Device for Displaying Merchandise. (open access)

Device for Displaying Merchandise.

Patent for improvement in devices for displaying merchandise by providing a portable display device comprising a horizontally disposed frame removably secured to and supported upon standards and from which the merchandise is suspended for display. (Lines 17-21) Illustration is included.
Date: January 4, 1910
Creator: Binford, Jackson S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cultivator Attachment

Patent for a cultivator attachment. Illustration included.
Date: January 24, 1905
Creator: Joyce, John Worth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Power. (open access)

Churn-Power.

Patent for an improved construction design for churn power that "may be readily employed in connection with any ordinary vessel serving as a churn body, and which will effect a rapid production of butter" (lines 12-15).
Date: January 23, 1894
Creator: Taylor, Marion M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a washing machine that has an improved construction, is more efficient, and one that quickly and thoroughly washes clothes without damaging the clothes. The machine is a cylinder that has a crank-operated inner scrubbing cylinder. The machine has a spout in order to drain the cylinder.
Date: January 23, 1894
Creator: Walter, George P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Appliance. (open access)

Washing Appliance.

Patent for a washing appliance that consists of pipes that release hot water within a container. This appliance can be used to wash clothing. The patent explains how the appliance works and the specifics of each pipe.
Date: January 28, 1919
Creator: McFarland, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trapping Device. (open access)

Trapping Device.

Patent for a fish trapping device.
Date: January 9, 1912
Creator: Rains, George M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk - Cutter. (open access)

Stalk - Cutter.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in stalk-cutters to "provide a simple, light, and durable machine by means of which three rows of stalks may be cut in one passage of the machine across the field" (line 13-16).
Date: January 11, 1898
Creator: Acre, William Floyd & Wafford, William Penn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grading Device for Seed. (open access)

Grading Device for Seed.

Patent for a new and improved grading device for seed.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Leach, William Logan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rake Head (open access)

Rake Head

Patent for a rake head. Illustrations included.
Date: January 8, 1907
Creator: Newsom, Millard F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine (open access)

Washing Machine

Patent for a washing machine. Illustration included.
Date: January 7, 1913
Creator: Pippin, John William & Woods, Douglass H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Door Fastener (open access)

Car Door Fastener

Patent for fastener for sliding on rail cars
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Campbell, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History