Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn with a power motor.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Holder, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reclining Chair (open access)

Reclining Chair

Patent for reclining chair. Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1908
Creator: Davis, Francis M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano Action (open access)

Piano Action

Patent for piano actions. This invention provides a connection between the bridle strap and the hammer butt of a piano action. Illustration included.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Deutsch, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine. (open access)

Rotary Engine.

Patent for rotary engine "of simple and compact construction, in which the pressure and expansive force of the steam or other actuating fluid may be utilized to the fullest advantage" (lines 10-13), with illustrations.
Date: June 5, 1906
Creator: Cagle, Carter M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tying Machine. (open access)

Bale-Tying Machine.

Patent for a bale tying machine that wraps and ties cylindrical bales, "especially for placing wrappers of jute or other bagging material around cylindrical cotton - bales" (lines 11-14) while holding the bale compressed.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Cagle, Carter M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Forming Round Cotton-Bales. (open access)

Machine for Forming Round Cotton-Bales.

Patent to improve automation for forming round cotton bales in baling presses, including illustrations.
Date: January 9, 1906
Creator: Cagle, Carter M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Molding Whetstones (open access)

Apparatus For Molding Whetstones

Patent for an apparatus for molding whetstones. Illustration included.
Date: November 29, 1904
Creator: Cameron, Neill C.
System: The Portal to Texas History