Coffee-Pot. (open access)

Coffee-Pot.

Patent for coffee pot attachment to prevent coffee grounds from getting into the coffee pot's spout.
Date: January 2, 1912
Creator: Voyles, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap. (open access)

Ant Trap.

Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the side pieces, of the traps located between opposite ends of said side pieces and separated by an inclosed space, the openings communicating with said traps and the slides for closing said openings" (lines 61-66).
Date: January 18, 1887
Creator: Mays, Francis A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wardrobe-Beadsteads. (open access)

Improvement in Wardrobe-Beadsteads.

Patent for a new and improved office-furniture that combines a desk, bookshelf, folding bed, hat-rack, and wash-basin, including descriptions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1877
Creator: Sutcliffe, Wilson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool. (open access)

Tool.

Patent for a hammer with a saw blade folded into the handle.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Montgomery, Henry T.
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
Separator (open access)

Separator

Patent for a separator for separating grain. This invention is a separator to separate grain from the straw in threshing machines. The straw is shaken and agitated in order to separate the grain.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Crane, James D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved in Medical Compounds or Liver Invigorators. (open access)

Improved in Medical Compounds or Liver Invigorators.

Patent for a new medical compound to improve liver function.
Date: January 9, 1872
Creator: Simmons, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator. (open access)

Refrigerator.

Patent for a new and useful refrigerator, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 2, 1900
Creator: Lewis, Rowland E.
System: The Portal to Texas History