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Cotton Cleaner and Condenser. (open access)

Cotton Cleaner and Condenser.

Patent for a cotton cleaning and condensing machine for cleaning cotton lint and forming it into bats of standard size. Also equipped with a fire-safety mechanism that immediately turns off the machine.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Reagan, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Forming Apparatus (open access)

Bale-Forming Apparatus

Patent for a bale forming apparatus for making round cotton bales.
Date: September 3, 1907
Creator: Reagan, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper for thinning young cotton plants that is cheaper to make and more efficient than previous models.
Date: March 19, 1907
Creator: Sterling, Rufus Taylor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elastic Bulletin Board (open access)

Elastic Bulletin Board

Patent for a general utility bulletin-board. This device applies to various function whereby exists a need for posting bulletins and announcements. The bulletin board is made of elastic material to increase efficiency and serviceability. Illustrations included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Weeks, Frank W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Stop. (open access)

Blind-Stop.

Patent for a device which locks blinds in place at the desired angle.
Date: October 22, 1907
Creator: Koenig, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure for Bottles, &c. (open access)

Closure for Bottles, &c.

Patent for a tamper-proof bottle cap made of flexible metal that expands to seal the bottle and cannot be removed and replaced without signs being evident in the bottle and cap.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Hull, John William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher (open access)

Wire Stretcher

Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustration included.
Date: January 1, 1907
Creator: Miller, Alexander & Leonard, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Trimming Machine (open access)

Lawn-Trimming Machine

Patent for a lawn-trimming machine designed to trim the edges of lawns or other grass plots. Illustrations included.
Date: June 11, 1907
Creator: Cady, John P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock (open access)

Lock

Patent for a lock. This invention is a design of door lock that uses a key and combination. Illustration included.
Date: February 12, 1907
Creator: Katzenberger, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a vehicle wheel with no extra small parts, a tightener that tightens the whole wheel and is easily reached, and constructed in such a manner that it may be easily taken apart and put back together for repair purposes.
Date: March 26, 1907
Creator: Hadley, William Swain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for a trap for rodents. The invention consists of multiple doors for actuation by the weight of the rodent. Illustration included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Yturri, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hypodermic-Needle Cleaner. (open access)

Hypodermic-Needle Cleaner.

Patent for a hypodermic needle cleaner that allows the drill sizes to be easily changed for cleaning different size needles.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: Barr, George T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Cracking Machine (open access)

Nut Cracking Machine

Patent for an industrial pecan cracking machine. Illustrations included.
Date: January 29, 1907
Creator: Gebhardt, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Truing and Dressing Commutators. (open access)

Tool for Truing and Dressing Commutators.

Patent for a tool "for truing and dressing the commutators of dynamo motors... especially designed for truing and dressing the commutators of motors employed for propelling cars" (lines 9-14).
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Frick, Claus Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Forming Round Bales. (open access)

Method of Forming Round Bales.

Patent for a method making round cotton bales at cotton gins more efficiently by providing a way of winding the bat of cotton into a ball in between press runs.
Date: July 30, 1907
Creator: Reagan, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stick-Candy Machine. (open access)

Stick-Candy Machine.

Patent for a machine for forming a batch of candy into stick candy in uniform sized pieces.
Date: August 6, 1907
Creator: Jenner, Edward J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Valve for Air-Brake Systems (open access)

Feed-Valve for Air-Brake Systems

Patent for a feed valve for air brake systems, designed to more efficiently refill the air supply of the auxiliary reservoir found in a train. Illustrations included
Date: June 11, 1907
Creator: Wagner, Godwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Construction (open access)

Railway-Track Construction

Patent for a railroad tie. Illustration included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: King, Alphonse
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus (open access)

Refrigerating Apparatus

Patent for a refrigerating apparatus. This invention is a coil composed of two pipes of different diameters placed inside of each other acting as a condensing agent. Illustration included.
Date: February 12, 1907
Creator: Holdgreen, Julius H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Device for Headlights (open access)

Signaling Device for Headlights

Patent for a signaling device for headlights. This inventions is designed to allow moving lens of various colors to filter light. Illustration included.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Wessel, Fredrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Illusion Car (open access)

Illusion Car

Patent for an illusion car. This invention is related to amusement. Illustrations included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Winterborne, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Rail (open access)

Railroad-Rail

Patent for a new railroad rail design. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: King, Alphonse
System: The Portal to Texas History