Cotton-Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton-Cleaner.

Patent for a cotton cleaner with beater arms attached to the shaft of the machine.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Destroying Insects (open access)

Apparatus for Destroying Insects

Patent for an apparatus for destroying insects. Illustrations included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Crow, William M. & Crow, Levi H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compressing-Machine. (open access)

Compressing-Machine.

Patent for a compressing machine for pressing plastic, cotton, and cotton seeds.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: Baade, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Caster. (open access)

Caster.

Patent for "casters, and more especially to those of that type employing a ball and anti-friction rollers," (lines 8-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1911
Creator: Taylor, Henry William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ariel Navigation (open access)

Ariel Navigation

Patent for an airplane which will maintain its balance in the air and can be easily maneuvered up and down and around in the air.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Nichols, Jack Lloyd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Appliance (open access)

Automatic Air-Brake Appliance

Patent for an automatic air brake appliance for railroad cars that activates if the car derails.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: Baxter, Joseph Sewell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ash-Pan (open access)

Ash-Pan

Patent for an ash pan for trains. Illustrations included.
Date: May 16, 1911
Creator: Spratley, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Holder. (open access)

Coin-Holder.

Patent for a coin holder, which holds a set of coins worth a specific amount.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Vandervoort, Freegift
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate or Box Forming Machine (open access)

Crate or Box Forming Machine

Patent for a crate or box forming machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 16, 1911
Creator: Nitschmann, Eduard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for a foot trap for catching animals known for their furs that will prevent the animal from gnawing the trap or his foot off.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Roberson, Elige L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Lamp (open access)

Automobile-Lamp

Patent for an automobile lamp that will rotate the direction the tires of the car turn.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Wogenstahl, Leo J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Switch (open access)

Automatic Switch

Patent for an automatic switch for railroad tracks.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: Pickle, Voyl C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clipping and Pruning Shears. (open access)

Clipping and Pruning Shears.

Patent for clipping and pruning shears that can have the blades taken off for sharpening.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: South, John P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for an animal trap. Illustrations included.
Date: May 16, 1911
Creator: Morris, Leopold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Manufacturing Carbureted Gas (open access)

Apparatus for Manufacturing Carbureted Gas

Patent for an apparatus that manufactures gas for illuminating and heat generating purposes, including instructions.
Date: May 15, 1911
Creator: Watkins, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Log-Measure. (open access)

Log-Measure.

Patent for a log measuring instrument that attaches to a log scaling stick.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Castro, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Walking Cultivator (open access)

Walking Cultivator

Patent for a walking cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Roper, Andrew Washington
System: The Portal to Texas History
Loading and Dumping Device. (open access)

Loading and Dumping Device.

Patent for a loading and dumping device for use in road building projects to load gravel or other materials onto wagons.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: Byler, Tilden J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a vehicle wheel for automobiles that is constructed to prevent the rim from moving out of line with the hub without being bulky. It is simple in construction and resilient enough to be a substitute for a wheel equipped with a pneumatic tire that has springs shaped so that they will not snap off when subjected to sudden jolts.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Tucker, Holling G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower. (open access)

Lawn-Mower.

Patent for a lawn mower that is easy to use and has long blades.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: Maldino, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap. (open access)

Insect-Trap.

Patent for a trap for insects such as those that feed upon crops including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Rea, George Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watch Charm (open access)

Watch Charm

Patent for a watch charm. This invention is designed to be interchangeable ornament charms or badges. Illustration included.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Simon, Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk cutter that attaches to a cultivator and will move up if it hits an obstacle.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Bird, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Feed (open access)

Steam Feed

Patent for a steam feed. This invention is designed "for sawmill carriages characterized by a steam cylinder, and a piston operating in the cylinder and having its rod connected to the sawmill carriage" (line 9-12). Illustration included.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Black, Lee Jackson
System: The Portal to Texas History