Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer (open access)

Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer

Allows for planting and fertilizing fields at same time whether it is "for strewing or for check-row planting with or without wire" (lines12-13).
Date: September 1, 1903
Creator: McDaniel, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Tanning (open access)

Composition for Tanning

Patent for new and useful improvements in compounds for tanning, using water, four gallons, fluid extract of phytolacca or common poke root, quarter of an ounce, gum gambier, four pounds, and alum, one pound.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Burrows, Ira I
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Pooling (open access)

Car Pooling

Patent for rail-car coupling. Illustration included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Carter, L. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridge Construction (open access)

Bridge Construction

Patent for a truss bridge which also uses suspension cables and is lighter than previous truss bridges.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Carroll, John Morton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle Attachment. (open access)

Bicycle Attachment.

Patent for a bicycle attachment that supports the frame and can be used as a "carrier or support for a child, package, a satchel, &c." (Lines 12-13) Illustrations included.
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Flinn, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer. (open access)

Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer.

Patent for combined seed planter and fertilizer distributer that "can be readily adapted for strewing or for check-row planting with or without a checkwire" (lines 14-16).
Date: September 1, 1903
Creator: McDaniel, James Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Circuit-Closer. (open access)

Circuit-Closer.

Patent for a circuit closer for ignition systems "in which both of the terminals are not only isolated from each other, but are also insulated from the engine frame" (lines 10-12).
Date: February 16, 1909
Creator: Hubbard, Wilson E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Motor. (open access)

Churn-Motor.

Patent for improving crank-lever churn motors for a more simple construction that results in a more lightweight but strong machine.
Date: December 11, 1900
Creator: Crawford, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hydrant and Stop and Waste Cock. (open access)

Combined Hydrant and Stop and Waste Cock.

Patent for a hydrant water cock, which stops water from flowing into the hydrant when it is turned and drains the hydrant.
Date: September 17, 1907
Creator: Bunch, Walter R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Shears And Knife (open access)

Combined Shears And Knife

Patent for a knife attached to shears.
Date: June 26, 1900
Creator: Fulks, Fredrick F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine. (open access)

Rotary Engine.

Patent for an object that simplifies the operation of rotary engines and motors.
Date: October 16, 1900
Creator: Baxter, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Working Tool (open access)

Wire Working Tool

Patent for a wire working tool. Includes illustrations.
Date: September 13, 1904
Creator: Tate, Newton J. & Coulter, Thomas Harris
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Forming Wire Bale Ties (open access)

Machine For Forming Wire Bale Ties

Patent for a machine that forms wire bale ties. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Frantz, Ezra A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Latch (open access)

Latch

Patent for a latch. Illustration included.
Date: May 3, 1904
Creator: Owens, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree (open access)

Whiffletree

Patent for a whiffletree. This invention is "contemplated to construct doubletrees or swingletrees of peculiar form and provided with peculiar connecting parts to secure the same together" (line 13-16). Illustration included.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Burton, Robert Redmon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk cutter that easily attaches to various farm equipment with wheels.
Date: March 5, 1907
Creator: Frantz, Ezra A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Manufacturing a Medicament (open access)

Method of Manufacturing a Medicament

Patent for a method of manufacturing a medicament. This medicament consists of mixing turpentine and the oil derived from the boiling of cattle shanks. No illustrations.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Davis, Henry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Press Feeder (open access)

Press Feeder

Patent for press feeder. Illustration included.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Tate, William Elbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stamp Rack (open access)

Stamp Rack

Patent for a stamp rack. This invention is designed to support ordinary rubber stamps. Illustration included.
Date: December 3, 1907
Creator: Owens, James Powell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin Saw Gummer (open access)

Gin Saw Gummer

Patent for gin saw gummer. Illustration included.
Date: April 4, 1905
Creator: Frantz, Ezra Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch (open access)

Gate Latch

Patent for a gate latch. Illustration included.
Date: January 17, 1905
Creator: Crawford, Jim; Cherry, Benjamin F. & Rentz, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machine (open access)

Well-Drilling Machine

Patent for well drilling machine.
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Lewis, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Tie Buckle (open access)

Cotton Tie Buckle

Patent for a cotton tie buckle. This invention is an improvement for cotton-bands to prevent slipping. Illustration included.
Date: July 21, 1903
Creator: Eddleman, Dudley E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. This invention uses a toggle lever that becomes active after each stroke of the plunger. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Pickard, William Moad
System: The Portal to Texas History