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Step.
Patent for an improvement in steps by using "a metallic frame or support composed of a series of light metallic plates, which are suitable shaped to adapt them for the purpose and then clamped and braced together,” (lines 13-17) includes illustration.
Date:
March 17, 1891
Creator:
Williams, Stephen P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke
Patent for an animal-poke.
Date:
April 14, 1903
Creator:
Morris, Rolin G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press.
Patent for an invention composed of various tools used to compress bail hay and/or other similar materials. Nature and scope of invention are explained and illustrations are included.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Preston, Cyrus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guide and Depth Regulator
This patent is for an improved form of guide and depth regulators by Mr. Frank B. Dow. This improved design "relates to new and useful improvements in guides and depth regulations for shovel plows," while "providing simple and easy means for the parts involved," (lines 9-16).
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Dow, Frank B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter
Patent for a seed-planter, illustrations included.
Date:
October 16, 1900
Creator:
Wright, William L. & Hackler, Andrew J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for a fence post, which has openings for wires to be attached to it and locked in.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Gage, Mancil
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine.
Patent for a rotary engine, which provides a high level of power from steam and is more durable than previous engines.
Date:
July 30, 1907
Creator:
Wright, William Lee Andrew
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for improvement in buckles “which does not require to be sewed to either of the straps which it is to connect, and which will securely fasten and hold the said straps of bands in any desired position.” (Lines 16-19) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 4, 1869
Creator:
Richer, F. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hearth Guard or Shield.
Patent for a new and improved fireplace cover. This design consists in a "hearth guard or shield, the same consisting of a rectangular plate of sheet metal cut out to form the inside openings of different size, and bent at right angles at the point where the smaller opening in the vertical or upright part opens into the larger opening in the horizontal part, thereby forming projections or inside shoulders having notches adapted to be bent to fit the sides of the grate" (lines 64-73).
Date:
April 7, 1885
Creator:
Sanders, William Jefferson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mole Trap.
Patent for a new and improved mole trap. This design "relates to mole-traps, and to that class of the same which are placed above the mole-hill and communicate with the hole therein, so that the passage of the mole through the latter will actuate the trap to impale the mole in the usual manner" (lines 9-14).
Date:
July 7, 1885
Creator:
Payne, David, Hinsley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Scrapers, Choppers, and Cultivators.
Patent for "a new and useful Improvement in Combined Cotton Scraper, Chopper, and Cultivator" (lines 4-6) including illustrations.
Date:
November 2, 1875
Creator:
McClung, Richard L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Dam.
Patent for a new and improved portable dam. This design "consists in the combination of the timbers which form the dam, the vertical uprights between which the timbers are place, the braces which support the dam in an upright position, the rider placed upon the braces, the wires, and the hooks to which the wires are fastened" (lines 13-19).
Date:
January 7, 1890
Creator:
Williams, Stephen P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Penholder
Patent for a penholder. Illustration included.
Date:
April 25, 1905
Creator:
Matthews, Lina
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow
Patent for harrows to provide utilizing spring teeth that can either be used for gathering vegetation or loosening soil.
Date:
April 29, 1913
Creator:
Tucker, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Felly-Expander
Patent for "the provision of a device which will be simple in construction, yet strong and efficient in operation" (lines 14-16).
Date:
May 28, 1901
Creator:
Barber, James A. & Adams, Frederic A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Plow-Handle.
Design patent for a plow-handle with upper and lower edges that are substantially parallel.
Date:
October 3, 1899
Creator:
Brown, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit Can.
Patent for a new and improved fruit can. This design "consists in the combination of a can having its upper edge turned inward, so as to form a flange, an L-shaped collar which is secured inside of the mouth of the can, the cap which has its lower edge turned outward, so as to form a flange, and a holding device for keeping the cap in position" (lines 13-19).
Date:
September 16, 1884
Creator:
Robinson, John Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin Hopper.
Patent for swinging adjustable breast for Cotton-Gin Hoppers designed to regulate the density of cotton. Accompanied by illustrations.
Date:
January 20, 1883
Creator:
Horne, Edward G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History