Animal-Trap. (open access)

Animal-Trap.

Patent for an improved self-setting trap that can capture and kill animals while preventing them from reaching the bait.
Date: August 28, 1906
Creator: Sheridan, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Child's Garment (open access)

Child's Garment

Patent for a child's garment. Illustration included.
Date: December 25, 1906
Creator: Hanks, Edith & Anderson, George B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carpet Fastening (open access)

Carpet Fastening

Patent for carpet fastening. Illustrations included.
Date: February 27, 1906
Creator: Voelkle, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool (open access)

Combination-Tool

Patent for a combination-tool which includes a putty-knife and hammer and claw. The idea is that when one tool is in use, the other portion can be closed away.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Carlton, Thomas R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wood-Boring Machine. (open access)

Wood-Boring Machine.

Patent for a wood boring machine "which is especially adapted to bore holes of extreme length in columns or like structural members by cutting away only a portion of the wood forming hole in same" (lines 11-15).
Date: March 13, 1906
Creator: Bible, Hunley & Robinson, Lee A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher (open access)

Wire Stretcher

Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustrations included.
Date: December 11, 1906
Creator: Chisholm, Walter P. & Ladd, J. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss Bridge (open access)

Truss Bridge

Patent for a truss bridge. Illustration included.
Date: October 30, 1906
Creator: Inman, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Mixing Ingredients (open access)

Process of Mixing Ingredients

Patent for a process of mixing ingredients. This invention is designed to mix dry state materials to a level moisture to be used for making shale brick. Illustration included.
Date: September 11, 1906
Creator: Nash, Alexander Q.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swab Holder (open access)

Swab Holder

Patent for improvements in swab-holders consisting of a sectional box or cup containing fibrous material to apply a lubricating oil for the piston-rod to reduce friction and wear on the rod.
Date: July 10, 1906
Creator: Bruce. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Solid-Rim Wood Column. (open access)

Solid-Rim Wood Column.

Patent for a new construction for wooden columns that were previously produced by joining strips of wood together.
Date: February 27, 1906
Creator: Robinson, Lee A. & Bible, Hunley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for gate that uses a lever mechanism for operation while seated in a vehicle or on horseback. This invention allows the user to open and close the gate while seated. Illustration included.
Date: October 16, 1906
Creator: Baker, Guilford D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame and Trace Connector. (open access)

Hame and Trace Connector.

Patent for a hame and trace connector. "The object of the invention is to provide a hame and trace connection having means to prevent the parts of the same from becoming disconnected." (lines 14-17)
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Lindsay, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Rod Connection (open access)

Piston-Rod Connection

Patent for a connector between a cross-head and a piston-rod that reduces strain by using a double taper and binder elements in line with the thrust of the piston-rod to prevent fractures and breaks as a result of the end thrust.
Date: April 17, 1906
Creator: McElvaney, Charles T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reed-Organ. (open access)

Reed-Organ.

Patent for a cheap and simple reed-board that provides a uniform tone that is produced through the register or registers and allows the freedom of communication between the reed-cells and pipe or resonance cells.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Preston, Percy C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Skiving Machine (open access)

Skiving Machine

Patent for a skiving device. This invention is adapted to skive leather straps with intent for use as harness and belting. Illustration included.
Date: February 27, 1906
Creator: Emerson, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint (open access)

Rail Joint

Patent for a rail joint. Illustrations included.
Date: July 24, 1906
Creator: Wingren, Eric Peter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a plow improvement specifying the method in which the handle attaches to the beam of the plow. Parts of the plow are adjustable.
Date: February 6, 1906
Creator: Baker, Jefferson H.
System: The Portal to Texas History