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Blind Stop.
Patent for a new and improved blind-stop. This design consists "[i]n blind-stops, the rod, consisting of two parts connected by a thin piece of metal, in combination with a blind provided with a median open-slotted tapering screw and thumb-nut" (lines 49-53).
Date:
December 25, 1888
Creator:
Warren, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Dropper
Patent for corn or cotton dropper in which improvements are made on general efficiency, "simplicity, expensiveness, [and] durability" (lines 12-13).
Date:
December 25, 1888
Creator:
Brown, William Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot Cleaner.
Patent for a new and improved boot cleaner. This design "affords facilities for readily and conveniently scraping all parts of the boot or shoe. The heel is scraped on [a] semicircular portion located at the top of the arch, the sides of the sole by the arms, the upper hollow of the foot by the projections, [and] the toe by the lower side of the arch or bow" (lines 38-45).
Date:
May 25, 1886
Creator:
Scovel, Purley A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator
Patent for an improvement for the Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator by removing dirt, weeds, and grass from the sides of the row. Included with this are detailed illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1886
Creator:
Flewellen, Anthony, Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machinery for Irrigating Purposes
Patent for a machine that irrigates with a water wheel. The water wheel is connected to a float and a rod connected that is connected to a crank on the shaft of the wheel.
Date:
September 25, 1888
Creator:
Owen, Benajah Dotte
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brake for Vehicles
Patent for "a brake which shall be easy in operation, cheap in construction, and not liable to get out of order" (lines 13-17).
Date:
October 25, 1887
Creator:
Bacon, Edward Hamlin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Seed Planter and Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved combined planter and cultivator. This design has for its object "to facilitate the planting of seed and the cultivating of plants, and to promote convenience in adjusting the machines for the different kinds of work. The invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts" (lines 21-27).
Date:
November 25, 1884
Creator:
Shannon, Thomas Brandon
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Wheel.
Patent for a new and improved car wheel. This design "consists in the combination, with a railroad-car axle having wheel-bearings of equal diameter throughout their whole lengths, of wheels the peripheries of which are provided with central flanges dividing each into two treads, the said wheels adapted to be pressed on the said bearings aforesaid, and to be removed therefrom, reversed, and again pressed thereon whenever the wear of the first tread shall render the same necessary" (lines 12-21).
Date:
March 25, 1884
Creator:
Melvin, Josiah W. & Clute, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bench Clamp.
Patent for a new and improved bench clamp. This design, "[b]eing made of iron or other suitable material . . . is strong, durable, and inexpensive. It requires no bolts or screws to secure it to the work-bench or other object where its use may be required, and can be put in position and removed easily and quickly. It occupies but little room on account of its compactness, and can be applied to any piece of work without marring it" (lines 72-80).
Date:
January 25, 1881
Creator:
Murphy, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved bale tie buckle. This design is for "bale-tie buckles so constructed that the bale can be easily and quickly tied, that will hold the tie securely, and at the same time can be made lighter and neater than ordinary buckles, while having the necessary strength" (lines 11-16).
Date:
January 25, 1881
Creator:
Starr, Henry Daniel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press.
Patent for a new and improved baling-press. This design consists in "the ordinary framing, shell, or case for containing the material and stationary lower platen or bed are used, the upper platen being the movable one to effect the compression. This upper platen is brought down upon the material for its compression by the lowering of screw-threaded rods to which it is attached, such lowering being effected by the rotation of rotating nuts in fixed bearings taking on such screw-threaded rods" (lines 25-35).
Date:
January 25, 1887
Creator:
Brown, Maurice T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Revision of the North American Pocket Mice
From introductory remarks: "Classification study of the North American pocket mouse based on about 170 specimens. Results of study increased recognized species to 18 and subspecies to 3 as well as shifting several well known names to other forms."
Date:
October 25, 1889
Creator:
Merriam, C. Hart
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Truss.
