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Stirrup.
Patent for a new and improved stirrup. This design is "to provide a stirrup of simple and inexpensive construction, to form the buckle for attaching the side straps integral with the hanger in such position that the stirrup will hang at right angles to the saddle-skirts, and, further, to hinge or pivot the foot-rest at one end to the hanger and supported at its opposite end by means of a spring-controlled catch that automatically releases the foot-rest by means of a lever and prevents the rider's foot from hanging in the stirrup and the rider being dragged should he [or she] be thrown from [the] horse" (lines 17-29).
Date:
May 24, 1892
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mop-Wringer.
Patent for a mop wringer inside a bucket, which is permanently attached below the mouth of the bucket and still allows for buckets to be stacked for storage.
Date:
May 24, 1910
Creator:
Atkin, Samuel Thatcher
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 9, May 2017
Newsletter of Ernest Bailes for his constituents in district 18 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on the controversial decisions around House Bill 21, and it gives a short legislative update.
Date:
May 24, 2017
Creator:
Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fabric
Patent for an improvement on wire fabrics for multiple usages. Designed to be used without external fasteners, which in turn increase the durability of the wire.
Date:
May 24, 1920
Creator:
Baker, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner.
Patent for a crude oil burner for stoves, which will convert most of the oil put into the stove into gas to provide better heating of the stove.
Date:
May 24, 1910
Creator:
Bass, Robert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sawing-Machines.
Patent for a new and improved pulley-operated, roller-fed log sawing machine
Date:
May 24, 1873
Creator:
Bell, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker
Patent for a cotton picker. This invention consists is a "pneumatic apparatus for conveying cotton when picked from the plant, and comprises a suction-fan and casing therefor, which latter has pipes and through which air is drawn" (lines 15-19). Illustration included.
Date:
May 24, 1904
Creator:
Bennie, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Chair
Patent for a rocking chair for displaying advertisements. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 24, 1910
Creator:
Biehl, Antonio
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Trap.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design calls for a box to be placed over the mouth of an anthill, whereupon one expects the ants to enter a hole, climb an incline, and slip down a pair of glass pieces that lower the ants into an inescapable chamber. This design is cheaper and easier to make than previous ant traps.
Date:
May 24, 1881
Creator:
Blackwood, Curtis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in well strainers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 24, 1898
Creator:
Booth, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet.
Patent for a new and useful kitchen cabinet, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 24, 1898
Creator:
Boynton, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Trace Clip
Patent for Adjustable Trace Clip. "The invention relates to an adjustable trace clip, and has for its primary object to provide a clip of this character in which the connecting strap between the back and belly bands may be adjusted with relation to the trace so as to permit the back band to properly fit the animal and also allow the longitudinal adjustment of the trace" (lines 9-16).
Date:
May 24, 1912
Creator:
Bradfute, Benjamine F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridge
Patent for the construction of substantial bridges of wood adapted for long spans, and which can be put up where iron bridges would be too expensive.
Date:
May 24, 1881
Creator:
Brenner, August W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Front Truck for Planters &c.
Patent for a front truck for planters, which can be used for steering the machine.
Date:
May 24, 1910
Creator:
Brim, Isaac D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in saws, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 24, 1898
Creator:
Caruthers, John I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sample-Taking Device.
Patent for a sample-taking device to be used in well-drilling processes, which is unique in its simple construction, low manufacturing costs, and ease of use.
Date:
May 24, 1921
Creator:
Christian, Walton G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cork Extractor.
Patent for a new and improved automatic cork extractor. This design "consists, principally, of a vertically-moving and partially-rotating blade having a harpoon-shaped or shouldered head for piercing and drawing the corks; in laterally opening and closing jaws for holding the necks of the bottles; in pivoted and laterally-moving pointed levers for throwing the parts of the corks away from the blade when withdrawn, and in the construction and combination of the parts of the device" (lines 14-23).
Date:
May 24, 1881
Creator:
Clark, Chester Cady
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Protector for Stay-Bolts.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in protectors for stay bolts, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 24, 1898
Creator:
Coins, Francis. J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow or Cultivator
Patent for a harrow or cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 24, 1904
Creator:
Cutter, Oliver C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Side Guide for Printing and Lithographic Presses.
Patent for a new and improved side guide for printing and lithographic presses. This design consists "in a novel construction of . . . feed-guides . . . and a double guide on a single support . . . which may be adjusted a short distance or entirely across the feed board or base of a printing or other press and can be used either on the right or left hand side of the press" (lines 13-23).
Date:
May 24, 1892
Creator:
Davis, Frederick C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Friction-Grab for Fishing-Tools.
Patent for friction grabs for fishing tools in well drilling operations that can be "easily adjusted for different sized holes or wells and which will be automatically adjusted and the grabs automatically closed on the object to be removed" (lines 14-17).
Date:
May 24, 1921
Creator:
Dickson, Lawrence E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet.
Patent for a new and improved cabinet. This design consists in "the combination, with a hinged door or lid, of [a] . . . separate bail" (lines 99-100). Further, said bail is "pivotally secured at its upper ends to the cabinet, and adapted to support on its middle portion the free end of the said door when the latter is in its horizontal position . . . [and it consists in] a suitable frame, the drawers having compartments on either side thereof, in combination with the hinged pie-board having the opening . . . which when raised closes said compartments" (lines 1-10).
Date:
May 24, 1887
Creator:
Dollens, Wood C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon
Patent for a wagon. This invention provides new and improved running gear. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 24, 1904
Creator:
Emberger, Ferdinand
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal-Coating Composition.
Patent for a metal coating composition to form a protective coating on metals and steel to prevent rust and corrosion.
Date:
May 24, 1921
Creator:
Ethridge, Thomas Jefferson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History