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Case for Tourists' Glasses
Patent for a case for tourists' glass which allows the glass to be easily taken in and out.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Faehrmann, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chuck.
Patent for a chuck used with a jewelers lathe to hold watch crystals in place while cutting them down to size.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Bruton, David A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Interrupter.
Patent for an electrical interrupter for dividing charges of electricity into intervals.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folder for Cotton-Presses.
Patent for a folder for cotton presses, which has better reciprocating rollers than previous versions.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Jordan, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame and Trace Connector.
Patent for a hame and trace connector with an "improved pivoted or jointed connection between the ends of the trace connector and the hame"(lines 16-18).
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Brents, William Rufus & Gunn, William Parks
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness.
Patent for a harness, which leaves the animal's limbs free and is cleaner and easier to use.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Holder, William Jefferson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle-Tip.
Patent for a nozzle tip for fire hoses, which allows water to be sprayed in all directions and requires less effort to use.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Bideker, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plug for Lubricator-Cups.
Patent for a lubricator cup and plug system typically used with rods and crank pins. The improvements prevent plug loss and alter the cup to be “readily placed in position or removed therefrom and the plug can be adjusted as required” (lines15-18). Includes illustrations and detailed part description.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
McDonald, Al
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Cross-Tie.
Patent for a railway cross-tie with concrete and metal parts, which is adjustable to different gages.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Drane, Frank N. & Drane, Hugh A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Supporting-Stake.
Patent for a stake for supporting tomato plants, which has wire coils on a stake with cords that wrap around the plant and then attach to the coils.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Ford, John Owen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train-Order Signal.
Patent for a train order signal device, which sets off an alarm or signal when the train order pad is removed, which cannot be turned off until the pad is replaced.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Van Zandt, Luther H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which cuts the stalks with a sliding cut and has multiple blades that are adjustable.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Henry, Reeves
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cultivator Attachment.
Patent for a cotton cultivator attachment, which allows sections of plants to be left intact or plowed under as desired.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Connell, Alexander Hardee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Glass Holding Attachment for Bottles
Patent for a device that holds a glass while hanging from a bottle. Illustration included.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Hopkins, William King
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide.
Patent for an insecticide for boll weevils, which is made of oil of sassafras, chalk, water, and sulfate of magnesia.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Taylor, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insertible Saw-Tooth.
Patent for an insertible saw tooth, which does not require the use of a separate holder.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Askins, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack.
Patent for a lifting jack for car trucks.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Berge, Emil Herman Zum
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lineman's Portable Telegraph and Telephone Pole Seat.
Patent for a seat for linemen when stringing telegraph or telephone poles, which has clamps that go around the pole.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Troell, Charles T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magazine Rifle
Patent for a magazine rifle. This invention consists of a combined breech block and cartridge carrier. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Catron, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Poultry-Greaser.
Patent for a poultry greaser, which allows the application of insecticide to chickens while they are eating.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Wilson, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint.
Patent for a rail joint that reduces the shaking and noise when a train passes over it by keeping the track in alignment.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Collier, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine
Patent for a rotary engine. This invention is a rotary steam engine. It consists of a cylinder, rotatable drum, and pistons. Illustration included.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Hopper, James F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stone-Drilling Machine.
Patent for a stone drilling tool, which has water automatically flowing through it.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Weiss, Adolf
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Strain-Relieving Attachment for Telegraph-Keys.
Patent for a strain relieving attachment for telegraph keys, which allows Morse code letters made up of dots and dashes to be typed with one key stroke rather than multiple ones, reducing strain on the key and operator and getting rid of extra spaces in the message.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Teachworth, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History