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Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program
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Texas Patents
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Country
Year
Month
Wire Clothes-Pin.
Patent for a device which utilizes a spring to assist with the clamping of textiles.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Buckley, John L. & Coin, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Clamp.
Patent for a wire clamp.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Peckenpaugh, John Ervin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lemon Squeezer
Patent for a lemon squeezing mechanism, designed to be more convenient for convenience store clerks.
Date:
September 7, 1915
Creator:
Cooper, James A. & Cooper, Joel C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Luggage-Carrier.
Patent for a luggage-carrier "particularly adapted for use in conjunction with motor cycles or similar wheeled vehicles" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Howell, Edgar A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Listing Attachment for Plows
Patent for plow attachment to deflecting soil from the shovel of the plow; does not require special tools to apply attachment to plow.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Hogan, Peter E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Cutter for Plows.
Patent for new improvements in weed-cutters or middle breaker plows, including illustrations.
Date:
July 7, 1914
Creator:
Underwood, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Wheel.
Patent for a water-wheel that rotates around a vertical axis and that has blade-like arms that enable the wheel to convert flowing water into rotational energy.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Crisp, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle.
Patent for a shock absorbing axle for vehicles including illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Hartmann, Arthur R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower.
Patent for lawn mower with special stationary blades; designed to improve the operation of the rotary blades with which the stationary blades come into contact, thus "insuring an easy running, and a perfectly clean and smooth shearing of the grass, and prevent any shock, grinding or clicking, when the contact is made" (lines 8-11).
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Clark, Josepsh Chester
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve
Patent for valves which are of a better construction to prevent leakage.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Bird, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 18, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date:
July 18, 1914
Creator:
Perkins, A. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Brownfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 31, 1914
Creator:
Stricklin, A. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, July 3, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Brownfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 3, 1914
Creator:
Stricklin, A. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Brownfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 10, 1914
Creator:
Stricklin, A. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Brownfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 17, 1914
Creator:
Stricklin, A. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Brownfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 24, 1914
Creator:
Stricklin, A. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washboard.
Patent for a new washboard with "simple durability, and cheap construction, . . . [which is] serviceable and efficient in its use" (lines 12-14), including illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Bush, Henry C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Frame
Patent for improvements to the knockdown frame for easy setup and take down and for supporting a block and tackle. This invention also provides a device for locking the fall rope of a block and tackle after the load is raised.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Padgett, Harry H. & Bookout, Louis L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug
Patent for new improvements in Spark-Plugs which decreases the possibility of imperfect sparking and provides a visible indication if the spark plug is not working properly.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Cole, Emory W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch Stand and Lock
Patent for an improvement in switch-stand and locks, being that they cannot be picked or tampered with.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Maupin, John D.; Allen, Harry E. & Baldwin, Springfield
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Tricycle.
Patent for a specification to improve a motor-tricycle's ability to ride over obstructions and uneven surfaces to reduce shock to the front of the frame and the rider (lines 14-20). The patent includes the detailed specifications and illustrations.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Benton, Walter L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire
Patent for an automobile tire that has a "puncture-proof armor" made from links and strips of sheet metal. The armor is placed throughout the inner tube portion of the tire.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Yantis, Guy
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tourist's Glass.
Patent for improvements to tourists' glasses, "intended for use to tourists, hunters, ranchmen, botanists, minerologists, and analogous purposes" (lines 25-27) including illustrations.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Faehrmann, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tourist's Glass.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in tourists' glasses" (lines 5-6)
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Faehrmann, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History