Resource Type

States

Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a cattle guard, which is made up of a wedge shaped piece of metal that allows a cows leg to be caught rather than the foot to allow easier removal of the leg by the cow.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Mosher, Benjamin E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Attachment. (open access)

Boiler Attachment.

Patent for a boiler attachment to regulate the boiler feed pump.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Morris, Gid M. & Watkins, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closet Seat Catch (open access)

Closet Seat Catch

Patent for a closet seat catch.
Date: March 31, 1903
Creator: Alexander, Francis Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Blackener. (open access)

Shoe-Blackener.

Patent for a shoe blacking device, which has a tank for holding the shoe blacking, a dispenser with a cut off valve and a dauber to apply the blacking to the shoe.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Glasgow, Samuel G. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History