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Buckle-Making Machine
Patent for a buckle making machine for forming wires into tie buckles for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 30, 1912
Creator:
Frantz, Ezra A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale tie buckle made up of hooks that will not come apart under pressure.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Eddleman, Dudley E. & McFarland, Frank H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer
Allows for planting and fertilizing fields at same time whether it is "for strewing or for check-row planting with or without wire" (lines12-13).
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
McDaniel, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canopy-Frame.
Patent for "a simple, compact and efficient extensible frame adapted to be supported for use either in connection with a bedstead or door and window openings, &c" (lines 9-13). It is constructed to be arranged in multiple positions and "to support the fabric of the canopy in the desired position without risk of tearing or otherwise injuring the same" (lines 15-18).
Date:
May 2, 1899
Creator:
Baggett, Charles Bennett
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee-Mill.
Patent for a coffee mill that utilizes an electric motor for power (grinding).
Date:
September 27, 1910
Creator:
Sligar, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Tanning
Patent for new and useful improvements in compounds for tanning, using water, four gallons, fluid extract of phytolacca or common poke root, quarter of an ounce, gum gambier, four pounds, and alum, one pound.
Date:
March 9, 1909
Creator:
Burrows, Ira I
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Pooling
Patent for rail-car coupling. Illustration included.
Date:
December 8, 1903
Creator:
Carter, L. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridge Construction
Patent for a truss bridge which also uses suspension cables and is lighter than previous truss bridges.
Date:
October 1, 1907
Creator:
Carroll, John Morton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle Attachment.
Patent for a bicycle attachment that supports the frame and can be used as a "carrier or support for a child, package, a satchel, &c." (Lines 12-13) Illustrations included.
Date:
May 1, 1900
Creator:
Flinn, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer.
Patent for combined seed planter and fertilizer distributer that "can be readily adapted for strewing or for check-row planting with or without a checkwire" (lines 14-16).
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
McDaniel, James Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee-Pot.
Patent for coffee pot attachment to prevent coffee grounds from getting into the coffee pot's spout.
Date:
January 2, 1912
Creator:
Voyles, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Circuit-Closer.
Patent for a circuit closer for ignition systems "in which both of the terminals are not only isolated from each other, but are also insulated from the engine frame" (lines 10-12).
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Hubbard, Wilson E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press
Patent for a baling press to be used for hay, straw, wool, and other fibrous materials.
Date:
September 15, 1903
Creator:
Tate, William Elbert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Motor.
Patent for improving crank-lever churn motors for a more simple construction that results in a more lightweight but strong machine.
Date:
December 11, 1900
Creator:
Crawford, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale-tie buckle.
Date:
November 6, 1911
Creator:
Armstrong, James E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Body Supported Brackett
Patent for body supported bracket for mirrors. Illustration included.
Date:
April 26, 1910
Creator:
Birdwell, Russell J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for a baling press with an improved plunger which returns to upright position automatically after pressing the bale.
Date:
July 21, 1908
Creator:
Hamilton, James William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Applying Bands to Bales
Patent for a machine which applies bands to different types of bales. Machine claims to be more efficient than other devices of its kind.
Date:
August 21, 1906
Creator:
Armstrong, James E. & Eddleman, Dudley E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hydrant and Stop and Waste Cock.
Patent for a hydrant water cock, which stops water from flowing into the hydrant when it is turned and drains the hydrant.
Date:
September 17, 1907
Creator:
Bunch, Walter R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Appliance
Patent for an automatic air brake appliance for railroad cars that activates if the car derails.
Date:
May 2, 1911
Creator:
Baxter, Joseph Sewell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Tie Buckle.
Patent for a new cotton tie buckle "that will prevent the band engaging the same from slipping, forma a reliable securing means of simple and cheap construction and also economize in the use of the band length, with considerable consequent by saving in expense, the positive retention of the band b the improved device as required rendering the bale of uniform density and the strength of the device resisting breakage and consequent expense of repair frequently necessary in the ordinary uniform of buckle-ties now in use." (Lines 11-22). Illustration is included.
Date:
March 26, 1901
Creator:
Ragsdale, William C. & Eddleman, Dudley E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridge Construction.
Patent for a new and useful bridge construction, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 14, 1898
Creator:
Davidson, James Allen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press
Patent for a baling press. This invention is a screw operated double acting plunger that compresses the bales. Illustration included.
Date:
April 2, 1907
Creator:
Tate, William Elbert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Shears And Knife
Patent for a knife attached to shears.
Date:
June 26, 1900
Creator:
Fulks, Fredrick F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History