Drafting-Tool. (open access)

Drafting-Tool.

Patent for a drafting ruler that does not need to be turned end over end to be used.
Date: May 15, 1917
Creator: Faas, Walter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press Follower-Board (open access)

Cotton-Press Follower-Board

Patent for cotton baling press that provides a detachable follow block.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Wuensch, Hearman & Pfeil, Otto
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Threshing Machine. (open access)

Cotton-Threshing Machine.

Patent for a cotton threshing machine with wheels designed to be constructed in the cotton field and easily moved to different parts of the field.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Patterson, Warren A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigating Apparatus. (open access)

Fumigating Apparatus.

Patent for a fumigating device that is designed to kill rodents using sulfur dioxid. The device is designed so that the sulfur dioxid can be aimed by the user.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Hawkins, Fletcher M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Razor-Blade Sharpener. (open access)

Safety-Razor-Blade Sharpener.

Patent for a safety razor blade sharpener with an improved arrangement of the metal grinding elements and a novel blade holder that can hold various types of blades and sharpen both sides, including illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Hauser, Peter D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo. (open access)

Silo.

Patent for a reinforced concrete silo, including specifications and illustrations.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Abbett, Edgar J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Money-Changing Machine. (open access)

Money-Changing Machine.

Patent for improvements on money-changing machines to include multiple coin holding tubes and require the user to push only one key lever for change.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Furttinger, Fred P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Roof. (open access)

Metallic Roof.

Patent for new and useful improvements to the design of portable metallic roofs, including illustrations.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Draper, David F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper for "oscillating said [chopping] hoe as the implement is drawn through the field" (lines 11-13).
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Sims, James Gordon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detergent Device. (open access)

Detergent Device.

Patent for a washing machine (detergent device) that contains a tank that can hold hand and cold water. This means that the device can be set to have either cold or hot water.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Robinson, Olinthus B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Darby. (open access)

Darby.

Patent for a darby with detachable extensions for use versatility and easier transport.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Plank, Samuel K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Picker. (open access)

Fruit-Picker.

Patent for a fruit picker that allows the user to stand on the ground and separate fruit from its stem and that allows the fruit to fall in such a way as to prevent bruising. Additionally, the cutting teeth are adjustable.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Young, Valner W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar Attachment (open access)

Collar Attachment

Patent for a collar attachment to be used with fold down collars to provide a means to hold the collar closed, with illustrations.
Date: May 1, 1917
Creator: Allen, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for a new type of clothing pin that allows it to be permanently attached to the clothing line.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Boynton, Willie A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clutch and Transmission Device. (open access)

Clutch and Transmission Device.

Patent for a clutch and transmission device for automobiles that "is simple, compact and inexpensive in construction, and which is thoroughly practical, reliable and efficient in use." (lines 31-33), including illustrations.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Hubbard, Adra M. & Hubbard, Oscar M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Slack-Take-Up and Cooling Device. (open access)

Automatic Slack-Take-Up and Cooling Device.

Patent for new and useful improvements to Automatic Slack-Take-Up and Cooling Devices for the manufacturing of flexible roofing and other similar flexible materials, including illustrations.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Smith, Frederick C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Fender (open access)

Automobile-Fender

Patent for automobile fenders to provide a fender that can be used in conjunction with various types of motor vehicles and "prevent a person from being run over by the vehicle equipped with the fender" (lines 13-14).
Date: May 15, 1917
Creator: Uribe, Marcelino
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight-Lamp Mounting. (open access)

Automobile-Headlight-Lamp Mounting.

Patent for the improvement of automobile headlight lamp mountings. Improvement on lamp bracket described in Letters Patent Number 1,129,207, issued to the author on February 23, 1915.
Date: May 1, 1917
Creator: Kitching, David C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Wheel. (open access)

Automobile Wheel.

Patent for improvements and a cushion to steering wheels of automobiles to provide better grip and comfort, including illustrations.
Date: May 15, 1917
Creator: Dominguez, Salvador
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Table and Ironing-Board (open access)

Convertible Table and Ironing-Board

Patent for improvements in convertible tables and ironing boards. Where a freestanding table can be converted readily into an ironing board.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Wasson, Lawson C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Brake-Shoe (open access)

Locomotive Brake-Shoe

Patent for a locomotive brake shoe that is "capable of being economically manufactured in a small foundry without the installation of special and elaborate machinery, whereby they may be produced in various repair shops local to different railroad centers" (lines 15-20), including illustrations.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Christensen, Jacob V. C. T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cameras. (open access)

Attachment for Cameras.

Patent for an improved camera attachment for adding titles to film that prevents the film from being exposed to light except when the title is photographed, with illustrations.
Date: May 15, 1917
Creator: Bretz, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Sawmill-Dogs (open access)

Attachment For Sawmill-Dogs

Patent for new and useful improvements in attachments for Sawmill-Dogs. This invention relates to sawmill dogs, and has for its primary object to provide a simple and efficient device for retaining the actuating lever of a lever mechanism in adjusted position.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Lynch, C. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Exterminator (open access)

Boll-Weevil Exterminator

Patent for an air suctioning instrument that exterminates boll-weevil and other insects that infest cotton crops. Illustrations included.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Goar, Robert Keith
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History