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Improvement in Machines for Bending Stirrups.
Patent for an invention that "is to provide a simple and efficient machine for bending and shaping stirrups for saddles" (lines 10-12). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
February 1, 1870
Creator:
Forest, Demsey
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Grain-Binders
Patent for improved design of grain-binders.
Date:
December 6, 1875
Creator:
Postley, Charles A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Running-Gears.
Patent for running-gear on carriages that "consists mainly in improvements in the connections of the axles with the springs, perch, and other parts" (para. 5), with illustrations.
Date:
February 1, 1876
Creator:
Gilmore, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design utilizes a bifurcated end and crossbars, a flat crossbar, a swinging crossbar, a tongue, and a stud to cover the underside of the strap, which would otherwise be exposed. This eliminates the need for stitching the strap, as well as being stronger than previous buckles.
Date:
February 1, 1881
Creator:
Owen, Abram
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design utilizes two frames rather than one, and each has a stud. The studs fasten the strap(s) to the frame; thus the studs eliminate the need for a tongue and for the stitching of the strap to itself around the frame. Additionally, the larger frames allow for easier use in the cold or the dark.
Date:
February 1, 1881
Creator:
Owen, Abram
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Crate.
Patent for a new and improved folding crate. This design "consists, in a folding crate, of a closed-bottom and open work top and sides, each made in two parts, hinged to each other at their adjacent ends . . . the upright bars, having tenons upon their ends; the strengthening-bars, each made in two parts . . . the hooks and eyes; the hasps and staples; and the rod and staple, whereby the crate is made strong and firm, and allowed to be folded compactly for reshipment" (lines 18-29).
Date:
February 1, 1881
Creator:
Van Hutton, William Bruno
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner
Patent for the invention of a machine used to clean cotton. The Machine employed for cleaning cotton in which the object of the invention is to produce a machine wherein the cotton may be thoroughly and effectively cleaned without damage to the staple or fiber of the material (10)
Date:
February 1, 1885
Creator:
Ralston, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper and cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a cotton cultivator and chopper, of the usual frame, a pair of guiding-handles pivoted thereto, a chopping-knife hinged to said frame, and links forming a loose connection between said blade and handles, whereby the blade is raised and lowered" (lines 26-31).
Date:
February 1, 1887
Creator:
Schaumleffel, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Pitching and Stacking Machine.
Patent for improvement to hay pitching and stacking machines "to provide a device for pitching and stacking hay, the parts of which can be easily and quickly taken apart or adjusted, and which may be employed in making stacks of hay or straw" (lines 18-22).
Date:
February 1, 1887
Creator:
Donald, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the plow-beam, of the plow-standard hinged to a crank-rod journaled in the plow-beam, the tension-spring connected to the plow-standard and provided with the adjustable plate, and the key or rod for securing the adjusting-plate in place" (lines 83-88).
Date:
February 1, 1887
Creator:
Ross, Albert 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
Bank - Protecting Device.
Patent for a new and useful bank-protecting device.
Date:
February 1, 1898
Creator:
Hinkle, George J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Knife and Scale.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in a combined knife and scale. This design "has relation to a combined knife and scale, and is particularly adapted for the use of butchers" (line 12 - 14).
Date:
February 1, 1898
Creator:
Herrin, Lemuel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark - Arrester.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in spark-arresters. This design is to "provide and improved device of this class which is adapted to be connected with the pipe or escape-flue" (line 20 - 23).
Date:
February 1, 1898
Creator:
Woods, Murray Stover
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Machine
Patent for an automatic weighing machine for weighing and dispensing certain weights of grain into hoppers.
Date:
February 1, 1910
Creator:
Ball, Andrew J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a churn. Illustration included.
Date:
May 10, 1910
Creator:
Hopkins, Samuel M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Top.
Patent for a churn top, which prevents the milk from splashing out of the churn while it is in use and keeps out bugs and dirt.
Date:
February 1, 1910
Creator:
Lewis, Lola
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a cultivator, which has an adjustable shovel tooth.
Date:
February 1, 1910
Creator:
Upshaw, Foy
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment For Cultivators
Patent for a harrow attachment for cultivators. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 1, 1910
Creator:
Horne, Tom & Smith, Denton C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine.
Patent for an internal combustion engine, which can be run with less fuel and better control of the engine.
Date:
February 1, 1910
Creator:
Reaugh, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker
Patent for a nutcracker. This design is for the automatic feeding of nuts into the hopper through a discharge tube. Illustration included.
Date:
February 1, 1910
Creator:
Peckham, Samuel C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burning System
Patent for a liquid fuel system used for burning crude oil. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 1, 1910
Creator:
Duke, Holmes
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Powder-Ejector.
Patent for a powder medicine ejector for discharging medicine into patients body cavities, which allows a dose of the medicine to be discharged from a larger quantity stored in the ejector.
Date:
February 1, 1910
Creator:
Kline, Charles W. & Long, Harley A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint.
Patent for a rail joint, which can be quickly connected and uses fewer parts than other rail joints.
Date:
February 1, 1910
Creator:
Krueger, Frederick William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History