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Fire Escape.
Patent for a new and improved fire escape. This design "relates to that class of fire escapes designed to save life from burning houses or ships; and its object is to provide means whereby a boat or car may be lowered from the side of a vessel, or a car may be raised or lowered to and from the windows of a house" (lines 8-13).
Date:
October 21, 1884
Creator:
McKinzie, Thomas Duncan
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Place Heater.
Patent for a new and improved fire-place heater. This design "is to provide an inexpensive fire-place heater, constructed so that it may heat two or more rooms on the same floor of a building, and with a single fire, so as to economize fuel and labor of attendance" (lines 7-11).
Date:
June 2, 1885
Creator:
Bartlett, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Escape.
Patent for a new and improved fire-escape. This design "is to provide means whereby lowering the car may be made more safe and easy to the operators, whereby the occupants of the car may be shielded from smoke and flames bursting from lower windows while the car descends, whereby the shield may be housed when not in use, and in means whereby the use of this fire-escape by burglars may be prevented" (lines 12-20).
Date:
October 27, 1885
Creator:
McKinzie, Thomas Duncan
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Hub.
Patent for a new and improved wheel-hub. This design "relates to wheel-hubs, and its objects are, first, to permit removal or renewal of the spokes without displacing the tire; second, to insure synchronous motion of the axle-box and the hub; and, third, to attain these ends with simplicity of structure" (lines 8-13).
Date:
July 20, 1886
Creator:
Miller, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine
Patent for improvements to machines that file saw teeth, including illustrations.
Date:
February 1, 1887
Creator:
Nolen, Robert; Bishop, Rudolph W. & Waltemeyer, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Check.
Patent for a new and improved door check. This design "is to provide a means for preventing the jarring and noise incident to the sudden stoppage of a door or window-blind in closing . . . and to this end it consists of a hinge having one leaf provided with a case or box extending laterally from the back thereof, the said case or box inclosing a spring-actuated bolt which normally projects beyond the point of the leaf, and is arranged to engage with the other leaf of the hinge when the door is closed" (lines 7-19).
Date:
August 2, 1887
Creator:
Byrne, Matthew Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a new and improved pump. This design consists, "with the working-barrel, of a casing or shell secured to the lower end of said barrel, the said shell tapering downward and being provided with an annular shoulder on its inner surface, a valve-seat provided with an annular flange and downward elastic extensions constructed to close against said shell and rest on said shoulder, and a valve-cage connected with said seat and containing a valve" (lines 82-91).
Date:
December 9, 1890
Creator:
Shelburn, Cephas C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Case.
Patent for a bottle holding case using wires to encircle the inner groove of the case as re-enforcement, then use metal bands or wires woven around the encircling wires; these metal bands or wires would then wove around the necks and bodies of the bottles to secure the bottles inside the case. Illustration is included
Date:
February 10, 1891
Creator:
Marlow, Claud E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
usp015/00472545
Patent for "a simple and economical device of this character, which shall possess superior advantages with respect to efficiency, and whereby sand and dirt is effectually excluded and the grease or other lubricating material prevented from escaping" (lines 15-21).
Date:
April 12, 1892
Creator:
Miller, William J.; McBean, Robert S. & McBurnett, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wiffletree-Hook.
Patent for a strong and durable wiffletree-hook that is spring-actuated and uses an eye-bolt to hold the trace securely. It consists of a socket with an eye-bolt, a seat with flanges on all four s ides, pivot-lugs extending from the seat, a hook pivoted between the lugs, and a bow spring on the flanged-seat.
Date:
October 31, 1893
Creator:
McBean, Robert Sinclair & McBurnett, John Wesley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Lubricator.
Patent for an axle lubricator that continuously lubricates an axle through a hollow nut in the end of the hub bushing, and the oil cup can be refilled easily and without removing the wheel.
Date:
December 5, 1893
Creator:
Miller, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle
Patent for device for improvement of speed of bicycle, including illustrations.
Date:
March 28, 1896
Creator:
Schooler, Joseph P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Reel.
Patent for improving the operation of fishing reels. Illustration and instructions included.
Date:
December 3, 1895
Creator:
Williams, Elbert D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Boiler Feed-Water System.
Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in steam boiler feed water systems, including instructions and illustrations..
Date:
August 22, 1899
Creator:
Clousnitzer, Ernest Albert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock-Weaner.
Patent for improvements in stock weaners. The invention is used for weaning cattle and "may be applied to either the parent or the offspring to prevent abstraction of the lacteal fluid from the udder by either. The purpose of the invention is to devise a device of the character and for the purpose aforesaid which will be simple, effective, light, not interfere with grazing or feeding, and which can be easily and quickly placed in position without the use of tools and adapted to be readily removed and applied to another animal" (lines 12-22). Includes specifications and illustrations.
Date:
July 17, 1900
Creator:
Looby, Hiram R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator Attachment for Wheel-Hubs.
Patent for lubricator for axles of buggies, wagons, and other vehicles.
Date:
August 20, 1901
Creator:
Fergusson, William P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool for Manipulating Wire
Patent for a combination tool for manipulating wire, "a convenient hand-tool for bending, straightening, shortening, and otherwise manipulating the wires ordinarily used in the construction of fences," (lines 10-14).
Date:
September 23, 1902
Creator:
Cullen, Edwin C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Grain Knife
Patent for a corn or grain knife used for harvesting. Illustration included.
Date:
November 1, 1904
Creator:
Tilley, Louis R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Apparatus.
Patent for a vacuum for cleaning cotton gins that attaches to the pneumatic elevators generally found in cotton gins.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Sadler, Arthur E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Machine
Patent for an ice machine particularly designed for people who are unable to obtain ice from regular manufacturers. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
McCall, Jacob C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display-Cabinet.
Patent for a display case for fabric, which allows the shade of the fabric and price to be easily seen, while protecting the fabric from dust.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Payne, Victor Duain
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Poultry-Crate
Patent for a folding poultry-crate. Illustration included.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Lightfoot, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reboiler
Patent for a reboiler designed to remove the air from water so that it may be formed into ice. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 30, 1910
Creator:
Carley, Claud G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for an improved cultivator that is easy to guide and operate, possesses increased durability, and is inexpensive to construct.
Date:
January 3, 1911
Creator:
Foster, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History