Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a valve with a peripheral knife edge which allows for fluid tight joints. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Speer, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self Supporting And Extension Ladder Elevator (open access)

Self Supporting And Extension Ladder Elevator

Patent for self supporting and extension ladder elevator. This invention is for moving materials and tools to an elevated position. Illustrations included.
Date: November 22, 1904
Creator: Maxey, Ernest & Moreland, Quinn T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing (open access)

Railway-Crossing

Patent for a railway crossing which will not sink in mud and will not be as loud as previously.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Cooper, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Trough (open access)

Feeding Trough

Patent for a feeding trough. This invention is designed to prevent the waste of feed by collecting the feed pushed out during feeding. Illustration included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Butz, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cigar-Cutter and Match-Safe. (open access)

Cigar-Cutter and Match-Safe.

Patent for a match-safe and cigar-cutter “receptacle for holding matches from which only one match can be taken at one time and to means for shifting the matches and at the same time cutting a cigar-tip.” (Lines 7-11) Illustration is included.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Taylor, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Crude-Oil Burners" (lines 4-5), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 22, 1901
Creator: Wilson, Horner T.
System: The Portal to Texas History