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Burner for Crude Oil. (open access)

Burner for Crude Oil.

Patent for "a burner for crude oil, and particularly to a construction by means which a direct or indirect draft may be utilized in the burning of the oil." (lines 11-14) and illustrations.
Date: June 10, 1902
Creator: Lewis, Thomas E.; Ray, Albert J. & Wesson, Miley B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil or Other Insect Destroyer (open access)

Boll-Weevil or Other Insect Destroyer

Patent for
Date: April 1, 1902
Creator: John S. Doak & Alexander G. Farrington
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
Combined Baking-Stove and Steam-Cooker. (open access)

Combined Baking-Stove and Steam-Cooker.

Patent for a combined stove and steam cooker for which water can be added without opening the stove/cooker.
Date: June 3, 1902
Creator: James, Will S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Cane Cultivator (open access)

Cotton and Cane Cultivator

Patent for Cotton and Cane Cultivator. Laterally-movable hoe that can be thrown in and out of action.
Date: October 18, 1902
Creator: Dodd, John A. & Dodd, J. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner. (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner.

Patent for crude-oil burner that has excellent combustion, it is simply constructed to to make it easier to use, and requires little or no attention. It is adaptable to be used in fire-boxes (cooking and heating stoves, furnaces, and ranges).
Date: December 2, 1902
Creator: Bateman, Talbot O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analgetic Bandage. (open access)

Analgetic Bandage.

Patent for a new and useful "analgetic bandage for curing headaches and oher disorders of the nervous system" (line 5-7) including illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Ray, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cigar-Cutter and Match-Safe. (open access)

Cigar-Cutter and Match-Safe.

Patent for a match-safe and cigar-cutter “receptacle for holding matches from which only one match can be taken at one time and to means for shifting the matches and at the same time cutting a cigar-tip.” (Lines 7-11) Illustration is included.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Taylor, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Elevator Gate (open access)

Automatic Elevator Gate

Patent for an elevator gate that will automatically be raised or lowered upon ascent or descent of the elevator, with illustrations.
Date: October 7, 1902
Creator: McNaught, Ira S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer. (open access)

Type-Writer.

Patent for "attachments for returning the carriages of type-writers to the place of starting and for automatic spacing; and the object is to construct a device that will accomplish these results without in any way interfering with the working of a type-writer and by which the type-writer carriage can be sent back to the first position from any point without the necessity of going to the end of its beat" (lines 7-16).
Date: May 6, 1902
Creator: Fry, Fred H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a "class of gate known as a 'turnstile' or 'revolving gate'" (lines 8-9) including illustrations.
Date: June 10, 1902
Creator: Johnson, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for new and improved sash-fastener so as to "lock the sash when elevated as well as closed" (line 15 & 16), including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1902
Creator: Neher, John F. & Neher, Noah N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shears-Sharpener. (open access)

Shears-Sharpener.

Patent for improvement to shears sharpeners for barbers, with illustration. The device provides a means to hold the blade while the user is honing it, and could be made at a low cost.
Date: September 23, 1902
Creator: Rossler, Konrad
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
Railway-Crossing (open access)

Railway-Crossing

Patent for a railway crossing which will not sink in mud and will not be as loud as previously.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Cooper, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History