Resource Type

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
Agricultural Implement (open access)

Agricultural Implement

Patent for an agricultural implement. Illustrations included.
Date: November 1, 1910
Creator: Oldham, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Topper. (open access)

Cotton-Topper.

Patent for a cotton-top trimmer that can be attached to a cultivator.
Date: May 7, 1907
Creator: Griffith, Thomas K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cultivator and Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Cultivator and Chopper.

Patent for a cotton cultivator and chopper, with illustrations. The "invention pertains to that class of machines which are designed and employed for thinning out and cultivating rows of cotton plants" (lines 15-18).
Date: April 3, 1883
Creator: McCarty, Eugene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Cotton Cleaning Machine (open access)

Seed-Cotton Cleaning Machine

Patent for a machine to clean seed cotton. This invention elevates and distributes cotton in the machine for beating, cleaning, and separating all matter from seed cotton on its way to the cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date: October 2, 1906
Creator: Lamb, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for a window sash lock that will hold the window in place at the desired position and is easy to attach and operate.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Miller, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Attachment for Railway Rolling - Stock. (open access)

Safety Attachment for Railway Rolling - Stock.

Patent for a new and useful safety attachment for railway rolling stock.
Date: March 8, 1898
Creator: Densler, Nat
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopping Machine (open access)

Cotton-Chopping Machine

Patent for a cotton "wheeled cultivator" (line 14-15) attachment which allows users to make adjustments to the cultivator blades, including illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1920
Creator: Sims, James G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper for "oscillating said [chopping] hoe as the implement is drawn through the field" (lines 11-13).
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Sims, James Gordon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off for Tanks and the Like (open access)

Cut-Off for Tanks and the Like

Patent for a cut off for tanks. This invention is an inexpensive valve mechanism to shut off the discharge from the tank. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Davis, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental - Chair. (open access)

Dental - Chair.

Patent for a new and useful dental chair to "easily adjust to various positions and be folded into very compact form for transportation or storage" (line 13-14).
Date: January 4, 1898
Creator: Rose, Nicholas M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double-Dasher Churn. (open access)

Double-Dasher Churn.

Patent for a double dasher churn with adjustable speed dashers.
Date: August 30, 1910
Creator: Melton, Ode E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Feeding Envelops to Type-Writing Machines. (open access)

Device for Feeding Envelops to Type-Writing Machines.

Patent for "a device for feeding envelops to type-writing machines, the object being to construct a device of the character described which is adapted to be mounted on the carriage of the machine and feed envelops to be addressed continuously and automatically to the platen on said machine." (Lines 26-32) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 15, 1897
Creator: Wash, Benjamin S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for Kitchen Cabinet (open access)

Design for Kitchen Cabinet

Design patent for a kitchen cabinet that is useful and ornamental. Leading feature includes rectangular upright position that has a framework of strips provided with a longitudinal beading or ribs.
Date: September 21, 1897
Creator: Ferguson, John F. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cultivator Attachment

Patent for a cultivator attachment designed to aid in the plowing of soil. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Parmer, George W. & Miller, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm. (open access)

Burglar-Alarm.

Patent for a burglar alarm, designed to be simply constructed and installed.
Date: November 29, 1921
Creator: Stephens, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cistern-Cleaner (open access)

Cistern-Cleaner

Patent for a device to be used for cleaning mud and sediment from cisterns while preventing contamination of the water within the cistern.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Davis, Lewis F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench. (open access)

Well-Drill Wrench.

Patent for use with oil well drills to enable easier rotation and less friction. The invention aids in quick and easy adjustments to oil well parts.
Date: January 6, 1920
Creator: Ellinger, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener. (open access)

Can-Opener.

Patent for a can opener, which has a movable blade to allow for easy cleaning.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Allen, Jasper McDonnel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn Operating Mechanism (open access)

Churn Operating Mechanism

Patent for a churn operating mechanism. This invention provides a dasher operating mechanism for easy and convenient cleaning. Illustration included.
Date: December 31, 1912
Creator: Cunningham, Richard A.
System: The Portal to Texas History