Comb-Cleaning Device (open access)

Comb-Cleaning Device

Patent for a comb-cleaning device which can be "secured to a wall, wires or cords being strung upon the bracket so that a comb may be stroked thereacross and cleaned &c., &c." lines 16-19
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Buchorn, Ben A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brake. (open access)

Brake.

Patent for a new brake design that forms part of the driving mechanism of a sewing machine. The design has been adapted to include a plurality of small rollers that exert different amounts of friction on brake wheels.
Date: July 13, 1913
Creator: Gaines, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Oil Mill Seed Huller (open access)

Cotton Oil Mill Seed Huller

Patent for a cotton oil mill seed huller. This invention is designed to prevent the breaking or drilling of knives by foreign matter. Illustrations included.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Kappler, John G. & Gaines, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Door (open access)

Car Door

Patent is for car door and support. It goes on to explain that the car door and support were created to serve as a means of forming an efficient rain-proof closure when the door is moved into closed position. Another object is to provide sufficient means for slide-able support for the door and locking mechanisms.
Date: March 27, 1915
Creator: Minton, S. F. & McClellen, R. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut lock with a spring locking mechanism that is designed to be simple and efficient.
Date: October 26, 1915
Creator: Moerbe, Herman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Game Apparatus (open access)

Game Apparatus

Patent for a folding game table apparatus for playing bowling type games.
Date: December 3, 1912
Creator: Warren, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History