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Vehicle-Axle
Patent for vehicle-axle "with removable spindles which when they become worn may be easily and quickly removed and replaced by new ones." (lines 13-15); including illustration and instructions
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Andrews, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floating Body.
Patent for improvements to balloons or floating bodies in order to provide for a floating body "consisting of a flexible air or gas receiver, made to imitate or resemble animate or inanimate objects, so as to assume when inflated the shape of a human head or bust, birds, statues, animals, or any other desired object" (lines 14-19), including illustrations.
Date:
November 20, 1900
Creator:
Bailey, Edward Gray
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Railway-Truck Air-Brake Appliance.
Patent for a safety railway truck appliance, which automatically engages the air brake system if a car in the train derails.
Date:
August 31, 1909
Creator:
Bering, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Door For Freight-Cars.
Patent for a new and useful grain door for freight cars, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 6, 1900
Creator:
Boyers, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake
Patent for an invention that relates to innovations and improvements to railroad car-brakes.
Date:
May 28, 1901
Creator:
Boyers, Thomas Albert.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lister-Sweep.
Patent for a lister sweep for cultivators with improved teeth.
Date:
August 18, 1908
Creator:
Burns, John P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guard-Rail Clamp
Patent for a simple, durable and adjustable guard rail clamp for securing guard rails to the main rails of a railroad track "as at bridge approaches and opposite to frog points" (lines 11-12) without the use of drill bolt-holes.
Date:
November 28, 1905
Creator:
Butcher, Jasper; Thomas, James L. & Butcher, Jasper
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gymnastic Apparatus
Patent for "improvement in aerial revolving ladders for gymnastic purposes for use in theaters, circus-tents, etc." (lines 13-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 22, 1900
Creator:
Delmore, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree Connection.
Patent for a whiffletree connection which takes up all wear and prevents rattling, including illustrations.
Date:
February 13, 1906
Creator:
Dickerman, Oscar C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sad-Iron-Edging Machine
Patent for edging machine for removing rough edges from sad irons. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 6, 1909
Creator:
Dorsey, Royal H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sad-Iron-Facing Machine.
Patent for a sad iron facing machine, which grinds and polishes iron with a lateral movement rather than a straight one that speeds up the process and prevents gumming of the machine.
Date:
September 14, 1909
Creator:
Dorsey, Royal H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon
Patent for a wagon. This invention provides new and improved running gear. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 24, 1904
Creator:
Emberger, Ferdinand
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1904
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1901
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1902
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train Signaling System
Patent for trains that use an alarm system that alerts the engineer if there is an issue with the automatic air-brakes in any of the train cars. This alarm system allows for users in any car to alert the engineer and does not diminish the effectiveness of the air brake system.
Date:
June 12, 1906
Creator:
Gerard, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for a stalk cutter, which can cut two rows of plants simultaneously and keeps the cut stalks from jamming the machine.
Date:
August 6, 1907
Creator:
Harper, George Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Instrument.
Patent for a dental-instrument holder which suitable handle allows to hold a clamping rod firmly while reaching out the difficult cavities and surfaces during the teeth cleaning.
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
Harrell, Hardy B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene Gas Generator
Patent for acetylene gas generator. Illustration included.
Date:
December 11, 1906
Creator:
Hays, Parx Orr
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for an acetylene-gas generator that consists of “a suitable frame, a receptacle positioned within said frame, and a gas-bell” (lines 11-13), as well as a gasometer and carbide feed. As a result, the gas generator “will continually furnish dry, cool gas and at a substantially even pressure at all times” (line 22-24). Illustrations included.
Date:
June 4, 1907
Creator:
Hays, Parx Orr
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap
Patent for a trap for the catching of small animals that can also be applied towards large animals and marine life, with illustrations.
Date:
February 18, 1902
Creator:
Holland, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Hub
Patent for lightweight and sturdy metal wheel hub for wooden spokes, including illustration.
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Holland, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Seat.
Patent for creating a seat "to provide a spring-mounted seat for wagons which shall be strong and durable, not liable to become deranged by rough usage, which shall be comfortable for the rider, and which can be manufactured at a comparatively small cost" (lines 13-18).
Date:
February 18, 1902
Creator:
Holland, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spoon.
Patent for a spoon designed to avoid spilling liquids, including illustrations.
Date:
March 5, 1901
Creator:
Holman, Clara Belle
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History