Resource Type

Check Row Planter (open access)

Check Row Planter

Patent for check row planter. Illustration included.
Date: July 19, 1904
Creator: Perkins, Albert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Feeder (open access)

Cotton Cleaner and Feeder

Patent for improvements to cotton cleaners and feeders, including illustrations
Date: June 19, 1900
Creator: Seifert, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blab or Muzzle for Weaning Calves or Colts, &c. (open access)

Blab or Muzzle for Weaning Calves or Colts, &c.

Patent for weaning young animals and or prevent cows or such from sucking or milking themselves.
Date: April 19, 1900
Creator: Seay, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rubber Dam and Tooth Backing Punch (open access)

Combined Rubber Dam and Tooth Backing Punch

Patent for a combined rubber dam and tooth-backing punch. "This invention relates to new and useful improvement in dental instruments and more particularly it has references to a punch for forming holes accurately in the backing which is used on teeth in construction of bridges, plates, and cognate work" (line 12-17). Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Bell, Harry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treating Ankylosis of the Knee (open access)

Apparatus for Treating Ankylosis of the Knee

Patent for an apparatus for treating knee ankylosis that is ready to use at a moments notice "without unnecessary or nervous shock to the invalid to apply the requisite heat, extension, and flexion to an afflicted part to render it supple and restore to its natural functions". (lines 11-15).
Date: September 19, 1905
Creator: Norwood, Robert R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bird-Trap. (open access)

Bird-Trap.

Patent for improvements to a device used to trap birds, to keep them from damaging or consuming agricultural crops..
Date: November 19, 1901
Creator: James B. Barry.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap (open access)

Animal Trap

Patent for an animal trap, particularly desgned for rodents and birds, which is able to trap animals without having to be manually reset each time. Illustrations included.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Barron, Nathan J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Boll Weevil Destroyer (open access)

Cotton Boll Weevil Destroyer

Patent for a cotton boll weevil destroyer. Illustration included.
Date: March 19, 1907
Creator: Bergmann, Bertha
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Stock and Freight Car (open access)

Combined Stock and Freight Car

Patent for improved stock-car with provided attachments for conversion to freight-car.
Date: June 19, 1906
Creator: Wyatt, Everett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Mechanism for Tanks. (open access)

Cleaning Mechanism for Tanks.

Patent for Cleaning Mechanism for Tanks.
Date: May 19, 1903
Creator: Hogg, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Disk Harrow and Land-Roller (open access)

Combined Disk Harrow and Land-Roller

Patent for a vehicle that may be used as either a harrow or a roller. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Jackson, Lewis Livingston
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for an animal trap primarily intended for capturing rodents. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Pierce, William Z.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clinometer (open access)

Clinometer

Patent for a clinometer. This invention is designed to measure the grades and angles of inclination of structures and objects of various descriptions. Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Keith, John David & Faulkner, Walter Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Fuel (open access)

Artificial Fuel

Patent for artificial fuel made from coal.
Date: July 19, 1904
Creator: Thomas, Adelaide M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Planter (open access)

Corn or Cotton Planter

Patent for a corn or cotton planter that is simple, durable and low-cost.
Date: November 19, 1901
Creator: Ferriott, Charley L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence (open access)

Wire Fence

Patent for wire fence. Illustration included.
Date: April 19, 1904
Creator: Hughes, Wallace B. & Samuels, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machinery (open access)

Well-Drilling Machinery

Patent for a well drilling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Apparatus (open access)

Lubricating Apparatus

Patent for "lubricating the bearings of locomotives while moving or standing still." (lines 8-10)
Date: June 19, 1900
Creator: Dangler, Hank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Cutting Thong Holes (open access)

Machine For Cutting Thong Holes

Patent for a machine for cutting thong holes. "This invenetion relates to leather-working machines, and more particularly to machines for cutting holes in leather for the purpose of sewing in thongs" (7-10). Illustration included.
Date: September 19, 1905
Creator: Eberle, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Elevating And Feeding Seed Cotton (open access)

Machine For Elevating And Feeding Seed Cotton

Patent for a machine for elevating and feeding seed cotton. Illustration included.
Date: December 19, 1905
Creator: Benefield, Chauncey R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Loose-Leaf Binder. (open access)

Loose-Leaf Binder.

Patent for a loose-leaf binder for records that does not require removing previously inserted pages to add new ones and secures them in place with a screw lock on the paper holding rings. When the book is full, the whole binder may be locked in place as a form of permanent binding and may only be opened with a key.
Date: March 19, 1907
Creator: Parry, Rees F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator (open access)

Indicator

Patent for an indicator. This invention is designed for use with phonographs, musicboxes, and like intruments. Illustration included.
Date: December 19, 1905
Creator: Pfleger, Frank Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve For Oil Wells (open access)

Valve For Oil Wells

Patent for a valve for oil wells. This invention is designed to control the flow of oil during drilling. Illustration included.
Date: September 19, 1905
Creator: Bernard, Horace D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Grader and Ditcher (open access)

Land Grader and Ditcher

Patent for a land grader and ditcher that is durable and easy to use to ditch a large area and the scraping blade can be easily removed for cleaning, repairs or other reasons.
Date: September 19, 1905
Creator: Reed, Allen T.
System: The Portal to Texas History