Patent for a new and improved truss. This design consists in "the body-band consisting of a front piece adapted to fit around the abdomen, and a wire attached to each end of said front piece, shaped to conform to the body and spread apart to receive and rest upon the hip-bone, and straps secured to the opposite ends of said wires for fastening the band in place" (lines 43-50).
Date:
October 25, 1887
Creator:
Davis, Andrew P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Poison Distributor
Patent for "new and useful improvements in devices for sprinkling potato-vines and the like with powder - such as paris-green" (lines 15-18).
Date:
December 25, 1888
Creator:
Heaton, Lorenzo D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable Grater and Slicer.
Patent for an improvement on vegetable graters or slicers. The design allows for more efficient cutting of the vegetables and allows for gravity to feed the vegetables through the slicer and avoiding injury to the operator. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1880
Creator:
Weitzel, Jacob F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Axle Lubricator.
Patent for a new and improved axle lubricator. This design utilizes threads to allow for removal and reattachment, as well as easy cleaning.
Date:
January 25, 1881
Creator:
Rochelle, John Rugeley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Cooler.
Patent for a new and improved liquid cooler. This design "provide[s] an apparatus by means of which a variety of liquids may be simultaneously cooled as required for use as beverages, and by which the glasses or drinking vessels may be at the same time cooled and protected from dust and insects" (lines 14-20).
Date:
January 25, 1881
Creator:
Capps, Matterson F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lap Ring.
Patent for a new and improved lap ring (or link). This design utilizes a hinge to allow for half of the ring to part from the other half, which creates a larger opening and allows for connection with a wider range of things (e.g., larger clevises).
Date:
October 25, 1881
Creator:
Matthews, James Levi
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer.
Patent for a new and improved pest control device. This design "consist[s] of the flexible air-supply funnel, having end-supporting and mouth-distending rim, terminating in vertical bottom legs or branches, the gas generator, the air-inlet tube having the valve, and the rigid gas-discharge tube" (lines 22-28).
Date:
December 25, 1883
Creator:
Grafton, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liniment.
Patent for “a compound for the treatment of diseases of the kidney, rheumatism, neuralgia, diarrhea, dysentery, cramps, colic, and pains, and dyspepsia” (lines 8-11) which includes ingredients and their measurements . The ingredients are alcohol, spirits of turpentine, spirits of camphor, aqua-ammonia, tincture of opium, chloroform, tincture of ginger, oil of sassafras, balsam of fir, essence of peppermint, oil of black pepper, oil of origanum, tincture of capsicum, tincture of guaiacum, and sulphuric ether.
Date:
September 25, 1885
Creator:
Christopher, George Washington & Grant, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Brake.
Patent for a new and improved wagon brake. This design consists "[i]n a wagon-brake, the combination of the lever, provided with a pawl having the heel, the ratchet-wheel, and the catch, having the projecting portion . . . [and] a break-lever provided with a brake-lock, the ratchet-wheel, [and] barrel connected to the cord by a brake-lever (lines 92-100).
Date:
August 25, 1885
Creator:
Barmore, Albert King
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Elevator.
Patent for a new and improved water elevator. This design "relates to improvements in water-elevators in which water is made to perform the operations heretofore performed by steam; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts . . . whereby the rarefaction of heated air is employed to raise or set in motion a continuous stream of water" (lines 14-21).
Date:
January 25, 1881
Creator:
Smith, William A. & Smith, Robert T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence Stretcher and Splicer.
Patent for a new and improved wire fence stretcher and splicer. This design "relates to improvements in wire-fence stretchers and splicers; and it consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the parts" (lines 10-13).
Date:
March 25, 1884
Creator:
Pierce, Jonathan E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Motor.
Patent for an improved and efficient "in motors adapted especially for domestic use, its object being to provide a cheap, compact, durable, and efficient automatic motive mechanism which may be utilized for drivers various household apparatus" including instructions and illustration.
Date:
May 25, 1880
Creator:
Miller, Noah J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History