Churn-Cover. (open access)

Churn-Cover.

Patent for "new and Improved Churn-Cover" (line 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Hogue, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Handling Apparatus. (open access)

Cotton-Handling Apparatus.

Patent for a new cotton-handling apparatus with cleaning mechanisms and a storage-house, including illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Tidwell, Albert F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clamp. (open access)

Clamp.

Patent for a new clamp to improve support functionality in household construction, including illustration.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Stevens, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Keeping Count of Games of Dominoes. (open access)

Machine for Keeping Count of Games of Dominoes.

Patent for new and useful improvements in machines for keeping count of games of dominoes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: Marler, Jack W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Reservoir For Stoves. (open access)

Water-Reservoir For Stoves.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in water reservoirs for stoves, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: Horsley, Robert Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Nut. (open access)

Lock-Nut.

Patent for a lock-nut which prevents the nut from accidentally rotating on the bolt, including illustrations. The nut is locked in position when a locking key is introduced to grooves on the lower surface of the nut and the adjacent face of the washer.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Crawford, Hezekiah H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Engine. (open access)

Steam-Engine.

Patent for "steam-engines of the reciprocating type, the purpose being to simplify the construction, reduce the number of working parts, economize in fuel, and to utilize the steam so as to obtain a maximum percentage of power therefrom." (line 8-13) instructions and illustrations included.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Murphy, Joseph F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup. (open access)

Stirrup.

Patent for a new and useful stirrup, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: Percifield, Clarence W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nail-Puller. (open access)

Nail-Puller.

Patent for a new and improved nail puller, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: Lubbock, William Lochart
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for a new and useful sash fastener, which is "capable of holding a sash at any desired adjustment and of being arranged to lock the sashes against vertical movement on each other" (line 13 - 14).
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: James, Will S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree Connection. (open access)

Whiffletree Connection.

Patent for a whiffletree connection which takes up all wear and prevents rattling, including illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Dickerman, Oscar C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Cot. (open access)

Folding Cot.

Patent for a new and useful folding cot, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: Hutchinson, Searcy T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rubber Shoe Sole and Heel. (open access)

Rubber Shoe Sole and Heel.

Patent for a rubber shoe sole and heel which is adapted to be readily attached to the welt of a hand-sewed or Goodyear rubber shoe, including illustrations. The rubber shoe sole and heel is designed to bring the tread surface of the heel-piece in proper alignment with the tread-face of the sole-piece with a flange around it to facilitate connection to the welt of the shoe.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Connor, Frank C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Track Crossing. (open access)

Railroad-Track Crossing.

Patent for a new and useful railroad track crossing, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: Friedsam, Samuel Andras
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pot-Rack. (open access)

Pot-Rack.

Patent for a pot-rack which can hold a scalding-crate, cooking-pan, or canning-machine in a boiler at any depth of one's choice, including illustrations. The pot-rack is simple in design, durable, and inexpensively manufactured.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Cloninger, Ellie B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mosquito-Net-Frame Attachment for Bedsteads. (open access)

Mosquito-Net-Frame Attachment for Bedsteads.

Patent for a mosquito net frame attachment designed to hold mosquito netting material over and around the bed frame, with illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: McCardell, William K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Clock. (open access)

Electric Clock.

Patent for new and useful improvements in electrically operated clocks, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: Iversen, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cow, Calf and Colt Weaner. (open access)

Cow, Calf and Colt Weaner.

Patent for a weaner to be worn by cows, calves and colts "reducing inconvenience by the animal" (line 12) and allowing for the administration of medicine or antiseptic.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Horn, William Thornbrough
System: The Portal to Texas History