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Combined Planter, Chopper, And Cultivator.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in "combined cotton planters, choppers, and cultivators" (line 9-11).
Date:
December 6, 1898
Creator:
Albreekt, Niklaus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for improvements in cotton-chopper by using a combination of revolving disk, fender disks, a rotary shaft and cultivator-blades to construct a machine that is able to thin and cultivate cotton. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 6, 1891
Creator:
Allen, George Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Shelving and Cloth-Measurer Combined.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in roller shelving and cloth measurer combined, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 6, 1898
Creator:
Apperson, Thomas F. & Dorsey, Charles H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Picker.
Patent for an inexpensive, efficient, and durable fruit-picker that picks small fruit and does not bruise them. The picker is easily operated.
Date:
March 6, 1894
Creator:
Armstrong, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint Fastening.
Patent for a new improvement in railroad rail joint fastenings, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 6, 1899
Creator:
Arnold, Eliphalet Lester
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Brake.
Patent for "a brake which is quickly applicable to any form of wagon and which is attached to the wagon-gear only and has no connection with the body of the wagon, thus allowing the wagon-body to be entirely removed from the bolsters without interfering with the action and operation of the brake mechanism." (Lines 10-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 6, 1897
Creator:
Baker, Owen T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Fence-Post.
Design patent for a fence-post that has a tapering post-body with a step series adjoining true cylindrical portions of gradually increasing diameter.
Date:
June 6, 1899
Creator:
Brooks, Jesse W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Handle for Pans, Tubs, &c.
Patent for a wire handle for pans, tubs, &c that consists of two handles on either side of the tub, which are connected via a wire that fits in the lip of the rim of the receptacle. The handles, when taken out of the receptacle, consist of one single frame.
Date:
February 6, 1894
Creator:
Brown, John Stoddart
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Padlock.
Patent for a new and improved padlock. This design "has for its object to provide an improved lock which, while simple in construction and operation, is at the same time so constructed as to be proof against the possibility of picking by unauthorized persons, and one which when unlocked will automatically release itself from the object and which locks of itself when sprung together" (lines 7-15). It consists in "a locking-lever pivoted at its center in said casing and provided with a locking-pin at one end, adapted to engage the shackle-perforation, [and] a leaf-spring arranged within the casing" (lines 1-5).
Date:
September 6, 1892
Creator:
Brown, Vories P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter
Patent for a stalk cutter that is especially adapted for cutting cotton-stalks or cornstalks, although it may be used for cutting any variety of stalks.
Date:
April 8, 1891
Creator:
Brownlee, Robert N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detaching Device for Wheel-Hubs.
Patent for an attachment for a wheel-hub that allows for the hub to be quickly and easily removed or engaged. The invention does not require a nut wrench; "devices for screwing and unscrewing the axle nut are carried by the wheel-hub, and are always in proper position for immediate use whenever it is necessary to detach the nut" (lines 16-19).
Date:
February 6, 1894
Creator:
Butler, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freight And Grain Car
Patent for "freight-car which shall be simple, strong, durable, and comparatively inexpensive in construction, and which shall, by virtue of its attachments, be capable of instant transformation from a car for transporting grain, cereals, and similar loose substances in bulk toa car for transporting miscellaneous dead freight" (lines 17-24).
Date:
September 6, 1892
Creator:
Butz, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Balance.
Patent for a sash-balance made up of a window-frame with a weight-box and window-sashes on either side of the frame. It is operated by one chord, pulleys, a single weight-box, and a locking device.
Date:
August 6, 1895
Creator:
Cayce, Henry P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for Insect Guard for Furniture
Design patent for an insect-guard for furniture that is both useful and ornamental.
Date:
July 6, 1897
Creator:
Collier, John Charlis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Buckle.
Patent for a new and useful harness buckle, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 6, 1899
Creator:
Comer, Little Berry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Hook.
Patent for a simple and durable latch hame-hook that holds trace links in place. It is two plates, one of which is slotted to hold the tongue of the other plate.
Date:
March 6, 1894
Creator:
Dankworth, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Machine.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in wire-fence machines" (lines 12-13), including illustrations.
Date:
October 6, 1891
Creator:
Darden, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Bed.
Patent for a bed that is collapsible and portable but still safe and sturdy. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 6, 1897
Creator:
Dodge, Israel A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck-Lifter.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in truck lifters, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 6, 1898
Creator:
Donaldson, William John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in windmills, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 6, 1898
Creator:
Douglass, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seal-Press
Patent for "invented a new and useful Seal-Press" (lines 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 6, 1892
Creator:
Douthit, Albert Gilbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy Wagon
Patent for "invented a new and useful Toy Wagon" (lines 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 6, 1892
Creator:
Douthit, Albert Gilbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dumping-Car.
Patent for a dumping-car that "can be operated by two men to discharge its contents with a comparatively small amount of exertion on the part of the operators" (lines 14-17). The car is developed to hold gravel, &c., and can be easily dumped.
Date:
August 6, 1895
Creator:
Dunman, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Replacing Derailed Railway-Cars.
Patent for a device used to replaced derailed railway-cars that can be applied on either side of the rail. It can be easily moved to different tracks.
Date:
August 6, 1895
Creator:
Durack, Patrick H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History