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Composition for Killing Grass
Patent for an improved chemical designed to kill grass, weeds and other undesirable plants. It can sprayed or sprinkled on the plants and within twenty minutes the grass or weeds will start to die even within the roots themselvs.
Date:
May 22, 1906
Creator:
Hulsey, Charley Marion
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Grinder
Patent for a grinder of ordinary corn
Date:
May 22, 1900
Creator:
Zimmerman, Frank W.
System:
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Cheese-Cutting Gage.
Letter Patent for gage "for cutting articles in bulk, such as whole cheese" (lines 9-10); including illustration and instructions
Date:
May 1, 1900
Creator:
Pittman, J. P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle
Patent for an improved buckle that will hold straps in place, particularly those straps with irregularly sized and spaced openings.
Date:
May 29, 1901
Creator:
Pool, Robert C.
System:
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Bale-Tie
Patent for improvements in bale-ties by using a “combination with a band; of jaws pivoted to one end of the band and adapted to engage a hook carried by the other end of the band, and a guard-plate fixed to one of said jaws and adapted also to engage the hook and prevent it from accidentally becoming disengaged from the jaws.” (Lines 78-84) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 1, 1900
Creator:
Pfeffer, Albert John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm System
Patent for a fire alarm system which activates when a certain temperature is detected by the device.
Date:
May 25, 1909
Creator:
Giese, Leo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Support
Patent for a supporting mechanism for the top of a buggy or vehicle while it is being lowered or traversing rough terrain. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 5, 1908
Creator:
Elms, Joab
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Whip Socket and Rein Holder
Patent for a combined whip socket and rein holder. Illustration included.
Date:
May 23, 1905
Creator:
Jacobs, Phillip
System:
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Air-Brake Mechanism.
Patent for "a new and useful air-brake mechanisms in relation to a pressure controller and distributer designed to perform the several independent and joint functions of a triple valve, a pressure-retaining valve, and a pressure relief or reducing valve."
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Dillander, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pipe Clamp And Wrench
Patent for a combined pipe clamp and wrench. Illustration included.
Date:
May 15, 1906
Creator:
Harris, John Wesley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for a single row planter for corn or cotton. The planter is to be used in virgin soil with out any soil preparation.
Date:
May 7, 1907
Creator:
Dudley, Thomas J.
System:
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Apparatus for Dispensing Oil, &c.
Patent for a new and useful apparatus for dispensing oil, &c.
Date:
May 17, 1898
Creator:
Haye, August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Solidifying Cotton-Batting Preparatory for Pressing and Baling
Patent for an apparatus for forming cotton batting into dense rolls to prepare them for bailing and pressing. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 7, 1912
Creator:
Banister, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check Book Cover
Patent for a check book cover. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 23, 1905
Creator:
Templeton, David A.; Exline, Marcus P. & Bourke, Edmund
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in chimneys, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 30, 1899
Creator:
Glover, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Binding Mechanism for Corn-Harvesters
Patent for a binding mechanism for corn-harvesters. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 28, 1907
Creator:
Tilson, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Handling Seed Cotton
Patent for an apparatus for handling seed cotton. Illustration included.
Date:
May 3, 1904
Creator:
Benefield, Chauncey R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton-Seed and Corn Planter
Patent for "a truck having operating mechanism changeable to either cotton or corn seeders and in combination therewith a hopper formed in sections, one of which is removable" (lines 14-17).
Date:
May 28, 1901
Creator:
Droitcourt, Adam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CAR - SEAT CLEANER.
Patent for new and improved car-seat cleaners, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1902
Creator:
Ridd, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton, Berry, or Vegetable Picking or Dairy Stool
Patent for a stool strapped to the user so as to facilitate an ease in picking cotton, berry, or vegetables. Illustration included.
Date:
May 10, 1904
Creator:
Farley, John C. & Prince, Hyman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway Switch Lock
Patent for an automatic railway switch lock. Illustration included.
Date:
May 17, 1904
Creator:
Sulfer, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle-guard mounted on cross-ties and braces with exposed wires to permit identification of damaged wires and to be readily repaired without disturbing the remaining wires, which lists the parts for construction and illustration.
Date:
May 13, 1902
Creator:
Meador, Edgar T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Line
Patent for a clothes line. Illustration included.
Date:
May 10, 1904
Creator:
Owens, Solon Arther
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Appliance
Patent for an automatic air brake appliance for railroad cars that activates if the car derails.
Date:
May 2, 1911
Creator:
Baxter, Joseph Sewell
System:
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