Cattle-Guard (open access)

Cattle-Guard

Patent for a cattle-guard on railroad tracks.
Date: January 20, 1903
Creator: Richardson, Columbus John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fastener. (open access)

Wire-Fastener.

Patent for a wire fastener for telegraph poles, which connects to the poles without the use of other wires to tie the fastener to the pole.
Date: December 24, 1907
Creator: Wilburn, Sylvester & Smith, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Low-Pressure Alarm and Indicator for Air-Brakes. (open access)

Low-Pressure Alarm and Indicator for Air-Brakes.

Patent for "air-brake mechanisms in general, and more particularly to the alarms for giving warning when the pressure in the train-pipe drops to a predetermined point and for giving a visual signal when such condition exists" (p. 1, lines 8-13).
Date: October 25, 1900
Creator: Parsons, Avery H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk- Cutter (open access)

Stalk- Cutter

Patent for a Stalk-Cutter, a "simple, durable and efficient device for cutting stalks, like cotton, cornstalks or weeds, while standing" (lines 13-14).
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: Wilburn, Sylvestor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Puller. (open access)

Stalk-Puller.

Patent for a stalk puller that is adaptable to different size stalks, better built, and more efficient than previous stalk pullers.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Richardson, Columbus John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Stock Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Sweep-Stock Attachment for Plows.

Patent for a sweep-stock attachment for plows, which can be adjusted to different lengths without using a tool.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Hewitt, John Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Match Scratcher (open access)

Match Scratcher

Patent for a match scratcher. This invention consists of an igniting strip to allow ready striking of matches. Illustration included.
Date: December 28, 1909
Creator: Havecotte, John H. & Stanley, May
System: The Portal to Texas History
Root and Stalk Pulling Machine (open access)

Root and Stalk Pulling Machine

Patent for a root and stalk pulling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Anders, Joseph Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Stock. (open access)

Plow-Stock.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in plow stocks, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 6, 1900
Creator: Fillip, Joseph W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Patent for certain new an useful improvements in acetylene gas apparatus, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 30, 1900
Creator: Ruthenberg, William
System: The Portal to Texas History