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Patent for a new and improved file. This design consists in "[a] file provided with longitudinal teeth upon one or both of its edges . . . [and] upon its sides so cut that they extend only half-way across the width of the file, the inner ends of the said teeth meeting at an angle at the center of the width of the blade" (lines 50-56).
Date:
March 18, 1884
Creator:
Custer, George.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Lock for Money-Drawers, &c.
Patent for improvement to a combination lock for money drawers to make it more secure.
Date:
March 16, 1886
Creator:
Sturgis, Herbert M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spirit Level Sheath.
Patent for a new and improved sheath for levels. This design "is to provide a rubber or other elastic sheath for levels, adapted to encircle the glass and prevent injury thereto in case of jars or falls, and to also form a steady securement between the level-glass and the metallic covering or housing therefor" (lines 13-18).
Date:
March 13, 1888
Creator:
Truitt, James Stuart
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Track Lifter.
Patent for improvement in railroad-track lifters by using “the combination of a base, a upright, a lever and two pawls engaging notches of the upright” (lines 97-99) and “hand mechanism for operating the pawls,” (lines 1-2, p. 2) for easily raising sections of railway-track. Illustration is included.
Date:
March 31, 1891
Creator:
Brown, Hiram David
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pounder.
Patent for a clothes pounder "which will inclose a body of air and expel the same when it is brought down upon the clothes forcing water through the clothes and filling with water an upper chamber, and which when lifted from the clothes will release a body of water at the top of the pounder and cause water to pass through the clothes" (lines 12-19).
Date:
March 7, 1893
Creator:
Beaver, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Power.
Patent for an inexpensive, simple, and powerful machine that transmits and augments "power to corn-thrashers, corn-hullers, cotton-gins, and other machines that are to be operated" (lines 12-14). The machine has an improved design that increases horse power.
Date:
March 14, 1893
Creator:
Terrell, John R. & Frasier, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for an improved washing machine that consists of a sheet-metal body with two tubs, rubbing-boards, a fire-box under the body, bails, and springs with hooks.
Date:
March 21, 1893
Creator:
Conner, Joshua Harley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet.
Patent for a kitchen cabinet that is uniquely constructed and compactly stores condiments and food articles. The food can be easily accessed, and the cabinet has an apparatus for sifting flour "that may be delivered thereby from the sealed bins in the cabinet, in any desired quantity for use" (lines 18-20).
Date:
March 13, 1894
Creator:
P'Pool, Frank E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Device.
Patent for "a simple and inexpensive advertising device adapted to be placed on street corners and other public places and capable of exciting the curiosity and attracting attention, and thereby directing the attention of persons to the advertisement" (lines 11-16).
Date:
March 20, 1894
Creator:
Attaway, Henry F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Steam-Engine.
Patent for a rotary steam-engine that provides "a new and useful machine of this character wherein a head or pressure of steam shall be utilized to its fullest extent with a consequent increase in power over other engines worked under the same head or pressure of steam. To this end the main and primary object of the present invention is to provide a simple, economical and durable steam engine of the rotary type having few working parts, but one which shall run easily and steadily and will develop considerable power" (lines 9-19).
Date:
March 26, 1895
Creator:
Henderson, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller Cotton-Compress.
Patent for a new and useful roller cotton compress, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 27, 1900
Creator:
Raborn, Louis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Heather.
Patent for combination-heater in which it can be submerged directly in a body of water contained in any open-top vessel, such as a bath-hub, bucket or other receptacle for the purpose of raising the temperature of the water to a desired degree. (Lines 12-16) Illustration is included.
Date:
March 24, 1903
Creator:
Mansfield, Charles Augustus & Hayes, George Daniel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Exterminating Insects on Plants.
Patent for improvements in insects control device on plants in which it allows “convenient and practicality to apply smoke and fumes to the plants at any stage of growth, whereby any insect which may prey upon the plant or its fruits may be effectually exterminated.” (Lines 13-18) Illustration is included.
Date:
March 22, 1904
Creator:
Cottle, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Hubbard City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 3, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Hubbard City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 10, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Breast Connector
Patent for a breast connector for horses. Illustration included.
Date:
March 14, 1905
Creator:
Mills, Virgel H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Hubbard City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 17, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hubbard City News. (Hubbard City, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Hubbard City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 23, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper that can also chop or cut corn, cane, broom-corn, peas, or any similar plants that are planted thick in drills or rows. This particular chopper includes an approved arrangement and adjustment of the chopping-blades that can be set to cut at different angles.
Date:
March 13, 1906
Creator:
McKee, Jacob Rufus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sewing Device
Patent for a sewing device relating to the sewing of bags. This invention consists of a helical needle for drawing stitches without having to twist or turn the sewing device. Illustration included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Ascue, Elbert & Crank, R. H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel.
Patent for a wheel with an improved design that includes shock absorbing springs radiating from the hub, sectional tread for traction, and a metallic construction in place of a pneumatic tire for increased durability. Includes illustrations.
Date:
March 10, 1911
Creator:
Smoot, Lonnie C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that has its oil atomized by a steam generator.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Mills, Virgil H. & Mills, John H. T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Lifting-Jacks
Patent for an attachment for lifting jacks.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Porter, Horton B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker
Patent for improvements to cotton pickers providing a wheeled machine that will "remove cotton lint from the plants by mechanical means" (lines 15-16) with added new features to construction and operation, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 12, 1912
Creator:
Scheble, Eugene Stiles & Ascue, Elbert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History