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Device for Slitting Sweet Corn.
Patent for a corn slitting device for cutting the corn kernels away from the husks on the cob.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Bahn, Gustavus A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Water-Proof Joints for Roofing-Boards.
Patent for the improvement of water-proof joints for roofing-boards, including illustrations.
Date:
March 10, 1874
Creator:
Beazely, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector
Patent for a tire protector designed to prevent punctures and skidding on slippery roads. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Bradley, Herbert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Furnace.
Patent for an improved garbage-furnace which consist of a chamber having a grate for the reception of the garbage, a fire-box at each end, and a sand-box between the fire-boxes below the grate, grate-bars are arranged over the fire-boxes and extending from the bridge-wall, when the fire-boxes are ignited, garbage is introduced through the feed holes, the smoke, gases, fumes & etc. from the burning fuel and the garbage passed through a channel leading to the chimney. Illustration is included.
Date:
March 10, 1891
Creator:
Brownlee, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter.
Patent for an improved planting machine by securing a seed-plate with a central longitudinal slot, in the bottom of the hopper, a circular seed disk is placed into the slot; two pairs of gage-plates arranged at the front and rear end of said slot. These gage-plates can be adjusted to regulate the quantity of seeds being discharged when planting cotton. When planting corn, the rear pair of gage-plates can be brought closely together to prevent the escape of seeds. Illustration is included.
Date:
March 10, 1891
Creator:
Cayton, James Calvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrically Operating Door
Patent for electrically operating door.
Date:
March 10, 1903
Creator:
Chambers, Joseph, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screw-Driver and Attachment Therefor.
Patent for a screwdriver with an attachment to hold screws in place while putting together eyeglasses.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Chappel, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Awning.
Patent for improvement in metallic awning by using a plurality of toggle-bars pivoted together and connected to the house, awning-plates carried by toggle-bars, straps provided with a stud and slot, respectively, connected to the lower member of the toggle-frame to prevent it from opening downward too far. A cord connected to the toggle-bars for raising or lowering the awning. (Page. 2, lines 8-17) Illustration is included.
Date:
March 10, 1903
Creator:
Cornitius, Ernst
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Muzzle-Yolk.
Patent for a cattle-yolk that stops the animals from jumping or breaking through fences. The yolk "will bind upon him, thus effectually stopping the animal from any further effort" (lines 12-15) if it tries to jump or break through a fence.
Date:
March 10, 1896
Creator:
Courtney, Thomas Lafayette
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Lock.
Patent for a window sash lock, which holds the lower sash when opened in a locked position.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Culp, Willis H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
Patent for improved bale-tie fastener with flattened hook.
Date:
March 10, 1874
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Animal-Traps.
Patent for an improvement in animal traps to catch animals without bait, including illustrations.
Date:
March 10, 1874
Creator:
De Vilbiss, John W., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surveyor's Instrument.
Patent for a new and improved surveyor's instrument. This design consists in "[t]he instrument for surveying and analogous purposes, consisting of protractor, right-angled piece, and [additional] piece, the two latter pivoted to move independently on the protractor" (lines 9-13).
Date:
March 10, 1885
Creator:
Dolman, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hinge
Patent for a hinge. Illustration included.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Donaldson, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock Food.
Patent for stock food that can be perfectly rationed, useful for feeding cattle and hogs, and useful for building up working stock. It is inexpensive and will not deteriorate.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Eldridge, T. William.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Clamp or Grip
Patent for a wire clamp or grip. Illustration included.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Eubank, Josephus H. & Merchant, W. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow, which can cover two rows at a time and which can be used to put out insecticide in the fields.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Farrington, Johnathan W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Railway Rail
Patent for a compound railway rail. This invention is comprised of separate tread and base parts. Illustration included.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Finley, Alfred P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cover.
Patent for a dust cover for mattresses and pillows, which is smooth when in place and is washable.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Forwood, David F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Stanchion.
Patent for improvements in cattle-stanchions in “which the animal can be released from without its stall, so that the attendant will not have to enter such stall or be subjected to any of the inconveniences of dangers arising therefrom.” (Lines 13-17) Illustration is included.
Date:
March 10, 1903
Creator:
Garrett, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Permutation-Locks
Patent for an improvement in permutation locks.
Date:
March 10, 1874
Creator:
Hall, Phidello W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Sash Construction.
Patent for a new type of window sash construction. Older sashes use putty to hold the window glass in to the frame. This sash uses metal and wood to hold the glass in making for a better seal and greater insulation.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Harris, John I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evaporative Cooler.
Patent for an evaporative cooler/refrigerator that is cooled by the evaporation of water with ventilating tubes to maintain the air condition in shelves. Water is adapted to move through a "cloth, flowing downwardly therethrough and being evaporated therefrom to thereby effectually cool the articles disposed within the refrigerator" (lines 28-31). This patent includes illustrations
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Henderson, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mosquito-Canopy Frame.
Patent for an improved mosquito canopy frame using two different forms of locks and metal loops with screws or nails to increase the strength of the parts which “insure easy attachment and detachments of parts and at the same time preserve a close joint” (line 100-102), includes illustration.
Date:
March 10, 1891
Creator:
Jatho, Adam
System:
The Portal to Texas History