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Automatic Weighing-Scale.
Patent for a more accurate continuous weighing automatic scale of such bulk materials as grain, cotton seed, etc. with a mechanism for automatical control of both a main and an auxiliary receiver door.
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Williams, Andrew M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner
Patent for new and improved Boll Breakers and Cleaners "for handling and cleaning seed cotton prior to it delivery to the ginning mechanism..." (lines 9-10).
Date:
April 26, 1915
Creator:
Kinne, Tempel L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaking or Crushing Machine.
Patent for improvements to machines used for breaking or crushing cotton bolls "which will initially break the cotton bolls before the cotton with its bolls passes to the cotton gin." (lines 13-15).
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
South, John T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Shafts
Patent "is to provide a construction whereby the shafts and cross beam which connect the same may be held against relative movement" (lines 10-13).
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
McMillan, Newton W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Washington County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Washington County, Texas.
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Meyer, A. H. (Alfred Henry); Eckmann, E. C.; Cantrell, L. & Davis, L. V.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Texas, Washington County sheet
Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, towns, schools, churches, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Seat Construction.
Patent for a new two-seated vehicle seat construction that allows the back portion of the seats to be swung back and flush with the seat portion and then used for sleeping accommodations, including illustrations.
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
Luse, Jonathan E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel
Patent for a hydraulic swivel to be used with rotary well drilling machines which will carry water to the drill head through a supply line and maintain that supply line in a given position during drilling operation.
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Putty-Trowel
Patent for a putty trowel which will lay a line of putty and trowel it into place to secure glass in a window sash.
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Morris, James G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock with a spring locking mechanism that is designed to be simple and efficient.
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
Moerbe, Herman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuel
Edgar L. Culver's legal patent from the United States Patent Department, which details Culver's invented process of turning a community's waste into fuel. The finished product when burned, does not leave many clinkers and gives off minimal amounts of smoke and soot.
Date:
June 26, 1915
Creator:
Culver, Edgar L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Envelop.
Patent for an envelope that employs a lock and seal mechanism to increase security of contents. The envelope cannot be opened without tampering or mutilating the envelope.
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Wallace, Curtis C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drive-Wheel for Traction-Engines
Patent for a drive wheel for traction engines which has retractable wheel lugs. The wheel lugs used for traction on dirt roads can be "pivoted so that they may be withdrawn when not needed," such as when traveling on pavement.
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Wellensiek, Louis H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self Locking Rail Chair.
Patent for self locking rail chair. This chair can be easily added to older rail lines for passengers' comfort.
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Liebmann, August G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber.
Patent for improvement on vehicle shock absorber, including instructions and illustration.
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
Harvey, Harry F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shipping Unit
Patent for "a shipping unit or carrier for the transportation of merchandise as freight, express, or baggage" (lines 8-10).
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Terry, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Educational-Chart Drawing-Board and Writing-Desk.
Patent for a durable writing desk that transforms into a drawing-board which can be folded and stored in a relatively small space when not in use.
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
Henderson, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History