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Belt Fastener
Patent for a belt fastener. Illustration included.
Date:
June 29, 1909
Creator:
Stenzel, Frank O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopping Machine
Patent for a cotton chopping machine. This invention is used to thin cotton plants with revolving blades that cut and destroy plants. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Tucker, Samuel Houston
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker for Forming Mattress-Bats.
Patent for improvements in cotton-pickers for forming mattress-bats is to prepare the cotton to be light and elastic when the cotton is compressed into mattress-bats. Illustration is included.
Date:
April 29, 1902
Creator:
Morgan, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling for Connecting Handles to Tools
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Couplings for Connecting Handles to Tools" (lines 5-7) with description and illustration.
Date:
July 29, 1902
Creator:
Suttle, Willis A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a combined cotton-chopper and cultivator.
Date:
July 29, 1902
Creator:
Forister, John H. & McAda, James N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Copy-Holder.
Patent for a copy holder with a firmer clamp and a better support for the line indicating bar than previous versions.
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
Flynn, Melvina L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Couch
Patent for a couch. This design is meant to be mouse proof. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 29, 1903
Creator:
Hardtmann, Julius R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Skein.
Patent for an improved version of a certain type of axel skein or spindle holder (the kind in which a spindle with a box or housing rigidly holds a tapered axle.) This patent claims to be an improvement by “simple and inexpensive construction and in which the connections are such that the parts can be conveniently joined or separated and when joined produce a strong and durable combination” (lines 14-21).
Date:
September 29, 1903
Creator:
Cryer, Henry M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Brace for Doors or Gates and Cover for Same
Patent for an adjustable brace for doors or gates. It is designed to prevent sagging.
Date:
September 29, 1903
Creator:
Shields, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate or Coop
Patent for a coop for the transportation of livestock which can be folded compactly to occupy smaller space. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 29, 1908
Creator:
La Bauve, Odelon Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling
Patent for a car-coupling that "will greatly simplify the construction and facilitate the operation thereof by providing levers upon the end of the car" (lines 14-17); including illustration and instructions
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Asher, A. J. & Gautt, W. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hoe and Edge-Trimmer.
Patent for a tool that combines a how and edge-trimmer in one. The tool "may be conveniently used for trimming the edges of lawns, walks, and flower-beds and which may also be used as a weeding scuffle-hoe and as a sod-cutter" (lines 11-14) including illustrations
Date:
August 29, 1905
Creator:
Hough, James C. & Oldham, J. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm.
Patent for an alarm designed to attach to windows or entryways and sound to alert residents of a burglary attempt, with illustrations.
Date:
May 29, 1906
Creator:
Hobbs, Francis Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle
Patent for an improved buckle that will hold straps in place, particularly those straps with irregularly sized and spaced openings.
Date:
May 29, 1901
Creator:
Pool, Robert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Line.
Patent for improvement in “pinless” clothes-lines by simplifying the construction of the garment-clasping elements to enhance the means of receiving and releasing the articles. Illustration is included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Brunner, Burel A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date:
June 29, 1909
Creator:
Pace, William S. & Pace, James J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Mechanism.
Patent for "a new and useful air-brake mechanisms in relation to a pressure controller and distributer designed to perform the several independent and joint functions of a triple valve, a pressure-retaining valve, and a pressure relief or reducing valve."
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Dillander, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Molding Whetstones
Patent for an apparatus for molding whetstones. Illustration included.
Date:
November 29, 1904
Creator:
Cameron, Neill C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-brake
Patent for a car-brake that improves the ability of a train to stop its forward motion.
Date:
December 29, 1900
Creator:
Wise, Harry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum
Patent for an apparatus for using the sulfur content of petroleum found in the oil fields of Texas. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 29, 1908
Creator:
Eggleston, John E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auger.
Patent for a new auger designed "to provide a construction in which the parts may be adjusted to cut angular holes entirely through a body, and also to cut angular countersinks concentric with cylindrical openings, such as are made for the reception of the square heads of bolts lag screws, &c.," (lines 10-16), which includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 29, 1902
Creator:
Bundy, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for "a new and useful car-couplers to enhance the operation of coupling." (line 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Rhodes, Asa Alonzo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chafing-Iron
Patent for a chafing iron for passenger cars designed to prevent injury to passengers who place their hands in between the irons. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 29, 1908
Creator:
Labadie, Victor
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can Closure
Patent for a can closure. Illustration included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Brundrett, Arnold
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History