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Method and Composition for Reclaiming Gummer and Linter Files. (open access)

Method and Composition for Reclaiming Gummer and Linter Files.

Patent of the methods and compositions for reclaiming Gummer and Linter Files. The invention is used to reclaim the files used in sharpening linter saws that are used in cutting lint from cotton seed after the long fiber has been removed from the seed. This invention ensured cost effective reclaiming of the files instead of their reformation.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Lockett, Landon J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar (open access)

Collar

Patent for a collar with tie supporting strip.
Date: February 19, 1918
Creator: Naegeli, Fred E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Blacking Kit. (open access)

Portable Blacking Kit.

Patent for a small affordable and portable space that "travelers, soldiers, or other parties" can carry a shoe shining kit in. The box can carry "blacking brushes, cloth and the usual articles carried in a kit of this kind".
Date: February 11, 1919
Creator: Reid, Chauncey S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack. (open access)

Display Rack.

Patent for rotary display rack for goods to be readily exhibited.
Date: January 29, 1918
Creator: Koehler, Bert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
CONCRETE-BLOCK MACHINE (open access)

CONCRETE-BLOCK MACHINE

Patent for "improvements in means for improving cement or concrete blocks."(ln. 12-14)
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Cathriner, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Trimmer (open access)

Lawn-Trimmer

Patent for improved lawn trimmer "whereby the margins of a lawn adjacent side walks or curbing may be trimmed." (lines 12-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Rial, John & Hodde, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Blast Cotton-Gin (open access)

Air-Blast Cotton-Gin

Patent for airing out the lent from the brushes on the ginn. This also uses less power than the ones before.
Date: November 21, 1914
Creator: Ginn, Carrollvernon B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing Machine (open access)

Automatic Weighing Machine

Patent for an automatic weighing machine. Illustration included.
Date: August 4, 1908
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Scraper and Cleaner (open access)

Boiler Scraper and Cleaner

Patent for a boiler scraper and cleaner. This invention is designed to remove incrustation and sediment that collects on the bottom of boilers. Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Miller, Hugh C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bung-Extractor (open access)

Bung-Extractor

Patent for "an improved extractor for the bungs of casks and barrels of all kinds, so that the same can be quickly and conveniently removed from the bung-hole" (lines 8-11).
Date: May 14, 1901
Creator: Cathriner, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ball-Caster. (open access)

Ball-Caster.

Patent for a new and useful ball caster, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 14, 1899
Creator: Carraway, Esther P. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Continuous Weighing Scale (open access)

Continuous Weighing Scale

Patent for continuous weighing scale. Illustration included.
Date: December 4, 1906
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap. (open access)

Ant-Trap.

Patent for ant traps that has a body portion with upper and lower inlet chambers. The trap is connected with the upper inlet chamber by a passage-way through which the ants may pass.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Seifert, Adolf R. R. & Campbell, Bertha
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Scrubber And Mop. (open access)

Combined Scrubber And Mop.

Patent for the combination of a scrubber, a mop, and a water receptacle to supply the cleansing liquid to the surface that is being cleaned and it provides a mechanism for wringing the mop.
Date: January 23, 1912
Creator: Lee, Bryant
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Trunk And Dressing-Case. (open access)

Combined Trunk And Dressing-Case.

Patent for a new and useful combined trunk and dressing case. This design is to "provide a simple and efficient device of the character specified having a large amount of space for receiving different articles of wearing-apparel and for inclosing various kinds of toilet appliances" (line 9 - 14).
Date: August 8, 1899
Creator: Carraway, Esther P. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compound For Treating Seeds. (open access)

Compound For Treating Seeds.

Patent for a new and useful composition of matter to be used for killing weevils in corn, beans, or peas, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 9, 1898
Creator: Thiele, Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fastener (open access)

Wire-Fastener

Patent for a wire fastener. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Kramer, William C., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner. (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner for home use, which has a steam generator which operates automatically.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Hoffman, Robert V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spool (open access)

Spool

Patent for a spool made by folding one piece of material into the correct shape.
Date: February 4, 1913
Creator: Aven, Scottie Hill
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spindle-Nut Attachment. (open access)

Spindle-Nut Attachment.

Patent for improvement in spindle-nut by providing “an extension to the spindle-nut, not being a washer in any sense of the word, but to all intents and purposes an integral part of said nut adapted to extend toward the outer end of the axle-box and to hold the same to its seat upon the spindle as efficiently as when the parts were new.” (Lines 35-41) Illustration is included.
Date: February 3, 1903
Creator: Carlton, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in gates, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 9, 1898
Creator: Teague, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a sliding gate with an improved track rail.
Date: July 28, 1908
Creator: Bohne, Fritz
System: The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Box for Vehicles (open access)

Axle-Box for Vehicles

Patent for axle box for vehicles "in which after the axle and axle-boxes have been worm by use the lost motion can be taken up by interposing a tightening-washer and spring between the axle-box and nut, so the the axle-box of the wheel is restored to the same condition.(10-15)
Date: May 19, 1903
Creator: McFarland, Julian
System: The Portal to Texas History
Float-Valve. (open access)

Float-Valve.

Patent for a long-lasting float valve.
Date: July 5, 1910
Creator: Mayfield, Jesse L.
System: The Portal to Texas History