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Coin-Holder. (open access)

Coin-Holder.

Patent for improvement in coin-holder “to be use on a belt to be worn by a person or on a stand placed on a counter, desk, or the like, and arranged to hold coins of desired denominations and to permit the user to conveniently and quickly remove coins of various denominations for making changes.” (Lines 10-16) Illustration is included.
Date: December 4, 1900
Creator: Miller, Thomas Octavus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Nailless Horseshoe. (open access)

Adjustable Nailless Horseshoe.

Patent for an adjustable horseshoe with cost efficient, replaceable fittings. Illustrations included.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Fenley, Harriet R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table. (open access)

Ironing-Table.

Patent for improvements to ironing tables, including a narrow folding table top by which to iron sleeves and small articles, a means by which "depending articles" may be kept out of the way and off the floor (and thus clean), and an iron holder.
Date: December 4, 1900
Creator: Wren, James F. & Grant, Nancy E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam and Water Separator. (open access)

Steam and Water Separator.

Patent for improvements in steam and water separator to “eliminate water, entrained moisture, grease, or other impurities from steam at any pressure and automatically discharge the water of condensation and other impurities from the trap and permit the steam to pass in a thoroughly-dry condition to the point of use.” (Lines 13-19) Illustration is included.
Date: December 4, 1900
Creator: Reynolds, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proportionate Scale. (open access)

Proportionate Scale.

Patent for a proportion scale used for measuring cotton seed and lint. Illustration included.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Brown, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark and Dust Arrester for Cars (open access)

Spark and Dust Arrester for Cars

Patent for prevention of sparks and dust from entering vehicles.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Stanley, May
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fifth-Wheel (open access)

Fifth-Wheel

Patent for fifth-wheels for vehicles of that form in which a turn-table containing ball-bearings is employed &c., &c." (lines 7-9) including illustrations.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Fouts, Hiram Cicero
System: The Portal to Texas History
Penholder. (open access)

Penholder.

Patent for a pen holder with an adjustable attachment that wraps around the forefinger. Illustrations included.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Ward, George Cooper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Door-Fastener. (open access)

Portable Door-Fastener.

Patent for a portable door fastener used to secure the door via the door frame.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Lingle, Charles Llewellyn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Apparatus. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Apparatus.

Patent for machines that generate acetylene gas for a "simple and comparatively inexpensive construction, in which the gas is thoroughly washed before entering the service-pipe and in which the water-supply to the generator is controlled by the gas pressure and the carbid kept at all times cooled by surrounding water" (lines 11-17).
Date: December 4, 1900
Creator: McGoldrick, William Hamilton
System: The Portal to Texas History