Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench which is more balanced in the hand than other wrenches.
Date: October 13, 1908
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Tire (open access)

Wheel-Tire

Patent for a wheel tightener. Illustrations included.
Date: August 13, 1907
Creator: James, Adoniram Judson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine (open access)

Washing Machine

Patent for washing machine. This invention consists of two compartments: one for suds and rinsing water; the other to provide a washing drum. Illustration included.
Date: November 13, 1906
Creator: Leavens, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof Nailing Brick (open access)

Fireproof Nailing Brick

Patent for a fireproof nailing brick. This invention replaces wooden plugs used for the purposes of enabling interior woodwork by using a fireproof brick or block of a porous nature.
Date: October 13, 1903
Creator: Taylor, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mosquito-Net-Frame Attachment for Bedsteads. (open access)

Mosquito-Net-Frame Attachment for Bedsteads.

Patent for a mosquito net frame attachment designed to hold mosquito netting material over and around the bed frame, with illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: McCardell, William K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for a rotary engine. Illustrations included.
Date: July 13, 1909
Creator: Nichols, Franklin P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rice-Huller (open access)

Rice-Huller

Patent for a rice huller designed to remove the coatings and hulls from rice grains. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Hayes, Daniel J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin (open access)

Clothes Pin

Patent for a clothes pin. Illustration included.
Date: November 13, 1906
Creator: Ingersoll, Charles J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canopy-Frame. (open access)

Canopy-Frame.

Patent for a canopy frame for any kind of drapery, including mosquito nets. The design is purported to be inexpensive and strong, using a thin metal support for the crossbeams.
Date: July 13, 1901
Creator: Johnston, Washington T.
System: The Portal to Texas History