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
Surgical Instrument. (open access)

Surgical Instrument.

Patent for a tonsilotome/enucleator for cutting the tonsils out during a tonsillectomy without injuring the pillars.
Date: August 3, 1909
Creator: Combs, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Lowering or Raising Drill Disks or Plows. (open access)

Means for Lowering or Raising Drill Disks or Plows.

Patent for a means of raising and lowering drill disks on plows to allow the machine to travel and not get tangled in obstructions such as underbrush or rocks.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Burks, William Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History