Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press. Illustrations included.
Date: February 15, 1910
Creator: McCallum, Wilks W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Child's Plate or Dish (open access)

Child's Plate or Dish

Patent for a child's plate or dish. It is designed to be secured to the shelf of the children's chair to prevent throwing. Illustration included.
Date: February 15, 1910
Creator: Matthews, Jennie C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lens Holder (open access)

Lens Holder

Patent for a lens holder. The design of this invention relates to holders for eyeglasses and spectacles. Illustration included.
Date: February 15, 1910
Creator: Chappel, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Sawmill. (open access)

Portable Sawmill.

Patent for a portable sawmill, which can be put on an ordinary wagon and pulled out to where timber is being cut.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Bryan, Gordon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rerailer (open access)

Rerailer

Patent for a rerailer for putting railroad cars back on the tracks.
Date: November 15, 1910
Creator: McGann, Thomas W. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Adjusting Umbrella-Holder. (open access)

Self-Adjusting Umbrella-Holder.

Patent for a self-adjusting umbrella holder that is worn on the body to allow the users hands to be free.
Date: November 15, 1910
Creator: Bell, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sluice-Gate. (open access)

Sluice-Gate.

Patent for a sluice gate that is tapered in shape.
Date: November 15, 1910
Creator: Creager, William M. & Harry, Thomas C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Piano (open access)

Automatic Piano

Patent for an automatic piano that can play longer and is more compact than previous models.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Stauffer, Floyd F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Gradually Changing Rotative Velocity. (open access)

Mechanism for Gradually Changing Rotative Velocity.

Patent for a mechanism for gradually changing rotative velocity on automatic pianos.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Stauffer, Floyd F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Condenser (open access)

Cotton Condenser

Patent for a condenser for cotton gins.
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton-Cleaner.

Patent for machine that cleans seed cotton before it is ginned by removing dirt, twigs, and other foreign matter.
Date: July 15, 1913
Creator: Patterson, Warren A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner. (open access)

Boll Breaker and Cleaner.

Patent for a boll breaker and cleaner with a casing with a pair of revolving cylinders with boll-breaking arms adapted to work with additional boll-breaking arms projected from rocking shafts in the lower portion of the casing. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1914
Creator: Hale, John W. & Galey, John I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for an improved version of a pump that includes two pistons in order to eliminate both intake and discharge valves.
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Sherman, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Pump (open access)

Air-Pump

Patent for an automobile air pump that can be power driven from a car motor. This pump can be driven from the rear wheel of a car.
Date: July 15, 1915
Creator: Causey, Thomas S. & Kelley, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crimping-Machine (open access)

Crimping-Machine

Patent for "a machine that crimps the edges of lids for lard pails and the like." (lines 8-11) including illustrations.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome Nichols
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Pumping System (open access)

Well Pumping System

Patent for a system used to pump oil from a non-flowing well.
Date: February 15, 1916
Creator: Stephenson, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amusement Device. (open access)

Amusement Device.

Patent for an invention relating to the amusement device. Advantages and illustrations of the invention and amusement device are included.
Date: May 15, 1917
Creator: Moore, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker. (open access)

Cotton-Picker.

Patent for a high-yield cotton picker that removes cotton from the bolls without damaging the plants.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Johnson, Frank Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Can. (open access)

Garbage-Can.

Patent for a spring-loaded trash can operated by a foot pedal. The device is intended for use outside in public areas.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Jones, Arthur John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device. (open access)

Locking Device.

Patent for "improvements in locking devices for motor vehicle steering wheels" (lines 10-11).
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Crawford, Jesse L. & Dunlap, Jack R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade Roller (open access)

Window Shade Roller

Patent for an improved window shade roller design.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Revier, H. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry-Decapitator. (open access)

Poultry-Decapitator.

Patent for a poultry decapitator that will not cause poultry pain, and will have the necks cut evenly in a quick decapitation.
Date: July 15, 1919
Creator: Rece, Frank S.
System: The Portal to Texas History