Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an aeroplane that uses centrifugal blowers to ensure a safe and practicable flight. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Judson, Fred I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie (open access)

Bale-Tie

Patent for a tie for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Alverson, Lewis & Horsley, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for an animal trap primarily intended for capturing rodents. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Pierce, William Z.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Work-Box for Sewing-Machine Tables (open access)

Work-Box for Sewing-Machine Tables

Patent for a work box for sewing machine tables that can be readily placed or removed from position without any damage. Illustrations included
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Daniel, Annie Holliday & Daniel, Robert Patrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machinery (open access)

Well-Drilling Machinery

Patent for a well drilling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Baled Hay (open access)

Machine for Cutting Baled Hay

Patent for a machine for cutting baled hay. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Richmond, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machinery (open access)

Well-Drilling Machinery

Patent for a drill used to drill wells in alluvial deposits. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lathe-Chuck (open access)

Lathe-Chuck

Patent for a lathe chuck to be used with cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Jipperson, John Marsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lantern (open access)

Lantern

Patent for a flame lantern. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Trevino, Abundio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Variable Float-Shaft Bearing for Cotton-Seed-Linting Machines (open access)

Variable Float-Shaft Bearing for Cotton-Seed-Linting Machines

Patent for a shaft bearing designed to regulate and maintain the density of the cotton seed rolls in linting machines. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Rosson, Joseph Linville
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tubular and Drive Well Attachment (open access)

Tubular and Drive Well Attachment

Patent for an attachment for tubular well strainers. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Stancliff, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vestibule Stock-Car (open access)

Vestibule Stock-Car

Patent for a vestibule stock car designed to securely hold the doors of a vestibuled train in a manner that ensures safety. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Buckner, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Threshing-Mashine (open access)

Threshing-Mashine

Patent for a threshing machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Sanders, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Threshing-Machine (open access)

Threshing-Machine

Patent for a threshing machine "especially adapted for the cutting and threshing of small grain" (lines 15-16). Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Haynes, Thomas Stanley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Hitching-Block (open access)

Portable Hitching-Block

Patent for a portable hitching block that is retractable and is able to hold a hitching rein at any length. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Barnett, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Flue Expander (open access)

Pneumatic Flue Expander

Patent for a pneumatic flue expander. This invention allows for the ability to expand the ends of flue sheets of a steam or other boiler. Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Kelley, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Drum for Boilers (open access)

Mud-Drum for Boilers

Patent for a mud drum for boilers to prevent the accumulation of sediment and mud in the water. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Stroope, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Apparatus (open access)

Washing Apparatus

Patent for a washing apparatus that cleans clothes with boiling soapy water. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Sheard, Harry Hitner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. This invention includes a reciprocating plunger with plunger heads and designed to work in separate compressing chambers. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Biela, Valentine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Holder (open access)

Sweep-Holder

Patent for a sweep holder intended for keeping the rear sweep of a plow straight and secure. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Reid, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a sliding gate. Illustrations included.
Date: May 8, 1908
Creator: Morgan, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Railway-Gate (open access)

Electric Railway-Gate

Patent for an electric railway gate. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: McGee, Richmond M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
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