Kitchen-Cabinet (open access)

Kitchen-Cabinet

Patent for a built-in organization system for kitchen cabinets, including illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Rosser, Virgil O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lister Plow and Planter. (open access)

Lister Plow and Planter.

Patent for lister plows and planters that will allow "for cleaning the ground at the same time that the ground is plowed and the seed planted" (lines 12-14).
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Bigham, James O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for a pump, designed to increase the flow of water without increasing the length of the stroke or the numbers of strokes of the plunger rod. The pump lifts water by force and suction simultaneously.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Muncy, David J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Cylinder (open access)

Pump Cylinder

Patent for a removable liner for a pump cylinder bore, including illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Black, Lee J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel (open access)

Spring Wheel

Patent for a spring wheel design that will "effectually resist both the vertical and lateral stresses to which the wheel is subjected when in use" (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Mathiesen, Marius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-wheel for Vehicles. (open access)

Spring-wheel for Vehicles.

Patent for an improved wheel with "spring cushioning devices between the sections for insuring easy running of the vehicle by the spring devices absorbing shocks" (lines 11-14).
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Luttrell, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for stalk cutter that breaks the stalks close to the ground, featuring a lever that enables cutter height adjustments to facilitate the breaking of stalks. This stalk cutter has no cutting edges and will not dull over time.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Blakely, Phylander.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen (open access)

Well-Screen

Patent for a modification to Mr. Layne's previous Patent No. 1,062,717, including illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ballot-Voting Machine (open access)

Ballot-Voting Machine

Patent for a ballot box that counts the number of votes in the box.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Brown, Flora & Senez, Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
BOTTLE-CAP (open access)

BOTTLE-CAP

Patent for a bottle cap with a removable strainer.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Goodwin, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
COTTON-BLOCKING ATTACHMENT FOR CULTIVATORS (open access)

COTTON-BLOCKING ATTACHMENT FOR CULTIVATORS

Patent for a new attachment to cultivators that simultaneously "create equidistant hills of plants" (line 25) while cultivating each row, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Wright, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
COTTON ELEVATING AND DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM (open access)

COTTON ELEVATING AND DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM

Patent for a machine that purifies cotton by removing the cotton from surrounding elements and distributing the cotton.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Lamb, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
CULTIVATOR. (open access)

CULTIVATOR.

Patent for cultivating ground around certain crops so the crops can flourish.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Boldin, Jonathan B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drapery Support and Form (open access)

Drapery Support and Form

Patent for a new kind of drapery system that keeps the drapes pleated neatly and allows drapes to open and close easily with metal fasteners.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Jantzen, Marius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Catcher. (open access)

Fly-Catcher.

Patent for a fly catcher made up of strong wire that is able to hold fly paper in a funnel shape in order to trap flies. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Faulkner, Isaac H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Girth Connection for Saddletrees. (open access)

Girth Connection for Saddletrees.

Patent for a device that connects attaching girth rings to saddletrees. It allows for girth rings to be quickly attached and provides swinging movement.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Schoellkopf, Jacob Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Turning Mechanism (open access)

Lamp-Turning Mechanism

Patent for head lamps that the drivers can turn while driving to light the road.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Maxfield, Nelson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Locks" (line 6).
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Van Hoesen, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Razor-Sharpening Machine (open access)

Rotary Razor-Sharpening Machine

Patent for a razor-sharpening device that will be compact and simple to produce.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Herring, Charles M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Guiding Mechanism (open access)

Vehicle Guiding Mechanism

Patent for "an improved and simplified construction" for vehicle steering axles (line 15), including illustrations.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Brandt, Friedrich Wilhelm
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Burning Finely-Divided Fuel. (open access)

Apparatus for Burning Finely-Divided Fuel.

Patent for an improved apparatus for burning finely divided fuel. It admits air (during combustion) at various access points to vary the air that is confined within the mechanism.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Irish, David J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachement for Cultivators. (open access)

Attachement for Cultivators.

Patent for an attachment for cultivators. The attachment allows for quick attachment and removal of the machinery.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Gage, James J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Box-Corner Protector. (open access)

Box-Corner Protector.

Patent for a metal corner protector for boxes. The protector covers both the inner and outer corners of boxes to enhance grip and prevent protruding edges from damaging goods.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Black, Katherine Mary
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved hand churn, that rests on any flat surface to create better support during use.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Trout, Ed T.
System: The Portal to Texas History