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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
Electric Signal System for Electric Cars (open access)

Electric Signal System for Electric Cars

Patent for signal systems for electric railways where wires arranged in connection with the signal lamps at the ends of the blocks and on the cars will be lit to signal caution. There will also be a signal within the car if another moving car in the opposite direction enters the same block.
Date: December 26, 1905
Creator: Adams, Edwin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch and Signal System (open access)

Switch and Signal System

Patent for a switch and signal system to be used for railroad signaling and to prevent trains on different tracks from colliding. (lines 12-22)
Date: December 12, 1905
Creator: Adams, Edwin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Signal System (open access)

Automatic Signal System

Patent for an automatic signal system for use with railways. Illustrations included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Adams, Powell O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a gate. Illustrations included.
Date: December 24, 1907
Creator: Aeschlimann, Adolf E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper, which cut the cotton into hills of equal distance apart.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Alexander, Winston B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand and Slime Separator and Classifier. (open access)

Sand and Slime Separator and Classifier.

Patent for a sand and slime separator and classifier for use in mining operations.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Allen, Charles
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
Machine for Catching Insects (open access)

Machine for Catching Insects

Patent for a machine for catching insects. This invention is designed for use on cotton plants. Illustration included.
Date: December 21, 1909
Creator: Anderson, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Alarm (open access)

Fire Alarm

Patent for a fire alarm. Illustration included.
Date: December 28, 1909
Creator: Andrews, Bolivar C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements to the turning-plow, with convertible attachments for other forms of plow.
Date: December 11, 1900
Creator: Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Guard (open access)

Cattle Guard

Patent for a cattle guard that will turn horses, cattle, mules, etc.
Date: December 3, 1901
Creator: Arnold, Eliphalet Lester
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy Fountain. (open access)

Toy Fountain.

Patent for toy foundation. It is "an improved form of toy fountain by which a column of water or other liquid may be discharged into the air from a suitable reservoir by pueumatic pressure" (lines 8-11).
Date: December 9, 1902
Creator: Attwater, Henry P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a cultivator with spring teeth that are stronger than ordinary cultivator teeth.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Baker, Alonzo L. & Baker, Russell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broaching-Press (open access)

Broaching-Press

Patent for a device used with metal-working machines that provides more efficient finishing.
Date: December 25, 1900
Creator: Baker, Jason A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tire (open access)

Vehicle Tire

Patent for a vehicle tire. Illustration included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Banks, Theodore E.
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
Combined Level, Grade, Distance, and Elevation Finder. (open access)

Combined Level, Grade, Distance, and Elevation Finder.

Patent for a tool that acts as a combined plumb and spirit level.
Date: December 19, 1905
Creator: Barclay, Charles B.
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
Railway-Frog. (open access)

Railway-Frog.

Patent for "a frog for crossing rails at switches or railway-crossings" (lines 8-9).
Date: December 25, 1900
Creator: Barry, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner. (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner.

Patent for crude-oil burner that has excellent combustion, it is simply constructed to to make it easier to use, and requires little or no attention. It is adaptable to be used in fire-boxes (cooking and heating stoves, furnaces, and ranges).
Date: December 2, 1902
Creator: Bateman, Talbot O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cultivator Attachment

Patent for a cultivator attachment. Illustration included.
Date: December 25, 1906
Creator: Bates, General Lowel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for a harrow that is easily adjustable to different situations.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Baumgarten, Johan Christian
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dust and Cinder Fender. (open access)

Dust and Cinder Fender.

Patent for a fender for railroad car windows that prevents the intrusion of dust and cinders into an open window while allowing window to remain open for light and ventilation. The device can be attached to either side of the car.
Date: December 11, 1900
Creator: Bell, Chester L.
System: The Portal to Texas History