Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator. (open access)

Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Patent for "useful improvements in combined cotton choppers and cultivators" (lines 10-11) including illustrations.
Date: July 30, 1907
Creator: Arnold, Willard M. ; W. M. Arnold
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Motor (open access)

Rotary Motor

Patent for a rotary motor. Illustrations included.
Date: October 30, 1906
Creator: Atkins, Samuel M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells. (open access)

Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells.

Patent for "an Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells." "The object in view is the provision of means for facilitating the change of an ordinary door-bell into a continuously-ringing alarm apparatus, while leaving the mechanism free to be changed back into its former operative condition as a door-bell."(Lines 10-15) Including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 30, 1902
Creator: Blakeney, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Third Seat for Vehicles. (open access)

Third Seat for Vehicles.

Patent for an extra third seat for vehicles, which folds up when not in use.
Date: July 30, 1907
Creator: Bond, Tom, Sr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baking Device. (open access)

Baking Device.

Patent for a machine that presses dough or other materials into a cup-shaped mold for evenly baked goods.
Date: March 30, 1920
Creator: Cressey, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type Writing Machine. (open access)

Type Writing Machine.

Patent for a type writing machine that is small and portable, including illustrations.
Date: December 30, 1890
Creator: Depuy, Gilbert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Fastener (open access)

Hame-Fastener

Patent for an improved hame fastener, including illustration.
Date: July 30, 1901
Creator: Dodson, Roy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heating Attachment for Lamps. (open access)

Heating Attachment for Lamps.

Patent for a heating attachment for lamps, which captures the heat from the lamp and allows its use for heating the room or for warming up small items such as tea.
Date: March 30, 1909
Creator: Drew, James Cloyd
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Illuminated Sign and Operating Means Therefor (open access)

Illuminated Sign and Operating Means Therefor

Patent for an illuminated sign and how to operating means. Illustration included.
Date: October 30, 1906
Creator: Dunkle, George Harvey
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Striking Mechanism for Stenographic Writing-Machines. (open access)

Striking Mechanism for Stenographic Writing-Machines.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Striking Mechanism for Stenographic Writing-Machines, of which the following is a specification. Our invention relates to stenographic typewriting machines, and relates more particularly to a striking mechanism for such machines" (lines 6-13).
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Writing-Machine. (open access)

Writing-Machine.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Writing-Machines, of which the following is a specification. Our invention relates to stenographic writing machines and particularly to a ribbon feed and reverse for such machines" (lines 6-11).
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inlet-Grate (open access)

Inlet-Grate

Patent for an improved inlet grate, which has a supporting frame. This inlet grate will not be displaced by traffic or other disturbances.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Fairtrace, George D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench that has a fixed jaw and an adjustable slidable jaw.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Fowles, Alfred T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planting Attachment for Plows (open access)

Planting Attachment for Plows

Patent for planting attachment for plows. Illustration included.
Date: August 30, 1904
Creator: Gordon, Duncan
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pencil Holder and Sharpener. (open access)

Combined Pencil Holder and Sharpener.

Patent for a combined pencil holder and sharpener, which uses the sharpener as a pencil cap.
Date: November 30, 1909
Creator: Haase, Conrad H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slat-and-Wire Fence-Machine. (open access)

Slat-and-Wire Fence-Machine.

Patent for a simple and compact wire-fence machine that can be hand operated and aids in the construction of a wire fence. The machine stretches and maintains tension while twisting and securing the wire to a post. The machine also twists wires together.
Date: January 30, 1894
Creator: Haley, Anslem J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frame-Lifting Device for Disk Plows or Similar Implements. (open access)

Frame-Lifting Device for Disk Plows or Similar Implements.

Patent for "improvements in disk plows and similar implements, and especially to means employed for raising and lowering the frames of said plows in order to regulate the depth of the furrow" (lines 9-13).
Date: October 30, 1900
Creator: Hendon, Walter Preston
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photographic-Printing Machine. (open access)

Photographic-Printing Machine.

Patent for photographic printing machine with improvements specifically for souvenir photo cards.
Date: December 30, 1913
Creator: Higginbotham, Judson L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Cooker. (open access)

Fruit-Cooker.

Patent for a fruit cooker for home use that can be heated with wood or coal and has a damper inside to change where the heat is concentrated.
Date: April 30, 1907
Creator: Holbrook, Milo Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Digger (open access)

Post Hole Digger

Patent for machine that digs holes for posts for construction.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Holsomback, Lee N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Removing Coatings (open access)

Composition for Removing Coatings

Patent for a coating remover, made by mixing an alkali, an oxidizing agent, a solvent, and another chemical to prevent water evaporation.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome Nichols; Smith, Walter K. & Oliger, J. D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Key-Bar. (open access)

Key-Bar.

Patent for key-bars for use on type-writers and cash-registers.
Date: October 30, 1900
Creator: Irish, Gilbert H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Presses.

Patent for a new and improved baling-press including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 30, 1873
Creator: Jackson, Thomas R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Embroidering Attachment for Sewing-Machines. (open access)

Embroidering Attachment for Sewing-Machines.

Patent for an Embroidering Attachment for Sewing Machines that permits the movement of the material in any direction in order to improve embroidery designing.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Jacobs, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History