Bat-Former (open access)

Bat-Former

Patent for a cotton bat former that produces a bat of uniform size and weight.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Ball, Samuel M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper that can be used for cultivation.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Crow, Jesse J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buckle Connection. (open access)

Buckle Connection.

Patent for a new buckle connection design "which is peculiarly adaptable to harness" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Savage, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Wringers and Washing-Machines (open access)

Attachment for Wringers and Washing-Machines

Patent for an attachment for wringers and washing machines that allows the washing machine to be moved directly from the washing tub to the rinsing tub.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Flood, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete and Steel Tie. (open access)

Concrete and Steel Tie.

Patent for a concrete and steel tie that is durable and holds the rails in place.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Westing, Aighting
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compound for Destroying Boll-Weevil. (open access)

Compound for Destroying Boll-Weevil.

Patent for a compound for destroying Boll Weevils, consisting of Sulfur, Pine Tar, Asafetida, Pulverized Bluestone, Beaumont Oil, Extract of Tobacco, and a thick adhesive oil.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Armentrout, Richard B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Level. (open access)

Level.

Patent for a level that holds vials in place securely.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Smith, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tuning Instrument. (open access)

Tuning Instrument.

Patent for a tuning instrument that has interchangeable reeds and can find the fourth, fifth, and single tone of an octave.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vermin Exterminator for Poultry. (open access)

Vermin Exterminator for Poultry.

Patent for a vermin exterminator for poultry that discharges an insecticide onto the chickens as they come in and out of the chicken house.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Crawford, William Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for a trap for catching rats. Illustrations included.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Clark, William Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switching Device (open access)

Switching Device

Patent for a switch throwing device that can be operated from a train car. Illustrations included.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Gordon, Holland F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tankage and Manure Press. (open access)

Tankage and Manure Press.

Patent for a tankage and manure press that collects grease from waste meat materials.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Singleton, Joseph J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Apparatus. (open access)

Hoisting Apparatus.

Patent for a hoisting apparatus for use in cranes.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Fischer, Fritz, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shell or Projectile. (open access)

Shell or Projectile.

Patent for a "shell or projectile for firing from large guns...which can be discharged from the gun without danger of the dynamite exploding from the shock incident to the projecting explosive" (lines 8-9, 11-14).
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Murphy, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Trip-Foot-Adjusting Device. (open access)

Spring-Trip-Foot-Adjusting Device.

Patent for a spring trip foot adjusting device for cultivators.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Thomas, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Firearm (open access)

Firearm

Patent for an automatic gun which reloads itself.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Consentino, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Car-Ladder. (open access)

Safety Car-Ladder.

Patent for a safety car ladder for railroad cars that is easy to repair.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Saling, Marshall F.
System: The Portal to Texas History