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Bath-Tub.
Patent for "a super bath-tub of that class in which the small portable or foot tub is provided with a removable shield and seat capable of enlarging the size of the tub and of furnishing a rest for the person using the tub." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 6, 1897
Creator:
Lacy, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn for separating butter. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 6, 1897
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for "pin-and-link car-couplings to enable the same to couple automatically and to be readily uncoupled without going between cars, and to provide means for holding the link in substantially a horizontal position for guiding it into the mouth of a draw-head to avoid going between cars and guiding the link by hand." (Lines 12-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 13, 1897
Creator:
Allen, George F.; Allen, Charles D. & Martin, Richard W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Type-Writing Machine.
Patent for improvements to the type writer which allow for automatic, proper spacing between letters and words; will automatically return the carriage to the beginning of the page; and will automatically feed the inking ribbon so that the entire surface is used. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 13, 1897
Creator:
Templeton, Allison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back-Band Buckle.
Patent for an improved back-band buckle and an improved hook that connects the buckle with the trace-chain. The lever-hook snaps "into position and is held secure in a pane substantially flush with the lower portion of the buckle-frame when the buckle is closed by the forcing down of the lever" (lines 15-19).
Date:
April 20, 1897
Creator:
Brown, John Staddart
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a mixing machine designed for churns, but can also be used in ice cream freezers. It works by producing a partial vacuum, forcing the liquid to go from the bottom to the top of the vessel. Blades force the liquid to go against "the centrifugal action" (line 21) and towards the center of the vessel.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Norcross, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Sealing Newspapers, &c.
Patent for a machine to seal "the open edges of folded newspapers or other periodicals at the place of publication to prevent their return for redemption by the publishers when the seal is broken." (Lines 10-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 13, 1897
Creator:
Sundstrom, Herman T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Wheel.
Patent for a wind-wheel "designed to secure a rapid descent of the pump-rod and thus enable the wheel to raise more water in a given time" (lines 8-10). Damaging the wheel proper with the forcefulness of rapidly descending water is avoided in this design.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Pippin, John William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Brake.
Patent for "a brake which is quickly applicable to any form of wagon and which is attached to the wagon-gear only and has no connection with the body of the wagon, thus allowing the wagon-body to be entirely removed from the bolsters without interfering with the action and operation of the brake mechanism." (Lines 10-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 6, 1897
Creator:
Baker, Owen T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a washing machine with a "revolving drum or clothes-carrier, of a steam-chest" (lines 79-80) surrounding the drum, a removable cover with "perforated steam-pipes" (line 83), which go around the drum.
Date:
April 6, 1897
Creator:
Stallings, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writing Machine.
Patent for improvements to the type writer "to provide a simple and effective mechanism for automatically operating the type-bars of such a machine under the control of the keys in such manner as to require but light action of said keys." (Lines 11-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 13, 1897
Creator:
Templeton, Allison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Scraper.
Patent for a "device adapted to be readily applied to a vehicle to prevent mud from clinging to the wheels, and thereby make the draft lighter on a horse or team, and at the same time prevent mud from being thrown upon the body of a vehicle and the occupants thereof." (Lines 12-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 20, 1897
Creator:
Taylor, Mascener
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool.
Patent for "...a tool embodying certain novel features and details of construction, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and claimed" (lines 7-10) with illustration and descriptions.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Hutchins, John Pearce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mining Sulfur.
Patent for a method of mining sulfur and other things that have similar melting points that is less expensive and more efficient than previous methods. A machine sprays hot fluid at fissures where the mineral exists, melts it, and carries it away in the stream.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Higgins, Pattillo & Carroll, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup.
Patent for a stirrup that "will normally lie alongside the horse, so as to at all time be ready to receive the foot." (Lines 21-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 6, 1897
Creator:
Stephens, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for "nut-locks especially adapted for use in securing nuts upon bolts at the joints of railway-rails." (Lines 10-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 13, 1897
Creator:
Dodson, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener.
Patent for an adjustable tire tightener. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 13, 1897
Creator:
Taylor, William Buford.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grapple for Handling Well Pipes or Tubes.
Patent for "a simple and inexpensive device adapted for readily gripping a well pipe or tubing to enable the same to be readily removed from a well or lowered within." (Lines 11-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 13, 1897
Creator:
Smith, Thomas McGlothlin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Trough.
Patent for an improved and durable pig trough, one that stays clean and can be filled and eaten out of easily without wasting feed.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Neill, George A.
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Bed.
Patent for a bed that is collapsible and portable but still safe and sturdy. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 6, 1897
Creator:
Dodge, Israel A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Cutting Machine.
Patent for a grain-cutting apparatus with adjustable knives. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 20, 1897
Creator:
Clark, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fare-Box.
Patent for a fare-box for cars and other vehicles that allows the driver or conductor to set the fare and which registers the amount paid. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 20, 1897
Creator:
Katzenberger, Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sack-Tie.
Patent for sack-ties that consist of a brace with a wire that folds in with the upper edges of the mouth of the sack and hold it into position, by hooking around the ends of the brace.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Driffill, Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History