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Combined Planter, Chopper, And Cultivator.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in "combined cotton planters, choppers, and cultivators" (line 9-11).
Date:
December 6, 1898
Creator:
Albreekt, Niklaus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which cut the cotton into hills of equal distance apart.
Date:
December 7, 1909
Creator:
Alexander, Winston B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Animal-Traps.
Patent for improvement in animal-traps, with description and illustrations.
Date:
December 26, 1876
Creator:
Anderson, Zachariah J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catamenial Bandage.
Patent for a catamenial bandage, which fits itself to the wearer and does not show underneath clothing.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Argo, Ida M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoeing-Machine.
Patent for dual drive hoeing machine. Machine utilizes a "carriage, support brackets, journaled drive shaft, crank arm and gyrating arm" (p. 3, lines 31-34). The machine produces straight rows and eliminates side draft (p.1, 15-19)
Date:
December 1, 1914
Creator:
Ashely, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a cultivator with spring teeth that are stronger than ordinary cultivator teeth.
Date:
December 8, 1908
Creator:
Baker, Alonzo L. & Baker, Russell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Doubletree.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and durable double tree that utilizes the entire force of the strain and divides it equally between the animals.
Date:
December 11, 1894
Creator:
Beaver, Francis Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Elevating And Feeding Seed Cotton
Patent for a machine for elevating and feeding seed cotton. Illustration included.
Date:
December 19, 1905
Creator:
Benefield, Chauncey R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System.
Patent for, "telephone system; and it has for one object to provide such an arrangement of the instrument and wiring as will permit a subscriber to converse with a second subscriber" (lines 8-12).
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Bennett, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rein Holder
Patent for a rein holder. Illustration included.
Date:
December 20, 1904
Creator:
Bond, Thomas, Sr. & Pagel, Frederick J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Scale
Patent for improvements in automatic weightlifting scales. The modifications aim to facilitate the weighting of materials in bulk.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Force - Pumps.
Patent for new and improved force pump with three cylinders.
Date:
December 22, 1874
Creator:
Chambers, J. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglass-Mounting
Patent for a mounting for eyeglasses to be fitted on the bridge of the nose. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 22, 1908
Creator:
Chappel, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Composition
Patent for a formulation of waterproof concrete that utilizes lava rocks.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Charles E. Barglebaugh
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Cooler.
Patent for a new and improved water cooler. This design "consist[s] of the outer vessel having the removable cover provided centrally with an aperture, the inner vessel supported on legs centrally within the outer vessel and provided with perforated shelves, the keepers for locking the two vessels at a regulated distance apart concentric with each other, and the removable cap to the inner vessel provided with a vertical tube communicating with the interior of the inner vessel and passed through the space between the tops of the two vessels and through the central aperture in the cover" (lines 81-93).
Date:
December 3, 1889
Creator:
Clark, James P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle
Patent for improved head component to nozzles used for spraying liquid paint remover, steam, sand, and other such substances.
Date:
December 14, 1920
Creator:
Cleveland, David P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Hand-Grip.
Patent for an improvement to artificial hand-grips that includes a pair of jaws that attaches to an artificial arm and allows wearers to perform various activities.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Corley, Quentin D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow that is convertible into different types (turning plow). The plow is distinct for its moldboards, carrying handle and runner.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Cowan, Robert J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surgical Splint
Patent for a surgical splint, which is semi-rigid so that the instrument is rigid enough to maintain its shape and tension, but with a construction that includes softer materials like rubber so that it can be adjusted without causing pain or discomfort. Patent includes illustrations.
Date:
December 14, 1920
Creator:
Crawford, Lyter H. & Prante, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Geology of Dallas County, Texas
Report on the geology of Dallas County including soils, fossils, and litography.
Date:
December 1941
Creator:
Dallas Petroleum Geologists
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Attachment for Carriages and Wagons.
Patent for a device that can be secured to a swingle-tree or vehicle axle to allow shafts to be secured or instantly released.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Darden, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Can.
Patent for a new and improved oil can. This design "relates to that class of oil-cans which are used for supplying lubricating material to various kinds of machinery, and which usually consists of a can or receptacle having an orifice through which it may be filled, and a tapering spout for supplying the lubricant to the place where it is needed; and the invention has for its object to produce an oil-can which shall be specially designed for lubricating vehicle-axles, and which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency" (lines 19-30).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Denton, Winfield Scott
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type Writing Machine.
Patent for a type writing machine that is small and portable, including illustrations.
Date:
December 30, 1890
Creator:
Depuy, Gilbert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for an adjustable hydrocarbon burner for use in cement kilns.
Date:
December 20, 1910
Creator:
Dietz, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History