Automatic Siphon (open access)

Automatic Siphon

Patent for an automatic siphon. This invention is intended to for the purpose of draining cellars and basements. Illustration included.
Date: September 25, 1906
Creator: Ackley, George D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper And Checker (open access)

Cotton Chopper And Checker

Patent for a cotton chopper and checker. Illustration included.
Date: November 21, 1905
Creator: Agee, Jonathan F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Float Valve (open access)

Float Valve

Patent for a float value. This invention is designed to automatically close. Illustration included.
Date: January 29, 1907
Creator: Axtell, Fred W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedclothes-Clamp. (open access)

Bedclothes-Clamp.

Patent for new clamping device that holds the mattress and bedding of a folding bed in place, is adjustable, and is not in the way when the bed is in use.
Date: August 14, 1906
Creator: Baley, Katie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Merry Go Round (open access)

Merry Go Round

Patent for a merry go round. Illustration included.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Barnett, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Hitching-Block (open access)

Portable Hitching-Block

Patent for a portable hitching block that is retractable and is able to hold a hitching rein at any length. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Barnett, John B.
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
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
Saw-Filing Machine. (open access)

Saw-Filing Machine.

Patent for a gin and linter saw filing machine that is fully automatic and can sharpen multiple saws in succession and then stop when finished without resetting the device or manually stopping it. It also can sharpen saws of varying sizes and thicknesses to different levels of sharpness.
Date: March 5, 1907
Creator: Beaver, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Lifting-Jack (open access)

Railway-Track Lifting-Jack

Patent for "an improved device of this character which is designed for heavy work, as in railway service, and at the same time to have the device comparatively light in weight in order that it may be conveniently carried from place to place" (lines 10-15).
Date: September 3, 1901
Creator: Bentley, George Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Making Concrete Blocks and Artificial Stone (open access)

Mold for Making Concrete Blocks and Artificial Stone

Patent for concrete molds that is lightweight, easily handled and transported. Illustrations included.
Date: June 11, 1907
Creator: Benton, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle-Tip. (open access)

Nozzle-Tip.

Patent for a nozzle tip for fire hoses, which allows water to be sprayed in all directions and requires less effort to use.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: Bideker, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine. (open access)

Saw-Filing Machine.

Patent for a saw fling machines for gin saws, which has less parts than previous models.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Blain, F. A.
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
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustration included.
Date: September 24, 1907
Creator: Boaz, Emery Hatcher
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Machine (open access)

Well Drilling Machine

Patent for well drilling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: October 2, 1906
Creator: Boaz, Ernest O. & Kenehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle (open access)

Vehicle

Patent for a vehicle. Illustration included.
Date: March 7, 1905
Creator: Boothe, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector (open access)

Tire-Protector

Patent for a tire protector designed to prevent punctures and skidding on slippery roads. Illustrations included.
Date: March 10, 1908
Creator: Bradley, Herbert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Couch (open access)

Combination Couch

Patent for bed that transforms to a settee or a wardrobe. Illustration included.
Date: August 1, 1905
Creator: Brandt, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Assorting, Stacking, and Counting Coins (open access)

Machine for Assorting, Stacking, and Counting Coins

Patent for a machine which organizes, stacks, counts, and gives the total value of a collection of coins. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Brewster, Bertram Forrest
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coupling for Connecting Plows Tandem. (open access)

Coupling for Connecting Plows Tandem.

Patent for a coupling for holdings plows together that allows for the plows to be close together, easily turned, and lets each plow perform its full function uninhibited by the other plows.
Date: April 23, 1907
Creator: Brooks, John L. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Car (open access)

Railway Car

Patent for a railway car. Illustration included.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Brownfield, James Garrett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sectional Column (open access)

Sectional Column

Patent for a sectional column. This invention is known as the Tuscan beaded face column. Illustration included.
Date: July 5, 1904
Creator: Buckley, James D.
System: The Portal to Texas History