Apparatus for Separating Cotton from its Seed (open access)

Apparatus for Separating Cotton from its Seed

Patent for an apparatus for separating cotton from its seed that uses heat and air to separate the cotton.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Myers, Absalom G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Scale (open access)

Automatic Weighing-Scale

Patent for improvements in automatic weightlifting scales. The modifications aim to facilitate the weighting of materials in bulk.
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closet-Flushing Mechanism. (open access)

Closet-Flushing Mechanism.

Patent for a water closet flushing mechanism, which prevents the water from standing in the toilet bowl where it is liable to freeze in cold weather.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Parker, Thomas H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Automobile Tail-Light and Illuminated Number. (open access)

Combined Automobile Tail-Light and Illuminated Number.

Patent for a combined automobile tail-light and illuminated frame for the number of the car.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Stafford, Frederick S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin. (open access)

Gin.

Patent for improved cotton gins through the "construction and arrangement of the roll box and the ginning devices" (lines 11-12).
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Transmitting Sound-Waves (open access)

Apparatus for Transmitting Sound-Waves

Patent for transmitting sound waves by magnetic induction and to "furnish an apparatus by which these different vibrations can be heard at the receiving end" (lines 20-22). Includes descriptions and illustrations.
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: Harvey, Fred Brown
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton-Cleaner.

Patent for a cotton cleaner with beater arms attached to the shaft of the machine.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Hay-Press (open access)

Automatic Hay-Press

Patent for an automatic hay press that ties three sides of the bale while in the press and the fourth outside of it.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Parvin, William S. & Muse, Warwick J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane. (open access)

Aeroplane.

Patent for an aeroplane with a propeller, which is "pivotally mounted and adjustable into different positions relative to the planes in order to produce either a rising movement or thereof or a driving movement in a horizontal or other plane" (lines 26-30).
Date: September 19, 1911
Creator: Andrae, Ernest H.; Andrae, E. H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copy Holder (open access)

Copy Holder

Patent for a copy holder for use while typewriting. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Ireland, Ward S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a hoe-supported cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: Carter, James F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brush-Cylinder for Cotton-Gins. (open access)

Brush-Cylinder for Cotton-Gins.

Patent for brush cylinders for cotton gins which when clamped have no need to be further secured or fastened.
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airship (open access)

Airship

Patent for a dirigible airship for aerial navigation, "to provide the balloon or gas bag with aeroplanes which serve to steady the balloon during the flight of the ship, and to increase the lifting power of the balloon when the ship is under motion, the arrangement being such as to enable said aeroplanes to be converted into a parachute, should the balloon or gas bag become deflated" (lines 20-28).
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Keller, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Piano (open access)

Automatic Piano

Patent for an automatic piano that can play longer and is more compact than previous models.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Stauffer, Floyd F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Cowl. (open access)

Chimney-Cowl.

Patent for an elbow-shaped chimney cowl that is simple yet durable, which may be attached to chimneys of various sizes. It It has a vane that enables the cowl to turn and send smoke in the direction the wind is blowing. It also has a screen to cover the opening, which will prevent large sparks or partially burned materials from exiting the chimney.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Powell, John T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Diaphragm Face Plates (open access)

Attachment for Diaphragm Face Plates

Patent for an attachment for diaphragm face plates. Illustration included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Labadie, Victor
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brush. (open access)

Brush.

Patent for brush used to add adjustable sized stripes onto vehicles and to add lettering onto signs. The brush contains its own paint reservoir.
Date: September 10, 1911
Creator: Penn, George Rollins; Penn, G. R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Railway-Tie and Rail-Clamp. (open access)

Combined Railway-Tie and Rail-Clamp.

Patent for a combined railway tie and rail clamp, which is made of metal rather than wood.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Finley, Jefferson L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Corner Brace and Hinge for Screens (open access)

Combined Corner Brace and Hinge for Screens

Patent for combined corner brace and hinge for screens. Illustration included.
Date: June 12, 1911
Creator: Kirk, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Pipes (open access)

Attachment for Pipes

Patent for an attachment for pipes. Illustration included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Charles, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction (open access)

Building Construction

Patent for a reinforced building construction material.
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Harry, Owen K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1911 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 27, 1911
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1911 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 3, 1911
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1911 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 17, 1911
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History