Well-Bailing Apparatus (open access)

Well-Bailing Apparatus

Patent for specifications of Well Bailing Apparatus.
Date: August 27, 1907
Creator: Carroll, Monroe W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tubular Tank Inspector And Gage (open access)

Tubular Tank Inspector And Gage

Patent for a tubular tank inspector and gage. This invention is designed for the measuring level of fluids in the tank. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Gregson, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Injector-Burner (open access)

Injector-Burner

Patent for an injector burner which "consumes a mixture of oil and steam" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
Date: August 27, 1907
Creator: Wiggs, James A., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut-lock that holds the nut more securely in place than previous ones. Used primarily in railroad joints, but can be used in a variety of other applications.
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Baldwin, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hand Device For Operating Sewing Machines (open access)

Hand Device For Operating Sewing Machines

Patent for a hand device for operating sewing machines. This invention relates to hand driven sewing machines. Illustrations included.
Date: February 12, 1907
Creator: Rapier, Mildred J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Rod Packing. (open access)

Piston-Rod Packing.

Patent for a piston packing device to decrease the wear on pistons in oil pumps.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Martin, Robert Edward Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch (open access)

Railway-Switch

Patent for a railway switch. Illustrations included.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: Collier, William Reid
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filing Machine (open access)

Saw Filing Machine

Patent for a saw filing machine. This invention is designed to allow the teeth of saws to be sharpened with a reciprocatory file. Illustration included.
Date: January 29, 1907
Creator: Tatum, Cicero J. & Dunn, Lemuel E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling Apparatus. (open access)

Rotary Drilling Apparatus.

Patent for a rotary drilling mechanism for drilling wells, which has better vertical movement than other models.
Date: August 13, 1907
Creator: Wiggs, James A., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polishing-Machine (open access)

Polishing-Machine

Patent for a metal polisher. Illustrations included.
Date: December 10, 1907
Creator: Nichols, Charlie M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Stop and Lock. (open access)

Door Stop and Lock.

Patent for a door lock and door stop that is operated from the doorknob by having a rod with a bolted door stop box on the bottom inserted into the door frame.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Tatum, Cicero James
System: The Portal to Texas History