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Air-Brake-Setting Appliance (open access)

Air-Brake-Setting Appliance

Patent for an air brake apparatus for train cars which automatically activates when a train car is derailed. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Gale, Albert & Lilley, Doc M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Tie-Plate and Rail-Anticreeper. (open access)

Combined Tie-Plate and Rail-Anticreeper.

Patent for a combined railroad tie and rail anti-creeping device, which prevents the rails from spreading.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Riding-Cultivators and Other Agricultural Implements (open access)

Attachment for Riding-Cultivators and Other Agricultural Implements

Patent for an attachment for riding cultivators and other agricultural implements which has an adjustable point that allows the same depth of furrow to be made across undulating ground.
Date: October 12, 1909
Creator: Simpson, Charles Neil
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beauty-Pillow. (open access)

Beauty-Pillow.

Patent for improvement in beauty pillow which is slanted to draw the skin back toward the scalp to prevent wrinkling. Illustration is included.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Fitze, Eloise
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Tanning (open access)

Composition for Tanning

Patent for new and useful improvements in compounds for tanning, using water, four gallons, fluid extract of phytolacca or common poke root, quarter of an ounce, gum gambier, four pounds, and alum, one pound.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Burrows, Ira I
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ash-Pan for Locomotives (open access)

Ash-Pan for Locomotives

Patent for
Date: December 21, 1909
Creator: Gee, John Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amusement Apparatus (open access)

Amusement Apparatus

Patent for a fishing game for amusement parks which has a canal of liquid agitated to form a current with pictures of fish in it that when caught get the person fishing different prizes depending on the symbol they have on them.
Date: August 10, 1909
Creator: Pressey, Charles A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Cleaning System (open access)

Air-Cleaning System

Patent for an air cleaning system to be used in homes. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cloth-Bolt Holder. (open access)

Cloth-Bolt Holder.

Patent for a cloth bolt holder, which attaches to a counter and allows for easy rolling and unrolling of the bolt.
Date: June 1, 1909
Creator: Flemister, Ernest T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerodrome (open access)

Aerodrome

Patent for an aerodrome which is a heavier than air flying machine powered by motorized propellers
Date: August 24, 1909
Creator: Sinclair, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Baling-Press (open access)

Automatic Baling-Press

Patent for an automatic hay baling press which has more packing devices for feeding the hay into the press than previous versions.
Date: August 3, 1909
Creator: Rahm, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap (open access)

Animal Trap

Patent for an animal trap, particularly desgned for rodents and birds, which is able to trap animals without having to be manually reset each time. Illustrations included.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Barron, Nathan J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm System (open access)

Alarm System

Patent for a fire alarm system which activates when a certain temperature is detected by the device.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Giese, Leo
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Swing for Store Counters (open access)

Barrel Swing for Store Counters

Patent for a barrel swing that allows the barrel to swing out from under the counter. Illustration included.
Date: December 21, 1909
Creator: Gimbal, Charles C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Fly Fish Hook (open access)

Artificial Fly Fish Hook

Patent for an artificial fly fish hook. Illustration included.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Caldwell, Charley D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Arc-Lamp Headlight (open access)

Arc-Lamp Headlight

Patent for an electric arc headlight for trains, cars, or boats which produces a steady light and lasts long enough to allow travel over long distances.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Lacy, Benjamin B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Clock (open access)

Advertising Clock

Patent for an advertising clock. This invention is designed to display advertisement at regular intervals. Illustration included.
Date: March 2, 1909
Creator: Barnett, John Beverly & Turner, W. N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Supplying, Heating, and Burning Crude Oil and Air (open access)

Apparatus for Supplying, Heating, and Burning Crude Oil and Air

Patent for an apparatus for supplying, heating, and burning crude oil and air for use in heating stoves.
Date: October 12, 1909
Creator: Weaver, Henry Ellis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a cattle guard, which is made up of a wedge shaped piece of metal that allows a cows leg to be caught rather than the foot to allow easier removal of the leg by the cow.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Mosher, Benjamin E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap (open access)

Ant-Trap

Patent for an ant rap designed to catch ants and burrowing insects that are destructive to vegetation. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Fly, Nathaniel D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Valve Cage for Air-Brake Pumps (open access)

Air-Valve Cage for Air-Brake Pumps

Patent for an air valve cage for air brake pumps which reduces the wear on the air brake pump and substantially reduces the maintenance costs of the system.
Date: February 16, 1909
Creator: Mattingly, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Trace Connector (open access)

Adjustable Trace Connector

Patent for an adjustable trace connector. Illustration included.
Date: January 5, 1909
Creator: Erwin, Agustin Reese; Burks, William D. & Burks, Joseph B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clevis (open access)

Clevis

Patent for clevis. Illustration included.
Date: March 30, 1909
Creator: Cousins, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Apparatus. (open access)

Cleaning Apparatus.

Patent for a cleaning apparatus, which cleans objects by blasting air across them and has an air cleaning system for use after the cleaning is done.
Date: June 1, 1909
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History