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Bling Tenon (open access)

Bling Tenon

Patent for a metallic blind tenon. The end of a blind slat to pivot the slat in the frame of the blind. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1908
Creator: Miller, Charles, of Del Rio, Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Street Car Sign (open access)

Advertising Street Car Sign

Patent for an advertisement sign located on the top of street cars. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1908
Creator: King, Alphonse
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belt (open access)

Belt

Patent for an apparel belt. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1908
Creator: Reynolds, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway-Switch (open access)

Automatic Railway-Switch

Patent for an improved automatic railway switch based on an earlier model made by the same person. Illustrations included.
Date: February 11, 1908
Creator: McGee, Richard M. & Jones, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conveyer (open access)

Conveyer

Patent for a conveyer system in use with threshing machines. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1908
Creator: Richmond, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Boiler-Feed (open access)

Automatic Boiler-Feed

Patent for a steam boiler which automatically fills the boiler with water to the proper levels and keeps the levels steady.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Twombly, Harry Denny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Working Tool. (open access)

Wire-Working Tool.

Patent for wire working tool for attaching couplings to hoses.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Glenn, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for a trap. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1908
Creator: McEachern, John Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train-Pipe Coupling. (open access)

Train-Pipe Coupling.

Patent for a coupling for trains air brake hoses/pipes, which automatically connects when train cars are put together.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Felkner, William G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Furnace. (open access)

Portable Furnace.

Patent for a portable coal burning furnace for use in cooking in pots that can be adjusted for different size pots.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Ruhmann, Gustav E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hopple. (open access)

Hopple.

Patent for a hopple, which keeps the beams of a cultivator in place.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Gilbert, Edward Leslie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Firing Mechanism for Guns. (open access)

Firing Mechanism for Guns.

Patent for a firing mechanism for double barrel shotguns, which allows the barrels to be shot in any order by pulling the trigger twice in succession.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Blocker, John Rufus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saddletree-Bar and Steel Fork. (open access)

Saddletree-Bar and Steel Fork.

Patent for a saddle-tree and steel fork, which allow the rider to have a firmer grip and allows air flow under saddle seat.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Wroe, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint, Chair, and Tie. (open access)

Rail Joint, Chair, and Tie.

Patent for simple, reliable and efficient means to prevent the rails from spreading or sinking at the joins. Also to provide a metal tie designed to pass through the rail chairs at the rail joints.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Frampton, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil and Water Well Strainer (open access)

Oil and Water Well Strainer

Patent for a well strainer for oil or water wells which strains out sand or other substances before the oil or water reaches the top of the well.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rowing Appliance. (open access)

Rowing Appliance.

Patent for a rowing appliance, which allows the oarsman of a boat to face toward the bow and see where the boat is traveling.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: James, William Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow. This plow is equipped with a cutter or knife that follows the furrow to guide the plow blade. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1908
Creator: McCasland, Charles K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a cultivator, which reduces the risk of breaking the cultivator when obstructions are met in the soil.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Lancaster, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History