Journal-Box. (open access)

Journal-Box.

Patent for a journal or wheel axle box that allows the wheel to rotate freely and reduces friction stopping the boxes from becoming hot.
Date: May 7, 1907
Creator: Neighbor, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Passenger Recorder (open access)

Passenger Recorder

Patent for a passenger recorder. This invention is designed to keep track of the flow of passengers entering on and off passenger vehicles. Illustration included.
Date: March 7, 1905
Creator: Jackson, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating-Package. (open access)

Refrigerating-Package.

Patent for a refrigerating package for shipping oysters, which uses ice and ice water kept at a constant level to keep the oysters cool and blocks contaminants.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Folsom, Andrew W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanding Apparatus for Locomotives. (open access)

Sanding Apparatus for Locomotives.

Patent for a sanding apparatus for locomotives, which dispenses sand on the tracks for a better grip. This device prevents the system from being clogged with wet sand and can be easily turned on and off.
Date: April 7, 1908
Creator: Martin, Abram O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeder (open access)

Seeder

Patent for a seeder used for sowing small grain including illustrations.
Date: August 7, 1900
Creator: Fitzgerald, John Thornton & Ramsey, John Shelton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device For Pressing Trousers (open access)

Device For Pressing Trousers

Patent for a device for pressing trousers. Illustration included.
Date: March 7, 1905
Creator: Smith, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History