Adjustable Trace Connector (open access)

Adjustable Trace Connector

Patent for an adjustable trace connector. Illustration included.
Date: January 5, 1909
Creator: Erwin, Agustin Reese; Burks, William D. & Burks, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap (open access)

Animal Trap

Patent for an animal trap, particularly desgned for rodents and birds, which is able to trap animals without having to be manually reset each time. Illustrations included.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Barron, Nathan J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beehive (open access)

Beehive

Patent for an artificial stone beehive. Illustrations included.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Ward, Hugh T.
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
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn designed for churning butter in smaller quantities and preventing foreign objects from entering. Illustrations included.
Date: January 5, 1909
Creator: Bland, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooler (open access)

Cooler

Patent for a cooler. Illustrations included.
Date: January 12, 1909
Creator: King, Susan M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coop or Crate. (open access)

Coop or Crate.

Patent for a collapsible coop or crate for transporting poultry with secure attachments when in the folded out position.
Date: January 12, 1909
Creator: La Bauve, Odelon J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coop or Crate (open access)

Coop or Crate

Patent for a folding crate used for transporting livestock. Illustrations included.
Date: January 12, 1909
Creator: La Bauve, Odelon J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin (open access)

Cotton-Gin

Patent for a cotton gin which removes lint with air pressure. Illustrations included.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Epps, Clinton Calvin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin (open access)

Cotton-Gin

Patent for a cotton gin which uses air blasts to clear cotton from the saws of the gin. Illustrations included.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desulfurizing Lima or Analogous Petroleum and Related Oils (open access)

Desulfurizing Lima or Analogous Petroleum and Related Oils

Patent for an oil distillate to desulfurize petroleum found in Lima, Ohio. Illustrations included.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Robinson, Clarence I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Exterminating Boll-Weevil (open access)

Device for Exterminating Boll-Weevil

Patent for an apparatus designed to exterminate boll weevils by distributing liquid insecticide along rows of plants. Illustrations included.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Mahanay, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dressmaker's Skirt-Measuring Device. (open access)

Dressmaker's Skirt-Measuring Device.

Patent for a measuring device and stand to locate the proper placement of tucks, ruffles, and trimmings on a woman's skirt.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Putney, Maggie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drip-Cup for Gas Water-Heaters (open access)

Drip-Cup for Gas Water-Heaters

Patent for a drip cup for gas water heaters. Illustrations included.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Donnelly, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Light Hanger. (open access)

Electric-Light Hanger.

Patent for an electric light hanger that attaches to the wall or ceiling and has a pulley system for moving it up and down.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Carter, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus for Wells. (open access)

Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus for Wells.

Patent for a fire extinguishing apparatus for oil wells, which diverts the oil coming out of the well into a pipe where the the lack of air puts out any burning oil and which can be put in position from a safe distance from the fire.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press (open access)

Hay-Press

Patent for a hay press that is built with a large capacity and operates with little friction. Illustrations included.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Guthrie, Marion D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher (open access)

Horse-Detacher

Patent for a horse releaser. Illustrations included.
Date: January 12, 1909
Creator: January, Moses Solomon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter-Tying Device (open access)

Letter-Tying Device

Patent for a package tie. Illustrations included.
Date: January 12, 1909
Creator: Greenwood, Bluford P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher (open access)

Mail-Bag Catcher

Patent for a mailbag catcher to be used with trains. Illustrations included.
Date: January 12, 1909
Creator: Peek, Joseph S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Catcher (open access)

Mail-Catcher

Patent for a mail catcher that obtains mail placed beside the road and automatically carries it to the door of the car. Illustrations included.
Date: January 5, 1909
Creator: Wehling, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail Delivery and Receiving Device (open access)

Mail Delivery and Receiving Device

Patent for a mail delivery and receiving device. This invention is designed for use whereby mail bags may be passed to and from passing trains. Illustrations included.
Date: January 5, 1909
Creator: Wehling, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plug for Repairing Hose (open access)

Plug for Repairing Hose

Patent for a plug for repairing hose. Illustration included.
Date: January 5, 1909
Creator: Monaghan, Alphosus Legouri
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Fastening or Chair. (open access)

Rail Fastening or Chair.

Patent for a rail fastening, which prevents spreading of the rails and tilts them slightly inward.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Nogle, Charles Johnson & Haas, George
System: The Portal to Texas History