Electric Bell-Ringer (open access)

Electric Bell-Ringer

Patent for an electric bell ringer that is "operated either by electric wires from a distance or by merely pressing a push-button" (lines 11-13).
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: Hall, Ira W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Appliance (open access)

Draft Appliance

Patent for a draft attachment to be used with a animal-drawn vehicle to hitch a third horse to the vehicle if need be. Illustrations included.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Gaines, Wister F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Harvester. (open access)

Corn-Harvester.

Patent for an improved, simple, and durable corn harvester that "when drawn over a field of corn of cutting the ears of corn from two rows simultaneously, and of depositing the cut corn in a receiver at the rear of the cutters" (lines 11-15).
Date: October 10, 1893
Creator: Perkins, James Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm (open access)

Burglar-Alarm

Patent for "a very simple and economically-constructed alarm mechanically connected with windows and doors of a house or a room and adapted to be sounded by a raising or opening of the same, and at the same time to strike a light or illuminate the surroundings (lines 10-15).
Date: October 7, 1890
Creator: Canterbury, Crawford R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brace Attachment For Seats (open access)

Brace Attachment For Seats

Patent for diver stability and control of heavy machinery like cultivators, mowers, etc. Is designed to attach to all machine seats and adjust to a driver's leg or thigh; it also functions as a foot rest.
Date: October 29, 1918
Creator: Hart, Henry, C., Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Glass Fastener (open access)

Window Glass Fastener

Patent for window glass fastener. Illustration included.
Date: October 5, 1909
Creator: Phinny, Christphee W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Packer (open access)

Cotton-Packer

Patent for a new cotton-packer design involving a drum, pulleys, rope, and springs, with illustrations.
Date: October 4, 1887
Creator: Thompson, Robert K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tongue-Support (open access)

Tongue-Support

Patent for "an improved tongue-support adapted to be applied to any ordinary vehicle, and combining simplicity and cheapness of manufacture with strength and effectiveness" (lines 8-12).
Date: October 30, 1888
Creator: CanterBury, Crawford R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Purifying Vegetable Oils. (open access)

Process of Purifying Vegetable Oils.

Patent for a process of purifying vegetable oils, specifically cottonseed oil, using a little or no soap-stock and without losing oil. It also improves the purifying process. This process is meant for crude oil, but can be used to further refine already refined oil.
Date: October 1, 1895
Creator: Latting, Richard G., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Bucket (open access)

Hoisting Bucket

Patent for a clam-shell hoisting bucket that automatically opens and closes as it is lowered and elevated.
Date: October 21, 1902
Creator: Gearing, Charles M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Display-Cabinet. (open access)

Rotary Display-Cabinet.

Patent for a rotary display cabinet for lace and ribbons, which has a dust free delivery system, rotates to allow the spools to be wound back up easily, and has a glass window for easy viewing.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Duncan, Delorus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for improvements in washing-machines by using a combination of body, the shaft journaled in suitable bearings and extending beyond the body, the cog-wheel arranged on the extended end... and the rotary rubber.” (Lines 91-98, p.1 to lines1-6, p.2) Illustration is included.
Date: October 27, 1891
Creator: Walter, George P.
System: The Portal to Texas History