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Carpenter's Square.
Patent for a carpenter's square that uses an improved attachment "for laying off bevels at various angles" (lines 15-16).
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Buckland, Charles O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
DOOR-HANGER.
Patent for improvements to the door hanger, specifically aimed at car doors, including illustrations.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Mason, Charles O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
HARROW.
Patent for new attachment for the foot of a harrow, including illustration.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Glover, Henry M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reconnoissance soil survey of South Texas
Soil survey of 8 counties in the extreme southern part of Texas. Includes San Patricio, Nueces, Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Duval, Zapata, and Webb Counties. Text describes the area, climate, soils, alkali, agriculture, and irrigation of these counties.
Date:
June 16, 1910
Creator:
Coffey, George Nelson
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, reconnoissance survey, South Texas sheet
Map displays soil types along with arroyos, lakes, rivers, swamps, counties, towns, roads, railroads, and ranches. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date:
June 16, 1910
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for a new and improved windmill rotor, including illustrations.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Smith, James B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Jack.
Patent for a vehicle-jack that can raise and lower all of the supporting legs using a single lever, as well as lengthen and shorten the jack at will to adapt it to vehicles of different sizes.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Douglass, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Equipment.
Patent for telephone equipment. The invention provides an easy to use attachment for automatic phones that illuminates the dial and only turns on while it is in use to facilitate the use of telephones in the dark.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Haralson, William Major & Pilkington, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasket or Washer
Patent for "a gasket or washer adapted to be used upon garden hose, steam pipes, air brake hose, automobile hose, fire hose" (lines 9-11).
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Toepperwein, Ferdinand L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Cutter for Roller Drills
Patent for an improvement in rotary cutters for roller-drills. Improvement includes a secure locking mechanism upon bushing as it is related to author's prior patent for drill cutters.
Date:
June 16, 1919
Creator:
Godbold, Louis A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cleaner for Bed-Springs.
Patent for a new invention to more effectively clean bed springs, including illustrations.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Gambill, Mary I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shade-Adjuster.
Patent for a new shade adjuster to allow for a fixed adjuster and detachable portion for attaching shade, including illustrations.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Fechner, Albert H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Motor
Patent for a device being used as a propulsion for some forms of machine.
Date:
June 16, 1917
Creator:
Sims, Taylor J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie Plate
Patent for "a rail tie plate with a horizontally extending member which will slidably support a switch point and hold the same in proper relation to the main rail and thus prevent the jouncing of the switch point (lines 14-18).
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Morrison, Oscar P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dry-Cleaning Machine.
Patent for a dry cleaning machine that cleans using gasoline. The invention reduces the amount of gasoline used; keeps the gasoline clean while in use; provides easy placement and access of garments in the drum while in motion; improves the construction of the drum and its rubbing action on the garments; and supplies moisture to the machine to prevent the gasoline from igniting.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
White, Edward Young
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cultivators
Patent for an improvement in attachments for cultivators, including illustrations.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Leischner, Gotthilf
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a new cotton chopper allowing for continuous operation while raising or lowering the device and without requiring additional strain from draft animals during operation, including illustrations.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Hickson, Aaron L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History