Agricultural Machine (open access)

Agricultural Machine

Patent for an agricultural machine that consists of a rotary cutter and a fixed horizontal cutter. Illustrations are included.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Evans, Lucias S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Multiple Section Stalk Cutter (open access)

Multiple Section Stalk Cutter

Patent for a multiple section stalk cutter that comprises of a three-section stalk cutter.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Evans, Lucius S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insulator and Support (open access)

Insulator and Support

Patent for an insulator and support for communication lines.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Gressett, Lawrence F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Maize-Header. (open access)

Maize-Header.

Patent for simple and efficient maize header which is easy to operate by positioning it in a way that it needs minimum effort to operate.
Date: May 17, 1921
Creator: Jordan, Andrew P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaner For Firearm-Barrels. (open access)

Cleaner For Firearm-Barrels.

Patent for a cleaner for firearm barrels that is small enough to be carried in a pocket. "May be used for cleaning firearms of the repeating type."
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: P'Pool, Matthew Wall
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scraper (open access)

Scraper

Patent for a scrapper. This invention is used as a skeleton scrappers with soft and sandy soils. Illustration included.
Date: May 1, 1906
Creator: Smith, Archie Monroe & Dean, William Calvin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector (open access)

Tire-Protector

Patent for a tire protector. This invention is designed to armor and protect the tread of tires. The design consists of chain linked to a leather strap that fasten it to the tire. Illustration included.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Voss, Haynie L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack (open access)

Lifting-Jack

Patent for an improvement made to lifting jack machinery that raises automobiles for repairs. The patent prevents the axle from slipping in circumstances where the vehicle is on slippery grounds or parked on a hill. Includes illustrations.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Watson, Chester A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bath Tub. (open access)

Bath Tub.

Patent for a new and improved bath tub. This design consists in "a removable bottom provided with perforations or openings, and with supports to sustain it above the permanent bottom of the tub, a single opening in said tub below the level of the removable bottom for inlet and outlet purposes, a valve for closing said opening, and a rod within reach of the head of the tub for operating the valve and the cover" (lines 9-16).
Date: May 3, 1887
Creator: Watson, David R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saddle-Press (open access)

Saddle-Press

Patent for a saddle press that can be adapted fit to any common cantle to more quickly paste a cover onto it. The saddle may also be moved while the press is in use.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Wendorf, Henry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History