Cook-Stove. (open access)

Cook-Stove.

Patent for a cook-stove, which has two ovens that can be used together or separately.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Turbeville, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lunch Box (open access)

Lunch Box

Patent for a lunch box.This invention is designed with a secured latching lid. Illustration included.
Date: November 5, 1912
Creator: Christian, Carl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid for Exterminating Grass or Similar Growths. (open access)

Liquid for Exterminating Grass or Similar Growths.

Patent for a new and useful liquid for exterminating grass or similar growths, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 5, 1898
Creator: Chapman, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rotary Engines. (open access)

Improvement in Rotary Engines.

Patent for Improvement in Rotary Engines concerning "the arms of the frame" (lines 9), which are powered by steam and "steam valves with arms" (line 17) including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: February 5, 1878
Creator: Evens, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch. (open access)

Railway-Switch.

Patent for a railway switch that has an oscillatory rail.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Hensley, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Former Attachment for Binders. (open access)

Shock-Former Attachment for Binders.

Patent for an improved attachment for binders "which will hold a number of bundles of grain and which will then deposit the bundles of grain in a field in a set-up position, thus forming a shock (lines 10-14).
Date: October 5, 1915
Creator: Miller, Jack E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Pickers. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton Pickers.

Patent for improvements in cotton pickers which require less labor than manual efforts.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Scheble, Eugene S.
System: The Portal to Texas History