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Bridle and Bit.
Patent for improvements to Bridles and Bits, specifically what are known as stranglers, used to easily gain control over an animal by exerting pressure on its nose, operated by a slight pull on the auxiliary reins. This patent also provides for a device which activates the strangler when the driver releases it and the animal steps on it.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Hentschel, Andrew J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churning-Machine.
Patent for improvements in churning machines so that they "may be used in connection with containers of different sizes" (lines 14-15).
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Crume, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Service-Switch.
Patent for a new automatic service switch "which will be entirely concealed within a casing ordinarily kept locked, thus preventing any unauthorized parties from endangering themselves by tampering with the switch, and furthermore impeding any attempt to defraud the company furnishing the current by rendering the switch difficult to access." (lines 35-42) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Wetter, Ralph E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Revision of the American Marmots
Discusses history, nomenclature, common names, habits, external characters, and specimens of American marmots. Describes, lists locations, and provides a key to species and subspecies.
Date:
April 7, 1915
Creator:
Howell, Arthur H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wrench.
Patent for a "simple, efficient, and comparatively inexpensive wrench of strong and durable construction" (lines 12-14) with a sliding jaw.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Cunningham, Ira & Flowers, Haywood
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Board.
Patent for collapsible and compact object intended "for expediting the ironing operation" (lines 11-12).
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Jacobs, William Ramsey
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter Attachment
Patent for improvements to stalk-cutter attachments to plows. The invention allows stalks to be cut by the plow and then turned under it into the soil to decrease labor an improve plow performance.
Date:
April 7, 1919
Creator:
Wylie, Arthur E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Ring.
Patent for packing rings featuring inner and outer rings that are transversely divided, with respective rings functioning in a unified manner, preventing independent rotative movement.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Bryant, Clarence R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for improvements to Fence-Posts, preferably made from metal, providing for simple construction and a means for holding wire, which is also of simple construction.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Copeland, Walter G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap.
Patent for a funnel-shaped fly trap for catching flies and other insects by either entrapment or drowning. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Raifsnider, Alfred
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pulverizing or Grinding Machine
Patent for an improved, efficient pulverizing or grinding machine. Primarily used for pulverizing or grinding limestone and used is assistance with manufacturing cement, this improved machine focuses on a larger output through improvements in the cycling of surplus air.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Steckle, Edward J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for an improved oil burner design that uses steam to heat and vaporize the oil, mixing with the oil for more efficient burning, including an illustration.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Tinkham, George F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Typographical Casting-Machines.
Patent for a mold for typographical casting machines which may be altered to produce slugs of different sizes.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Diaz, Pascual M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meter-Box.
Patent for improvements in Meter-Boxes which can be buried in conjunction with underground mains, resisting vertical displacement. The patent also applies to a novel locking mechanism and construction which is light, strong, and durable.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Rynearson, Eugene
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Disk Harrow.
Patent for novel construction of a Disk Harrow consisting of a wheel-mounted frame which raises and lowers opposite sides independently and frame attached pivotally carrying a gang of harrow disks.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Emmert, Albert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester.
Patent for a cotton harvester designed for the harvesting of the cotton crop, including illustrations.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Upshaw, Lucius L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History