Weather Board Gage. (open access)

Weather Board Gage.

Patent for a new and improved weather-board gauge. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the flat bar having its upper end bent at a right angle, and having the outer end of the said bent end bent upward, and provided with a screw-threaded perforation in its lower portion, the sliding block having a slot near one end, an upwardly-projecting tapering plate at its other end, and having a set-screw entering the slot, and the screw turning in the perforation in the lower portion of the bar, and having its inner end reduced and pointed" (lines 67-77).
Date: July 29, 1884
Creator: Stacey, Edward D. & Vance, William K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Attachment for Portable Cans (open access)

Pump Attachment for Portable Cans

Patent for a pump attachment for portable cans. This invention is designed to be a attachable/detachable pump for use with coal-oil cans. Its purpose is meant for the transfer of coal oil to lamps.
Date: September 29, 1903
Creator: Blackmon, Paul Jones
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for "a plow of simple and inexpensive construction capable of being readily and easily changed from an ordinary plow to a ditching-plow, and vice versa" (lines 10-14).
Date: July 29, 1890
Creator: Lesueur, Sam C. & Holsey, Theodric M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Udder-Protector. (open access)

Sanitary Udder-Protector.

Patent for udder protectors for milch (dairy) cows. To keep foreign matters from contact and to keep the udders warm for the animals' comfort, including illustrations.
Date: July 29, 1919
Creator: Thornton, Florence A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for a new and useful baling press, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 29, 1898
Creator: Gowan, Albert G.
System: The Portal to Texas History