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Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a cattle guard to prevent animals from going on railroad tracks by installing plates which grate and rock if an animal steps on them to scare the animals away from the tracks.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Herring, Henry H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan. (open access)

Fan.

Patent for a fan, which attaches to rocking chairs and is powered by the rocking motion.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: Sweetser, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene Generator (open access)

Acetylene Generator

Patent for an acetylene generator. Illustration included.
Date: December 12, 1905
Creator: Sinclair, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Keeping Contents of Vessels Beneath The Surface of Liquid Therein Contained. (open access)

Device for Keeping Contents of Vessels Beneath The Surface of Liquid Therein Contained.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in devices for keeping the contents of vessels beneath the surface of the liquid therein contained,
Date: December 13, 1898
Creator: Schenck, August & Schenck, Adolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Swing for Store Counters (open access)

Barrel Swing for Store Counters

Patent for a barrel swing that allows the barrel to swing out from under the counter. Illustration included.
Date: December 21, 1909
Creator: Gimbal, Charles C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin Controlled Vending Machine (open access)

Coin Controlled Vending Machine

Patent for coin controlled vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Kreter, Otto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway Switch (open access)

Automatic Railway Switch

Patent for a automatic railway switch. Illustration included.
Date: December 20, 1904
Creator: Lee, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Dispensing Oil, &c. (open access)

Apparatus for Dispensing Oil, &c.

Patent for a new and useful apparatus for dispensing oil, &c.
Date: May 17, 1898
Creator: Haye, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Shaping Machine. (open access)

Collar-Shaping Machine.

Patent for a collar shaping machine that produces fold-over collars for shirts.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Hamilton, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Time Switch (open access)

Electric Time Switch

Patent for a electric time-switch. Illustration included.
Date: October 25, 1904
Creator: Dubinski, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fist-Blow Tester. (open access)

Fist-Blow Tester.

Patent for a new and useful fist blow tester, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 8, 1898
Creator: Lee, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Sharpening Razors. (open access)

Device for Sharpening Razors.

Patent for a device for sharpening razors consisting of razor strop and hone, which does not have to be hung on a hook to use.
Date: November 30, 1909
Creator: Dunn, William Harrison
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gage or Indicator for Liquid-Tanks. (open access)

Gage or Indicator for Liquid-Tanks.

Patent for a gage or indicator for liquid tanks of inflammable and explosive liquids. Its main purpose is to prevent leakage to minimize danger from fire, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Surber, Steven P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Telephone-Directory. (open access)

Automatic Telephone-Directory.

Patent for a new and useful automatic telephone directory, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 17, 1899
Creator: Neuendorff, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-brake (open access)

Car-brake

Patent for a car-brake that improves the ability of a train to stop its forward motion.
Date: December 29, 1900
Creator: Wise, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Switch (open access)

Automatic Switch

Patent for an automatic switch for street railways.
Date: November 30, 1909
Creator: Godoy, Jose Ma
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drinking-Goblet, &c. (open access)

Drinking-Goblet, &c.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in drinking goblets and other similar glassware.
Date: March 8, 1898
Creator: Jones, Edward Culliett, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in baling presses.
Date: May 17, 1898
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Revolving Case and Account Register (open access)

Revolving Case and Account Register

Patent for revolving case and cash register. This device is designed as an account system and provides customers with and account book for keeping records. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1912
Creator: Trenton, Albert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Power And Pumping-Jack. (open access)

Horse-Power And Pumping-Jack.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in a horse power and jumping jack, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 23, 1899
Creator: Darlington, Benjamin F. & Clary, Edwin P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Feed-Box. (open access)

Folding Feed-Box.

Patent for a folding feed box that may be "readily carried or packed in a small space" (lines 18-19) when not being used.
Date: January 7, 1913
Creator: Young, Benjamin Joshua
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curtain-Fixture (open access)

Curtain-Fixture

Patent for
Date: June 19, 1900
Creator: Thompson, Christopher Columbus
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAR - SEAT CLEANER. (open access)

CAR - SEAT CLEANER.

Patent for new and improved car-seat cleaners, including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1902
Creator: Ridd, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway Switch Lock (open access)

Automatic Railway Switch Lock

Patent for an automatic railway switch lock. Illustration included.
Date: May 17, 1904
Creator: Sulfer, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History