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Cotton-Picker's Sack.
Patent for improvements in a cotton-picker's sack, allowing for easy access to deposit and empty picked cotton while remaining nearly closed to hold and protect the cotton.
Date:
October 16, 1888
Creator:
Cliett, Taylor
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Car and Air-Brake Coupling.
Patent for the connection between two railway cars.
Date:
February 7, 1893
Creator:
Smith, Jacob C.; Golfin, John H.; Hardeman, Eammanuel J.; McNeal, Thomas. & Love, W.G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design consists "[i]n an ant-trap, the combination, with a trough formed with a top [that is] flanged . . . of a box connected thereto by a tube terminating in a disk . . . [and] of the connecting-tubes, box, and fence" (lines 62-68).
Date:
November 24, 1885
Creator:
Thompson, William Henderson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "the combination, with a draw-bar, a sliding box, a movable eccentric secured therein, a coupling-rod, and a pivoted locking-jaw, of a locking-plate secured to said box and adapted to lock the jaw against movement" (lines 84-89).
Date:
March 8, 1887
Creator:
Zedler, Fridrick
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Fruit, Foliage, and Flowers.
Patent for a new and improved method of making artificial fruit. This design "consists in cutting out a piece of lace or netting of the desired shape, forming the lace or netting into a bag, stuffing the bag with cotton or wool . . . picking the cotton or wool up through the meshes of the lace or netting, cutting narrow strips of tissue-paper, and applying them in layers until a covering similar to pasteboard is formed, drying the article, painting the article, sinking the article in a bath of wax heated to a point beneath boiling . . . letting it drain off, and finally applying a paint finish" (lines 34-47).
Date:
May 24, 1887
Creator:
Eve, Emma H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator.
Patent for a new and improved fumigator. This design "compris[es] the closed vessel mounted on legs and provided with the removable cover, the fire-box having legs resting upon the bottom of the vessel, the inlet near the bottom and the outlet near the top, and the bellow connected to the inlet" (lines 77-83).
Date:
September 2, 1890
Creator:
Russell, Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom or Mop Holder.
Patent for a wire folded so that it firmly clamps "broom-corn, corn-shucks, mops, and feathers, or other material for brushes" (lines 10-11).
Date:
September 1, 1896
Creator:
McIlhany, Joseph W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tile.
Patent for a new and improved bale-tie. This design "consists, principally, of a bale-tie jaw stamped from sheet metal and formed with an open hook at one end standing in front of a curved edge, with an opening at the other for attachment to the bale-hoop, said opening being shaped to permit the jaw to have a pivotal side motion upon the hoop. The invention also consists of the combination of two of such jaws applied to the bale-hoop to form a complete tie" (lines 7-16).
Date:
January 11, 1887
Creator:
Rylander, William P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trundler For Spooled Wire.
Patent for a trundler for spooled wire that is strong, light, and shapely enough to propel or draw spooled fence-wire, telegraph-wire, or similar material that is coiled upon flanged spools, and distribute the same lines for the manufacture of fences or erection of electric conductors.
Date:
April 13, 1891
Creator:
Smith, Cullen R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Index.
Patent for "an improved method of indexing books of reference, and more especially city and county records, and the means for carrying over from one line to another where several indexes are to be set opposite one name" (lines 9-14).
Date:
April 11, 1893
Creator:
Heppenstall, James Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table.
Patent for "ironing-tables which are arranged to be capable of folding when not in use and of extending when used." (Lines 8-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 30, 1895
Creator:
Mills, Charles Richmond
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Lever-Powers.
Patent for a lever-power which applies "the power and resistance to the lever, so that they will change positions with relation to the fulcrum as the power end of the lever descends" (para. 2). The relation of the lever with the fulcrum is flexible, and allows for increased leverage.
Date:
September 23, 1879
Creator:
Franklin, Mathew Calhoun
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Fine-Proof Cotton-Lint Rooms.
This patent is a receiver that is portable and provides a unique way of catching the lint that is ejected from a cotton-gin when in use. The portable receiver helps to prevent fires.
Date:
April 9, 1878
Creator:
Morrell, Zachariah N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saddle-Tree Forks.
Patent for an "improved saddle-tree fork, which shall be simple in construction, light, and durable, and which may be readily adjusted as a Texas saddle-tree or a muley saddle-tree"( line 6 )includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
May 14, 1878
Creator:
Lane, Calvin M. & Franklin, Mathew C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Extinguishers for Lint-Rooms.
Patent for a fire-extinguisher for lint-rooms with design specifications and instructions on operating procedures and usage, including illustrations.
Date:
June 11, 1878
Creator:
Morrell, Zachariah N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose or Pipe Coupling.
Patent for a hose or pipe coupling meant to "provide a coupling of great simplicity of construction forming a tight and efficient connection by which the hose can be connected without turning it, without the screwing together of the sections and without a loose washer within one of the couplings which is readily lost and quickly gets out of order" (lines 12-19).
Date:
April 16, 1895
Creator:
Conley, Andrew J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design consists "[i]n a nut-lock, the combination, with a screw-threaded bolt and nut, of a pair of arms pivoted or hinged together, said arms having annular screw-threaded grooves formed therein adapted to register with the threads on the bolt, and means for locking the arms together" (lines 76-81).
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Clark, Fred
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Painting-Machine.
Patent for an automatic device that paints large surfaces that has a reservoir for the paint, a brush that sweeps similarly to an expert painter, a mechanism that dips the brush in the paint, and an air pump that is connected to the reservoir to bring the paint to the brush. Multiple brushes and reservoirs can be used with this machine. The pump may be operated by hand or by machine.
Date:
September 12, 1893
Creator:
Gebhardt, William Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose or Pipe Coupling.
Patent for a hose or pipe coupling that automatically couples cars, and uncouples one or more pipes are automatically uncoupled by steam, air, or fluid pressure. The "invention consists of a pair of twin couplers through each of which one or more tubes are conducted, the apertures of which in the face of one coupler register with those in the face of the opposite coupler, each coupler being provided with guides or other suitable means for bringing it into alignment with the other and with a bolt or latch which automatically engages the opposite coupler when they are brought together and is released by steam or other pressure through one of the connecting pipes, in order to uncouple; and it further consists in a valve connection with said coupler pipes whereby the connecting pipe or pipes are closed in the act of uncoupling" (lines 13-28).
Date:
August 15, 1893
Creator:
Gebhardt, William Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Brushing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved rotary brushing-machine. This design consists "of the circular horizontally-rotating brush, the carrying-wheels having rubber tires, the castings in which the carrying-axle and the pivot of the brush are journaled, the handle or tongue rigidly connected to the casting below the axle, and the hounds connected with the main axle on each side of the casting" (lines 65-71).
Date:
December 20, 1887
Creator:
Hawkins, Robert B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Ironing-Table.
Patent for an ironing-table that can be folded compactly while not in use and prevents accidental collapsing. The two legs at the narrower end of the table are a solid piece of wood until halfway, at which point they separate into separate legs and a fastening device is attached with a hinge. A brace can be attached with the fastening device that both sets of table legs in place. Both sets of legs and the brace fold up for storage.
Date:
November 24, 1896
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