Armor for Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Armor for Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for a new and useful armor for pneumatic tires.
Date: April 12, 1898
Creator: Hansell, Robert Clark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Change-Maker. (open access)

Change-Maker.

Patent for "improvements in money-drawers which are designed to separate the coin placed therein according to the various denominations, and at the same time providing means whereby change may be readily had" (lines 8-13) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 1, 1891
Creator: Johnson, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vault or Cell for Outhouses. (open access)

Vault or Cell for Outhouses.

Patent for a new and improved vault or cell for outhouses. This design "consist[s] of the combination of a vault made of impervious material and provided with wheels on its bottom, with a housing and an inclined cover secured above it at the rear and having a seat and hopper in the house, and a receptacle located within the vault and closely fitted to the mouth of the hopper" (lines 5-12).
Date: August 12, 1890
Creator: Carrico, Thomas W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack. (open access)

Lifting-Jack.

Patent for "an improved lifting-jack designed expressly for track-levelers, although the construction may be varied for other purposes." (Lines 9-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 12, 1896
Creator: Arnold, Raiford A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy. (open access)

Toy.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in toys, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 12, 1898
Creator: Busse, Annie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Time-Recorder. (open access)

Time-Recorder.

Patent for a new and improved time-recorder "for use in factories, stores, offices, and other like places for recording the arrival an departure of the employees" (line 8 - 11).
Date: April 12, 1898
Creator: Cook, Frederick W., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Pavement. (open access)

Road-Pavement.

Patent for "an improvement in the construction of road pavements, and has for its objects to provide a novel, simple, and comparatively inexpensive method and means for the speedy and convenient construction of a road bed, which will be smooth, durable, easy to travel upon, be readily repaired, avoid becoming slippery, that will not cut into ruts but preserve its normal condition, that will shed water in a large degree but retain a proper amount of moisture, and be non-liable to displacement by the action of frost." (Lines 7-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 12, 1894
Creator: Bowen, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Duplex Menu. (open access)

Duplex Menu.

Patent for new and useful improvements in duplex menus, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 12, 1899
Creator: Billow, Sherman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Easel (open access)

Easel

Patent for an easel that has a sliding picture-rest, which is has a "clutch mechanism for holding the sliding rest at any desired elevation" (lines 11-14). It also has a "auxiliary folding rest for holding a model or study while the artist is engaged at work" (lines 20-22), which can be folded up when finished.
Date: January 12, 1897
Creator: Cooper, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History