Fencing - Machine (open access)

Fencing - Machine

Patent for a new and useful Wire-Fence Machine, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: October 26, 1897
Creator: Anderson, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vapor-Burner (open access)

Vapor-Burner

Patent for the improvements in vapor burners to produce a simple and inexpensive burner that accurately regulates the amount of oil fed, and can be readily cleaned.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Bierbower, Ricard C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter. (open access)

Cotton-Planter.

Patent for a cotton planter that is adjustable in order to plant a variable amount of seed, as required.
Date: October 26, 1880
Creator: Byers, Athony Walter & Dorser, James Carrol
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Support. (open access)

Shaft-Support.

Patent for improvements in harnesses through the accommodation of "varying positions of the animal with respect to the shafts or thills, so as to remove all strain from and upon the shafts and the saddle, while at the same time effectively supporting the shafts and preventing the slipping of the same up and down upon the sides of the animal."
Date: October 26, 1897
Creator: Coleman, Thomas Gardner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton-chopper which is steered using the feet, and where the chopping apparatus is adjustable and can be raised or lowered. The chopping apparatus also rotates, and the operator can adjust the speed of rotation. Patent includes illustrations.
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Engler, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Attatchment For Tractors. (open access)

Draft Attatchment For Tractors.

Patent for Draft Attachment For Tractors for the improvement of farming tractors. This invention includes adding machinery to allow interchangeable farming tools for a wide variety of uses.
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Gaida, Wale
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Scraper. (open access)

Wheel-Scraper.

Patent for a scraper to be mounted on a vehicle for the purpose of removing mud from a wheel. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 26, 1897
Creator: Gray, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed Conveyer. (open access)

Cotton-Seed Conveyer.

Patent for a cotton seed conveyor, which sends cotton seeds out the bottom of cotton gins and into bins.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Greeson, David H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frictional Clutch. (open access)

Frictional Clutch.

Patent for a frictional clutch, which can be attached to different size pulleys.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Haggard, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Figure Toy. (open access)

Figure Toy.

Patent for a figure toy, which attaches to phonographs and has figures which dance to the music.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Hall, George T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel (open access)

Vehicle Wheel

Patent for a vehicle wheel. Illustration included.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Hartman, Emil
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber. (open access)

Shock-Absorber.

Patent for improvement on vehicle shock absorber, including instructions and illustration.
Date: October 26, 1915
Creator: Harvey, Harry F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Educational-Chart Drawing-Board and Writing-Desk. (open access)

Educational-Chart Drawing-Board and Writing-Desk.

Patent for a durable writing desk that transforms into a drawing-board which can be folded and stored in a relatively small space when not in use.
Date: October 26, 1915
Creator: Henderson, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Expressing Cage and Press. (open access)

Oil-Expressing Cage and Press.

Patent for improvements to Oil Expressing Cages and Presses "for the extraction of oil from cotton seed cake or the like" (lines 11-12) that allows for multiple oil cakes and press plates which can be "readily inserted in or removed from the press as occasion requires" (lines 22-23).
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condiment-Holder. (open access)

Condiment-Holder.

Patent for a salt shaker which has a rod going into the jar, which will agitate the salt to keep it from clogging.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Hitt, Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Retaining Wall, Bulkhead, &c. (open access)

Retaining Wall, Bulkhead, &c.

Patent for certain new and improved invention for protecting the banker or face of the ground from erosion.
Date: October 26, 1897
Creator: Judson, William V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rear Sight For Firearms (open access)

Rear Sight For Firearms

Patent for rear sight firearm. To help aid in the night with rear vision and align for better direction when used during the night.
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Kaempfer Effie May Wagner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Front Sight for Firearms. (open access)

Front Sight for Firearms.

Patent for a luminous rear sight for firearms of all types. Including Illustration.
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Kaempfer, Effie May Wagner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for new and useful improved invention of wrenches include both pipe wrenches and general-purpose wrenches particularly.
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Otey R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Hay-Press (open access)

Automatic Hay-Press

Patent for a motor powered automatic hay press.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Laughlin, Aries C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Compound for Treating the Human Hair. (open access)

Improved Compound for Treating the Human Hair.

Patent for an improved compound for straightening, softening and renewing the human hair, ingredients and proportions are listed. No illustration.
Date: October 26, 1869
Creator: Lount, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Seat Construction. (open access)

Vehicle Seat Construction.

Patent for a new two-seated vehicle seat construction that allows the back portion of the seats to be swung back and flush with the seat portion and then used for sleeping accommodations, including illustrations.
Date: October 26, 1915
Creator: Luse, Jonathan E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for animal trap that has a mechanism in connection with spring traps, which is controlled by the closing of the trap, with U-shaped jaws that are spaced slightly apart in order to avoid severing or crushing the animals leg when the jaws of the trap closes. It is meant to prevent the animal from escaping by leaving its leg in the trap.
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Manning, James, Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint (open access)

Rail-Joint

Patent for a rail joint that is new and improves already existing rail joints specifically scarf joints.
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: McDonald, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History