Clip (open access)

Clip

Patent for a clip that may be used to bind paper, plies of fabric, or as a clothes pin. Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Porter, Louis H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bread-Cutter (open access)

Bread-Cutter

Patent for a bread cutter which can cut multiple loaves of bread in succession and cuts of the crust of the bread.
Date: November 12, 1907
Creator: Hassell, Frank J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with adjustable hoe positions.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Hudson, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Educational Chart, Drawing Board, and Writing-Desk (open access)

Combined Educational Chart, Drawing Board, and Writing-Desk

Patent for a piece of furniture that can act as an educational chart, drawing board, or a writing desk. Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Henderson, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin (open access)

Clothes Pin

Patent for a clothes pin. Illustration included.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Lewis, Joseph Wesley & Phillips, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Base Board (open access)

Base Board

Patent for base board. Illustrations included.
Date: November 12, 1907
Creator: Bryan, Augustus M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composite Railway-Tie. (open access)

Composite Railway-Tie.

Patent for a railway tie made from concrete and iron, which is more durable than previous ties of this type.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Smith, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bee-Gum (open access)

Bee-Gum

Patent for a bee hive which has multiple compartments which the bees can travel through and, when keeper wants to remove honey all the bees can be sent into one compartment to avoid the danger of being stung. It also has ventilation and rain protection.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Caperton, William Elson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pen and Pencil Rack (open access)

Combined Pen and Pencil Rack

Patent for a pen and pencil rack. Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Twaddell, Janie S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Coiling Machine. (open access)

Wire-Coiling Machine.

Patent for a a wire coiling machine, which can make wire coils out of different types of wires for use in making doormats.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Horsley, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Coiling Machine. (open access)

Wire-Coiling Machine.

Patent for a coil wiring machine, which is affordable to make and efficient in operation.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Horsley, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Condenser. (open access)

Steam-Condenser.

Patent for a steam condenser, which performs the function of a re-boiler to remove harmful gases from water during the process of making ice.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Pendleton, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Taking Up Wear on Vehicle-Axles (open access)

Means for Taking Up Wear on Vehicle-Axles

Patent for an "apparatus for taking up wear upon vehicle axles" (lines 17-18). Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Short, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. Illustration included.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Easterling, Robert William; King, T. J. & Wood, S. V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Spring Locator (open access)

Hair-Spring Locator

Patent for a hair spring locator, a tool used to locate and measure the hair spring of a watch. Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Friedman, Bernhard Zadoc
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Attachment for Movable Object (open access)

Electrical Attachment for Movable Object

Patent for "a means to prevent the retarding of a movable element, such as shovel or disk plows, road rollers and rotatable and reciprocatory devices, when the said element is traveling through or upon an adhering earthy electrical conducting substance" (lines 7-12).
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Dawkins, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Switching Device (open access)

Electric Switching Device

Patent for an electric switch for railways. Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Posey, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screen for Eaves Troughs (open access)

Screen for Eaves Troughs

Patent for a screen for eaves troughs. Illustration included.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Hagler, Jefferson D. & Pickens, Mell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie (open access)

Railway-Tie

Patent for a railway tie made from wood and metal. Illustrations included.
Date: November 19, 1907
Creator: Henry, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap Shed (open access)

Fly-Trap Shed

Patent for a collapsible shed, which is equipped with a trap to catch flies when flies are being removed from cows in the shed through a water spray.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Harbuck, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Device for Headlights (open access)

Signaling Device for Headlights

Patent for a signaling device for headlights. This inventions is designed to allow moving lens of various colors to filter light. Illustration included.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Wessel, Fredrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Engine (open access)

Gas Engine

Patent for gas engine. Illustrations included.
Date: November 19, 1907
Creator: Houlehan, John & Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Releaser (open access)

Horse-Releaser

Patent for a horse releaser. Illustrations included.
Date: November 19, 1907
Creator: Brockette, Ollie D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Crossing (open access)

Railway Crossing

Patent for a railway crossing. Illustrations included.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Hosmer, Arthur & Collett, James D.
System: The Portal to Texas History