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Bale-Forming Apparatus
Patent for an automatic bale forming apparatus that can be set to make a certain size cotton bale and will stop when it reaches that size and send the finished bale out on a conveyer belt and begin the next one.
Date:
January 21, 1908
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band-Cutter and Feeder
Patent for a band cutter and feeder which cuts the bands that tie bundles of grain and feeds the grain into a threshing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 15, 1908
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Spindle
Patent for a buggy spindle for "taking up lost motion in the axle box should it be too short or too worn" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Messer, Jeremiah Clark
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which has a rotary blade for cutting cotton and blades which can be raised to different levels for different depths of soil.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Williams, John Scott
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which cuts the stalks with a sliding cut and has multiple blades that are adjustable.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Henry, Reeves
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Bait
Patent for an artificial bait. Illustration included.
Date:
June 16, 1908
Creator:
Caldwell, Charley D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane
Patent for an aeroplane that uses centrifugal blowers to ensure a safe and practicable flight. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Judson, Fred I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin
Patent for a cotton gin. This is an improvement over previous gins. The invention uses air blasting methods and dispenses with brush drums. Illustration included.
Date:
May 12, 1908
Creator:
Lumpkin, Robert B.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Packer.
Patent for an improved cotton packer, which automatically restarts when it finishes a bale.
Date:
July 14, 1908
Creator:
Cass, Eral B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cultivator Attachment.
Patent for a cotton cultivator attachment, which allows sections of plants to be left intact or plowed under as desired.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Connell, Alexander Hardee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which can operate in uneven soil and attaches to a cultivator.
Date:
July 28, 1908
Creator:
Allen, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Post-Hole Digger and Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a combined post hole digger and wire stretcher, which allows barbed wire to be strung on a fence more easily and for fence building to be done by one person.
Date:
August 18, 1908
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Structure
Patent for a building support structure for bridges, buildings, dams, etc. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 5, 1908
Creator:
Morton, Milo A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Barrel.
Patent for a collapsible barrel for use in shipping.
Date:
October 13, 1908
Creator:
Lemly, Samuel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooling Device for Lard-Compounding Machines
Patent for a machine that spreads melted lard into thin sheets and freezes it. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Wright, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing Machine
Patent for an automatic weighing machine. Illustration included.
Date:
August 4, 1908
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date:
August 4, 1908
Creator:
Gresham, Louis David
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Funnel and Dipper.
Patent for a ladle with an attached funnel for pouring the liquid out.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Hanson, Henry Harrison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Washing Machine
Patent for a machine that washes bottles. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 14, 1908
Creator:
Greer, Jesse Wade
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Copy-Holder.
Patent for a copy holder with a firmer clamp and a better support for the line indicating bar than previous versions.
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
Flynn, Melvina L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil.
Patent for a steam cooker with steam tight joints.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Daniels, Laura E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bling Tenon
Patent for a metallic blind tenon. The end of a blind slat to pivot the slat in the frame of the blind. Illustration included.
Date:
February 11, 1908
Creator:
Miller, Charles, of Del Rio, Texas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Truck.
Patent for a car truck for use on trains, which can withstand heavy loads and high speeds.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History