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Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for a combined cotton chopper and cultivator, which allows cotton to be chopped earlier and to be done by one person.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Agee, Jonathan F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Support
Patent for a buggy top support which has springs in it to absorb shocks from bumps and is compact.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Martin, Edward G. & Miller, Joseph S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buttonhole Cutter or Shears.
Patent for a buttonhole cutter or shears, which has an adjustable stop for creating buttonholes of different sizes.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Barr, George T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Animal-Trap and Chicken-Coop.
Patent for a combined animal trap and chicken coop, which has a compartment attached to the coop that is a trap for rats and other animals.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Moore, Henry Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Kindler
Patent for an automatic fire kindler which can be put on a timer and start a fire in a stove with a bundle of matches inserted into the device ahead of time.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Bates, Samuel F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press Attachment
Patent for baling press attachment. Illustration included.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Jackson, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Former.
Patent for a cotton bat former which uses a condenser and forms even bats to send to the bat presses. Illustration is included.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Lumpkin, Robert B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Oiler.
Patent for a windmill oiler to automatically pump oil of the proper amount to lubricate the windmill bearings which is placed on the windmill head.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Brown, Herbert Eddes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Rounding Leather.
Patent for a machine for rounding leather in harness making shops, which produces a uniform product and requires less time and effort than hand rounding leather.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Pfeifer, Reinhold A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench, which can used "as a nut wrench or a pipe wrench" (lines 18-19).
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Aeschlimann, Adolph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Purifying Apparatus.
Patent for a water purifying device for use in water distribution systems, which mixes the water with a chemical salt and then takes it into a settling basin where mud and such sink to the bottom, leaving pure water on top which is let out for distribution.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Fender, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator For Clocks or Watches
Patent for an improvement to clocks or watches that will display an indicator when the timepiece needs to be re-wound.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Aeschlimann, Adolph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milking Apparatus.
Patent for a manually operated milking device, which eliminates the need for the milkers hands to touch the cow's teats or the milk, thereby lessening germ exposure.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Hardy, Augustus Williams
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spike Puller
Patent for a spike puller. This invention uses a clawed head set on a roller where by a fulcrum can move inward to apply power to pull the spike. Illustration included.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Bradshaw, Richard A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Scraper.
Patent for a mud scraper attachment for vehicles, which prevents mud from getting in the wheels of the vehicle on muddy dirt roads.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Whitaker, Ira Paschal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tag
Patent for a tag. This tag is intended for use with dry goods, material bolts, and like items. Illustration included.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Brown, Sampson H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sunshade-Gear for Personal Wear.
Patent for a wearable sunshade, which is worn over the shoulders and allows free movement of the body while in use and has holders for farm tools included on the sunshade holding device.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Ridout, William Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor-Cylinder.
Patent for a governor cylinder for engines to keep the engine doing only a set amount of work.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Cude, Charles R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fountain-Pen.
Patent for a fountain pen with an improved ink feeder.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Smith, Edward Ruthven
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap.
Patent for a fly trap which consists of a motor powered turning cylinder coated in a sticky substance to attract flies, which is placed within a cage to catch flies scraped from the cylinder.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Richbourg, Joseph Fletcher
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Valve for Water Systems in Connection with Air-Brake Systems.
Patent for a water valve governor for rail cars, which will prevent the water systems that use air from the air brake system from hampering the operation of the brakes.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Scott, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Running-Gear for Plows.
Patent for a running gear attachment for a plow to change a walking plow to a sulky(riding) plow.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Awtrey, Leland L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Lace Fastener.
Patent for a new and improved shoe lace fastener, including illustrations.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Nicholls, George Habberton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing.
Patent for a railway crossing track, which does not jar the train's wheels as it passes over the crossing.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Adams, Powell O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History