Automatic Railway Switch. (open access)

Automatic Railway Switch.

Patent for providing the means for a switch to be actuated which will allow trains to enter or exit a siding of the track.
Date: January 22, 1918
Creator: Gullion, Robert, A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener. (open access)

Can-Opener.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Can-Openers." (line 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 9, 1909
Creator: Davis, James Walter & McBee, Marshall E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Loading Baggage (open access)

Device for Loading Baggage

Patent for the description and illustration of an "improved device for lifting baggage such as trunks or other articles, in loading and unloading them form cars, platforms or other locations"(lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations. Patent for a new lifting device design with different size baggage, including illustrations.
Date: January 3, 1893
Creator: Samuel Richard Heidelberg
System: The Portal to Texas History
Handling Machine for Baskets (open access)

Handling Machine for Baskets

Patent for a handling machine for baskets. This invention is designed to form wire handles to baskets. Illustrations included.
Date: January 4, 1910
Creator: Haberle, Fred Leopold
System: The Portal to Texas History