Hen's Nest. (open access)

Hen's Nest.

Patent for a new and improved hen's nest. This design "relates to that type of hen-nest wherein a tilting platform is employed to protect the setting hen from intrusion while permitting her to freely pass to and from the nest. The objects of [the] invention are to improve the prior construction and to provide novel means whereby the hen setting or hatching chamber is separated from the passage containing the tilting platform by a division-wall having a rear doorway, in such manner that the eggs are isolated and in a measure hid and protected while the hen is seeking food" (lines 8-20).
Date: September 9, 1890
Creator: Manlove, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hog Carrier (open access)

Hog Carrier

Patent for a hog carrier. This invention is arranged to handle, carry, and hanging of hogs at slaughter time. Illustration included.
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Henderson, Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. Illustration included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Nanny, Wiley F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed-Brace (open access)

Bed-Brace

Patent for a bed-brace
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Howse, Claud A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grading Apparatus. (open access)

Grading Apparatus.

Patent for improvements in grading apparatus to make it "comparatively simple and inexpensive in construction" (line 10) and readily adjustable.
Date: April 3, 1917
Creator: Anderson, Lycurgus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline Wash Furnace (open access)

Gasoline Wash Furnace

Patent for a gasoline wash furnace designed for use in heating water for clothea
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Adams, James V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Ring. (open access)

Piston-Ring.

Patent for metallic piston rings to allow for expansion and contraction without leakage.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Jordan, Robert M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint and Brace. (open access)

Rail Joint and Brace.

Patent for an improvement to rail joint structures that extends structural longevity by bracing the rails against each other.
Date: June 1, 1920
Creator: Buck, Landon A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flue Cutter and Expander (open access)

Flue Cutter and Expander

Patent for a flue cutter and expander. Illustration included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Blevins, Samuel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folder for Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Folder for Cotton-Presses.

Patent for a folder for cotton presses, which has better reciprocating rollers than previous versions.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: Jordan, Robert M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Setting Tool for Brads &c (open access)

Setting Tool for Brads &c

Patent for a setting tool for brads that allows them to be easily placed in position.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Price, Thomas Martin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rural-Mail-Delivery System. (open access)

Rural-Mail-Delivery System.

Patent for an improved system of delivering mail to inhabitants of rural areas, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Clayton, Ira B. & Moore, Nealy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Washing Machine and Canner (open access)

Convertible Washing Machine and Canner

Patent for a machine that can be converted from a washing machine to a canner, and vice versa, very easily.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Williams, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Crossing (open access)

Railroad Crossing

Patent for a railroad crossing. Illustration included.
Date: November 13, 1906
Creator: Baker, Horace A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non Refillable Bottle (open access)

Non Refillable Bottle

Patent for a non refillable bottle. Illustration included.
Date: May 31, 1904
Creator: Carriker, Samuel M. & Miller, Lawrence M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Hanger. (open access)

Door Hanger.

Patent for a car door hanger that will take the weight of the door off the supporting rollers and the track and apply a braking action to the track that will prevent the door from unnecessarily shifting. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1914
Creator: Kinard, Chester E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Press (open access)

Cotton Press

Patent for a cotton press. This invention compresses and feeds cotton in a continuous spiral layer bat. The cotton goes to a revolving press of a cylindrical formation where they are compressed and condensed into a bale. Illustrations included.
Date: November 13, 1906
Creator: Baker, Horace A. & Crowson, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Puller (open access)

Cotton Stalk Puller

Patent for a new and useful cotton stalk puller.
Date: December 14, 1897
Creator: Harwood, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Puller (open access)

Cotton Stalk Puller

Patent for a cotton stalk puller. It is designed "to operate upon the stalks, a pulling-cylinder agaisnt which the stalks are forced by the action of the reel and which operate in conjunction with the latter to pull or lift stalks from the ground" (lines 19-23). Illustrations included.
Date: September 15, 1903
Creator: Hardin, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Puller and Cutter. (open access)

Cotton Stalk Puller and Cutter.

Patent for a cotton stalk puller and cutter machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1914
Creator: Hubert, John E. & Hubert, Henry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History