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Gate Hinge. (open access)

Gate Hinge.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists of "the post or base section, having a perforated plate, the edges of which are bent up and formed with flanges and notches, and provided with the plate connected with the body of plate and separated . . . from the portions thereof, the gate-section having a depending arm, fitted to enter the perforation in the base, and having a second arm fitted for connection with the gate, and the roller, journaled on second said arm" (lines 90-99).
Date: December 7, 1886
Creator: Olinger, David J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame. (open access)

Quilting-Frame.

Patent for an improvement in quilting-frames by making one roller adjustable in which it can be turned in either direction from the opposite side of the device. Illustration is included.
Date: April 7, 1891
Creator: Martin, Enoch
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists in "the sill-beams, grooved . . . the trip-bars secured in said grooves and pivotally supported at one end, and connections between the opposite ends of the trip-bars and the gate" (lines 83-87).
Date: September 14, 1886
Creator: Tipton, Phylander S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester (open access)

Cotton-Harvester

Patent for improvements in construction and arrangement of machines that harvest cotton.
Date: July 2, 1889
Creator: Cunningham, James Franklin, Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester. (open access)

Cotton-Harvester.

Patent for improvements to cotton harvesting devices, with instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Cunningham, James F. & Dingee, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper and cultivator which has adjustable cutters.
Date: June 18, 1912
Creator: Cain, James N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed or Douche Pan. (open access)

Bed or Douche Pan.

Patent for improvements in bed or douche pans, in which it will not spill easily and is easy to clean. Illustration is included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Williams, Bettie C. & Scott, Arthur C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with adjustable hoe positions.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Hudson, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Window-Scaffold (open access)

Adjustable Window-Scaffold

Patent for an adjustable window scaffold. Illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: Wright, Scott W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mixing Plant. (open access)

Mixing Plant.

Patent for new mixing plants materials and procedures, "comprising novel means for handling, conveying, and mixing the several materials which constitute the feed and for accurately determining the proportion of each such materials" (lines 11-15), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 3, 1906
Creator: Binnings, Charles Elijah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Branding-Iron (open access)

Branding-Iron

Patent for a branding iron that expends less fuel than similar brands due to its combustion chamber that is able to better concentrate its heat towards the applied surface.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Thurman, Lee Onadus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cattle-Guard and Halter. (open access)

Combined Cattle-Guard and Halter.

Patent for a combined cattle guard and halter, which prevents cattle from breaking through a fence while allowing them freedom of movement.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Owens, Delona D. & Steele, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a bailing press machine designed to be more efficient and durable. Illustrations included.
Date: December 3, 1907
Creator: Jones, Thomas A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Quilting-Frame and Ironing-Board (open access)

Combined Quilting-Frame and Ironing-Board

Patent for a quilting frame that can also be used as an ironing board. Illustrations included.
Date: September 10, 1907
Creator: Lowry, Moses M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn that is easy to use and efficient.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Huggins, Thompson A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Rail-Joint and Nut-Lock (open access)

Combination Rail-Joint and Nut-Lock

Patent for a combination rail joint and nut lock to hold railroad tracks in place.
Date: December 31, 1912
Creator: Iley, William A.; Money, Robert L. & Money, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink Fountain (open access)

Ink Fountain

Patent for an ink fountain. This invention is an improvement for the feeding of ink to platen presses. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Raymond, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Exterminator (open access)

Insect Exterminator

Patent for removing boll weevils from cotton plants. The device brushes the weevils into the furrows where they are crushed. Illustration included.
Date: March 4, 1913
Creator: Scott, Earl Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tying Device for Hay Bales or Packages (open access)

Tying Device for Hay Bales or Packages

Patent for a tying mechanism for bales of hay and packages. Illustrations included.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Leavitt, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tying Device for Hay-Bales or Packages. (open access)

Tying Device for Hay-Bales or Packages.

Patent for an automatic tying device for hay bales, while they are going through a hay press.
Date: September 13, 1910
Creator: Leavitt, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tongue Attachment (open access)

Vehicle Tongue Attachment

Patent for a vehicle tongue attachment. This invention is designed to combine horse drawn and motor options for plows and other farming machines. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Gillespie, David Augustus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for an animal trap and is spring actuated. Illustration included.
Date: October 30, 1906
Creator: Sandefur, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stack-Pipe Protector. (open access)

Stack-Pipe Protector.

Patent for an adjustable stack pipe protector.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Huffman, Thadeus E. & Hammett, Isaac E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper. (open access)

Stalk-Chopper.

Patent for a stalk chopper, which attaches to a plow.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: King, Julian
System: The Portal to Texas History