Churn-Dasher. (open access)

Churn-Dasher.

Patent for an improvement in a churn-dasher by constructing the head of a dasher with a series of spirally-slanting blades, the front and rear edges are curved inward forming vertical openings with lancet-shaped ends. So that it would meet with less resistance when churning with the upward stroke.
Date: February 17, 1891
Creator: Sterling, Isaac F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post Auger. (open access)

Post Auger.

Patent for a new and improved post auger. This design consists in "[t]he combination, in a post-auger, of the socketed block, the screw-threaded rod extending from the center of the lower end of the block, the expander-disk fitting upon said threaded rod, and having the slotted wings or extensions, the two nuts for adjusting the position of the expander-disk upon the threaded-rod . . . whereby the lower pointed ends of the blades may be arranged to cross one another . . . the shaft [and] the cross-handle" (lines 73-96).
Date: February 12, 1884
Creator: Miles, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool-Handle. (open access)

Tool-Handle.

Patent for tool handles relating to "improvements in handles for hoes, rakes, and similar agricultural or mechanical implements; and it consists in the novel devices hereinafter described and claimed (lines 10-15).
Date: February 7, 1898
Creator: Barry, Jefferson D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a sliding gate that closes automatically when the opening and closing mechanism is released.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Otto, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History