Veneer-Bending Machine (open access)

Veneer-Bending Machine

Patent for improving veneer bending through a slower process which allows the entirety of the veneer to be heated.
Date: September 30, 1902
Creator: Aber, Edgar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Siphon (open access)

Automatic Siphon

Patent for an automatic siphon. This invention is intended to for the purpose of draining cellars and basements. Illustration included.
Date: September 25, 1906
Creator: Ackley, George D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack. (open access)

Lifting-Jack.

Patent for an improved lifting jack, which "can be quickly placed beneath the axle of a vehicle and easily removed therefrom" (lines 14-16).
Date: September 1, 1903
Creator: Adair, Benjamin Lockett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper (open access)

Stalk-Chopper

Patent for a stalk chopper that chops weeds, vines, and stalks into smaller pieces or kills them in order for the ground beneath to be readily cultivated.
Date: September 30, 1902
Creator: Adamson, William Levi
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Setting Implement. (open access)

Tire-Setting Implement.

Patent for a tire setting tool, which resembles tongs for forcing the tire onto a metal vehicle wheel.
Date: September 17, 1907
Creator: Allison, James Rufus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heading Holder Attachment for Type Writers (open access)

Heading Holder Attachment for Type Writers

Patent for a head holder attachment for type writers. This invention is for the purpose to make a removable attachment that holds prearranged headings.
Date: September 22, 1903
Creator: Ambrose, Jennings Grant
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle (open access)

Bottle

Patent for a a nursing bottle employing a jacket designed to hold the parts of the bottle together. Illustration included.
Date: September 18, 1906
Creator: Anderson, Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Surveying Instruments (open access)

Attachment For Surveying Instruments

Patent for attachment for surveying instruments. Illustrations included.
Date: September 6, 1904
Creator: Armstrong, Edward R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hand Plow Propeller (open access)

Hand Plow Propeller

Patent for hand plow propeller. Illustration included.
Date: September 6, 1904
Creator: Avant, Leonidas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring (open access)

Spring

Patent for a spring for footwear that helps facilitate foot movement such as walking, running, jumping, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: September 8, 1908
Creator: Backermann, Henry G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool (open access)

Combination-Tool

Patent for a multi-purpose tool to open barrels and similar closed items, to remove staples and nails in construction, including illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1903
Creator: Baggett, Robert A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Device (open access)

Fishing Device

Patent fora fishing device. This invention is designed for surface and deep water trolling. Illustration included.
Date: September 4, 1906
Creator: Barnes, Edwin & Barnes, Barney Dack
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hot Box Cooler and Oiler (open access)

Hot Box Cooler and Oiler

Patent for a hot box cooler and oiler. This device is for cooling and lubricating journal boxes of railway cars. Illustration included.
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: Barnes, Ned Eastman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clevis (open access)

Clevis

Patent for a clevis. This invention is designed to connect with gang plows allowing vertical and lateral movement. Illustration included.
Date: September 10, 1907
Creator: Barnett, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer. (open access)

Well-Strainer.

Patent for a well strainer, which has wire screen that is wound around the form without the use of soldering.
Date: September 17, 1907
Creator: Basye, Edwin J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence (open access)

Fence

Patent for fence improvements, "especially to a wire fence made, preferably, of plain strands of wire horizontally disposed and drawn toward one another by means of short pieces of wire which are twisted about the horizontal wires line" (lines 15 – 20) illustrations included.
Date: September 18, 1900
Creator: Bateman, Eugene E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Trousers Stretchers And Coat Hanger (open access)

Combined Trousers Stretchers And Coat Hanger

Patent for a combined trousers stretcher and coat hanger. Illustration included.
Date: September 11, 1906
Creator: Bedinger, Singleton Berry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Operated Signal (open access)

Fluid-Operated Signal

Patent for a fluid operated signal with illustrations. The device would allow communication between a train engineer and a caboose conductor through a device that utilizes the fluid-pressure brake system of the freight train.
Date: September 30, 1902
Creator: Bell, Chester L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Lifting-Jack (open access)

Railway-Track Lifting-Jack

Patent for "an improved device of this character which is designed for heavy work, as in railway service, and at the same time to have the device comparatively light in weight in order that it may be conveniently carried from place to place" (lines 10-15).
Date: September 3, 1901
Creator: Bentley, George Francis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve For Oil Wells (open access)

Valve For Oil Wells

Patent for a valve for oil wells. This invention is designed to control the flow of oil during drilling. Illustration included.
Date: September 19, 1905
Creator: Bernard, Horace D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wood Column Turning Lathe (open access)

Wood Column Turning Lathe

Patent for a wood column turning lathe. Illustration included.
Date: September 10, 1907
Creator: Bible, Hunley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Attachment for Portable Cans (open access)

Pump Attachment for Portable Cans

Patent for a pump attachment for portable cans. This invention is designed to be a attachable/detachable pump for use with coal-oil cans. Its purpose is meant for the transfer of coal oil to lamps.
Date: September 29, 1903
Creator: Blackmon, Paul Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Puller and Holder (open access)

Pipe Puller and Holder

Patent for a pipe puller and holder for pulling and holding pipes from wells. Illustrations included.
Date: September 28, 1909
Creator: Blake, Samuel L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustration included.
Date: September 24, 1907
Creator: Boaz, Emery Hatcher
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History