CONVERTIBLE CAR. (open access)

CONVERTIBLE CAR.

Patent for improved convertible cars pertaining to railroad rolling-stock, that can be converted from freight-car into a box-car or cattle-car. This invention is tighter in corners when serving as a box-car, to prevent leakage of transports.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Cothern, John K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Tool (open access)

Combination Tool

Patent for a combination tool. Illustration included.
Date: December 25, 1906
Creator: Morriss, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for an improved windmill, a wind-driven wheel which will operate with the wind blowing in any direction and without the necessity of a typical vane and which produces a maximum velocity with a minimum amount of wind.
Date: April 17, 1906
Creator: Bartlett, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Syrup-Pitcher (open access)

Syrup-Pitcher

Patent for an improvement on a pitcher for syrup that prevents drips off of the edge of the pitcher.
Date: June 19, 1906
Creator: Bradford, McDuffie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Cotton Cleaning Machine (open access)

Seed-Cotton Cleaning Machine

Patent for a machine to clean seed cotton. This invention elevates and distributes cotton in the machine for beating, cleaning, and separating all matter from seed cotton on its way to the cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date: October 2, 1906
Creator: Lamb, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History