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Bag-Rack (open access)

Bag-Rack

Patent for a rotating bag rack for use in stores.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: James, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aseptic Fountain Syringe or Irrigator (open access)

Aseptic Fountain Syringe or Irrigator

Patent for an aseptic fountain syringe or irrigator for use by doctors that is easily cleaned and portable.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Leach, Shirley N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Latch and Lock for Screen Doors, etc. (open access)

Combined Latch and Lock for Screen Doors, etc.

Patent for a combined latch and lock for screen doors and other uses. Illustration included.
Date: February 5, 1912
Creator: Hart, Joel T. & Hart, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Shaping Machine. (open access)

Collar-Shaping Machine.

Patent for a collar shaping machine that produces fold-over collars for shirts.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Hamilton, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Holding Trolley-Poles on Wires. (open access)

Device for Holding Trolley-Poles on Wires.

Patent for a device for holding trolley poles on wires.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Van Cleave, William F. & Woodall, Anderson T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer (open access)

Automatic Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer

Patent for an automatic mailbag catcher and deliverer. Illustrations included.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Koch, Rudolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off. (open access)

Cut-Off.

Patent for a cut-off for water pipes, which provides a new construction to control the flow of supply of water from a roof.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Pruden, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Feeder. (open access)

Cotton-Feeder.

Patent for cotton feeders to facilitate the replacement of feed rollers without damage to the cotton feeder and be disposed of efficiently, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake (open access)

Car-Brake

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Car-Brakes" (lines 6-7) relating to a railroad brake operating mechanism, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Klasing, Augustus Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Controller Attachment for Levers (open access)

Controller Attachment for Levers

Patent for improvements on controllers for levers
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Smith, David C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake (open access)

Air-Brake

Patent for an air brake for trains that reduces jerking when the brakes are applied.
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Mead, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Hanging Wall-Paper. (open access)

Device for Hanging Wall-Paper.

Patent for a device for hanging wall paper that includes a paper holder and paper brush/roller.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Randle, Millard F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination coat and pants hanger. (open access)

Combination coat and pants hanger.

Patent for a combined coat and trousers hanger that is formed strongly of wire to maintain its shape and durability, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Collier, Frank A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shadde Adjuster (open access)

Window-Shadde Adjuster

Patent for improvements for the window shade adjuster. The window shade adjuster limits the amount of light from entering through a window by providing a slidable bar that can be moved.
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Fechner, Albert H. & Fechner, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill and Engine Coupling. (open access)

Windmill and Engine Coupling.

Patent for a windmill and engine coupling that connects the piston or plunger of a pump to a windmill, engine, or similar motor. The coupling aims to improve the construction of couplings to increase the ease of operation of such motors.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Sheen, Davis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device (open access)

Locking Device

Patent for a "locking device for coin controlled receptacles" (lines 11-13)
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Boone, Wallie R. & Watson, Chester A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism for Steam Engines (open access)

Valve Mechanism for Steam Engines

Patent for valve gear mechanism for steam engines.
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Broadway, Fred V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum (open access)

Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum

Patent for utilizing the sulfur content in petroleum obtained from oil. Illustrations included,
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Eggleston, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum. (open access)

Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum.

Patent for a method of removing sulfur from Beaumont petroleum and converting it into sulfuric acid.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Robinson, Clarence I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner with an improved fuel passageway.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mailing-Cabinet. (open access)

Mailing-Cabinet.

Patent for a mailing cabinet, which will assist the mail service to better aid the distribution of the mail with a larger space to sort.
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Socket. (open access)

Lamp-Socket.

Patent for an electric lamp socket that regulates the intensity of the current passing through the socket. It has multiple contact posts and a manually operated slide that makes contact with the posts.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Hall, James Monroe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw. (open access)

Gin-Saw.

Patent for a saw toothed drums or cylinders (such as used for gins that denude cotton seeds).
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Garner, James C. & Reynolds, Charles S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gearing. (open access)

Gearing.

Patent for a gearing that is designed to improve the construction and power obtained from machines utilizing horse powers.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: McLendon, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History