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Apparatus for Generating Acetylene Gas (open access)

Apparatus for Generating Acetylene Gas

Patent for an apparatus for generating Acetylene Gas which feeds water directly into the carbide from a main reservoir.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Hodges, Samuel F. & Lee, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Stopping Mechanism for Trains (open access)

Automatic Stopping Mechanism for Trains

Patent for an automatic stopping mechanism for trains. Illustration included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Mingo, William, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Street-Calling Device (open access)

Automatic Street-Calling Device

Patent for an automatic street calling device for streetcars which says the name of the upcoming street/stop and displays it in the street car.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: McGee, Richmond M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard (open access)

Cattle-Guard

Patent for a cattle guard to prevent cattle from treading upon railroad tracks. Illustrations included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Reed, Conwell P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Poke (open access)

Animal Poke

Patent for an animal poke which is attached through a nose ring and pulls on the animal if it tries to crawl under or over a fence.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: Kelley, Howard T.; Matthews, George N. & Davis, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Weight (open access)

Window Weight

Patent for a window weight. Illustration included.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Maupin, Frank L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Winding Machine (open access)

Wire-Winding Machine

Patent for a wire winding machine for making coils of wire for well screens with notches in the wire.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Johnson, John N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lineman's Chair (open access)

Lineman's Chair

Patent for a chair which allows a lineman to connect cables and lines more easily. Illustrations included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Davis, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine (open access)

Vending-Machine

Patent for a coin-operated vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Harris, Irvin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for a trap, which has a tilted floor that closes the door when weight is put on it.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: Newell, Alonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washboiler (open access)

Washboiler

Patent for a washboiler. Illustration included.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Cooper, James O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stack-Pipe Protector. (open access)

Stack-Pipe Protector.

Patent for an adjustable stack pipe protector.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Huffman, Thadeus E. & Hammett, Isaac E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper. (open access)

Stalk-Chopper.

Patent for a stalk chopper, which attaches to a plow.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: King, Julian
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Box (open access)

Ice-Box

Patent for an ice box. Illustrations included.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Elder, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool of the Pliers Type. (open access)

Tool of the Pliers Type.

Patent for pliers with an improved handle.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: Ball, William Rossam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mixing-Machine (open access)

Mixing-Machine

Patent for a mixing machine for confectioners. Illustrations included.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Vlahoyanes, Nickolas P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester (open access)

Spark-Arrester

Patent for a spark arrester designed to extinguish the glowing cinders of smoke stacks. Illustrations included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Goodrich, Luman L., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Regulating Mechanism (open access)

Speed-Regulating Mechanism

Patent for a speed regulating machine for engines.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Carpenter, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cotton-Seed Separator and Cleaner. (open access)

Pneumatic Cotton-Seed Separator and Cleaner.

Patent for a pneumatic cotton seed separator and cleaner for removing dirt and foreign objects from the cotton seeds.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: McDonald, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment. (open access)

Plow Attachment.

Patent for a plow attachment, which holds the plow wheel in place.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Dowdy, Ewell Monroe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post Card (open access)

Post Card

Patent for a post card. Illustration included.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Graham, Tilghman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Playing Cards (open access)

Playing Cards

Patent for playing cards. Illustration included.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Hammett, Walter A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock Car (open access)

Stock Car

Patent for stock car. This is a train car for moving livestock. Illustration included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Jones, Jeremiah Conklin & Broyles, Winn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grate Bar (open access)

Grate Bar

Patent for a grate bar.Illustration included.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Wilderspin, Anderson & Earnest, David C.
System: The Portal to Texas History