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Bottle-Washing Machine (open access)

Bottle-Washing Machine

Patent for a machine that washes bottles. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Greer, Jesse Wade
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Exterminator (open access)

Boll-Weevil Exterminator

Patent for a boll weevil exterminator, which rids cotton plants and bolls of insects and exterminates them. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Watkins, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Oil (open access)

Apparatus for Extracting Oil

Patent for a device for extracting cotton seed oil which ensures even cooking of the seeds by constant stirring.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Lauerman, Vandy Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure for Oil-Cans, Jugs, &c. (open access)

Closure for Oil-Cans, Jugs, &c.

Patent for an invention used to prevent the loss of closures for cans, jugs, and various other containers. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Tabler, Guy T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner. (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner for home use, which has a steam generator which operates automatically.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Hoffman, Robert V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gland or Swab-Holder (open access)

Gland or Swab-Holder

Patent for a holder for swabs used for lubricating pistons, valve rods, and other similar devices. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Slaydon, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street or Station Indicator. (open access)

Street or Station Indicator.

Patent for "indicators for displaying to passengers in a car the names of approaching streets or stations" (lines 9-11) including mechanical specifications and illustrations.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Higgins, Polk Maderson & Lee Dolphia Harmes
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench (open access)

Pipe-Wrench

Patent for a pipe wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Lubke, Ernest F. & Reed, Edmund C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Producing Furnace (open access)

Gas-Producing Furnace

Patent for a gas producing furnace that is "highly efficient in the combustion of slack coal, lignite, and other gas producing material" (lines 12-14).
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Gamer, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutting Apparatus for Mowers. (open access)

Cutting Apparatus for Mowers.

Patent for a cutting blade for cutting tough weeds and stalks that attaches to a standard grass cutting lawnmower.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Needham, Walter Jackson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Attracting Flies (open access)

Device for Attracting Flies

Patent for a fly trapper. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Sims, Benjamin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History