Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press. Illustrations included.
Date: December 13, 1910
Creator: Hendrix, James D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Molding Hollow Concrete Walls (open access)

Apparatus for Molding Hollow Concrete Walls

Patent for an apparatus that is a mold for crafting hollow concrete walls. Illustration included.
Date: December 21, 1909
Creator: Nelson, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Power. (open access)

Water-Power.

Patent for a water-power. It consists of a dam built halfway across a stream, a power-house with its upper end closed and inclined towards the upstream, gated inlet openings on the side of the power-house, gates that control the inlet openings, and a water-wheel on the stream side of the power-house.
Date: December 4, 1894
Creator: Vernon, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Prod Pole (open access)

Electric Prod Pole

Patent for electric prodding pole used for corraling animals.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Smith, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pocket-Knife. (open access)

Pocket-Knife.

Patent for a pocket knife that includes a wet stone built into its detachable handle. The handle may be taken off in order for the user to sharpen retractable blades attached to the pocket knife. This improvement upon the pocket knife design may be employed to the handle portion of any knife such as butcher knives or hunting knives.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Irick, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Device. (open access)

Hoisting Device.

Patent for an inexpensive device that is meant to hoist, lift, or extract stumps, stones, or other heavy objects. It also stretches wire and can act as a vehicle jack.
Date: December 19, 1893
Creator: Hagelstein, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road Grader and Scraper. (open access)

Road Grader and Scraper.

Patent for a road grader and scraper, which is drawn by a traction engine.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Moon, Richard D. & Chamberlain, George N.
System: The Portal to Texas History