Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn. Illustrations included.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Brown, Herbert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copy Holder (open access)

Copy Holder

Patent for a copy holder. This device is to hold copy for typewriters, compositors, etc. It also provides a copy holder possessing an adjustable indicating bar. Illustrations included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Newton, Marvin G. & Edwards, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an aeroplane. Illustrations included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Goodrich, Luman L., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chicken-Roost (open access)

Chicken-Roost

Patent for an improved chicken roost.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Conner, Joshua H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm. (open access)

Burglar-Alarm.

Patent for Buglar-Alarm. Adding protection to building windows.
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Ogle, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a wheel that uses tubes, springs, and cushions to absorb shock and creating a smoother ride for the passenger.
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Milam, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate-Clamping Machine. (open access)

Crate-Clamping Machine.

Patent for "improvement in crate clamping machines" (line 10), holding end boards and partition of crates to enable crate assembly.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: C. T. Dickson; Dickson, C. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Pilot. (open access)

Adjustable Pilot.

Patent for Improvements in Adjustable Pilot for locomotives
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Sledge, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Structure (open access)

Window Structure

Patent for a window structure. This invention includes upper and lower sash frames. Illustrations included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Hatzfield, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Line-Insulator. (open access)

Line-Insulator.

Patent for Line-Insulator for improvements telephone and telegraph line
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Meusebach, Otto C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Bit (open access)

Well Drilling Bit

Patent for a well drilling bit. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Byron, Marcus A. & English, Harry White
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two-Row Cotton and Corn Planter. (open access)

Two-Row Cotton and Corn Planter.

Patent for cotton and corn planters. The invention is for a two row type planter that allows for planting on "beds" or "listed" land.
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Henefield, John B. & Henefield, Edward I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink Fountain (open access)

Ink Fountain

Patent for an ink fountain. This invention is an improvement for the feeding of ink to platen presses. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Raymond, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Operating Mechanism. (open access)

Lamp-Operating Mechanism.

Patent for the improvement within the lamp operating mechanism for automobiles. The invention allows lamps to be turned on simultaneously by using the front wheels.
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Wogenstahl, Leo J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Working Barrel. (open access)

Pump Working Barrel.

Patent for a pump working barrel, construction of glass pump cylinder
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Kilburn, John Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Support for Telegraph and Telephone Wires. (open access)

Support for Telegraph and Telephone Wires.

Patent for a circular metal support for telegraph and telephone wires; including illustrations.
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Hoybook, Henry Levid
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Trough (open access)

Hog-Trough

Patent for a feeding trough for pig sties. Illustrations included.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Wilkinson, Duke A. & Austin, Ben A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fountain-Brush. (open access)

Fountain-Brush.

Patent for a fountain brush which allows for the attachment of a wiping cloth, and featuring a spring handle.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Shanley, Michael Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reflector for Spirit-Levels. (open access)

Reflector for Spirit-Levels.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Reflectors for Spirit-Levels" (lines 5-6), including specifications and illustrations.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Colbath, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street Sweeper (open access)

Street Sweeper

Patent for an improvement to street sweepers. "The object of the invention is to provide a device...for the purpose of sweeping up and collecting the refuse from the surface over which the machine passes and convey the same by suction into a receptacle and further comprehends a consuming furnace in which the refuse may be consumed" (lines 11-18).
Date: January 11, 1913
Creator: Ewing, Mary W. & Glover, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel (open access)

Resilient Wheel

Patent for a new and improved resilient wheels designed with a very simple, durable, and efficient construction to eliminate cushion or pneumatic tires to obtain desired resiliency and are intended to be used on trucks or other heavy vehicles.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Hughes, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel (open access)

Spring Wheel

Patent for a spring wheel. This invention is for vehicle wheels. It is designed to be adapted as a form of shocks.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Mathiesen, Marius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Register and Change-Returner (open access)

Register and Change-Returner

Patent for a fare collecting machine that also returns change.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Matthews, Louis T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Setting Tool for Brads &c (open access)

Setting Tool for Brads &c

Patent for a setting tool for brads that allows them to be easily placed in position.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Price, Thomas Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History