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Axle-Skein (open access)

Axle-Skein

Patent for an axle skein that holds the skein on the axle.
Date: December 20, 1910
Creator: Bevil, Andrew H. & Bevil, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight. (open access)

Headlight.

Patent for "an electric head-light which will adjust the carbons of the arc lamp without the usual vibration" (lines 12-14) and be more durable and efficient.
Date: October 31, 1911
Creator: Dooley, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Level, Grade, Distance, and Elevation Finder. (open access)

Combined Level, Grade, Distance, and Elevation Finder.

Patent for a tool that acts as a combined plumb and spirit level.
Date: December 19, 1905
Creator: Barclay, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for improvements a cotton chopper that "consists of a two-wheeled carriage having a hoe situated to thin the cotton and is operated by bevel gear-wheels, a ratchet-wheel, and a spring" (lines 12-15).
Date: January 1, 1901
Creator: Levings, Enoc
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Thinner. (open access)

Corn-Thinner.

Patent for improvements in corn-thinners for removing excess stalks in the field by constructing the “upper portion’s blade flat to present straight side cutting edges, and having the lower portion curved transversely to present to a lower semicircular cutting edge.” (Lines 53-56.) With this design, the operator would not have to stoop over, making the thinning operation easier. Illustration is included.
Date: February 17, 1903
Creator: Horn, Henry G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Steps (open access)

Car Steps

Patent for rail car steps. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Collier, James Dallas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed Stay. (open access)

Bed Stay.

Patent for a new and improved bed stay. This design "consist[s] of wires doubled at their center parts and twisted . . . to form loops . . . and diverged from said twisted parts and attached to the corner portions of the bedstead, and a tension and locking device consisting of a straining-lever fulcrumed to one of the loops and adapted to lock thereon and engaging the other loop" (lines 90-97).
Date: October 2, 1888
Creator: Bethea, Cade
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed Stay. (open access)

Bed Stay.

Patent for a new and improved bed stay. This design consists in "[t]he combination, in a bed-stay, of wires connected to the corners of the bed-stead, blocks on the wires, loops connected to the blocks, a lever hung to the loop, and a latch device locking the free end of the lever to the loop" (lines 10-15).
Date: December 6, 1887
Creator: Bethea, Cade
System: The Portal to Texas History
Article Holder or Stand. (open access)

Article Holder or Stand.

Patent for a device that conveniently and readily supports books, photographs, picture cards, and other similar articles. The new design is formed from a single strand of wire, and is specifically adapted for holding books in an open position and allowing the pages to be turned as needed.
Date: February 28, 1922
Creator: Boyette, Oren K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broom. (open access)

Broom.

Patent for a broom designed to allow the straw to be easily changed as often as needed and to hold the straw firmly in place even when considerable pressure is used, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 11, 1922
Creator: Boyett, Oren K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Ventilation. (open access)

Window Ventilation.

Patent for a window ventilator for use in damp or cold weather that blocks the rain or cold, while allowing fresh air to enter the house.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Best, Julius J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Logging-Truck. (open access)

Logging-Truck.

Patent for a logging-truck that is a "simple and convenient apparatus which is operated by a team to raise the logs from the ground, and which thus obviates the necessity of using a hand windlass as is usually done" (lines 14-18). This is used in countries where it does not snow often.
Date: December 25, 1894
Creator: Brough, William, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss. (open access)

Truss.

Patent for a truss used to give relief to cases of ruptured hernias. Adjustable to be used by patients of varying sizes, and adaptable to treat both inguinal and umbilical ruptures. Includes illustrations.
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Johnson, Irven E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vine-Support, (open access)

Vine-Support,

Patent for a new and useful vine support, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Henry, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Try Gravity Level (open access)

Try Gravity Level

Patent for a try gravity level. Illustration included.
Date: November 15, 1904
Creator: Drew, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vegetable-Cutters. (open access)

Improvement in Vegetable-Cutters.

Patent for "vegetable-cutters adapted to cut a number of slices by a single stroke, in which a series of knives, arranged in two converging tiers, are used in conjunction with a centrally-disposed block for supporting the article to be sliced." (Lines 7-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1875
Creator: Goolsbee, John N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Spectacle-Frames. (open access)

Improvement in Spectacle-Frames.

Patent for "spectacle-frames in which the bows are turned into a coil near the points where they are connected to the lens-hoops for the purpose of forming spring-joints, instead of the ordinary pivot-joints." (Lines 6-10) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 30, 1875
Creator: Stewart, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Tread (open access)

Wheel-Tread

Patent for improved wheel treads specifically for assisting motorists trapped in mud, sand, or the like.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Wheat, Levi M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement. (open access)

Mechanical Movement.

Patent for a mechanical movement using a crank to operate the lazy-tongs through the medium of a pitman, guided by a pair of parallel wires and, a reciprocating bar guided by a socket to produce the reciprocating motion. Illustration is included.
Date: February 10, 1891
Creator: Baker, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Wick Raiser. (open access)

Lamp-Wick Raiser.

Patent for a device designed to manipulate a lamp-wick in its guiding tube without cutting or injuring the wick, including illustrations.
Date: November 3, 1891
Creator: McBride, Martin A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Syrup-Pan (open access)

Syrup-Pan

Patent for a syrup pan for boiling down sap into syrup that keeps the solid matter in the pan and only lets the liquid syrup flow out.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Baker, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Connection and Signal for Railway-Cars. (open access)

Electrical Connection and Signal for Railway-Cars.

Patent for invention that applies the use of electricity to suitable electrically-operated devices throughout a train, including illustrations.
Date: November 10, 1891
Creator: Collier, James Dallas; Miller, James K. Polk & Kirby, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireplace-Fender. (open access)

Fireplace-Fender.

Patent for a Fireplace-Fender used as a protective barrier between burning fireplaces and people. Specifically preventing the sparks from the fire to catch clothing on fire or any other flammable materials, Illustrations included.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Russell, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shears. (open access)

Shears.

Patent for new and improved shears. This design is "adapted to be run along the top of the table or other surface, whereby the movable blade is adapted to be operated so that cloth, paper, or other material may be severed" (lines 9-13). It consists, "with a lower member provided with a handle, of a roller journaled to said member and provided with an elongated eccentric-pin an upper member pivoted to said lower member, and a rearwardly-extending projection from said upper member provided with a suitable elongated opening for the engagement of said pin" (lines 38-46).
Date: January 20, 1891
Creator: Baker, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History