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Garment.
Patent for improvements for garments similar to trousers and overalls. Improvements include provision of fastenings that allow for the adjustment of the waistband.
Date:
December 15, 1914
Creator:
Mathias, Albert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pistol-holster
Patent for a pistol holster that is "adapted particularly for use in a hip pocket." It is an improved version of the inventor's patent from 1908.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Gaskill, Charles E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Stand.
Patent for switch stands improvement with the inclusion of a signal to notify the user when the switch operating mechanism is on (danger) or off (safety).
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Philips, Smith F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cutter-Head
Patent for a cutter head, related to cutter heads used for woodworking machinery, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 24, 1914
Creator:
Crawford, John Mack
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slime-Separator.
Patent for a slime-separator "to provide means for automatically regulating the separate water flow, and discharging the solid proportionally with the settling of the solids in the receptacle" (lines 44-47). The patent includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
November 24, 1914
Creator:
Allen, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane
Patent for an airplane with improved steering capabilities and adjustments for atmospheric conditions.
Date:
September 29, 1914
Creator:
Canion, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Gas.
Patent for a continuous process of producing a gas rich in carbon monoxide, in which the gas-forming combustible material enters the gas-generating chamber from one end while producer gas exits the other end. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Hirt, Jules H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ruler and Blotter
Patent for a combined ruler and blotter (used for writing with ink). Proposed improvement of basic design by being more compact, cheaper to make, and includes a way to tear paper along the ruler's edge.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Schmidt, Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic air-brake for railway-cars.
Patent for an improved design of automatic air brakes for use in railway cars.
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Canion, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Emergency Brake Setting Apparatus For Elevators.
Patent for an emergency brake setting apparatus for elevators. This invention is an improved emergency brake, especially for the type of elevators used in mines.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Canion, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Alcohol
Patent for improvements in processes for making alcohol. The process relates to making alcohol from sotol and other species of cacti. This involves subjecting the cacti with water and steam in a digester. The resulting fermented liquid can be distilled.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Thatcher, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Separating Machine.
Patent for a new and improved fiber separating machine "in which the entire cleaning or separating of the fibers from the plant stock can be done in one operation" (lines 10-13).
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Parks, Michael Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Producer.
Patent for an improvement to a gas producing apparatus which makes gas continuously from "combustible material mixed with air and the subsequent combination of gases formed by the decomposition" (lines 13-15) of resulting gases, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Hirt, Jules H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ticket-Holder.
Patent for device to hold car tickets, and to administer these tickets one at a time.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Wohl, Charles J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pulverizing or Grinding Machine
Patent for an improved, efficient pulverizing or grinding machine. Primarily used for pulverizing or grinding limestone and used is assistance with manufacturing cement, this improved machine focuses on a larger output through improvements in the cycling of surplus air.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Steckle, Edward J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sawdust-Burning Furnace
Patent for a sawdust burning furnace in which wet sawdust can be rapidly burned.
Date:
February 10, 1914
Creator:
Hirt, Jules Hector
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Insact Trap.
Patent for an electric insect trap that highly efficient trap for electrocuting house flies and similar insects, include illustrations.
Date:
January 20, 1914
Creator:
Craig, Samuel A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch
Patent for improvements in railway switches which are especially adapted for use on street railway tracks.
Date:
January 20, 1914
Creator:
Craig, Samuel A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Excavator and Conveyer.
Patent for an excavator machine designed "to continuously excavate the ground at different elevations, as in ditching or cutting away embankments" (lines 15-18) including illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Lee, James Milton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Gas.
Patent for a new method of making gas. The process is a simple and efficient method of making gas continuously, including illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Hirt, Jules H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Hancock Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1914
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History