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CASH REGISTER.
Patent for improvements in cash-registers for making change and with a recording mechanism for printing amounts for which change is made, including descriptions of the parts of the mechanism and with illustrations.
Date:
December 9, 1902
Creator:
Woodson, James F. & Lindsay, Oscar L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather Board Gage.
Patent for a new and improved gauge for weatherboards. This design utilizes a guiding loop and a hinged part to create a gauge that, "after it has been attached to the house, will support at least two boards in position while they are being nailed on, before it is necessary to the move the gage [sic] into another position, and which gage will be so securely held in place that the boards can be moved back and forth without displacing it in any manner" (lines 27-34).
Date:
August 9, 1881
Creator:
Lawrence, John Madison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Destroying Cotton-Boll Weevil, &c.
Patent for a new and useful machine for the destruction of the Mexican cotton boll weevil and other insects, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 9, 1900
Creator:
Strobach, Francis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Seat Brace
Patent for a vehicle seat brace. The invention is a brace for seats to sustain weight placed in the seat. Illustration included.
Date:
October 9, 1906
Creator:
Cool, Isaac W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Cloth Rack.
Patent for an oil-cloth display rack that includes a measuring device along the side.
Date:
January 9, 1912
Creator:
Sisler, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History