Resource Type

Automatic Hay-Press (open access)

Automatic Hay-Press

Patent for an automatic hay press that ties three sides of the bale while in the press and the fourth outside of it.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Parvin, William S. & Muse, Warwick J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Wax from Plants (open access)

Apparatus for Extracting Wax from Plants

Patent for "an apparatus for extracting wax from the candelilla plant and other species of plants of the class Myrica." (lines 9-12)
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Frank Thatcher, of El Paso, Texas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Report of the Office of Experiment Stations, June 30, 1910 (open access)

Annual Report of the Office of Experiment Stations, June 30, 1910

Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, discussions of foreign investigations, and selected studies.
Date: September 14, 1911
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wire Stretcher and Splicer. (open access)

Wire Stretcher and Splicer.

Patent for a wire stretcher and splicer for building fences and baling hay.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Cornett, Mike Weldon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Seat. (open access)

Wagon-Seat.

Patent for a detachable wagon seat.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Wood, Andrew J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for a valve, comprised of a valve seat and a moving part that is made in such a way as to minimize wear and tear. The seat, which attaches to the pump stem, supports the value stem, which is then covered by a thimble that supports a rubber disk. This rubber disk helps prevent liquid and sand from wearing against the valve stem.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Wintz, Thornton E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lemon-Squeezer. (open access)

Lemon-Squeezer.

Patent for a new lemon squeezer design for "table purposes" (line 15) and "to provide a sanitary lemon squeezer" (lines 19-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Carroll, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing. (open access)

Transmission-Gearing.

Patent for a transmission gearing that prevents the gears from slipping loose.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Blevins, Samuel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tree and Brush Cutter. (open access)

Tree and Brush Cutter.

Patent for a motorized tree and brush cutter that is portable.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Andrews, Robert Lyle
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner. (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that has its oil atomized by a steam generator.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Mills, Virgil H. & Mills, John H. T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Removing Ink from Paper. (open access)

Process of Removing Ink from Paper.

Patent for a process of removing ink from paper that uses three chemical solutions that the paper is soaked in after an initial water bath to remove all the ink and produce paper pulp that can be recycled into new paper.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Bonser, John Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Support for Compasses (open access)

Support for Compasses

Patent for a support for compasses used for railway coaches. Illustrations included.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Ely, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a sliding gate that closes automatically when the opening and closing mechanism is released.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Otto, Paul
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case. (open access)

Show-Case.

Patent for a show-case for cigars that can be opened at various points by levers.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Kainer, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for a harrow that cuts weeds at the root and pulls them out without breaking up the sod.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Halvé, Bruno
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame. (open access)

Quilting-Frame.

Patent for a quilting frame that can be lifted up and down to allow for easy storage.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Trantham, Lizzie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Bond. (open access)

Rail-Bond.

Patent for a rail bond that allows an electric current to travel through the rails.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Humason, Granville A. & Odell, Edward F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rope-Clamp (open access)

Rope-Clamp

Patent for a rope clamp for plungers used in cotton presses. Illustrations included.
Date: August 14, 1911
Creator: Cameron, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Hammer. (open access)

Electric Hammer.

Patent for an electric hammer operated by magnetic pull.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Smith, Reuben S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drain-Pipe. (open access)

Drain-Pipe.

Patent for a drain pipe for irrigation systems.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Osborne, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Board. (open access)

Display-Board.

Patent for a display board for advertising and signage in stores.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Fitts, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Sweep. (open access)

Cultivator-Sweep.

Patent for a cultivator sweep that cuts weeds close to the crops.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Lundghren, Charles & Anderson, Gus E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shipping-Crate. (open access)

Shipping-Crate.

Patent for a shipping crate that stays together tightly and is easily disassembled for storage.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Muehr, Richard & Muehr, Rudolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calculating-Yardstick (open access)

Calculating-Yardstick

Patent for a calculating yardstick for measuring cloth and calculating its price per yard.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Weierhauser, Henry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History