Funnel and Gage. (open access)

Funnel and Gage.

Patent for a funnel and gage with a mechanism used to indicate "when the proper amount of water has been inserted in the battery" (lines 14-15).
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Burkett, Joseph Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heat-Producing Process. (open access)

Heat-Producing Process.

Patent for Improvements in Heat-Producing Processes by way of "process of producing heat and conserving heat..." for use in various types of furnaces (lines 9-10).
Date: October 15, 1918
Creator: Bone, David R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in plows; and it has for its object the production of simple and highly-efficient means for regulating the depth and penetration of the plowshare in all kinds and conditions of soil." (Lines 10-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 22, 1895
Creator: Sinclair, James & Sellers, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Rack. (open access)

Harness-Rack.

Patent for a simple harness rack that can be attached to a wagon bed, and is meant to conveniently hold harnesses when the horses are not hitched. The device can be turned out of the way when not being used.
Date: October 10, 1893
Creator: Kitching, John Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History