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Grain-Door (open access)

Grain-Door

Patent for a grain car door that keeps the grain securely in the railroad car.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Gradick, Wiley, Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow-Tooth (open access)

Harrow-Tooth

Patent for an improvement in the device known as harrow tooth. Due to being constructed differently certain parts of the invention can be arranged any way the user wants and the harrow tooth is also capable of a more thorough cultivation and pulverization of soil which allows closer cultivation of crops or being more precise and thorough when digging up weeds.
Date: September 25, 1905
Creator: Smith, James Wilson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guard-Rail Clamp. (open access)

Guard-Rail Clamp.

Patent for guard rail clamps to securely clasp guard rails with the main rail with features such as spikes and braces.
Date: March 12, 1912
Creator: Akers, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gravity Dump Car (open access)

Gravity Dump Car

Patent for gravity dump-car cheaper in cost and easy in construction and operation.
Date: October 8, 1901
Creator: Swindall, S. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grave-Cover (open access)

Grave-Cover

Patent for a device to provide a temporary cover to open graves made of non-rusting materials with adjustable length.
Date: September 19, 1912
Creator: Rankin, Daniel H. & Cox, William, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Felt Picker (open access)

Felt Picker

Patent for a felt picker. This invention is for use of piano-workmen in making flexible the felts in piano-actions.
Date: June 23, 1903
Creator: Bell, William Jackson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree (open access)

Whiffletree

Patent for a whiffletree.
Date: April 28, 1903
Creator: Mayo, Daniel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guard-Rail Clamp (open access)

Guard-Rail Clamp

Patent for a guard rail clamp. Illustrations included.
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: Akers, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gathering-Machine. (open access)

Gathering-Machine.

Patent for a gathering machine for boll weevils and other pests in the cotton fields, which collects the insects of of the plants and throws them in the middle of the furrow to expose them to direct sunlight.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Barnes, Ferdinand S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Driving Mechanism (open access)

Driving Mechanism

Patent for a driving mechanism. The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient mechanism for transforming reciprocatory motion into rotary motion. It can be adapted in order to connect to other mechanisms.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: Allison, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish Hook (open access)

Fish Hook

Patent for a fish hook. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1910
Creator: Roberson, Elige L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus (open access)

Refrigerating Apparatus

Patent for a refrigerating apparatus for the purpose of regulating the liquid refrigerant agents in the expansion coils. Illustrations included.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Mayhew, John Daugherty
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree Attachment (open access)

Whiffletree Attachment

Patent for device which attaches swingle trees to double trees and decreases shocks and jerks experienced by the tree of a vehicle.
Date: August 22, 1911
Creator: Bates, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Support For Vehicle Tops (open access)

Spring Support For Vehicle Tops

Patent for a spring support for vehicle tops. Illustration included.
Date: May 31, 1904
Creator: Martin, Edward Gale; Miller, Joseph Sherman & Hurt, William Hurt
System: The Portal to Texas History
Side Bearing For Railway Rolling Stock (open access)

Side Bearing For Railway Rolling Stock

Patent for a side bearing for railway rolling stock. This invention is designed to prevent derailments in turns. Illustration included.
Date: April 25, 1905
Creator: Wood, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flue Beading Tool (open access)

Flue Beading Tool

Patent for a flue beading tool. Illustration included.
Date: June 27, 1905
Creator: Faessler, John W. & Rall, Frederick A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flue Expander (open access)

Flue Expander

Patent for a flue expander. Illustration included.
Date: June 27, 1905
Creator: Faessler, John W. & Rall, Frederick A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Plate. (open access)

Shoe-Plate.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in shoe plates, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 22, 1898
Creator: Long, Francis F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seat Brace (open access)

Seat Brace

Patent for a seat brace. Illustration included.
Date: December 6, 1904
Creator: Limerick, Clem B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Gummer and Sharpener (open access)

Saw Gummer and Sharpener

Patent for a sharpener for saw blades designed to increase the strength of the blade by "imparting an oval or rounding cut to the back of the teeth" (lines 15-16). Illustrations included.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Loughridge, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Cross Tie (open access)

Metallic Cross Tie

Patent for a metallic cross tie. This cross tie is designed with clamps to firmly place the rail in place. Illustration included.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Bickley, George S. & Bickley, Rufus P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Box Cellar and Dust-Guard. (open access)

Oil-Box Cellar and Dust-Guard.

Patent for certain new and improvements in oil box cellars and dust guards, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 5, 1898
Creator: Scrogin, John Moore
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker (open access)

Nutcracker

Patent for a nutcracker that can be used for a variety of types of nuts without crushing them.
Date: September 10, 1912
Creator: Moser, Frank W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Sling (open access)

Piano-Sling

Patent for a piano sling used for handling pianos. Illustrations included.
Date: December 10, 1907
Creator: Hanson, Henry Harrison
System: The Portal to Texas History