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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
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
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
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
Cultivator Attachment
Patent for adding spring teeth with adjustable parallel bar attachments to agricultural cultivators. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Ledbetter, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Appliance.
Patent for a dental appliance attachment for a dental engine.
Date:
December 9, 1913
Creator:
Ballenger, Curtis M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elastic-Tube-Splicing Device
Patent for improvements in elastic tube splicing devices. Primary object being the provision of a novel form of device especially adapted for connecting the free ends of tubes, such as the inner tubes of automobile tires.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Heated Steering-Wheel.
Patent for a steering wheel with an electrical heating unit for an automobile.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Smith, Reuben S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Film-Feeding Machine
Patent for a film feeding mechanism for cameras of the moving picture type that has for its purpose to provide a machine having means wherein the feeding of the film may be changed to operate in the reverse direction. The result is to obtain "vision scenes" in the moving pictures reproduced by the projecting machine.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Stillings, Franklin E.
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
Harness-Rack.
Patent for a harness rack that is for holding and exhibiting a set of harness in a store or other place where harness are made or sold. The harness rack when in use serves to hold a set of harness so that all parts are in correct relative position so that it can be inspected, including illustration.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Dyer, Simpson B.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Hose-Nozzle Holder.
Patent for a hose nozzle holder, particularly for garden hoses, with illustrations.
Date:
December 23, 1913
Creator:
Austin, Hebert
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
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
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
Non-Freezing Water-Supply System.
Patent for a new water-supply draining apparatus to prevent pipes from freezing in cold weather, including illustrations.
Date:
December 2, 1913
Creator:
Hardy, Paul
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photographic-Printing Machine.
Patent for photographic printing machine with improvements specifically for souvenir photo cards.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Higginbotham, Judson L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire.
Patent for pneumatic tire that is not susceptible to puncture, rim cut or blow out, including illustrations.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Luck, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Protractor.
Patent for "improvements in drafting instruments and has particular application to a protractor or plotter." (lines 8-10)
Date:
December 23, 1913
Creator:
Ward, Walter P.
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