Resource Type

Automatically-Adjustable Headlight for Locomotives (open access)

Automatically-Adjustable Headlight for Locomotives

Patent for an automatically adjustable headlight for locomotives or streetcars which rotates when the vehicle is tilted going around a curve to allow the light to shine around the curve.
Date: March 2, 1909
Creator: Cooper, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bit-Stock for Braces (open access)

Bit-Stock for Braces

Patent for a bit stock for braces which allows holes to be drilled in small spaces in railroad cars.
Date: March 16, 1909
Creator: Daniel, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Clock (open access)

Advertising Clock

Patent for an advertising clock. This invention is designed to display advertisement at regular intervals. Illustration included.
Date: March 2, 1909
Creator: Barnett, John Beverly & Turner, W. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle. (open access)

Nozzle.

Patent for a nozzle with adjustable spray levels.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Hess, Charles G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Concrete Mixer (open access)

Portable Concrete Mixer

Patent for a portable concrete mixer. Illustration included.
Date: March 2, 1909
Creator: Leake, Boudinot G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Thinner. (open access)

Cotton-Thinner.

Patent for a cotton thinner, which has cutters which can be moved vertically, a rake attachment, and is durable.
Date: March 30, 1909
Creator: Floyd, James
System: The Portal to Texas History