Railroad Switch (open access)

Railroad Switch

Patent for a railroad switch. Illustration included.
Date: July 19, 1904
Creator: Fitzgerald, Milam M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Alarm. (open access)

Automatic Fire-Alarm.

Patent for the automatic fire alarm system relates to a fusing wire that reacts to any heat or fire by closing circuit inside of the battery resulting in sounding off the alarm, and thus, improving the fire-alarm system structure.
Date: March 15, 1904
Creator: Fred, Mason K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Planter (open access)

Corn or Cotton Planter

Patent for improvements on corn or cotton planters, especially referring to patent no. 692,646. These improvements are meant to "Simplify the means of adjusting the position of the plows and seed-dropper, to improve the frame construction, and in general to simplify and improve the whole machine" (lines 16-19) Includes instructions and illustrations
Date: September 4, 1903
Creator: Simmons, Gideon B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Harvester (open access)

Corn-Harvester

Patent for a corn harvester "for use in harvesting crops such as corn and cane, the purpose being to provide a machine of this type of simple, durable, and compact construction and which will be light construction and not fatigue the team, since the body or frame supporting the operating parts is balanced upon the ground or supporting wheels" (lines 12-19) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 10, 1901
Creator: Sewalt, Matthew E.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove-Flue. (open access)

Stove-Flue.

Patent for a stove flue that is more secure in attachment, easier to clean, and is more fireproof to prevent burning of wood parts in the building that the flue is installed in.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Thompson, Everett E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for a baling press. Illustration included.
Date: April 11, 1905
Creator: Kruse, William & Vanderwerth, Theodor M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn Husker and Chopper (open access)

Corn Husker and Chopper

Patent for a corn husker and chopper. Illustration included.
Date: August 23, 1904
Creator: Willmann, Joseph, Sr. & Leek, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire Alarm (open access)

Automatic Fire Alarm

Patent for an automatic fire alarm. Illustration included.
Date: August 10, 1905
Creator: Suttle, Willis A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for improvements to a baling press, making it "simple, inexpensive, durable, and highly-efficient" (lines 17-18), including illustrations.
Date: January 9, 1906
Creator: Unfried, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Cropping Tool. (open access)

Corn-Cropping Tool.

Patent for a manual corn harvesting tool in which a curved cutting knife is secured to a metal plate which fits into the hand(s) of the operator and is secured to the hand(s) by a strap and buckle. Use of this apparatus would replace the two separate actions of grasping the corn with one hand and cutting it with the other.
Date: July 17, 1906
Creator: Gordon, Frederick William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn - Husking Machine (open access)

Corn - Husking Machine

Patent for improvements to the corn-husking machine with a butt-end cutter for the ears of corn. (lines 9-10)
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Werner, Anton, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a bailing press machine designed to be more efficient and durable. Illustrations included.
Date: December 3, 1907
Creator: Jones, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for new bailing press that that improves "hay-presses of the full circle or continuous type for baling hay, straw, and the like." (lines 8-10) Illustrations included.
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Leineweber, Francis & Welge, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Elevator Gate (open access)

Automatic Elevator Gate

Patent for an elevator gate that will automatically be raised or lowered upon ascent or descent of the elevator, with illustrations.
Date: October 7, 1902
Creator: McNaught, Ira S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses." (line 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 20, 1906
Creator: Abbot, Thomas & Abbot, Harry B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Separator and Bagging Device for Grain (open access)

Combined Separator and Bagging Device for Grain

Patent for a thresher attachment that uses a suction fan to separate grain from lighter materials and allows the grain to be collected in a bag or other container.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Henninger, Thomas C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Attachment For Cultivators (open access)

Cotton Attachment For Cultivators

Patent for a cotton attachment for cultivators. This invention allows for the attachment to any normal cultivator of cotton attachment to cultivate cotton. Illustration included.
Date: November 15, 1904
Creator: Willis, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History