compounds for cleansing clothing, fabrics, &c." (lines 14-16) which lists the ingredients and their measurements and directions for use.
Date:
May 29, 1883
Creator:
Davis, Jordan Greene; Davis, Epaminondas Perkins & Davis, David Watson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shepherd's Crook.
Patent for a new and improved shepherd's crook. This design "has relation to shepherd's crooks; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the tapering and balanced staff, the slender neck near the head or crook, the broad bearings of the crook, and the guard-knob on the end thereof" (lines 16-21).
Date:
April 3, 1883
Creator:
Deland, Edward E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Federal Reporter. Volume 14: Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States. November, 1882-March, 1883.
The Federal Reporter contains the text of decisions and commentary regarding cases tried in circuit and district courts throughout the United States. The opinions printed in the volumes include both written statements and oral comments transcribed for publication. Index of cases starts on page ix.
Date:
1883
Creator:
Desty, Robert.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Reporter. Volume 15: Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States. March-May, 1883.
The Federal Reporter contains the text of decisions and commentary regarding cases tried in circuit and district courts throughout the United States. The opinions printed in the volumes include both written statements and oral comments transcribed for publication. Index of cases starts on page ix.
Date:
1883
Creator:
Desty, Robert.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Reporter. Volume 16: Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States. June-July, 1883.
The Federal Reporter contains the text of decisions and commentary regarding cases tried in circuit and district courts throughout the United States. The opinions printed in the volumes include both written statements and oral comments transcribed for publication. Index of cases starts on page ix.
Date:
1883
Creator:
Desty, Robert.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Reporter. Volume 17: Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States. August-October, 1883.
The Federal Reporter contains the text of decisions and commentary regarding cases tried in circuit and district courts throughout the United States. The opinions printed in the volumes include both written statements and oral comments transcribed for publication. Index of cases starts on page xi.
Date:
1883
Creator:
Desty, Robert.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Separator for Pecan and Other Nuts.
Patent for a new and improved nut cracker. This design is "provided with an inclined bed of parallel positively-driven rollers . . . and arranged at a suitable distance apart to allow of the leaves and other refuse falling through between them, but conducting the cleansed or separated nuts over them for delivery over a back board, or otherwise, away from the leaves and refuse, and where they may be put into sacks . . . a hopper arranged over the upper or highest portion of the inclined bed of separated rollers provides for the steady supply or feed of the nuts" (lines 12-25).
Date:
February 6, 1883
Creator:
Dolman, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay and Cotton Press
Patent for "hay and cotton press that can be easily and cheaply constructed and that can be operated by hand or horse power" (Lines 20-22).
Date:
June 19, 1883
Creator:
Donaldson, Sven
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan Cover.
Patent for a new and improved pan cover. This design's "lower section, being outwardly flaring, is capable of attachment to different size pans, and the bars serve to strengthen the cover and assist in supporting the upper pan, while the perforations admit a current of air through the cover, thus serving to keep the contents of the pan cool. The wire gauze . . . is designed to prevent flies, insects, &c., from getting into the pan, and to a great measure prevents dust from doing likewise, and they may be constructed any size desirable, and at the same time are durable and cheap to manufacture" (lines 42-54).
Date:
October 30, 1883
Creator:
Dowdell, Seleta C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History