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Trolley-Catcher.
Patent for a simple and efficient trolley pole that can be "dropped to a position of safety when the trolley wheel leaves the wire, whereby the pole is prevented from coming in contact with the supports of the trolley wire, the feeders, &c." (lines 10-14). The pole is easily re-engaged.
Date:
October 30, 1894
Creator:
Cobb, Woodson D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a modification of a plow that improves ease of use. Additionally the plow adds wings that allow plowing of soil at different angles.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Richardson, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Scourer.
Patent for invention and improvements in grain-scourers such as the addition of a pulley for driving the device.
Date:
October 8, 1901
Creator:
McLellan, Frederick A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a washing machine, which has rubbing devices that will not injure the clothes and attaches to any tub and braces it.
Date:
October 19, 1909
Creator:
Zachary, Archie A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hitching Device.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive hitching device that can be easily applied to the driver, can connect a weight to the draft animal's bit, and can be easily adjusted.
Date:
October 3, 1893
Creator:
Crowley, Joseph L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gauge Cock.
Patent for steam gauge or test cocks that provides a simple and economical gauge cock for steam boilers by which the steam can be readily tested and which is adapted to close the orifice automatically to provide a constructions which will not be disarranged in operation.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Woodruff, Lovell H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Envelope.
Patent for an improved, simple, and durable envelope that can hold many letters, documents, and similar materials. "The invention consists of two overlapping end flaps connected with each other by a band and forming, with the front, an expansible pocket for the accommodation of the documents, a top flap and a bottom flap adapted to be folded one above the other, and both over the end flaps, and a band for holding the top and bottom flaps closed" (lines 12-19).
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
Scougale, Malcolm
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener.
Patent for improvement in sash-fasteners by using a ratchet-lock combined with a ratchet-bar. It “can be readily adapted to any ordinary sash and window-frame and it will securely support the sash at any desired elevation and prevent either the upward or downward movement until the lock is released.” (Lines 10-14) Illustration is included.
Date:
October 13, 1891
Creator:
James, Will S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter
Patent for a seed planter that can plant seeds for corn, cotton, or grain.
Date:
October 1, 1912
Creator:
Robbins, Henry W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separable Locking Rack for Driving Mechanism
Patent for separable locking rack for driving mechanism. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Brewster, Bertram F. & Wilson, Walker Scott
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rocking Chair.
Patent for a new and improved rocking chair. This design "relates to an improvement in rocking chairs; and it consists in a detachable rocker and a clamp for securing the rocker to the legs of an ordinary chair for the purpose of converting the latter into a rocking chair" (lines 9-13).
Date:
October 13, 1885
Creator:
Brown, Frederick H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Motor for Fans
Patent for "a device for operating a fan or other object to which it is desirable to give a continuous reciprocating motion" (lines 12-15).
Date:
October 2, 1888
Creator:
Houston, George Webster
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Looping Tool.
Patent for improvements in wires tightening tool by using a frame in the shape of a lyre and a hollow screw-shaft mounted on the frame. A twister-rod arranged within the shaft which having a hook at one end and a polygonal head at the other. A hand-lever is adapted to operate the shaft and rod in order to twist a wire. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 6, 1891
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Jack.
Patent for improvements on the power-jack, which help bring liquids to the surface. Specifically designed "to provide a power mechanism for balancing the load or work at all points of the stroke." (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Dayton, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seeding Attachment For Disk Harrows.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in seeding attachments for disk harrows, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 17, 1899
Creator:
Rogers, Jonathan Judson & Kennedy, Oliver Sylvester
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephonometer
Patent for measuring and recording the length of time when a telephone has been in use. It is simple and inexpensive.
Date:
October 15, 1918
Creator:
Gray, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Matrices and Blanks for making Tablets.
Patent for Matrix Blocks.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Bowman, Lloyd.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Making Burial-Vaults.
Patent for a mold for making burial vaults, which is easily removed from the finished product and allows for easy transport of the vault.
Date:
October 20, 1908
Creator:
Cass, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle.
Patent for a non refillable bottle to prevent sale of other goods than the original in the bottle.
Date:
October 29, 1907
Creator:
Patterson, Roy J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester
Patent for peanut harvesting machine. It helps pull the peanut plant from the ground easily and aids in bunching them without having to use your hands.
Date:
October 26, 1920
Creator:
Phillips Willie Orman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pencil-Lighting Attachment.
Patent for improvement in pencil-lighting attachments. This is meant to combine an electric lamp with a pencil, pen, etc. within a mounted casing so that the surface being written on may be lighted.
Date:
October 1, 1918
Creator:
Bennett, Jerrell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Mechanism for Pumps.
Patent for improvements in a pump operating mechanism which operates "long stroke, double-acting pumps" (lines 12-13). The mechanism is designed to expend little power, and includes illustrations.
Date:
October 5, 1915
Creator:
Fulford, Marcus F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Razor Stropper
Patent for a razor stropper. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 22, 1912
Creator:
Herring, Charles M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jewel-Setting.
Patent for a new and useful jewel setting, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 31, 1899
Creator:
Wandry, Albert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History