Building Structure (open access)

Building Structure

Patent for a building support structure for bridges, buildings, dams, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Morton, Milo A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bank-Ledger (open access)

Bank-Ledger

Patent for a Bank-Ledger
Date: February 10, 1903
Creator: Ford, Earle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil or Other Insect Destroyer. (open access)

Boll-Weevil or Other Insect Destroyer.

Patent for improvement to the machine set forth in the patent granted to John S. Doak and Alexander G. Farrington on April, 1902, No. 696419. (Page 1, lines 12-14.) The improvements are to use “a pair of troughs connected to a truck and provided with upwardly-projecting wings on their outer edges, spring-arms attached to the truck and pressing normally against the wings and the outside parts of the troughs, spiral springs adjustably mounted on the truck and pressing against the spring-arms, and means for forcing insects from growing plants into the troughs.” (Page 3, lines 74-83.) Illustration is included.
Date: March 28, 1905
Creator: Doak, John S. & Farrington, Alexander G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Block Machine (open access)

Building Block Machine

Patent for a building block machine. This invention is used to mold concrete and other artificial stone blocks. Illustration included.
Date: September 18, 1906
Creator: Latimer, Samuel A. & Krischke, Joseph, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for improvements in baling-presses by using a “duplex baling-press wherein the power is alternately applied by novel mechanism to the two baling-plungers in such manner that only one plunger at a given time is operating to compress the bale, and at the completion of the stroke thereof the other plunger is operated to compress its bale, the arrangement being such that the plungers are alternately engaged and released by the power mechanism and are automatically returned to operative position after they have been released.” (Lines 9-21.) Illustration is included.
Date: September 18, 1900
Creator: Watkins, William D. & Pruit, Trose P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chicken-Roost. (open access)

Chicken-Roost.

Patent for a chicken roost, which has a receptacle for droppings that is easily cleaned.
Date: September 14, 1909
Creator: Kaneaster, Henry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner. (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner.

Patent for new and useful improvements in Crude-Oil Burners which provide a novel constructions that may be utilized in many locations.
Date: May 23, 1905
Creator: Pippin, John William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Block Machine (open access)

Building Block Machine

Patent for a building block machine. This invention is used to form blocks out of plastic material into artificial stone, as well as molding concrete blocks. Illustrations included.
Date: November 20, 1906
Creator: Latimer, Samuel A.; Dunkin, James J.; Stacey, J. H.; Hall, A. L.; Porter, R. S.; Haynes, S. F. et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bucket-Jack (open access)

Bucket-Jack

Patent for a bucket jack for holding paint buckets while painting on roofs or the sides of buildings which holds the bucket horizontal.
Date: July 27, 1909
Creator: Phinny, Christpher W.
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
Knee-Pad (open access)

Knee-Pad

Patent for a knee pad, designed mainly for those who work in cotton fields. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Chambers, William Roleigh; Chambers, Solomon Roe & Chambers, Wade Hampton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device (open access)

Locking Device

Patent for "a device for locking the frames of loose-leaf binders...which will not be readily bent or broken." (lines 11, 12, 21 & 21), including instructions and illustration.
Date: March 23, 1905
Creator: Hall, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella-Holder (open access)

Umbrella-Holder

Patent for an umbrella holder. Illustrations included.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Perkins, Kate Alice
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washboiler (open access)

Washboiler

Patent for a wash boiler used to wash clothes with steam and water. Illustrations included.
Date: April 28, 1908
Creator: Morton, Milo A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milking Apparatus. (open access)

Milking Apparatus.

Patent for a manually operated milking device, which eliminates the need for the milkers hands to touch the cow's teats or the milk, thereby lessening germ exposure.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Hardy, Augustus Williams
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planting Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Planting Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for planting attachment for cultivators.
Date: February 24, 1903
Creator: Hutcherson, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering Mechanism for Motor-Plows. (open access)

Steering Mechanism for Motor-Plows.

Patent for a steering mechanism for motorized plows.
Date: September 14, 1909
Creator: Hill, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Harrow Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for a harrow attachment for cultivators. "This inventions relates to a harrow attachment for plow or disk cultivators" (line 12-13). Illustration included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Mauldin, William E.
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
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
Sand Box (open access)

Sand Box

Patent for a sand box. This invention "relates to sand guards for vehicle wheel hubs, and has for its principal object to provide a guard" (8-10). Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Underwood, Thomas M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand Cap For Vehicles Wheels (open access)

Sand Cap For Vehicles Wheels

Patent for sand cap for vehicle wheels. Illustration included.
Date: November 7, 1905
Creator: Wright, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for an improvement in sash fasteners for window attachments. The patent allows the window to be opened without counterbalances and also keeps the window from being opened from outside.
Date: February 6, 1906
Creator: Staton, John William
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