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Back-Band Buckle (open access)

Back-Band Buckle

Patent for a back band buckle which tightens when it is pulled on.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: Henson, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Clip (open access)

Wire-Fence Clip

Patent for a clip for wire fences. Illustration included.
Date: April 30, 1907
Creator: Howard, Mentor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for a windmill, which transmits its energy better to the pump and can be adjusted into and out of the wind.
Date: December 13, 1910
Creator: Dwight, James L.
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
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a valve for rotary steam engines.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Faulkner, Thomas F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Laundry Apparatus. (open access)

Laundry Apparatus.

Patent for a laundry apparatus with a detachable head that can be used on any kind of support for roller washers.
Date: November 15, 1910
Creator: Merritt, Rex C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for a star shaped fish or animal trap, which has spring triggered entry points that allow animals in but not out.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Hendrix, Julius M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train-Order Signal. (open access)

Train-Order Signal.

Patent for a train order signal device, which sets off an alarm or signal when the train order pad is removed, which cannot be turned off until the pad is replaced.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: Van Zandt, Luther H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train-Order Signal. (open access)

Train-Order Signal.

Patent for a train order signal, which prevents accidental clear signals from the semaphores by requiring the train order pad to be replaced before a signal can be given.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Gates, William T.
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
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
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stalk cutters to "product chopper in which the cutter-wheels may be adjusted with relation to each other to accommodate rows of varying widths" (line 13 - 16).
Date: August 15, 1899
Creator: Terrell, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Square. (open access)

Square.

Patent for a a carpenters square, which has tables printed on it for calculating the length and angle that rafter boards should be cut to.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: McCormick, Terrill William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Box (open access)

Ice-Box

Patent for an ice box. Illustrations included.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Elder, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Muzzle (open access)

Muzzle

Patent for a muzzle designed for horses. Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Lipscomb, James H.
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
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
Measure (open access)

Measure

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

Process of Skinning Fruit.

Patent for skinning fruit chemically without the use of Alum to avoid harmful health effects resulting from Alum residue on fruit.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Thompson, Jovita Boyd
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
Plow-Cleaner. (open access)

Plow-Cleaner.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in plow cleaners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 1, 1898
Creator: Yeagley, Jacob B.
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
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
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