Resource Type

Antiseptic Shaving Outfit. (open access)

Antiseptic Shaving Outfit.

Patent for a more compact and improved version of an antiseptic shaving outfit, including illustrations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Braunstein, Aron
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Adjustable Feeder Valve (open access)

Automatic Adjustable Feeder Valve

Patent for fluid pressure regulation valves.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Hard, Raymond E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Bread Slicer (open access)

Bread Slicer

Patent for machine that can slice bread, cake, or the like.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: McLaughlin, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Door Fastener (open access)

Car Door Fastener

Patent for fastener for sliding on rail cars
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Campbell, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Filing Block and Sawing Board (open access)

Combination Filing Block and Sawing Board

Patent for jewelrs combination wood filing block, and a sawing board.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Stillians, Harry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Desk and Seat (open access)

Combined Desk and Seat

Patent for combination seat and desk for school installation.
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Bloomfield, Benjamin K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coop Support (open access)

Coop Support

Patent for support structure for chicken coops.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Clippinger, Levi
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Bag Emptier (open access)

Cotton Bag Emptier

Patent for a portable derrick, that can be easily lifted and emptied.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Brown, Odis A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for Cotton Chopper
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Wills, Saladin H.
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
Cotton-Harvester (open access)

Cotton-Harvester

Patent for a cotton harvester that aides in picking the most difficult part of cotton to pick by hand. Includes instruction and illustrations.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Ford, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvesting Machine (open access)

Cotton-Harvesting Machine

Patent for cotton harvesting machines.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Lightfoot, Exta
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cushion Tire. (open access)

Cushion Tire.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in cushion tires for vehicle wheels" (Lines 12-13), including illustrations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Gunn, Daniel G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off Lock (open access)

Cut-Off Lock

Patent for gasoline cutoff for motor vehicles. Allows for vehicle to be still in use or running when left unattended, but will prevent it from being stolen.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Reid, William O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Direction Indicator (open access)

Direction Indicator

Patent for direction indicators for vehicles
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Boberg, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Operating and Locking Means (open access)

Door Operating and Locking Means

Patent for improved locking means for sliding doors.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Freeman, Richard J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit for Wells (open access)

Drill Bit for Wells

Patent for drill bit for drilling wells.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Martin, Robert D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Circuit Breaker (open access)

Electric Circuit Breaker

Patent for circuit control apparatus that automatically opens the circuit when conditions are abnormal.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Nielssen, Steffen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Drafting Rule (open access)

Elevated Drafting Rule

Patent for instrument used in drafting and ruling straight lines.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Anderson, Andrew E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gage Cock (open access)

Gage Cock

Patent for gage cock.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Lang, Victor A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin (open access)

Gin

Patent for cotton gin
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin Saw Gumming Machine. (open access)

Gin Saw Gumming Machine.

Patent for an improved variation of a gin saw gumming machine with "an adjustable means for clamping the machine to varying diameters of space blocks on gin saws of varying diameters." (Lines 11-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Taylor, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Glass Casket (open access)

Glass Casket

Patent for casket constructed of glass.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: De Camp, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History