Snuff - Package. (open access)

Snuff - Package.

Patent for a new and useful snuff-packages for the retail trade. This design is to "provide a receptacle in which the snuff can be packed and kept in proper condition until used" (line 9 - 11).
Date: January 18, 1898
Creator: Shaw, Wilber S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brake for Street or Railway Cars. (open access)

Brake for Street or Railway Cars.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in brakes for street or railway cars.
Date: January 25, 1898
Creator: Hughes, Joel A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Gearing. (open access)

Speed-Gearing.

Patent for improvements in “gearing mechanism in which the speed or rotation of a drum or wheel is greatly increased through the intervention of gearing-wheels mounted upon a single shaft.” (Lines 11-14) Illustration is included.
Date: March 1, 1898
Creator: Scofield, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straddle-Row Cultivator. (open access)

Straddle-Row Cultivator.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in straddle row cultivators.
Date: March 8, 1898
Creator: Schofield, James Drummond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter. (open access)

Planter.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in cotton-planters.
Date: April 12, 1898
Creator: Schofield, James Drommond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed Conveyer. (open access)

Cotton-Seed Conveyer.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in cotton seed conveyer systems.
Date: April 26, 1898
Creator: Graber, Henry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevator, Cleaner, and Feeder. (open access)

Cotton Elevator, Cleaner, and Feeder.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in cotton elevators, cleaners, and feeders, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 24, 1898
Creator: Seifert, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Tight Heating-Stove (open access)

Air-Tight Heating-Stove

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in air tight heating stoves, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 31, 1898
Creator: Wilson, John Wesley & Wilson, William Wharton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Cultivator-Tooth Seat. (open access)

Adjustable Cultivator-Tooth Seat.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in adjustable cultivator tooth seats, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 7, 1898
Creator: Shofield, James Drummond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inflatable Tire. (open access)

Inflatable Tire.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in inflatable tires, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 21, 1898
Creator: Heelan, Lawrence W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Rack for Railway-Cars. (open access)

Adjustable Rack for Railway-Cars.

Patent for improvements on racks in railway-cars including more storage for smaller items, an adjustable rack for children or elderly persons to be able to reach without needing to stand on the car seat, a titled hinge that allows a rack to be pulled for ward and pushed back, and other improvements.
Date: August 2, 1898
Creator: Butler, Michael
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whip-Socket. (open access)

Whip-Socket.

Patent for "improvements in whip-sockets; and it consists in the novel arrangement and combination of parts." (lines 10-12).
Date: August 2, 1898
Creator: Seymour, Oliver E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton Elevator and Distributer. (open access)

Automatic Cotton Elevator and Distributer.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in automatic cotton elevators and distributes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 6, 1898
Creator: Wheeler, Houston J
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter. (open access)

Planter.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in planters, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 13, 1898
Creator: Shofield, James Drommond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Tank or Cistern (open access)

Knockdown Tank or Cistern

Patent for the construction of vessels to hold water for the purpose of lessening "the labor in handling and hauling them and to reduce the cost of shipping" (lines 16-17).
Date: October 8, 1898
Creator: Harry, Hugh W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chemical Fire-Extinguisher. (open access)

Chemical Fire-Extinguisher.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in chemical fire extinguishers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 11, 1898
Creator: Flatau, Louis S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Rein-Guide. (open access)

Design for a Rein-Guide.

Design for a rein-guide that has a main feature of a segmental-guide bar.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Johnston, Nathan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Spike. (open access)

Railroad-Spike.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in railroad spikes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Dodson, Roy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writing Machine. (open access)

Type-Writing Machine.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in type writing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 22, 1898
Creator: Wendelken, Frederick S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Saddle. (open access)

Harness-Saddle.

Patent for new and useful improvements in harness saddles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 29, 1898
Creator: Clark, Michael G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Planter, Chopper, And Cultivator. (open access)

Combined Planter, Chopper, And Cultivator.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in "combined cotton planters, choppers, and cultivators" (line 9-11).
Date: December 6, 1898
Creator: Albreekt, Niklaus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Card-Receiver. (open access)

Design for a Card-Receiver.

Design patent for a card-receiver that is marked by its peculiar shape and configuration of the box and its base or back board.
Date: December 20, 1898
Creator: Groce, Margaret B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Post. (open access)

Design for a Post.

Design for a post with hexagonally woven or meshed wire structure of tubular or cellular form.
Date: December 27, 1898
Creator: Flatau, Louis S.
System: The Portal to Texas History