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Gate Latch (open access)

Gate Latch

Patent for a gate latch. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Abernathy, James Rubin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Heater (open access)

Water Heater

Patent for a water heater. This invention relies on the heat of a smokestack of the oven to heat the water. Illustrations included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Allen, William Bell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn. Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Banks, Theodore H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Torpedo Receptacle (open access)

Torpedo Receptacle

Patent for a torpedo receptacle. This invention is an improvement for use with railroad lanterns. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Barnett, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Egg Preserving Compound (open access)

Egg Preserving Compound

Patent for a egg preserving compound. This invention consists of an air-excluding coating to prevent deterioration for an indefinite period.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Brown, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Trough (open access)

Feeding Trough

Patent for a feeding trough. This invention is designed to prevent the waste of feed by collecting the feed pushed out during feeding. Illustration included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Butz, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements in plow in which the plow can perform a variety of purposes and to obviate the necessity of employing more than one plow for accomplishing the same. The plow can be adjusted to run either on shallow or deep ground. Illustration is included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Campbell, John Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Pooling (open access)

Car Pooling

Patent for rail-car coupling. Illustration included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Carter, L. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm Gate (open access)

Farm Gate

Patent for a farm gate to open without dismounting. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Clarke, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame Fastener (open access)

Hame Fastener

Patent for a hame fastener. The function of this invention is to permit ready attachment to and the removal of. Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Dodson, Roy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Log Turner] (open access)

[Log Turner]

Patent for a log turner. This "invention relates to an improvement in nigger-bars used in connection with steam-cylinders to turn the logs on sawmill-carriages" (line 8-11). Illustration included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Edwards, Daniel R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device For Lifting Kettles From Stoves, &c (open access)

Device For Lifting Kettles From Stoves, &c

Patent for a device for lifting kettles from stoves. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Fitzpatrick, John Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastener (open access)

Fastener

Patent for a fastener. This invention is an improved design for "securing the eyes to traces or tugs or fastening stirrup-leathers together" (line 9-11). Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Gardner, Eugene Silas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Circuit Breaker For Storage Batteries (open access)

Circuit Breaker For Storage Batteries

Patent for a circuit breaker for storage batteries. This invention is an improved upon device, specifically as it applies to breaking the main circuit of the battery when the voltage reaches a minimum limit. Illustration included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Garrett, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tongue Attachment (open access)

Vehicle Tongue Attachment

Patent for a vehicle tongue attachment. This invention is designed to combine horse drawn and motor options for plows and other farming machines. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Gillespie, David Augustus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame and Trace Connector (open access)

Hame and Trace Connector

Patent for a Hame and trace connector. Illustration included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Goodman, Forest Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Electric Switch (open access)

Automatic Electric Switch

Patent for an automatic electric switch. This invention consists of a series of switches and a rotary switch run by electromagnetic key operating motor. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Guthrie, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Couch (open access)

Couch

Patent for a couch. This design is meant to be mouse proof. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Hardtmann, Julius R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spudding and Pipe Driving Machine (open access)

Spudding and Pipe Driving Machine

Patent for a spudding and pipe driving machine. This invention comprises "two oppositely disposed engines, a block and tackle for supporting either the spudding or driving mechanism, and means for imparting a jogging movement to the well rope to operate the drill or hammer" (line 13-18). Illustration includes.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Higgins, Pattillo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Apparatus. (open access)

Washing Apparatus.

Patent for a "new and useful Washing Apparatus" (lines 6-7) that decreases the cost and increases the efficiency of current washing machines by automatically circulating hot water and steam through the clothes.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Huffman, Wiliam Anthony & Huffman, Oscar Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Wrench or Clamp (open access)

Pipe Wrench or Clamp

Patent for a pipe wrench or clamp. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Hutchins, Charles N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen. (open access)

Well-Screen.

Patent for improvements in well-screen by providing a symmetrical strainer which having an exceedingly firm and rigid frame; it is constructed as to interpose the least obstruction to the straining operation. (Lines 21-25) Illustration is included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Karsch, George J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroying Machine (open access)

Insect Destroying Machine

Patent for an insect destroying machine. Illustrations included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Kelley, Michael C. & Terrell, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marker (open access)

Marker

Patent for a marker. This invention is for marking lines for planters, plows, and other farm implements. Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Kocks, John Barney
System: The Portal to Texas History