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Shingle-Gage
Patent for improved shingle-gage for the measurement and spacing of roofing-shingles.
Date:
June 19, 1906
Creator:
Jones, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remedy for Eczema
Patent for a medical compound to remedy eczema and other similar diseases which lists the ingredients and dosages.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Ringer, William N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for a spring wheel, which absorbs shocks.
Date:
June 8, 1909
Creator:
Burgess, Richard H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay and Cotton Press
Patent for "hay and cotton press that can be easily and cheaply constructed and that can be operated by hand or horse power" (Lines 20-22).
Date:
June 19, 1883
Creator:
Donaldson, Sven
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sheep-Dip.
Patent for "a new composition of matter for the treatment of 'scab' on sheep or for other animals subject to like diseases" (lines 9-11) which lists the ingredients and measurements and instructions.
Date:
June 19, 1883
Creator:
Carpenter, Peter M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whip.
Patent for a new and improved whip. This design "consists in a combination, with a metallic or other rigid handle, of a whip body or core composed of cotton or other vegetable fibrous material, in one or more strands, having wire wrapped about or incorporated with them, and in the combination therewith of a vulcanized rubber covering, the fibrous material giving the necessary flexibility to the body or core of the whip and the wire applied thereto, said material protecting the latter from injury during the process of covering or vulcanizing the rubber covering" (lines 16-28).
Date:
June 16, 1885
Creator:
Turner, Ephraim M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sheep-Shearing Machine
Patent for an invention "to prevent these great losses to the sheep-owners of the country by producing a shearing-machine which will shear the sheep rapidly and evenly, and at the same time avoid cutting the sheep, thus preventing the injury to and loss of thousands of sheep yearly, and also increasing the market value of the wool" (lines 44-51).
Date:
June 12, 1888
Creator:
Richardson, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Riveting-Machine.
Patent for improvements in "which rivets may be rapidly set in the material to be riveted, the rivet being driven and headed at the same operatio and without first punching holes in the material to be riveted." (Lines 15-19) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 30, 1891
Creator:
Carl, Reinhold A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vertical Gearing for Harvesters and Binders
Patent for "improvements in vertical gearing for harvesters and binders in which the main operating-shaft is carried in a vertical position, thereby securing a larger range to elevate the machine and securing a perfect balance of the machine on the ground-wheels without extending parts of the machine to the front or rear" (lines 8-15).
Date:
June 14, 1892
Creator:
Schubert, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road-Pavement.
Patent for "an improvement in the construction of road pavements, and has for its objects to provide a novel, simple, and comparatively inexpensive method and means for the speedy and convenient construction of a road bed, which will be smooth, durable, easy to travel upon, be readily repaired, avoid becoming slippery, that will not cut into ruts but preserve its normal condition, that will shed water in a large degree but retain a proper amount of moisture, and be non-liable to displacement by the action of frost." (Lines 7-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 12, 1894
Creator:
Bowen, George R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooking-Stove.
Patent for a cooking stove that uses heat from a charcoal furnace efficiently, which increases the length the stove is hot and decreases the risk of suffocation from the gas given off by the furnace.
Date:
June 12, 1894
Creator:
Hayes, Rebecca Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller Cotton-Press.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in roller cotton compresses, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 27, 1899
Creator:
Bessonette, Charles L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shears.
Patent for improvements in shears “for use in cutting heavy materials, in which the shears can be readily operated in connection with a base-plate to slide beneath the material being cut and can be detached from said base-plate in order to permit the operation of the shears without the said base-plate.” (Lines 28-34) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 24, 1902
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone-Transmitter Disinfector.
Patent for a telephone transmitter disinfector, which kills germs on telephone mouthpieces.
Date:
June 14, 1910
Creator:
Peck, Frank H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tension For Sewing Machines
Patent for a tension for sewing machines. Illustration included.
Date:
June 6, 1905
Creator:
Watson, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Motor Apparatus.
Patent for a spring loaded dasher for use in churns that results in automated turning of the dashers.
Date:
June 4, 1907
Creator:
Elliott, Claude B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller Cotton-Compress.
Patent for a roller cotton-compress that improves the "apparatus for accomplishing the work of rolling up the bale, of removing same from the position between the rolls, and removing the core" (lines 20-23).
Date:
June 18, 1895
Creator:
Bessonette, Charles L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rest for Pivoting-Lathes.
Patent for a file-rest for watchmakers' pivoting-lathes with a "longitudially-slotted base and a vertical arm integral with said base" (lines 13-15), a holding-plate, and a thumb-screw.
Date:
June 23, 1896
Creator:
Miller, James K. Polk
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Riveting-Mandrel.
Patent for a riveting-mandrel "for riveting the overlapping ends of sheet metal to form pipes, tubes, or the like" (lines 10-12) including illustrations.
Date:
June 1, 1897
Creator:
Mantey, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone-Transmitter.
Patent for "a simple transmitter in which the greatest volume of sound may be transmitted without causing grating or rattling." (Lines 8-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1897
Creator:
Alexander, Horace C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tellurian.
Patent for a device "which shall illustrate the axial and orbital movements of the earth and the directions of the sun's rays upon our globe... by simple and effective means of automatic character." (Lines 17-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1897
Creator:
McArthur, Neel John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Replanting Attachment for Cultivators.
Patent for a replanting attachment for cultivators, which can be used to plant seed in thin spots in already growing field of crops.
Date:
June 14, 1910
Creator:
Faust, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind Wheel
Patent for wind wheel. Illustration included.
Date:
June 23, 1908
Creator:
Bradford, McDuffee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Stacker
Patent for a wind stacker to be adapted to threshers. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 6, 1911
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History