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Hinge For Gates
Patent for hinge for gates. Illustration included.
Date:
June 13, 1905
Creator:
Shelton, John F. & Texas Anchor Fence Company
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suspensory-Drawers
Patent for suspension drawers for men. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 6, 1911
Creator:
Evans, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for a "class of gate known as a 'turnstile' or 'revolving gate'" (lines 8-9) including illustrations.
Date:
June 10, 1902
Creator:
Johnson, Charles B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press.
Patent for "improvements in presses for compressing and baling hay or other fibrous material" (lines 9-10), with illustrations.
Date:
December 21, 1895
Creator:
Young, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Planter, Cotton Chopper, and Cultivator
Patent for the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts of a combined planter, cotton chopper, and cultivators.
Date:
June 23, 1903
Creator:
McKenzie, John D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thimble.
Patent for an improved thimble that incorporates a thread-cutter tool.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Colburn, Sophia
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Tooth-Cleaner.
Patent for a device to clean teeth, made of a fabric pocket that can be placed over an index finger, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 29, 1915
Creator:
Over, Edwin Gould
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Shield Protector.
Patent for windshield protector to "protect people from the danger of broken glass from the wind-shields of automobiles ... and will also prevent people from being thrown against such constructions as wind-shields." (lines 11-17)
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Uttz, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whip.
Patent for a new and improved whip. This design "consists in a combination, with a metallic or other rigid handle, of a whip body or core composed of cotton or other vegetable fibrous material, in one or more strands, having wire wrapped about or incorporated with them, and in the combination therewith of a vulcanized rubber covering, the fibrous material giving the necessary flexibility to the body or core of the whip and the wire applied thereto, said material protecting the latter from injury during the process of covering or vulcanizing the rubber covering" (lines 16-28).
Date:
June 16, 1885
Creator:
Turner, Ephraim M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flushing Device
Patent for flushing devices have better toilet seats and providing simple flushing system.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Osborn, Claud A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Tent Bed
Patent for a Combination Folding Tent Bed and Tent
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Marsh, Willard E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Tank Protector.
Patent for an invention to protect oil tanks against destruction from lightning by carrying escaped gas away from the oil tank's exterior, illustration included.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Cohen, Wolf
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Action.
Patent for a new and useful piano-action in which the so-called hammers is "pivotally connecting the hammers to the rail by a specific means." (Lines 11-12) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 30, 1891
Creator:
Norcross, Levi W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Operating Mechanism for Window Sash and Screens
Patent for improvements for window sash and screens, specifically improving opening, adjusting and closing mechanisms.
Date:
June 6, 1916
Creator:
Agee, Howard L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rapid-Transit Car
Patent for a rapid transit car that runs on cables in the air.
Date:
June 25, 1912
Creator:
Barnett, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing.
Patent for a railway crossing, which provides track treads for trains at heavily used crossings.
Date:
June 21, 1910
Creator:
Gallaspy, Benjamin E. & McCarty, Alexander H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Making Concrete Blocks and Artificial Stone
Patent for concrete molds that is lightweight, easily handled and transported. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 11, 1907
Creator:
Benton, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Pedal.
Patent for a piano pedal made of one piece of cast metal to avoid the problem of loose connections between parts over time and which goes in a smaller hole in the bottom of the piano to prevent mice or dust from entering inside the piano.
Date:
June 18, 1907
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Case.
Patent for a piano case, which allows the lid to be put back far enough to allow a music stand to rest easily on it on the upright position and which has a new, non-box-like design.
Date:
June 9, 1908
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Mechanism For Printing Press
Patent for "an improved mechanism whereby the paper or other material is automatically fed to the press in web or continuous form and automatically cut off in the desired lengths as it passes from the feeding mechanism" (lines 23-26).
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Prescott, Sitwell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Double-Acting Pump-Jack
Patent for a double acting pump jack for artesian wells.
Date:
June 11, 1912
Creator:
Pittman, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Hinge.
Patent for new modification in a door hinge, its construction and working details.
Date:
June 6, 1916
Creator:
Cunningham, Melville Boyd
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self Cigar-Lighter.
Patent for a new and improved self-lighting cigar that has "[a]n attachment for cigars, consisting of a metallic holder having spring-arms . . . and a projecting portion adapted to hold the igniting composition, and a disk adapted to bear upon the outer end of the cigar" (lines 6-11).
Date:
June 3, 1890
Creator:
West, Thomas & Turner, Ephraim M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Curry Comb.
Patent for a new and improved curry-comb. This design "has relation to that class of curry-combs provided with detachable and reversible handles, and has for its object to provide simple and effective means whereby the handle can be readily detached from the comb and replaced in a reverse position, or removed for the purpose of economizing for space in packing for transportation" (lines 17-24).
Date:
June 8, 1886
Creator:
Johnson, Thomas Jefferson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History