Corn Sheller. (open access)

Corn Sheller.

Patent for a new and improved corn-sheller. This design, "[o]n its rear face, at the upper end of the body of the corn-sheller . . . provide[s] a hinged nubber-plate, which serves as a supporting-arm, and is constructed . . . for use in breaking or cutting off the smaller end of the ear of corn, at which end unsound kernels of corn are frequently found. The nubber-plate is hinged . . . to the upper end of the rear face of the body, and when opened out extends at nearly a right angle from the body and inclines slightly downward. When folded, the nubber-plate rests against the rear face of the body" (lines 39-52).
Date: September 13, 1887
Creator: Price, Benjamin B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Twine-Holders (open access)

Improvement in Twine-Holders

Patent for improvement in twine-holders to help hold twine, cloth and wrapping to counters for ease of cutting, with illustration.
Date: August 13, 1878
Creator: Turner, John William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for improvement in sash-fasteners by using a ratchet-lock combined with a ratchet-bar. It “can be readily adapted to any ordinary sash and window-frame and it will securely support the sash at any desired elevation and prevent either the upward or downward movement until the lock is released.” (Lines 10-14) Illustration is included.
Date: October 13, 1891
Creator: James, Will S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rocking Chair. (open access)

Rocking Chair.

Patent for a new and improved rocking chair. This design "relates to an improvement in rocking chairs; and it consists in a detachable rocker and a clamp for securing the rocker to the legs of an ordinary chair for the purpose of converting the latter into a rocking chair" (lines 9-13).
Date: October 13, 1885
Creator: Brown, Frederick H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Railway. (open access)

Elevated Railway.

Patent for a new elevated railway, consisting of the arrangement and parts described. Patent for "a new and improved elevated railway structure for moving cars or vehicles." (line 14) including perspective views, description and illustrations. Patent for a new elevated railway design including illustrations.
Date: December 13, 1892
Creator: Turner, Ephraim, M. & Maddox, R. E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Railway. (open access)

Elevated Railway.

Patent for improvements to elevated railways via the new and different way parts are combined and arranged.
Date: December 13, 1892
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for improvements in car-couplings in which it can be adapted “to the draw-heads of car-couplings that is already in used and that there need not be two similar couplings of this character in order to permit the device to operate successfully.” (Lines 74-78) Illustration is included.
Date: October 13, 1891
Creator: Yates, Junius E. M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-chopper. This design consists in "the combination, with the frame and wheels, of the axle, journal-boxes for said axle adjustable lengthwise of said frame, a gear-wheel on said axle adjustable longitudinally thereon, the shaft parallel with the axle, a plurality of gear-wheels of varying diameters on said shaft, a bevel-pinion also on said shaft, and an inclined shaft carrying the hoe and provided with a bevel-pinion engaging the pinion on the shaft" (lines 8-17).
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: Marshall, Benjamin C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-162 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-162

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: May the Livestock Sanitary Commission of Texas change the location of its headquarters from Fort Worth, Texas, to Austin, Texas, should it so desire, in order to have better accommodations and at less cost, if possible?
Date: June 13, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Controlled Slide (open access)

Coin-Controlled Slide

Patent for a coin-controlled slide used for operating mechanical musical instruments and vending machines. Illustrations included.
Date: September 13, 1910
Creator: Hammond, Robert P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin Operated Vending Machine (open access)

Coin Operated Vending Machine

Patent for a coin operated vending machine that is meant to be inexpensive and adapted to protect the items being vended, and to allow adjustment for coins of different denominations.
Date: September 2, 1902
Creator: Fender, John Brown
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boltless Fish and Bed Plate for Railway Rails (open access)

Boltless Fish and Bed Plate for Railway Rails

Patent for "fish-plates and bed-plates so constructed that rails can be secured in place without the necessity of making holes in the ends of the rails [...]; and the object is to simplify rail-joints and make the ends of the abutting rails stronger and to repair broken rails" (lines 10-17).
Date: October 6, 1902
Creator: Crawford, William, R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analgetic Bandage. (open access)

Analgetic Bandage.

Patent for a new and useful "analgetic bandage for curing headaches and oher disorders of the nervous system" (line 5-7) including illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Ray, Thomas L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Machine for Forming Plastic Bodies (open access)

Automatic Machine for Forming Plastic Bodies

Patent for a machine which quickly and automatically forms plastic bodies and blocks when fed the material. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Burton, Luther L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Assorting, Stacking, and Counting Coins (open access)

Machine for Assorting, Stacking, and Counting Coins

Patent for a machine which organizes, stacks, counts, and gives the total value of a collection of coins. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Brewster, Bertram Forrest
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Barrel Attachment. (open access)

Pump-Barrel Attachment.

Patent for a pump barrel attachment, which has a trap to catch any material falling off the valve.
Date: September 13, 1910
Creator: Riddle, William Nelson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Press (open access)

Press

Patent for "a press adapted particularly for forcing tie-plates into railway-ties" (lines 8-10).
Date: August 13, 1901
Creator: Peter, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup (open access)

Stirrup

Patent for a stirrup. This invention is intended for use when mounting difficult animals. Illustration included.
Date: December 13, 1906
Creator: Zimmerman, Gus H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hinge For Gates (open access)

Hinge For Gates

Patent for hinge for gates. Illustration included.
Date: June 13, 1905
Creator: Shelton, John F. & Texas Anchor Fence Company
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoe-Sharpener. (open access)

Hoe-Sharpener.

Patent for a new and useful hoe sharpener, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 13, 1898
Creator: Foster, James T. & Miller, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Hanging Wall-Paper. (open access)

Device for Hanging Wall-Paper.

Patent for a device for hanging wall paper that includes a paper holder and paper brush/roller.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Randle, Millard F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle. (open access)

Bale-Tie Buckle.

Patent for a buckle that secures ends of bale ties so that they are not exposed nor endanger the hands of farm workers.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: McFarland, Frank Hays
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo Construction (open access)

Silo Construction

Patent for Improvements in Silo Construction which include verticalstaves, grooves, and sealing strips. Illustrations included.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Dietz, Paul A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Generator. (open access)

Gas-Generator.

Patent for Gas Generator. This patent improves previous gas generators, that include generator casings having air inlets and gas inlets. this invention provides a form of automatic feed of air, oil, and acid to the generator in proper proportions.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Gregson, William & Wisherd, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History