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Automatic Air-Brake Applier.
Patent for automatic air brake applier to release the air in the train pipe with a resultant application of the brakes upon a car wheel leaving the tracks, including illustration.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Hall, Charles E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Badge.
Patent for a badge that is to be pinned or worn upon the coat or other garment with the representation of the human eye that is capable of being winked or moved. The bade is to be used for advertising, humor or salutations, included illustration.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Connor, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brick-Mason's Steel Trig.
Patent for brick mason's steel trig that is designed to hold a straight, horizontal line at the top of a brick wall.
Date:
December 9, 1913
Creator:
Lake, Clyde A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar.
Patent for "collar for use in connection with draft animals to use the pulling effect of the load upon the shoulders of the animal" (lines 8-11) through a flexible construction, including illustrations.
Date:
December 9, 1913
Creator:
Kennedy, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for an aeroplane which is a device that is able to travel through the air due its shape and the reaction from atmosphere and gravity.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Hanna, John G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for improvements on a cattle-guard used on railways. Improvements include a novel method of attaching the guard to rails.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Solomon, George N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin.
Patent for the improvement of clothes pins "and has for an object to provided on their gripping faces with novel projections which contact in securely holding the clothes pin fast to operative position when applied." (lines 13-17)
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Mierzwik, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Map, Texas, Harrison County Sheet
Map displays soil types along with bayous, creeks, lakes, rivers, fords, ferries, roads, railroads, towns, churches, and schools. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date:
December 18, 1913
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Harrison County, Texas
Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Harrison County, Texas.
Date:
December 18, 1913
Creator:
Van Duyune, Cornelius & Byers, W. C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow and Cultivator.
Patent for harrow and cultivator improvements. Earth engaging members can be lowered and raised. Implement carrying beams and wheels are connected via the body of the implement.
Date:
December 9, 1913
Creator:
Stavinoha, Adolph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fuels Used in Texas
Report published in a scientific bulletin, describing the types of fuels used in Texas in 1913 as well as their value and consumption rates. Includes chapters on firewood, coal, manufactured gas, natural gas, different aspects of lignite, fuel oil, and comparing the different fuel types.
Date:
December 22, 1913
Creator:
Phillips, W. B. (William Battle), 1857-1918 & Worrell, S. H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash Fastener.
Patent for a window sash fastener with improvement in locking device that hold it in any position or securely locked against movement, including illustrations.
Date:
December 9, 1913
Creator:
Driscoll, Spurgeon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lard-Extracting Machine.
Patent for a machine by which lard, or other substance with a similar consistency, "may be extracted directly from the original shipping vessel, such as a barrel... so that the lard will be expelled though and delivered from a dispensing nozzle" (lines 18-23); including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Paolucci, Henry E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Protector.
Patent for a durable, sleeve-like knee protector which contours the knee for comfort and allows for easy application and removal. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
December 9, 1913
Creator:
McCall, Dougald Bell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Brake.
Patent for a wagon brake that allows the detachment of a horse from the wagon, including illustration.
Date:
December 9, 1913
Creator:
Gibbs, Joshua
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Gage-Glass Column.
Patent for a new water gage column, resistant to breakage, made of glass used to measure water levels indicating boiler steam pressure, with illustrations.
Date:
December 23, 1913
Creator:
Paul, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for an improved and resilient spring wheel for a vehicle.
Date:
December 23, 1913
Creator:
Collinsworth, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Killing Train.
Patent for a train car that kills weeds on the tracks with illustrations included.
Date:
December 2, 1913
Creator:
Orton, Ingomar François
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle.
Patent for a wheel-vehicle structure used on farm, road, country or the city, including illustrations. Vehicle with pivot axles that eliminate the jerking and shaking caused by common vehicles.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Drew, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lever Mechanism for Baling-Presses.
Patent for new and improved lever mechanisms specifically for hand baling presses to increase the amount of pressure exerted on the material being baled in a short stroke.
Date:
December 23, 1913
Creator:
Swan, George B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve For Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for improvements on the piston sleeve valves of internal combustion engines which will supply power to the crank shaft. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Morris, Otho A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutting Attachment for Plows
Patent for Stalk-Cutting attachment for Plows. Device is connected to machine to cut or chop stalks ahead of plow
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Sumrall, Navada W. & Bigham, Robert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Punch.
Patent for a punch tool used for cutting metal or other objects. The tool’s construction includes pivoted handles and an anvil block for efficient punching with “minimum application of pressure” (lines 13-14).
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Cuba, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Underreamer.
Patent for an underreamer with improved construction and increased operating efficiency; including illustrations.
Date:
December 9, 1913
Creator:
Wagner, Warren
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History