Improvement to Lifting-Jacks (open access)

Improvement to Lifting-Jacks

Patent for the improvement of the lifting jack which allows the user to "lower the lifting bar by a step-by-step movement as well as to elevate the lifting bar by such a movement (lines 12-14). Includes instructions and illustration."
Date: January 12, 1915
Creator: Parker, Charles W. & Wittliff, Theodore H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ventilating-Fastener. (open access)

Ventilating-Fastener.

Patent for an improved tuft fastening device that provides ventilation through cushion tufts to make cushions cooler to the touch, including illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Davis, Don M. & Underwood, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Collars. (open access)

Improvement in Collars.

Patent for a device improving the speed and efficiency of shirt collar fastening, as well as the securing of items such as scarves and ties, including illustrations.
Date: April 6, 1876
Creator: Mitchell, Frank G. & Saunders, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Music-Indicator. (open access)

Music-Indicator.

Patent for a music indicator, which shows sheet music notations and the name of the note and major and minor chords on a device, which is placed over the keyboard of a piano to show where the different notes are for use in teaching music.
Date: January 21, 1908
Creator: Thrash, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Spring-Motor (open access)

Fan Spring-Motor

Patent for a portable fan spring motor.
Date: January 28, 1913
Creator: Von Hohenstein, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Bearing (open access)

Roller Bearing

Patent for improvement on roller bearings that include spaced rings and multiple rollers.
Date: November 2, 1911
Creator: Tatum, Franklin M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Hammer. (open access)

Piano-Hammer.

Patent for a piano hammer, which has a strip of striking material that can be moved over to a new section when one section wears out, to increase the life of the hammer.
Date: May 24, 1910
Creator: Young, Henry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Game Apparatus. (open access)

Game Apparatus.

Patent for a new game apparatus that can be playing indoors or outdoors and made in both large and small sizes "in which the elements, of chance, skill, and endurance constitute important factors in the successful playing of said game." (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Schuler, Joseph & Overbeck, Harry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History