Gate-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Gate-Operating Mechanism

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Gate-Operating Mechanisms" (lines 4-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Wilson, Simeon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil or Gas Cooking-Stove (open access)

Oil or Gas Cooking-Stove

Patent for a gas or oil cooking stove. The gas or oil cooking stove is designed to save fuel, maximize utilization of heat, and eliminate the smell of gas or oil in cooking.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Seale, Jefferson W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Rod for the Rails of a Track (open access)

Tie-Rod for the Rails of a Track

Patent for a tying rod for railroad tracks. Illustrations included.
Date: September 12, 1911
Creator: Bzsan, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator (open access)

Elevator

Patent for an elevator.
Date: May 12, 1903
Creator: Ham, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a washing machine that has a cylindrical drum with heads, slats, and openings, a door with slats and cross-pieces, a stay that is attached to the bottom of a cross-piece, and a thumb-screw that is countersunk in the stay and holds it in place.
Date: November 12, 1895
Creator: King, Theophless J.
System: The Portal to Texas History