Cushion-Padded Horseshoe (open access)

Cushion-Padded Horseshoe

Patent for a horseshoe with cushion padding. Illustrations included.
Date: May 17, 1910
Creator: Gowing, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Caurbureter for Explosive-Motors (open access)

Caurbureter for Explosive-Motors

Patent for a carburetor for explosive motors designed with a measuring chamber for liquid hydro-carbon and a mixing chamber to regulate the amount of liquid hydrocarbon used to enrich the body of incoming air. Illustrations included.
Date: February 23, 1909
Creator: Slaughter, George W., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bell Collar. (open access)

Bell Collar.

Patent for a new and improved collar. This design "consists in the combination of a flat metallic band, which passes over the top of the neck, two metallic blocks, which extend down opposite sides of the neck and are provided with locks, two perforated slides, which are connected together at their lower ends by a metallic loop . . . The object of [the] invention is to provide a bell-collar for animals, and which is not only adjustable in size, so as to be adapted to necks of different sizes, but which, when placed upon an animal's neck, can only be removed by some one who has a key to one or both of the locks" (lines 13-29).
Date: September 20, 1887
Creator: Marshburn, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machine. (open access)

Well-Drilling Machine.

Patent for a well-drilling machine with "novel and improved means for manipulating and actuating the drill cable" (lines 11-12), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 4, 1914
Creator: Slaughter, George W., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ax-Sharpener (open access)

Ax-Sharpener

Patent for an ax sharpener that can be attached to and removed from an ax head.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Wilson, Friend A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel. (open access)

Wheel.

Patent for a new vehicle wheel that have adjustable tire sections, including illustrations.
Date: April 25, 1916
Creator: La Croix, Cicero Hamilton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink-Well. (open access)

Ink-Well.

Patent for an ink well that can be closed with a non-sticking closure when not in use to avoid "evaporation of the ink" (lines 14-15) and includes illustrations.
Date: July 29, 1913
Creator: Eddins, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Bolster Attachment (open access)

Wagon Bolster Attachment

Patent for a wagon bolster attachment. Illustration included.
Date: March 21, 1905
Creator: Goodwin, James A. & Slaughter, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medical Compound. (open access)

Medical Compound.

Patent for medical compound that consists of whisky, gum-guaiacum, bromide of potassium that can be used for curing Rheumatism and Neuralgia.
Date: November 29, 1881
Creator: Eaves, William Hadsil
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoe. (open access)

Hoe.

Patent for various types of hoes as garden tools, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1898
Creator: Norwood, Edwin Osbern
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Presses (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Presses

Patent for a new and improved Cotton-Press. The invention relates to the press on which a Patent (No. 150,573) was granted May 5, 1874, to William B. Hollowell. It consists of a duplicate master-wheel on the drum for working the follower; also an improved contrivance for connecting the pitman to the lever and to its pivot, whereby the machine is rendered more efficient and may be lighter for a given strength.
Date: September 19, 1876
Creator: Horn, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grip Hook For Log Loaders (open access)

Grip Hook For Log Loaders

Patent for a grip hook for log loaders. This inventions relates to grip hooks used for log gripping. Illustration included.
Date: January 29, 1907
Creator: Martin, Daniel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon (open access)

Wagon

Patent for vehicle
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: La Croix, C. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pulley-Block. (open access)

Pulley-Block.

Patent for an improvement on pulley blocks that sustains the pulley block from vertical movement. The improvement consists of a U-shaped suspending member equipped with a depending prong that can engage support.
Date: May 2, 1916
Creator: La Croix, Cicero H.
System: The Portal to Texas History