Ink-Bottle. (open access)

Ink-Bottle.

Patent for improvements in in bottles: "it consists, essentially, of a hexagonal or analogous polygonal shaped body having dip cups arranged adjacent to one and thereof at such angles as to regulate the flow by turning the body and bringing it to bear on different bases." (lines 12-17).
Date: October 19, 1897
Creator: Anderson, Alexander C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel. (open access)

Spring-Wheel.

Patent for improvements to vehicle spring wheels to replace pneumatic wheels, "embodying in its use relatively movable members having coil springs interposed therebetween whereby to secure the proper resilience" (lines 13-16) necessitating very few parts, including illustrations.
Date: October 4, 1921
Creator: Bush, Horace L. & Bryan, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Feeding Fuel to Furnaces (open access)

Apparatus for Feeding Fuel to Furnaces

Patent for device that aids in the separation of bolls and burrs in cotton ginning, and makes use of undesired material as a fuel for power.
Date: October 24, 1916
Creator: Williams, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Clamping Plate-Fastener (open access)

Rail-Clamping Plate-Fastener

Patent for a rail clamp for clamping the rail to the rail tie or joining two rails together. Illustrations included.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Willoughby, Alford Pervis
System: The Portal to Texas History