Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustration included.
Date: September 24, 1907
Creator: Boaz, Emery Hatcher
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Gearing. (open access)

Windmill-Gearing.

Patent for a gearing for windmills, which provides "a more even and steady... stroke of the pump rod" (lines10-11).
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: Keys, Milton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove. (open access)

Stove.

Patent for a stove, which circulates air through a central drum and increases the amount of heat put out by the stove.
Date: September 3, 1907
Creator: Sanders, Ira B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Lifting-Jack (open access)

Railway-Track Lifting-Jack

Patent for "an improved device of this character which is designed for heavy work, as in railway service, and at the same time to have the device comparatively light in weight in order that it may be conveniently carried from place to place" (lines 10-15).
Date: September 3, 1901
Creator: Bentley, George Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shears-Sharpener. (open access)

Shears-Sharpener.

Patent for improvement to shears sharpeners for barbers, with illustration. The device provides a means to hold the blade while the user is honing it, and could be made at a low cost.
Date: September 23, 1902
Creator: Rossler, Konrad
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Feeding and Power Pull-Back Hay-Press. (open access)

Self-Feeding and Power Pull-Back Hay-Press.

Patent for a automatic hay baling machine, which has a power pull-back mechanism on a beam extending from the machine.
Date: September 17, 1907
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Feeding Hay-Press. (open access)

Self-Feeding Hay-Press.

Patent for an automatic hay baling machine with a new type of hopper made of of 4 plates, which sends the hay into the compression chamber.
Date: September 17, 1907
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flushing-Cistern For Closet-Bowls (open access)

Flushing-Cistern For Closet-Bowls

Patent for a cistern and closet bowl designed so that the cistern flushes, refills, and secures the bowl. Illustrations included.
Date: September 28, 1909
Creator: Van Zandt, John H. & Thacher, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self Feeder for Balers (open access)

Self Feeder for Balers

Patent for a self feeder for balers. This invention is designed to to feed hay into a hopper whereby the hay is compressed in the compression chamber. Illustration included.
Date: September 10, 1907
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for a durable, inexpensive rail component which bridges two rails and relieves strain and stressing caused by passing rail-cars. Furthermore, this component does not require existing rails to become obsolete.
Date: September 24, 1901
Creator: Gillen, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Device or Saw-Guard. (open access)

Safety Device or Saw-Guard.

Patent for a saw guard to protect the fingers from accidentally being cut while cutting timber.
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene Gas Generator (open access)

Acetylene Gas Generator

Patent for an acetylene gas generator. Illustration included.
Date: September 25, 1906
Creator: Little, Leander H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beehive (open access)

Beehive

Patent for a concrete beehive whose walls keep the temperature even, is ventilated, and large enough to fit honey frames into.
Date: September 7, 1909
Creator: Weaver, Phillip
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Siphon (open access)

Automatic Siphon

Patent for an automatic siphon. This invention is intended to for the purpose of draining cellars and basements. Illustration included.
Date: September 25, 1906
Creator: Ackley, George D.
System: The Portal to Texas History