Bale-Tie (open access)

Bale-Tie

Patent for a tie for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Alverson, Lewis & Horsley, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ballast Spreading Car (open access)

Ballast Spreading Car

Patent for improvements on the ballast spreading car, including plows placed underneath for more efficient spreading of ballast material.
Date: August 26, 1902
Creator: Scott, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco Pouch (open access)

Tobacco Pouch

Patent for a tobacco pouch. The invention is a case that contains tobacco and cigarette-papers. There is a trough in the case to hold the perfect amount of tobacco to make a proper cigarette. Illustration included.
Date: March 26, 1907
Creator: Head, Benson J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Spring Locator (open access)

Hair-Spring Locator

Patent for a hair spring locator, a tool used to locate and measure the hair spring of a watch. Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Friedman, Bernhard Zadoc
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel Compound. (open access)

Fuel Compound.

Patent for "Ricker's Crude-Oil Brick Fuel," a petroleum compound meant to replace coal.
Date: August 26, 1902
Creator: Ricker, James Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plunder For Baling Presses (open access)

Plunder For Baling Presses

Patent for a plunger for baling presses. Illustration included.
Date: March 26, 1907
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Exterminating Boll-Weevil (open access)

Device for Exterminating Boll-Weevil

Patent for an apparatus designed to exterminate boll weevils by distributing liquid insecticide along rows of plants. Illustrations included.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Mahanay, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Thresher and Cleaner (open access)

Cotton Thresher and Cleaner

Patent for a cotton thresher and cleaner. Illustration included.
Date: July 26, 1904
Creator: Blain, Frank A.
System: The Portal to Texas History