Stirrup. (open access)

Stirrup.

Patent for improvements in stirrups by using continuous coiled spring to construct the stirrup, in which, it will afford the requisite yield to the tread of the rider; and in case of accident, will resume its normal shape when relieved of the weight of the horse. (Lines 30-36) Illustration is included.
Date: July 8, 1902
Creator: Gillespie, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Time Circuit Closer (open access)

Time Circuit Closer

Patent for a time circuit closer for use in managing the movements of secondary clocks regulated by a masterclock. Illustration included.
Date: January 8, 1907
Creator: Guthrie, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Hook. (open access)

Hame-Hook.

Patent for a hame hook for horse harnesses that allows it be used on different size horses and for both heavy and light work.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Willis, James F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame and Trace Connector. (open access)

Hame and Trace Connector.

Patent for a hame and trace connector for horse harnesses, which can be used for different size horses and attaches securely.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Wren, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gravity Dump Car (open access)

Gravity Dump Car

Patent for gravity dump-car cheaper in cost and easy in construction and operation.
Date: October 8, 1901
Creator: Swindall, S. M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Scourer. (open access)

Grain-Scourer.

Patent for invention and improvements in grain-scourers such as the addition of a pulley for driving the device.
Date: October 8, 1901
Creator: McLellan, Frederick A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasket (open access)

Gasket

Patent for a gasket. Illustration included.
Date: January 8, 1907
Creator: Shutt, John E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a gate. Illustration included.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Reese, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a sliding gate. Illustrations included.
Date: May 8, 1908
Creator: Morgan, William B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse Breaking Device (open access)

Horse Breaking Device

Patent for a horse breaking device. This invention is designed to break the horses without balking. Illustration included.
Date: March 8, 1904
Creator: Bump, James G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Poison. (open access)

Holder for Poison.

Patent for poison holders which the poison can be freely distributed without accidental disastrous result. The poison inside the holder can be saved for future use. Illustration is included.
Date: September 8, 1903
Creator: Shelton, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Tube (open access)

Well-Tube

Patent for a well tube.
Date: April 8, 1903
Creator: Fox, Edward P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hinge. (open access)

Hinge.

Patent for a hinge that provides a stronger attachment and is cheaper to produce than other hinges.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Mayo, Junius B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill (open access)

Drill

Patent for a drill and reamer for the use of drilling deep wells. "This invention consists of a tool combining a drill-point and a reamer, the point penetrating the formation and the reamer following and rendering the sides of the bore smooth and in conjunction with the body directing the drill in a straight or true course" (lines 5-10). Illustrations included.
Date: September 8, 1903
Creator: Higgins, Pattillo
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. Illustration included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Nanny, Wiley F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governing Mechanism (open access)

Governing Mechanism

Patent for a governing mechanism. This invention relates to governing a plurality of engines in unison. Illustration included.
Date: March 8, 1904
Creator: Ball, Philip De C. & Wakefield, Charles L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guard-Rail. (open access)

Guard-Rail.

Patent for guard rails for use in connection with frogs or switches, including illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1900
Creator: Murphy, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Envelop. (open access)

Envelop.

Patent for an envelop adapted "as a cover or wrapper for valuable papers, money, and the like." (Lines 10-13) Illustrations included.
Date: May 8, 1900
Creator: Dennis, Millard Jefferson & Davis, William Clarence
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Regenerator (open access)

Electric Regenerator

Patent for an electric regenerator. Illustration included.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Slaughter, Joel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Escape. (open access)

Fire-Escape.

Patent for improvements in fire-escapes by enabling the fire-escapes, “when not in use, to be compactly folded and arranged within a house or other building and capable of being quickly placed in position for use and of enabling persons and goods to be rapidly lowered to the ground with perfect safety.” (Lines 14-19) Illustration is included.
Date: April 8, 1902
Creator: Boettcher, Hermann
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm-Gate. (open access)

Farm-Gate.

Patent for improvements in farm gates in which the gate “is mounted in a simple manner that is capable of being strained up, so that it will always swing through one quadrant and being able to operate from a distance.” (Lines 40-44) Illustration is included.
Date: April 8, 1902
Creator: Clark, George R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Armor For Hose and Piping (open access)

Flexible Armor For Hose and Piping

Patent for flexible armor for hose and piping. Illustrations included.
Date: January 8, 1907
Creator: Weir, Welby Dunbar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof Floor Construction. (open access)

Fireproof Floor Construction.

Patent for fireproofing floor construction in a durable and huge manner. The parts that support and brace the flooring with v-shaped anchors and concrete walling, assist with fireproofing the floor.
Date: September 8, 1903
Creator: Shield, Patrick T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shovel Plow (open access)

Shovel Plow

Patent for a shovel plow. Illustration included.
Date: January 8, 1907
Creator: Kilpatrick, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History