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Corn Planter
Patent for a corn planter. This invention is simple and compact and does not require manual actuation of the drum for the dropping mechanism. It can be used for corn and similar seeds, including cotton and seeds with fibrous coating. Illustration included.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Robinson, Charles William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for a device that stretches wire, specifically for fence construction.
Date:
March 24, 1903
Creator:
Cox, Caine Lafayette
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for "improvements in windmills." (lines 8-9) specifically a vertical windmill and includes five figures and an explanation of the device.
Date:
January 15, 1901
Creator:
Harris, Edwin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Tool.
Patent for a new wire fence tool for "applying binding members at the crossings of the strand and stay wires, and has for its object to simplify and improve the construction and increase the efficiency of devices of this character" (lines 10-14), including illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1906
Creator:
Harris, Edwin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Variable Float-Shaft Bearing for Cotton-Seed-Linting Machines
Patent for a shaft bearing designed to regulate and maintain the density of the cotton seed rolls in linting machines. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 12, 1908
Creator:
Rosson, Joseph Linville
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement
Patent for a mechanical movement. This invention is intended to producing more power. Illustration included.
Date:
December 29, 1903
Creator:
Stevens, Samuel David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stew-Pan.
Patent for improvement in stew-pan by using a large size of stew-pan which having three separate compartments with different dimensions, to allow for large quantities of cooking materials to cook at one time without using separate cooking utensils. The heater designed to have fire-box in the front and at the rear, and the top portion of the heater being almost completely open. The elongated stew-pan placed on top of the open fire acted as a closure for the open top of the heater when food is being cooked. Illustration is included.
Date:
May 28, 1901
Creator:
Dowell, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Making Concrete Tombstones.
Patent for a method of making concrete tombstones which are waterproof and don't require wetting during the drying process to prevent cracking, reducing the drying time from 30 days in the shade to 4 days in the sun. This is achieved by adding salt to hold water which prevents cracking while drying, and a paint coat of aluminum powder and gasolene to waterproof the concrete and add a shine to it.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Hendley, Marion Jonathan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Arrester.
Patent for a wagon tongue for horse-drawn wagons that is equipped with a spring triggered device that can be used to put the whole draft of the wagon on the horses bits to stop them if they are running away.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Lambert, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment
Patent for a harrow attachment. Illustration included.
Date:
September 14, 1909
Creator:
Jackson, Merriott A. & Bristow, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Anchor
Patent for anchors, flukes and braces attached to the end of a fence post, pole, or similar that will shore and hold the post in the desired vertical position for installation.
Date:
July 3, 1906
Creator:
Rousseau, Pinkney H. & Lambert, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cutter Head and Bit
Patent for a cutter head and bit. This invention are a combination of parts for use in woodworking. Illustration included.
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Birdwell, Robert P. & Ingram, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History