Adjustable Arch and Beam-Balance for Cultivator-Frames (open access)

Adjustable Arch and Beam-Balance for Cultivator-Frames

Patent for an adjustable arch and beam balance for cultivator frames which allows the draft tongue to be lifted up and down.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Buckhannon, Edward M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Fly Fish Hook (open access)

Artificial Fly Fish Hook

Patent for an artificial fly fish hook. Illustration included.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Caldwell, Charley D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bracket (open access)

Bracket

Patent for a shelf bracket which can support a shelf with only one bracket.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Cockrum, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning and Polishing Apparatus. (open access)

Cleaning and Polishing Apparatus.

Patent for a cleaning and polishing apparatus for sand blasting various objects, such as furniture, which does not require an operator to be watching the operation.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Carroll, Samuel C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Bird and Insect Catcher (open access)

Combined Bird and Insect Catcher

Patent for a combined bird and insect catcher. Illustration included.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Martin, Charles H. & Ross, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governor for Explosive-Engines. (open access)

Governor for Explosive-Engines.

Patent for a governor for explosive engines for use in trains, which will increase the fuel efficiency of the engines.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lace-Cabinet. (open access)

Lace-Cabinet.

Patent for a lace cabinet which has many drawers with holders for spools of lace or ribbon and a slot in the front of the drawer, where the lace is pulled through to show what it is and allow easy dispensing of the product.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Thornton, Robert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Operating Mechanism. (open access)

Pump-Operating Mechanism.

Patent for a pump operating mechanism, which is run by horses going in a circle around the device to power the pump.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Siggel, Willie F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Spout (open access)

Pump Spout

Patent for a pump spouts. Illustration included.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Hutchison, James Oliver
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine. (open access)

Saw-Filing Machine.

Patent for a saw fling machines for gin saws, which has less parts than previous models.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Blain, F. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scale (open access)

Scale

Patent for a scale that is used for weighing hay prior to feeding it into a baling press. Illustration included.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Aue, Herman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seal-Lock. (open access)

Seal-Lock.

Patent for a seal lock for railroad cars, which will show whether an unauthorized entry has been made by requiring the seal ton be broken before the lock opens.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Christian, Edward L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Coupling. (open access)

Wagon-Coupling.

Patent for an improved wagon-coupling, which is easy to manufacture.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Biggers, Samuel A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a washing machine, where water comes out of the top of a funnel onto the clothes, and the clothes are rotated and agitated around the funnel.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: O'Neall, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History