Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for a harrow that is easily adjustable to different situations.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Baumgarten, Johan Christian
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin (open access)

Cotton Gin

Patent for a cotton gin. Illustration included.
Date: October 11, 1904
Creator: Bodungen, Clemens G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mote Board For Cotton Gins (open access)

Mote Board For Cotton Gins

Patent for mote board for cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Bodungen, Clemens G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Escape. (open access)

Fire-Escape.

Patent for improvements in fire-escapes by enabling the fire-escapes, “when not in use, to be compactly folded and arranged within a house or other building and capable of being quickly placed in position for use and of enabling persons and goods to be rapidly lowered to the ground with perfect safety.” (Lines 14-19) Illustration is included.
Date: April 8, 1902
Creator: Boettcher, Hermann
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Air-Brake. (open access)

Vehicle Air-Brake.

Patent for an air braking system that can be used on bicycles, tricycles or other vehicles. Illustration included.
Date: September 11, 1900
Creator: Donaldson, William John, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bastrop 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
Book Holder (open access)

Book Holder

Patent for a book holder to receive or hold a book or in position for writing
Date: March 12, 1901
Creator: Hackworth, Riggs P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for baling press for baling hay,cotton, and the like; is simple, durable and efficient.
Date: February 3, 1903
Creator: Heinrich, Ferdinand, L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. This device includes improvements that allow the machine's operators to control the movement and the position of the hoes of the cotton chopper.
Date: November 21, 1905
Creator: Jezek, Anton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Catcher (open access)

Insect Catcher

Patent for an insect catcher. This device is for catching cotton boll weevils. Illustration included.
Date: October 3, 1905
Creator: Krenek, Edward Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for a baling press. Illustration included.
Date: April 11, 1905
Creator: Kruse, William & Vanderwerth, Theodor M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Ticket (open access)

Railroad Ticket

Patent for railroad ticket. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1904
Creator: Lyon, Leonidas N. & Donaldson, Westbrook
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Railway Signaling System (open access)

Electrical Railway Signaling System

Patent for an electrical railway signaling system. Illustration included.
Date: August 22, 1905
Creator: Lyon, Leonidas N., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implement for Crushing Clods of Earth, &c. (open access)

Implement for Crushing Clods of Earth, &c.

Patent for a implement for crushing clods of earth, whose spikes can be held at different angles.
Date: February 18, 1908
Creator: Meinen, Diedrich
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan (open access)

Fan

Patent for a fan. Illustration included.
Date: July 24, 1906
Creator: Pochyla, Adolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Furnace. (open access)

Portable Furnace.

Patent for a portable coal burning furnace for use in cooking in pots that can be adjusted for different size pots.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Ruhmann, Gustav E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Furnace (open access)

Portable Furnace

Patent for a portable furnace to be used with pots and kettles. Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Ruhmann, Gustave E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for improvements of hay press to simplify construction and add locking device.
Date: August 29, 1900
Creator: Sherrer, August
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Coupling. (open access)

Automatic Air-Brake Coupling.

Patent for "coupling devices for connecting the air-brake hose of railway-cars" (lines 9-10) automatically, including illustrations.
Date: March 20, 1906
Creator: Simecek, Vaclav
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling (open access)

Car Coupling

Patent for a car coupling. Illustrations included.
Date: March 8, 1904
Creator: Simecek, Vaclav
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for a baling press. Illustration included.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Struve, Clemens A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pencil. (open access)

Pencil.

Patent for a mechanical pencil, which allows the lead to be extended by turning the cap.
Date: March 16, 1909
Creator: Vasicek, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-chopper (open access)

Cotton-chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper mounted on wheels.
Date: November 27, 1900
Creator: Walker, Millard F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie (open access)

Bale Tie

Patent for "a new and useful bale tie" (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date: May 14, 1900
Creator: Walker, Millard Fillmore
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History