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Improvement in the Manufacture of Black Bottle-Glass.
Patent for manufacturing black bottle-glass by using "combination with other ingredients, an earthy slate of a peculiar character, called "clay-slate," for the purpose of furnishing the coloring-matter of the glass,as well as forming one of the bases of the glass itself."(line 10-15) Instruction only, no illustration.
Date:
September 2, 1856
Creator:
McCully, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wagon-Sheet and Tent
Patent for an improvement in wagon sheet coverings / tent. The improvement is in the sides of the wagon sheet can be extended by loosening straps to fall the length to the ground and be staked to the earth. This gives a tent to sleep under after a day of traveling.
Date:
August 13, 1871
Creator:
Fitzgerald, M. M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Joints for Railway Rails
Patent for improvements in box or "fish" joints for railroad rails.
Date:
May 28, 1872
Creator:
Wells, Jephthah
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-traps
Patent for an improvement in ant traps. Includes illustrations.
Date:
December 31, 1872
Creator:
Stell, Japhthah W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Floor-Clamps.
Patent for an improvement in floor clamps, including illustrations.
Date:
March 4, 1873
Creator:
Foster, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Horse-Powers.
Patent for a "new and improved horse-power." Relates to railway horse-powers.
Date:
August 16, 1873
Creator:
Tadlock, John S. of Belmont, Texas & Howell, J.M. of Belmont, Texas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in fences, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 23, 1873
Creator:
King, Wilbur F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Billiard-Tables.
Patent for a design for a billiard table that can also be used as a Jenny-Lind table. Illustration included.
Date:
November 18, 1873
Creator:
Waldie, Samuel H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Scissors.
Patent for "scissors for the use of dealers in dry goods; and it consists in providing an ordinary pair of scissors with an extension at or near the end of one of the blades, having an entering point and an eye to carry a thread, and designed to serve a convenient purpose in tagging and retagging goods." (Lines 14-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 19, 1874
Creator:
Waldie, Samuel H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wheel-Plows
Patent for a wheel plow designed to be simple, durable, easily controlled, and of light draft.
Date:
June 19, 1877
Creator:
Amonett, Ammon A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Seed and Corn Planters
Patent for a new and useful improvement in cotton seed and corn planters which lists the design specifications.
Date:
November 6, 1877
Creator:
Palmero, Joseph Rafael
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for an improved, multi-piece harness-buckle that is attachable without the need of sewing, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
March 12, 1878
Creator:
Carnes, William J., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent relating to "improvements in harness-buckles" (lines 17-18) including instructions and illustration.
Date:
July 1, 1879
Creator:
Carnes, William J., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements In Buckles.
Patent for a new kind of buckle along with specifications for construction and illustrations of the buckle.
Date:
August 12, 1879
Creator:
Carnes, William J., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for 'buckles for harness or other purposes, adapted for connection to a strap or billet without sewing." (lines 6-8)Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
November 25, 1879
Creator:
Bugbee, George G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for improvements in buckles used for multiple purposes including illustrations.
Date:
December 23, 1879
Creator:
Carnes, William James Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Portable Steam-Engines.
Patent for an improved design related to reversible steam-engines meant to economize the space required by the engine and to provide a firm foundation that will allow it to be portable.
Date:
December 30, 1879
Creator:
Kriebel, Hosea K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Balance Staff and Wheel for Watches
Patent for an improved design of a balance staff and wheel used for watch repair. The new design allows for an easier repair when replacing a broken staff and decreases the chance that the wheel would be damaged when replacing the staff. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1880
Creator:
Bugbee, George G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stake-Pin.
Patent for stake-pin that improves upon previous stake-pins that are used for picketing horses and attaching the ropes. This design allows for the rope to stay out of the dirt. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1880
Creator:
Carnes, William, Sr. & Penfield, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
BUCKLE
Patent for "a new and improved buckle" (lines4-5)
Date:
July 20, 1880
Creator:
Bardwell, Henery G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Steam Engine
Patent for a Portable Seam Engine
Date:
August 24, 1880
Creator:
Kriebel, Hosea K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design calls for "the rear side of the cross-piece [to be] provided with a recess . . . to receive the back of the tongue-joint, so that the latter shall not be in the way when the strap is to be passed between the cross-pieces . . . after being adjusted upon the tongues or studs" (lines 35-41).
Date:
November 30, 1880
Creator:
Bugbee, George Gooding
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Axle Lubricator.
Patent for a new and improved axle lubricator. This design utilizes threads to allow for removal and reattachment, as well as easy cleaning.
Date:
January 25, 1881
Creator:
Rochelle, John Rugeley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gopher Trap.
Patent for a new and improved trap for gophers and other subterranean animals. This design utilizes for the first time the combination of spring, jaw, treadle, trigger, and baseboard to ensnare gophers and other varmints.
Date:
July 5, 1881
Creator:
Norris, Abram
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History