Starting and Stopping Device for Gas and other Engines. (open access)

Starting and Stopping Device for Gas and other Engines.

Patent for an improved starting and stopping mechanism for gas or other engines.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Ellis, Thomas William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Armor (open access)

Tire-Armor

Patent for a metallic covering for rubber tires. Illustrations included.
Date: January 24, 1911
Creator: Willis, Horatio C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock (open access)

Nut Lock

Patent for device locks a nut to the threaded portion of a bolt.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Blackwelder, Charlie A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for an improved nut lock that prevents nuts from loosening. The invention is a combined nut lock and washer with spring plate, including illustrations.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Teague, Isaac E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Space Band for Line Casting Machines (open access)

Space Band for Line Casting Machines

Patent for improvments in space bands.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Webb, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sliding Door for Railway Freight Cars (open access)

Sliding Door for Railway Freight Cars

Patent for sliding door for frieght cars, rather than doors that open outward.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Tierney, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Picking Mechanism for Cotton-Harvesters. (open access)

Picking Mechanism for Cotton-Harvesters.

Patent for harvesting the cotton crop, with a focus on the construction of the picker-spindles, including illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Upshaw, Lucius L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gaff (open access)

Gaff

Patent for a gaff. This invention is for catching small animals. Illustration included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Werline, William Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Case. (open access)

Display-Case.

Patent for a display case for food, which has an improved frame.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Folsom, Andrew W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Match-Box. (open access)

Match-Box.

Patent for improvements in match-boxes by constructing the match box “wherein matches will be picked up and delivered no matter at what angle they may be with relation to the delivering device.” (Lines 18-20) Illustration is included.
Date: January 11, 1910
Creator: Fleming, Henry C. & Royster, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for a crude oil burner for kitchen use such as cooking. Illustrations included.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Brennan, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jack (open access)

Jack

Patent for a new Jack's that can use in motor cars and other vehicles, It is folded into a compact condition, for storage, within the tool chest of the machine, including illustrations.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Abernathy, George J.
System: The Portal to Texas History