Bottle-neck (open access)

Bottle-neck

Patent for "an improved neck for bottles and jars; and it consists, essentially, of a notch formed on each side of the cork to enable the fingers of the operator to obtain a firm grip thereon in order to extract same." (lines 8-12)
Date: April 10, 1906
Creator: Huffer, Tilghman A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Planter. (open access)

Cotton Planter.

Patent for an improvement in cotton-planters.
Date: April 5, 1881
Creator: McFall, Mark M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disk Plow (open access)

Disk Plow

Patent for disk plow. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Leuty, Clyde Clifford
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter (open access)

Engine-Starter

Patent for an engine starter that prevents backfiring.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Everly, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gang Plow (open access)

Gang Plow

Patent for a gang plow. This invention allows for the attachment of several plows might be towed to till large areas of land. Illustration included.
Date: April 4, 1905
Creator: Ray, Fellix Griffin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for centrally pivoting gates that can "be readily opened and closed from a vehicle or from on horseback" (lines 13-14).
Date: April 26, 1892
Creator: Pearce, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Driven Header and Binder (open access)

Motor-Driven Header and Binder

Patent for a mechanically driven header and binder tool that can be mounted to a tractor for use in large-scale agricultural harvesting, with illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Swofford, Marvin L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shocker Attachment for Harvesters (open access)

Shocker Attachment for Harvesters

Patent for a shocker attachment for harvesters. Illustration included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Fritz, Emanuel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Walking Seed-Planter (open access)

Walking Seed-Planter

Patent for an improved walking seed-planter.
Date: April 19, 1881
Creator: Thomas, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a washing machine composed of a suds box, a stationary rubber piece, and rubber rollers.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Thompson, Henry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Clip (open access)

Wire-Fence Clip

Patent for a clip for wire fences. Illustration included.
Date: April 30, 1907
Creator: Howard, Mentor
System: The Portal to Texas History