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Adjustable Brace for Doors or Gates and Cover for Same (open access)

Adjustable Brace for Doors or Gates and Cover for Same

Patent for an adjustable brace for doors or gates. It is designed to prevent sagging.
Date: September 29, 1903
Creator: Shields, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Skein. (open access)

Axle-Skein.

Patent for an improved version of a certain type of axel skein or spindle holder (the kind in which a spindle with a box or housing rigidly holds a tapered axle.) This patent claims to be an improvement by “simple and inexpensive construction and in which the connections are such that the parts can be conveniently joined or separated and when joined produce a strong and durable combination” (lines 14-21).
Date: September 29, 1903
Creator: Cryer, Henry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Press (open access)

Cotton Press

Patent for a cotton press.
Date: September 29, 1903
Creator: Crow, Robert Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Couch (open access)

Couch

Patent for a couch. This design is meant to be mouse proof. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Hardtmann, Julius R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment For Churn Dashers (open access)

Fan Attachment For Churn Dashers

Patent for a fan attachment for churn dashers. This invention is meant to aid in keeping flies away from the churn hole. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Moody, Amos Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Blower (open access)

Fan Blower

Patent for a fan blower. The invention is designed to provide the maximum amount of air at the minimum amount of power. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch (open access)

Gate Latch

Patent for a gate latch. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Abernathy, James Rubin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Operating Device (open access)

Gate Operating Device

Patent for a gate operating device. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Pierce, Richard P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destoyer (open access)

Insect Destoyer

Patent for an insect destroyer. "This invention relates particularly to that class of insect destroyers which contain pans of liquid into which the insects are shaken or enticed" (line 15-18). Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Sewell, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Perforating Checks And Printing Thereon (open access)

Machine For Perforating Checks And Printing Thereon

Patent for a machine for perforating checks and printing on said check. The printing application of the press represents dollar amounts rendering it impossible to change the type. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Robertson, George Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement (open access)

Mechanical Movement

Patent for a mechanical movement. This invention is intended to producing more power. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Stevens, Samuel David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Attachment for Portable Cans (open access)

Pump Attachment for Portable Cans

Patent for a pump attachment for portable cans. This invention is designed to be a attachable/detachable pump for use with coal-oil cans. Its purpose is meant for the transfer of coal oil to lamps.
Date: September 29, 1903
Creator: Blackmon, Paul Jones
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Operating Mechanism for Presses (open access)

Valve Operating Mechanism for Presses

Patent for a valve operating mechanism for presses. This invention is meant to be an improvement of baling mechanism effecting the automatic regulation and control the motor fluids. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Stuart, John Marcus
System: The Portal to Texas History