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Switching Device (open access)

Switching Device

Patent for a switch throwing device that can be operated from a train car. Illustrations included.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Gordon, Holland F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Casing Spear (open access)

Well-Casing Spear

Patent for a well casing spear. Illustrations included.
Date: February 28, 1911
Creator: Norris, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Machine Attachment. (open access)

Quilting-Machine Attachment.

Patent for a quilting machine attachment that holds the fabric in place.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Touchstone, Jonas C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liner for Steam-Pumps. (open access)

Liner for Steam-Pumps.

Patent for a removable liner for steam pumps.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: Johnston, Horace G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Box Lubricator (open access)

Axle-Box Lubricator

Patent for an axle box lubricator for applying oil to the axles of railway cars. Illustrations included.
Date: November 1, 1910
Creator: Manners, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Playing Cards (open access)

Playing Cards

Patent for playing cards. Illustration included.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Hammett, Walter A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for a trap, which has a tilted floor that closes the door when weight is put on it.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: Newell, Alonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Rail-Lubricators (open access)

Improvements in Rail-Lubricators

Patent for "a lubricating apparatus for use on street and other cars for lubricating the track when the car rounds a curve" (lines 8-11) including list of parts and illustrations.
Date: April 27, 1910
Creator: Freeman, Frank S. & Doke, Fred L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Hopkins, Samuel M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Top. (open access)

Churn-Top.

Patent for a churn top, which prevents the milk from splashing out of the churn while it is in use and keeps out bugs and dirt.
Date: February 1, 1910
Creator: Lewis, Lola
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon Burner (open access)

Hydrocarbon Burner

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner. Illustration included.
Date: January 4, 1910
Creator: Colligan, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark Arrester (open access)

Spark Arrester

Patent for spark arrester. This invention is adapted for use with locomotives. Illustration included.
Date: November 9, 1909
Creator: Ridgway, Elzie L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow. Illustration included.
Date: October 12, 1909
Creator: Newton, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Weevil Exterminator (open access)

Boll Weevil Exterminator

Patent for a boll weevil exterminator. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Evans, James W. & Banks, Jessie B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for a small animal trap which consists of a cage suspended in the air on a spring system which drops when an animal disturbs the bait.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Franks, Marion M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton-Tramper (open access)

Automatic Cotton-Tramper

Patent for an automatics cotton presser. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Campbell, Edgar Howard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton Press and Feeder (open access)

Automatic Cotton Press and Feeder

Patent for an automatic cotton press and feeder operated by fluid pressure. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Cumpston, Frederick Bernard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Cross-Tie. (open access)

Railway Cross-Tie.

Patent for a railway cross-tie with concrete and metal parts, which is adjustable to different gages.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: Drane, Frank N. & Drane, Hugh A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Supporting Device for Umbrellas. (open access)

Supporting Device for Umbrellas.

Patent for a wearable umbrella holder, which holds the umbrella on the back and over the person's head to allow their hands to be free.
Date: November 10, 1908
Creator: Cumpston, Frederick B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casing Spear (open access)

Casing Spear

Patent for casing spears. This invention is designed for pulling well tubes or casings that have broken off out of the well. Illustration included.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Carroll, Monroe W. & Johnston, H. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tread Chain for Automobile-Wheels, &c. (open access)

Tire-Tread Chain for Automobile-Wheels, &c.

Patent for a tire chain for automobiles to prevent skidding and help keep the tire in better shape on rough roads.
Date: July 21, 1908
Creator: Thomas, James Clarence
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer Distributer (open access)

Fertilizer Distributer

Patent for a fertilizer distributer. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Murry, Henry A. & Evans, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Apparatus (open access)

Well Drilling Apparatus

Patent for a well drilling apparatus. This invention applies to the drilling of oil wells. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Milliron, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press, designed so that the feeding and baling of cotton or straw is performed automatically, Illustrations included.
Date: December 17, 1907
Creator: Cumpston, Frederick B.
System: The Portal to Texas History