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Disk Cultivator.
Patent for an improvement on a previous patent granted to the inventor (no. 526,962)for a disk cultivator. The improvement is that "the disks are supported at any point on the under side of the disk-frame and in means whereby the disk-supporting frame may be elevated from the ground" (lines 16-19).
Date:
November 3, 1896
Creator:
Brock, Andrew L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin Feeder.
Patent for a new and improved cotton-gin feeder. This design consists in "a rectangular inclined box, endless feeding belts having spiked slats, the revolving fan at the upper end of the inclined box, and screen at the opposite end and lower side of the box, through which the sand and dirt from the cotton may escape, the current of air from the revolving fan assisting in expelling the sand and dirt, the latter falling between the slats and down the inclined bottom of the box and out through the screen" (lines 73-83).
Date:
June 22, 1886
Creator:
Wiley, Jesse G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper and cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a cotton cultivator and chopper, of the usual frame, a pair of guiding-handles pivoted thereto, a chopping-knife hinged to said frame, and links forming a loose connection between said blade and handles, whereby the blade is raised and lowered" (lines 26-31).
Date:
February 1, 1887
Creator:
Schaumleffel, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signaling-Boiler
Patent for a signaling boiler designed to test food during the cooking process to determine whether food has completed cooking, and to signal via a whistle when said food is determined to have been properly cooked. Additional design details include the provision of a supporting mechanism for potatoes and other vegetables to rest on, as well as a compact form of the overall device.
Date:
May 4, 1920
Creator:
Kelley, Marven
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Cotton Distributer and Feeder.
Patent for a new and useful seed cotton distributer and feeder.
Date:
March 22, 1898
Creator:
Simington, Charley M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Separator
Patent for a seed separator which uses suction and a rotary beater to separate undeveloped seeds from healthy ones. It is designed to be a cheap and efficient tool to separate good seeds from weak ones, dust, or other foreign objects into different containers.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Rylander, James B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Holder
Patent for "an improved device, easily attached,cheap of manufacture, and durable and efficient in use, which will dispense with the employment of weights and cords, and which will not be affected by the Weather to allow the window to fall by the shrinkage of the holder" (lines 14-20).
Date:
June 10, 1890
Creator:
Stukes, John Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Brakes for Wagons and Cars.
Patent for "am improved brake for wagons, cars, and other vehicles which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, and powerful in operation" (lines 19-22) including illustrations.
Date:
June 24, 1879
Creator:
Franklin, Mathew C. & Landrum, Nathaniel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horseshoe-Nail Clincher.
Patent for an improved simple and efficient clincher for horseshoe nails. It consists of a serrated jaw with a beveled extension, a handle, and two plates that act as springs.
Date:
January 2, 1894
Creator:
Seeliger, Oswald
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
News Drop, 25th Anniversary Summer 2021
Quarterly newsletter of the Edwards Aquifer Authority discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to programs, projects, and topics related to water management and conservation.
Date:
Summer 2021
Creator:
Edwards Aquifer Authority (Tex.). Communications and Development Department
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sewing Machine.
Patent for sewing machine having an embroidering or darning spring presser foot attachment.
Date:
August 1, 1916
Creator:
Moses, Edward Isac & Kellar, William Edmond
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Shelf for Store-Ladders
Patent for a store shelf for holding goods that is removable and may also be used as a ladder. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 8, 1908
Creator:
Ridout, George Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Locking Shafts in Hubs or Couplings.
Patent for a new and useful device for locking shafts in hubs or couplings. This design is to "avoid the use of a key-way in the shaft and o provide the tubular member with a removable and reversible key having a serrated face adapted to be forced into close contact" (line 12-16).
Date:
January 11, 1898
Creator:
Rylander, Parrish H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Marking Goods.
Patent for a new and improved price tag. This design "consist[s] of a strip of ductile metal or any other material comprising a tapering finger, having a pointed hook or prong at its outer end and a square or rectangular plate integral with the tapering finger" (lines 96-100). It it further "provided on three sides with overturned edges or flanges and on the fourth side with a raised shoulder or offset adapted to form a stop for the removable marking-tag, so as to hold the same in place removably" (lines 1-5).
Date:
May 3, 1892
Creator:
Brown, Sampson H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which cuts faster and more accurately than other models and sends the waste cotton and weeds to one side.
Date:
March 9, 1909
Creator:
Winkler, Christoph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which has a hoe on one side and a cultivator on the other.
Date:
March 15, 1910
Creator:
Dittrich, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History