Basin-Protector (open access)

Basin-Protector

Patent for a flexible basin lining that improves sanitation in areas where washrooms are often-used and rarely cleaned.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Van Dunker, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Mechanism (open access)

Transmission Mechanism

Patent is for power transmission in motor vehicles. It is housed in one case.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Stillians, Harry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy Repeating Gun. (open access)

Toy Repeating Gun.

Patent for an improvement on toy repeating guns "which may be cocked and fired by manipulation of a single member and which embodies a magazine to receive a number of projectiles which automatically feeds by gravitative action into proper position to be projected by the striker or discharging member. " (lines 10-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Osborn, Carl B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Job Press Standardizer (open access)

Job Press Standardizer

Patent for job press.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: McMath, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Radiator Supporting Frame (open access)

Radiator Supporting Frame

Patent for support structure for car radiators.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Neveu, Frank A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Harvester (open access)

Cotton Harvester

Patent for improved cotton harvesters
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Cayo, Ernest P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scale Beam (open access)

Scale Beam

Patent for sclae beam that is used to weigh bales of cotton.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Gattis, Thomas W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Skirt Gage (open access)

Skirt Gage

Patent for device that marks the length of a skirt from a floor.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Watkins, Lou V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tank (open access)

Tank

Patent for a tank that filters.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Gartrell, Clifford E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Laundry-Extractors (open access)

Attachment for Laundry-Extractors

Patent for a time cut-off and brake attachment for laundry extractors for preventing accidents. Illustrations included.
Date: January 23, 1912
Creator: Moore, Robert Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Bicycle-Rest. (open access)

Adjustable Bicycle-Rest.

Patent for a new and useful adjustable bicycle-rest, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Wise, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Cleaning Dishes. (open access)

Apparatus For Cleaning Dishes.

Patent for new and useful improvements in apparatus for cleaning dishes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Wright, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cane-Header. (open access)

Cane-Header.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in cane headers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Easley, William Dudley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Scrubber And Mop. (open access)

Combined Scrubber And Mop.

Patent for the combination of a scrubber, a mop, and a water receptacle to supply the cleansing liquid to the surface that is being cleaned and it provides a mechanism for wringing the mop.
Date: January 23, 1912
Creator: Lee, Bryant
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Yoke Or Poke. (open access)

Animal Yoke Or Poke.

Patent for a new and useful animal yoke or poke, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Worley, Frank Athar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle. (open access)

Bicycle.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in bicycles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: White, Edward Y.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a new and useful wire stretcher, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Olson, John Lauris
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill (open access)

Windmill

Patent for a windmill. Illustrations included.
Date: January 23, 1912
Creator: Moon, Richard D. & Horne, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vine-Support, (open access)

Vine-Support,

Patent for a new and useful vine support, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Henry, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment (open access)

Plow Attachment

Patent for a plow attachment. This design has improvements for the foot portion of plows and cultivators. The attachment is easy to apply, and can be adjusted accordingly.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Clark, Samuel Houston
System: The Portal to Texas History
Submerged Current - Motor. (open access)

Submerged Current - Motor.

Patent for a new and useful submerged current motor, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Hardaway, Robert Early
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stop-Cock. (open access)

Stop-Cock.

Patent for a stop-cock adapted to be used with water service pipes. It features a key operable lock stop-cock whose parts must be manipulated at specific times in order to open the passageway.
Date: January 23, 1912
Creator: Suess, Walter E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
System of Subirrigation. (open access)

System of Subirrigation.

Patent for the improvement of a subirrigation system, which allows the prevention of the pipes being choked by pipes through the use of coiled pipes.
Date: January 23, 1912
Creator: Robinson, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine (open access)

Washing Machine

Patent for a washing machine. The design includes a plunger that reciprocates up and down in order to agitate the contents. It is operated by a foot-plate and is meant to be easy-to-use.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Moeckel, A. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History