Bale-Tie. (open access)

Bale-Tie.

Patent for a new bale tie made from metal, with "integral interlocking terminal portions" (lines 25-26), including instructions and illustration. The bale tie is "strong in character, constructed at small cost, of a minimum number of parts, and capable of easy and expeditious manipulation" (lines 18-21).
Date: July 11, 1916
Creator: O'Riordan, John Eldridge
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock Food. (open access)

Stock Food.

Patent for stock food that can be perfectly rationed, useful for feeding cattle and hogs, and useful for building up working stock. It is inexpensive and will not deteriorate.
Date: March 10, 1914
Creator: Eldridge, T. William.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burner (open access)

Burner

Patent for a "simple and relatively inexpensive burner" (line 9) for use in the kitchen with kerosene or other oil fuel.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Catron, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Loading-Machine (open access)

Loading-Machine

Patent for a new and improved cantilevered arm to load hay and other materials onto wagons and other vehicles.
Date: October 22, 1918
Creator: Senior, Oliver
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Stay. (open access)

Fence-Stay.

Patent for fence stays which have "novel and improved means for effectively bracing and spacing the wires of a fence." The invention "will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture, and at the same time, is simple in construction and operation."
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Benson, Autha C. & Benson, A. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for an improved window sash fastener that will "enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use" (lines 9-11), including illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Crandell, Frederick N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements in plows used for agricultural purposes with an illustration. This improvement in design is specific to "provid[ing] a plow capable of being adjusted to cause engagement thereof with the earth at varying depths" (lines 10-12).
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Marshall, Andrew Jackson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Bite-Tray. (open access)

Dental Bite-Tray.

Patent for a bite tray usable for an array of mouth sizes. The material provides better comfort in the mouth of the patient, as well as better comfort for the operator.
Date: March 30, 1915
Creator: Sanders, Mastin E.
System: The Portal to Texas History