Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a new and useful washing machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 6, 1900
Creator: Biggs, Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Baling Press. (open access)

Roller Baling Press.

Patent for improvements to a roller baling-press.
Date: March 27, 1900
Creator: Bates, Edmond Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Evener (open access)

Draft Evener

Patent for invention that "relates to four-horse draft equalizers, and is well adapted for use on plows-- gang-plows, sulky-plows, and grain-plows-- and may be used also on wagons and other vehicles drawn by horse-power" (lines 8-12). Illustrations are included
Date: March 15, 1902
Creator: Sleight, Milton W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blower for Forges (open access)

Blower for Forges

Patent for new and useful improvements in blowers for blacksmiths' forges with the intention of creating less waste and a better economical value.
Date: June 19, 1902
Creator: Roach, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Tug (open access)

Shaft-Tug

Patent for a support that provides "simple and effective means whereby a shaft may be readily inserted in or removed from the top portion of the tug or support instead of by threading the shaft through the latter." (lines 9-13)
Date: March 17, 1903
Creator: Wiggs, Zeph & Henderson, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trace-Fastener (open access)

Trace-Fastener

Patent for a trace fastener.
Date: May 19, 1903
Creator: Henderson, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Plow (open access)

Power Plow

Patent for a plow "operated by power, such as traction-engines, with which such plows may be readily connected, and which are usually so constructed as to conveniently transmit motion to the operating mechanism of the plow." (line 8-12)
Date: June 2, 1903
Creator: Parker, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe Holder for Boot Blacking Stands (open access)

Shoe Holder for Boot Blacking Stands

Patent for a shoe holder for boot blacking stands. This invention is to provide an inexpensive tree stand to firmly hold in place shoes for polishing. Illustration included.
Date: July 21, 1903
Creator: Hann, Edmund Lyne
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Patent for improving an Acetylene-Gas Generator. To eliminate a check valve between the generator and the gasometer, this will purify the gas and keep siphoning off of water from occurring.
Date: September 8, 1903
Creator: Gribble, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Violin Bow (open access)

Violin Bow

Patent for an addition to tip of the violin bow, including illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1903
Creator: Roark, B. Mortimer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Match Box (open access)

Match Box

Patent for match box. This invention is designed to push matches forward and ejecting it without disturbing the other matches remaining in the box. Illustration included.
Date: November 17, 1903
Creator: Kerley, Melvie V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device For Lifting Kettles From Stoves, &c (open access)

Device For Lifting Kettles From Stoves, &c

Patent for a device for lifting kettles from stoves. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Fitzpatrick, John Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pattern Chart (open access)

Pattern Chart

Patent for a pattern chart. This invention is a complete set of pattern-charts for cutting garments. Illustration included.
Date: June 7, 1904
Creator: Northern, Mary Eva
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gang Plow (open access)

Gang Plow

Patent for a gang plow. This invention allows for the attachment of several plows might be towed to till large areas of land. Illustration included.
Date: April 4, 1905
Creator: Ray, Fellix Griffin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. Illustration included.
Date: June 6, 1905
Creator: Gurley, John Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Breaker Or Reducer (open access)

Stalk Breaker Or Reducer

Patent for a stalk breaker or reducer. Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1905
Creator: Johnson, Robert L. & Robertson, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy (open access)

Toy

Patent for a toy. Illustration included.
Date: November 21, 1905
Creator: Whitefield, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spinning Top (open access)

Spinning Top

Patent for a spinning top. Illustration included.
Date: March 13, 1906
Creator: Whitefield, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-neck (open access)

Bottle-neck

Patent for "an improved neck for bottles and jars; and it consists, essentially, of a notch formed on each side of the cork to enable the fingers of the operator to obtain a firm grip thereon in order to extract same." (lines 8-12)
Date: April 10, 1906
Creator: Huffer, Tilghman A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measure (open access)

Measure

Patent for a measure. Illustration included.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Turpin, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Step (open access)

Car Step

Patent for a car step. This invention is designed to be swung down into position from a fixed under the bottom of the rail car. Illustration included.
Date: September 18, 1906
Creator: Davis, George W. & Hicks, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Fence-Post (open access)

Design for a Fence-Post

Patent for a new, original, and ornamental design for fence posts.
Date: December 4, 1906
Creator: Jasper, Tolbert Fanning
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thill Or Tongue Support (open access)

Thill Or Tongue Support

Patent for a thill or tongue support. This invention is designed for use with horse buggies. Illustration included.
Date: January 1, 1907
Creator: Roark, Lafayette L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Brazing (open access)

Process of Brazing

Patent for a process of brazing. Illustration included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Hornsby, Charley C. & Bell, Robert F.
System: The Portal to Texas History