Mop-Wringer. (open access)

Mop-Wringer.

Patent for a mop wringer inside a bucket, which is permanently attached below the mouth of the bucket and still allows for buckets to be stacked for storage.
Date: May 24, 1910
Creator: Atkin, Samuel Thatcher
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watering-Trough. (open access)

Watering-Trough.

Patent for a valve that controls the flow of drinking water from a reservoir or tank into a trough. It can be operated by domestic animals and automatically shuts off when they are finished drinking.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Atkinson, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Waterproof Car-Door. (open access)

Waterproof Car-Door.

Patent for a freight car door of "strong, durable, and inexpensive construction which will be water and air tight, and which will be practically indestructible in case of a wreck" (lines 17-20) including illustrations.
Date: January 1, 1918
Creator: Atkinson, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for an improved cotton-chopper, which includes a vertical swinging movement, as well as a wheel at its base which, and has a chopper shaft that may be depressed by the feet of the operator so that the chopper can operate even on uneven ground.
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Baker, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Drier (open access)

Clothes Drier

Patent for a clothes drier. Illustration included.
Date: April 19, 1910
Creator: Bird, Fred E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Marker (open access)

Land Marker

Patent for land markers that can be used as guides such as for planting.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Bland, Royal H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine (open access)

Engine

Patent for internal combustion engine.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Box, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine (open access)

Internal Combustion Engine

Patent for internal combustion engine.
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Box, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjusting and Locking Device for Skid Chains. (open access)

Adjusting and Locking Device for Skid Chains.

Patent for anti-skid chains for use on automobile wheels and tires which may be locked to prevent slipping.
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Boyd, James S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Supplementary Vehicle-Seat. (open access)

Supplementary Vehicle-Seat.

Patent for a supplementary vehicle seat for buggies, which is easy to attach and remove and is durable.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Brehan, Frederick F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press (open access)

Cotton-Press

Patent for a cotton press that operates slowly and requires minimum power. Illustrations included.
Date: January 18, 1910
Creator: Breihan, Frederick F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press. (open access)

Cotton-Press.

Patent for a cotton press, which can be run with either wormed gearing or beveled gearing depending on the pressure desired to be exerted on the cotton.
Date: March 8, 1910
Creator: Breihan, Frederick F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb Level (open access)

Plumb Level

Patent for a plumb level. Illustrations included.
Date: August 20, 1912
Creator: Brooks, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper, which attaches to a sulky cultivator.
Date: March 1, 1910
Creator: Bunnell, Marcellus Jackson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a vertical dash butter churn with a frame that allows for removal of the receptacle with dash parts still attached to the frame, including illustrations.
Date: March 25, 1913
Creator: Collins, Edward L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Punch. (open access)

Punch.

Patent for a punch tool used for cutting metal or other objects. The tool’s construction includes pivoted handles and an anvil block for efficient punching with “minimum application of pressure” (lines 13-14).
Date: December 30, 1913
Creator: Cuba, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Roof. (open access)

Metallic Roof.

Patent for new and useful improvements to the design of portable metallic roofs, including illustrations.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Draper, David F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wedge Cutter (open access)

Wedge Cutter

Patent for a device that cuts wood into different sized wedges. This is a device used in the construction industry.
Date: July 14, 1915
Creator: Echols, Elijah B. & Zindler, Herman J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly Catcher (open access)

Fly Catcher

Patent for the fly catcher. This invention comprehends the provision of a fly trap embodying a chute through which livestock may pass and have flies that circulate around them being scared or brushed off of them and causing them to enter a trap. Illustrations are provided.
Date: March 12, 1918
Creator: Girvin, Fitzhugh B. & Brady, Charles P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rule and Square. (open access)

Combined Rule and Square.

Patent for new and useful Improvements in Combined Rules and Squares which makes it "possible to form a rigid straight rule or one or more rigid squares" (lines 24-25), including illustration and instructions.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Grossman, Edwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn with a better support device than previous churns.
Date: April 12, 1910
Creator: Hyland, George Tolifaro
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grave-Filler. (open access)

Grave-Filler.

Patent for a grave-filler device that holds dirt from the grave and can be shifted longitudinally from the grave and be titled vertically to refill the grave.
Date: April 25, 1916
Creator: Imhoff, Louis P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cultivators &c (open access)

Attachment for Cultivators &c

Patent for a stalk cutter attachment for cultivators.
Date: July 2, 1912
Creator: Janosek, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for attachment for cultivators. The invention allows a cultivator's shovel to be spaced apart to facilitate the plowing of corn, cotton, and other similar products.
Date: November 28, 1911
Creator: Jez, Joseph M.
System: The Portal to Texas History