Fred Regulator for Cotton Gins (open access)

Fred Regulator for Cotton Gins

Patent for a feed regulator for cotton gins. This invention is arranged for distributing and guiding cotton into the feeder. Illustration included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: McCreary, Lorenzo A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Trap (open access)

Fish-Trap

Patent for a fish trap that may also be used to capture birds or various smaller animals. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Crowson, Jonas Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Cleaning Machine (open access)

Fiber-Cleaning Machine

Patent for a machine intended to remove the pulp from the fiber of tropical plants. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Vaughan, Henry Latrobe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Signal System (open access)

Railway Signal System

Patent for a railway signal system designed for use on curves to indicate when a train enters through the opposite end of the curve. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Gabbart, Elihu E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Smoke and Soot Arrester for Stacks (open access)

Smoke and Soot Arrester for Stacks

Patent for a smoke and soot arrester that may be used to contain products of combustion from smoke stacks or chimneys. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Miles, Joseph Furnas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Brush (open access)

Rotary Brush

Patent for a brush operated by a motor. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Stoerr, Max & Kuettner, Max
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Signal (open access)

Railway-Signal

Patent for a railway signal that is activated when the wheels of a train pass over a switch. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Harvey, Albert Wadkins
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry Feeder and Waterer (open access)

Poultry Feeder and Waterer

Patent for a feeder designed to supply food and water to poultry.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Kuettner, Max
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Lifter (open access)

Pipe-Lifter

Patent for a pipe lifter to lift and hold pipes in place. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin (open access)

Cotton Gin

Patent for a cotton gin. This is an improvement over previous gins. The invention uses air blasting methods and dispenses with brush drums. Illustration included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed-Grading Machine (open access)

Cotton-Seed-Grading Machine

Patent for a cotton seed grading machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Conner, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rubber-Extracting Machine (open access)

Rubber-Extracting Machine

Patent for a machine that extracts rubber from plants. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Kirk, Seth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Protector (open access)

Shoe-Protector

Patent for a shoe protector to be worn on the soles to prevent contact from snow or mud. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Beck, Alfred P. & Teltschik, Frank H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine Table (open access)

Sewing-Machine Table

Patent for a sewing machine table intended to extend the top of the sewing machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Saettler. Ernest C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Imitation Diamond (open access)

Imitation Diamond

Patent for imitation diamond. This is an invention that relates to the creation of imitation gems from glass. Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: McDearmon, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dielectric Separator (open access)

Dielectric Separator

Patent for an apparatus that "separates substances of different dielectric capacities" (lines 12-13). Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner, Feeder, and Separator Elevator (open access)

Cotton Cleaner, Feeder, and Separator Elevator

Patent for a machine designed to take and clean cotton from a cotton supply, and then feed it directly into a cotton gin. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Carmouche, Emile A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Feeding Mechanism (open access)

Cotton Cleaning and Feeding Mechanism

Patent for a mechanism designed to cleanse cotton of dust or other foreign particles or objects before being fed. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooling Device for Lard-Compounding Machines (open access)

Cooling Device for Lard-Compounding Machines

Patent for a machine that spreads melted lard into thin sheets and freezes it. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Wright, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn and Freezer (open access)

Churn and Freezer

Patent for a churn that may also be used as an ice cream freezer. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Lambie, Robert Common
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Support (open access)

Buggy-Top Support

Patent for a supporting mechanism for the top of a buggy or vehicle while it is being lowered or traversing rough terrain. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Elms, Joab
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Structure (open access)

Building Structure

Patent for a building support structure for bridges, buildings, dams, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Morton, Milo A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Filling-Machine (open access)

Automatic Filling-Machine

Patent for a filling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Disk Harrow and Land-Roller (open access)

Combined Disk Harrow and Land-Roller

Patent for a vehicle that may be used as either a harrow or a roller. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Jackson, Lewis Livingston
System: The Portal to Texas History