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Nutcracker.
Patent for a nut cracking device.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Gradick, Wiley N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for improvements to the cotton-chopper. This invention outfits the cotton-chopper with a blade that can be moved, either mechanically or with electric power. Previously, the blade was fixed and stationary.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Janes, Henry T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine.
Patent for a sewing machine "which will cut or trim the edges of two pieces of cloth during the time that said edges are being stitched together by the needle" (lines 15-18) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Singer, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Slot Angle Bar
Patent for a new slot angle bar design.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Rice, E. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Impression Cake
Patent for a new type of impression cake meant for the creation of dental and other kinds of molds.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Downie, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Head and Face Protector.
Patent for a wearable protective hood for the head and face to protect against weather.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Mincher, Jerry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Resin Boxes and Coolers.
Patent for improvement in receptacle for oils, molasses, or thick liquid that permit liquid to be surrounded by steam or water and changeable temperature.
Date:
May 13, 1873
Creator:
Lee, Archibald K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Railroad-Gates
Patent for a new and improved Railroad-Fence Gate that prevents cattle from escaping from farm areas, including illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1879
Creator:
Hahn, Henry & Gaston, Anderson Lewers
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Distant Control Switch Socket For Electric Lights
Patent for an improved electric light control switch design meant to decrease the rate of energy consumption.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Davis, James Mattison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Printing Blue-Prints
Patent for a new type of printing press for the printing of large blue-prints. It is to be a more effective method of printing large objects with a curved plate to provide a more continuous and effective result.
Date:
January 30, 1919
Creator:
Cooper, Christopher Columbus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit Cutting Implement.
Patent for a fruit cutting implement with increased safety measures to help users avoid "the usual and dangerous practice of cutting the lemons with a knife" (lines 23 - 24), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1918
Creator:
Davis, Mack H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Differential Mechanism.
Patent for differential mechanism using worm and beveled gears to control the rear wheels of a vehicle.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Coleman, Arthur
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "has for its object to provide a device of this character which shall be cheap and simple in its construction and thoroughly effective in its operation. The invention consists in the improved construction and combinations of parts" (lines 10-15).
Date:
May 13, 1884
Creator:
Smoot, John Devers
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for an invention for train cars which "relates to car couplings, and especially to that class of the same which effect an automatic coupling by means of a gravity-hook," (lines 12-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1884
Creator:
Washburn, Andrew Lynch & Journeay, Abram L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design "relates to improvements in cotton-chopping machines in which revolving hoes are attached to plows; and the object of [the] improvement is to afford facilities for chopping out cotton by means of horse-power instead of by hand" (lines 8-13).
Date:
May 13, 1890
Creator:
Green, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History