Sewing Machine Table. (open access)

Sewing Machine Table.

Patent for a new and improved table for sewing machines. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the divided opening in the top, the bearing-bar extending across the same below its level, the hinged sewing machine plate or support, the hinged filling-section and its under-folding hinged extension, whereby the top may be entirely closed over the machine" (lines 20-27).
Date: July 26, 1881
Creator: Williamson, Weldon Jones
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements in plows so that it can be adjusted more easily while being overall easy to operate.
Date: August 26, 1890
Creator: Muesse, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sawing-Machine. (open access)

Sawing-Machine.

Patent for a new and useful sawing machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 26, 1899
Creator: Krenek, Ignatz
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mote Board For Cotton Gins (open access)

Mote Board For Cotton Gins

Patent for mote board for cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Bodungen, Clemens G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Dispensing Apparatus (open access)

Liquid Dispensing Apparatus

Patent for dispensing liquid, such as gasoline, to automobile owners without an assistant. The apparatus should not become inoperable after a short period of time, and could be called a self-selling gasoline station.
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Miller, Emil B.
System: The Portal to Texas History