Preserving and Storing Building. (open access)

Preserving and Storing Building.

Patent for a preservation and storing building which uses ventilation and air purification to preserve perishable items. Includes a description of the building design and illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1902
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Touch-Regulator for Pianos (open access)

Touch-Regulator for Pianos

Patent for a touch regulator for pianos.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: Goggan, Michael
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hip Form and Stocking Supporter (open access)

Hip Form and Stocking Supporter

Patent for hip-forms and stocking supporters. This "invention pertains to hip-forms and stocking supporters for ladies wear; and it consists in combined hip-form and stocking-supporter the novelty, utility, and practical advantages" (line 8-12). Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Beeler, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator-Controller. (open access)

Elevator-Controller.

Patent for improvements to elevator-controllers, related "to a hand-power rope-elevator equipped with electrical operating mechanism and means whereby the elevator may be quickly and effectually controlled either automatically or manually" (lines 11-15), including illustrations.
Date: February 5, 1901
Creator: Dubinski, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Crossing Gate (open access)

Railway Crossing Gate

Patent for an automatic railway crossing gate. Illustration included.
Date: September 5, 1905
Creator: Miller, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non Refillable Bottle (open access)

Non Refillable Bottle

Patent for a non-refillable bottle. This is designed to prevent fraudulent substitution of material. Illustration included.
Date: July 5, 1904
Creator: Clavin, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nailless Horseshoe (open access)

Nailless Horseshoe

Patent for horseshoe with extended sides that will bend inward to fit the shape of the horse hoof and that will be secured by screwing on nuts to pre-attached bolts on ears pressed against the hoof. Invention is a light and adjustable shoe that can be put on without the use of nails and can be removed at any time.
Date: June 5, 1906
Creator: King, Alphonse
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Device for Headlights (open access)

Signaling Device for Headlights

Patent for a signaling device for headlights. This inventions is designed to allow moving lens of various colors to filter light. Illustration included.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Wessel, Fredrick
System: The Portal to Texas History