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Bat-Roost. (open access)

Bat-Roost.

Patent for a bat roost that provides roosting space, as well as a space for hibernation. The bat roost will have a lower space that allows the user to clean out the droppings.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Campbell, Charles A. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper that thins out rows of growing cotton plants by destroying the superfluous plants and leaving stands at the proper intervals, including illustrations.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Copeland, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrically-Heated Instrument. (open access)

Electrically-Heated Instrument.

Patent for an electrically-heated instrument. This scissor-like instrument has an electrically-heated edge that can be used to simultaneously sever and cauterize.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Chapman, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Excavator and Conveyer. (open access)

Excavator and Conveyer.

Patent for an excavator machine designed "to continuously excavate the ground at different elevations, as in ditching or cutting away embankments" (lines 15-18) including illustrations.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Lee, James Milton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment. (open access)

Harrow Attachment.

Patent for an improved attachment for cultivators used in farming.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Jones, James W. & Tucker, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Raising and Lowering Railway-Tracks and Applying Ballast Thereto. (open access)

Machine for Raising and Lowering Railway-Tracks and Applying Ballast Thereto.

Patent for machines designed for "raising and lowering railway-tracks and applying ballast thereto." (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Sparks, Walter F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Massage Device. (open access)

Massage Device.

Patent for an adjustable massage device that may be used as an attachment to a shaving brush or as a separate shaving tool. The device includes a rubber head that is moved over the face to “soften the beard” (line 83) for shaving and discourage discomfort and irritation.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Luzzi, August F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moldboard. (open access)

Moldboard.

Patent for a moldboard that is used for plows. Improvements on the moldboard include a simplified method of adding plaster of Paris coating.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Ferris, James S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Gas. (open access)

Process of Producing Gas.

Patent for a new method of making gas. The process is a simple and efficient method of making gas continuously, including illustrations.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Hirt, Jules H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper. (open access)

Stalk-Chopper.

Patent for stalk-choppers related to the type employed by "superimposed horizontal cutters" (lines 13-14) including an illustration and description.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Scott, Oscar Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Threshing Machine (open access)

Threshing Machine

Patent for machine adapted to operate upon maize, Kafir corn, cane, and the like so as to effectively remove or rub off the seed or grains, without crushing or breaking the same.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Newsom, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
COTTON CHOPPER (open access)

COTTON CHOPPER

Patent for a simple arrangement to be drawn along a row of standing plants in order to chop or cut out the superfluous plants in the row.
Date: January 7, 1914
Creator: Charles Lomax
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles. (open access)

Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles.

Patent for a temple bow for spectacles which is secured to a lens frame and is adjustable to “accommodate the angle of vision of the wearer” (lines 89-90). The connection joints between the bow and lens frame allows adjustment without bending or twisting the bow, providing a more durable bow and frame.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Blanchard, Edward.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake. (open access)

Air-Brake.

Patent for train air-brakes to provide set brakes and same auxiliary pressure on all cars regardless of the brake cylinder piston travel distance.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Wolf, Gustav B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Educational Chart, Drawing-Board, and Writing-Desk. (open access)

Combined Educational Chart, Drawing-Board, and Writing-Desk.

Patent for "a combined desk and blackboard" (line 68) that includes illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Henderson, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper Attachment for Cultivators. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper Attachment for Cultivators.

Patent for a device that will be attached to the frame of the cultivator to be used for chopping cotton, and weeds.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Williams, Roy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutting Mechanism for Display-Racks (open access)

Cutting Mechanism for Display-Racks

Patent for a cutting mechanism for cutting various fabrics such as oilcloth and the like.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Lanford, David L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Rack for Ax-Handles and the Like. (open access)

Display-Rack for Ax-Handles and the Like.

Patent for a "display rack, for holding ax handles and the like on display." (lines 12-14) to prevent them from warping.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Wall, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Picking Mechanism for Cotton-Harvesters. (open access)

Picking Mechanism for Cotton-Harvesters.

Patent for harvesting the cotton crop, with a focus on the construction of the picker-spindles, including illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Upshaw, Lucius L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch. (open access)

Railway-Switch.

Patent for an improvement to railway switches, by creating an automatic switch that changes the direction of a track from object while object is moving on track.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: James, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspenders. (open access)

Suspenders.

Patent for "a new and useful Improvement in Suspenders." This includes improved support at both ends.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Mally, Frederick W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Engine (open access)

Traction-Engine

Patent for a traction engine that has a unique assemblage of the frame and body making it most efficient.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Claitor, Lilburn S. & Mahagan, Ross C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a vehicle wheel that improves on automobile pneumatic tires by having a "plurality of springs," with a rigid inner rim and an outer rim connected with these springs so as to absorb the force of any shock. The design is strong, simple, and durable.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Wylie, Alfred R. & Wright, James G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for an improved wrench which utilizes two circular heads, individually situated at the ends of a single handle.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Johnson, Alva Putman
System: The Portal to Texas History