Curtain Stretcher (open access)

Curtain Stretcher

Patent for curtain stretcher or frames
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Buckreis, Valentine
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curtain and Shade Bracket. (open access)

Curtain and Shade Bracket.

Patent for curtain and shade bracket which is readily secured to the window frame without marring the same and which is provided with adjustable means for attaching the shade and also for attaching the curtain pole, whereby from a single fixture the window shade and curtain may be suspended.
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Walker, Charles R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for improvements in cultivating devices such as weeders which includes a labor reducing tool to pull out weeds and grasses from various types of lands including instructions and an illustration.
Date: February 15, 1916
Creator: Luckey, Bert C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cushion Insole and Arch-Support. (open access)

Cushion Insole and Arch-Support.

Patent for a shoe insole device that provides an interior lining with improved cushion, arch support, and perforations that facilitate air circulation. Includes illustrations.
Date: January 19, 1915
Creator: Lee, John D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cow-Yoke (open access)

Cow-Yoke

Patent for a cow yoke that prevents cows or other animals from passing through a fence and escaping its confines.
Date: March 18, 1915
Creator: Reedy, Dashler M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Spreader. (open access)

Cultivator-Spreader.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in Cultivator-Spreaders" (lines 5-7) which enables the operator of the cultivator to adjust the lateral spread of the plow beams without checking his team or withdrawing the plows from the soil, including illustrations.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Nevins, Robinson C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for cultivating ground around certain crops so the crops can flourish.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Boldin, Jonathan B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cover for Syrup-Pitchers (open access)

Cover for Syrup-Pitchers

Patent for a cream and syrup dispenser. The cap has a spring so that after use the pitchers orifice will be completely sealed.
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Judia, George H. & Huey, B. S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cradle. (open access)

Cradle.

Patent for an improved cradle with a hinged locking enclosure for providing protection against an infant falling out, intrusion of insects, excess sun, and inclement weather.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Vanék, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coverlet Holder (open access)

Coverlet Holder

Patent for "new and useful coverlet holder, and its object is to provide a device that will...support a coverlet or quilt at a slight elevation above a bed," (lines 8-11).
Date: August 11, 1914
Creator: Persson, G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Standard (open access)

Cultivator Standard

Patent for Cultivator-Standard.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Urban, William A. F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Shovel (open access)

Cultivator Shovel

Patent for a small shovel, with a blade that can be detached for repairs or replacement.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Abramson, August
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Currycomb and Brush (open access)

Currycomb and Brush

Patent for a currycomb and brush. This currycomb and brush is a combination in which the user can switch between comb and brush functions, also allowing for easy cleaning.
Date: February 15, 1916
Creator: Vyvial, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for getting a good knowledge on how to use a cultivator, detailed instructions are provided.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Blalock, Justice E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Letter of proposal from Warner E. Smith to the United Patent Office to put forth his invention on cultivator to improve the existing one. His invention on cultivator is for cleaning beds where the plants planted down deep in the ground. It is ideal for reeding the surface of the ground from weeds. With his proposal, Smith provided the diagram or drawing to give detail on how it is done.
Date: October 19, 1912
Creator: Smith, Warner E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for the improvement of cultivators by allowing the attached shovels to have wider range of motion and customization.
Date: September 28, 1915
Creator: Braune, Friedrich
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigating Apparatus. (open access)

Fumigating Apparatus.

Patent for a fumigating device that is designed to kill rodents using sulfur dioxid. The device is designed so that the sulfur dioxid can be aimed by the user.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Hawkins, Fletcher M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for "a motor driven cultivator adapted to be attached to various types of cultivating devices to draw the latter over the ground to be cultivated". (lines 12-15)
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Hodges, Eugene C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a new "construct in which plow shanks may be easily and quickly secured by spring latches"(lines 106-108) and accompanying illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Bonneau, John B., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Wheel (open access)

Current Wheel

Patent for "a new and Improved Current-Wheel" (line 6) including description and illustration.
Date: July 1, 1902
Creator: Wells, James Ashley & Sumrall, Jessie Daniel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Standard (open access)

Cultivator-Standard

Patent for a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date: December 13, 1910
Creator: Yeatts, Edward D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cover. (open access)

Cover.

Patent for a dust cover for mattresses and pillows, which is smooth when in place and is washable.
Date: March 10, 1908
Creator: Forwood, David F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Sweep. (open access)

Cultivator-Sweep.

Patent for a cultivator sweep that cuts weeds close to the crops.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Lundghren, Charles & Anderson, Gus E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crank For Drilling Machines (open access)

Crank For Drilling Machines

Patent for a crank used with drilling machines. Illustration included.
Date: December 18, 1906
Creator: Engleman, John Hickman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History