Peanut-Digger. (open access)

Peanut-Digger.

Patent for machine that extracts peanuts while avoiding losing nitrogen from the root in the process. Machine severs plants from the roots and raises the whole plant in order to release loose dirt, then gathers the. plants using a rake-like mechanism.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Smith, Morman J. & Browder, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Engine.

Patent for "improved construction and arrangement of parts of two cycle motors" (lines 15-17) of gas engines involving the compression and introduction of additional explosive material into the explosion chamber at the end of each cycle of movement. This invention intends to improve the efficiency of gas use, cool the motor's cylinder walls more easily, and delay the wearing of piston rings.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Brevard, Procter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle. (open access)

Bale-Tie Buckle.

Patent for a new bale tie buckle made of wire material "in which the buckle is closed by the strain or stress on the bale tie" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
Date: August 19, 1913
Creator: Frantz, Ezra A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow (open access)

Harrow

Patent for an agricultural appliance that incorporates spring teeth allowing for the easy removal of small vegetable growths by cutting close to and below the surface of the soil.
Date: August 20, 1913
Creator: Owens, James Powell
System: The Portal to Texas History
End Gate Fastener (open access)

End Gate Fastener

Patent for gate on the back of a wagon. Illustration included.
Date: August 1, 1905
Creator: Clarke, William K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal Shearing Device (open access)

Metal Shearing Device

Patent for a metal shearing device. Illustrations included.
Date: August 9, 1904
Creator: Eddleman, Dudley E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Bracket. (open access)

Portable Bracket.

Patent for a portable bracket holder for mirrors or papers that is worn from the shoulders and can be adjusted for different girths.
Date: August 18, 1908
Creator: Birdwell, Russell Jones
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Applying Bands to Bales (open access)

Device for Applying Bands to Bales

Patent for a machine which applies bands to different types of bales. Machine claims to be more efficient than other devices of its kind.
Date: August 21, 1906
Creator: Armstrong, James E. & Eddleman, Dudley E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a "new and useful plow"(line 5). The plow is of "durable construction and adapt the same for a convenient adjustment of the standard, whereby the plow may be adapted to run deep or shallow"(Lines 10-14). Illustration Included.
Date: August 30, 1892
Creator: Jensen, Ole T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed Water Heater. (open access)

Feed Water Heater.

Patent for a new and improved feed water heater. This design "provide[s] a system of levers and a float which will automatically regulate the feed or supply of water to such heaters and lime-extractors . . . and further, that by securing a uniform supply of water the steam acts more equally upon the water, and thus secures a more uniform deposit of the lime" (lines 22-33). This allows for fewer accidents and less damage to the engine.
Date: August 10, 1880
Creator: Annear, John Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History