Bedstead Fastening. (open access)

Bedstead Fastening.

Patent for connecting legs to side rails of beadsteads.
Date: April 17, 1900
Creator: Rape, Augustus D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle Support (open access)

Bicycle Support

Patent for a bicycle support, which can be attached to different bicycles and carried in the pocket.
Date: June 17, 1902
Creator: Moss, Eric
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway Switch Lock (open access)

Automatic Railway Switch Lock

Patent for an automatic railway switch lock. Illustration included.
Date: May 17, 1904
Creator: Sulfer, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Coffins (open access)

Attachment for Coffins

Patent for a coffin attachment which supports the head and shoulders of the body and allows them to be adjusted vertically. Illustrations included.
Date: May 17, 1910
Creator: Deering, Uriah H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railroad-Switch (open access)

Automatic Railroad-Switch

Patent for an automatic railroad switch which throws the switch automatically back to the main line after a train has entered a siding.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Toullerton, George Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Oiler (open access)

Automatic Oiler

Patent for an automatic oiler for railroad cars.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Adams, Richard Field
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Support. (open access)

Bicycle-Support.

Patent for a bicycle support which holds "bicycles in upright position when not in use" (lines 8-9).
Date: April 17, 1900
Creator: Taylor, James P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle (open access)

Bicycle

Patent for a bicycle propelled by the front wheel. Illustrations included.
Date: May 17, 1910
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Telephone-Directory. (open access)

Automatic Telephone-Directory.

Patent for a new and useful automatic telephone directory, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 17, 1899
Creator: Neuendorff, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buttonhole Cutter or Shears. (open access)

Buttonhole Cutter or Shears.

Patent for a buttonhole cutter or shears, which has an adjustable stop for creating buttonholes of different sizes.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Barr, George T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buckle-Hook. (open access)

Buckle-Hook.

Patent for a new buckle hook, specifically a back-band buckle for use with a harness that is "of simple and inexpensive construction designed to firmly grip the back-band or strap of the harness and retain the same in adjusted position" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date: April 17, 1906
Creator: Reid, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Support (open access)

Buggy-Top Support

Patent for a buggy top support which has springs in it to absorb shocks from bumps and is compact.
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Martin, Edward G. & Miller, Joseph S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Body-Bolster (open access)

Body-Bolster

Patent for a body bolster for a railway vehicle. Illustrations included.
Date: December 17, 1907
Creator: Wahlert, Henry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ball-Bearing. (open access)

Ball-Bearing.

Patent for a new and useful ball bearing, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 17, 1899
Creator: Millen, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Former. (open access)

Bat-Former.

Patent for a cotton bat former which uses a condenser and forms even bats to send to the bat presses. Illustration is included.
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead Lock or Joint (open access)

Bedstead Lock or Joint

Patent for a bedstead lock or joint. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1901
Creator: Martin, Mack D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beet Harvesting Machine (open access)

Beet Harvesting Machine

Patent for a machine that will harvest beets with only two operatives and not made of "heavy construction." Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 13, 1914
Creator: Stone, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator

Patent for an acetylene gas generator which automatically regulates the feeding of carbide into the generator.
Date: September 17, 1907
Creator: Kinard, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History