Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper, which can operate in uneven soil and attaches to a cultivator.
Date: July 28, 1908
Creator: Allen, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a turning plow with "a wheel for operating in the bottom of the furrow in rear of the lower end of the standard, which...serves the purposes of an ordinary land side-plate..."(lines 10-13).
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Ausburn, John H. & Ausburn, Vivian
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conveyor-Bucket. (open access)

Conveyor-Bucket.

Patent for a conveyor bucket, which reduces waste of material.
Date: July 28, 1908
Creator: Barnett, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a nut and pipe wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Barr, George T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Generating System (open access)

Steam Generating System

Patent for steam generating system. Illustration included.
Date: July 21, 1908
Creator: Bebber, August W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a sliding gate with an improved track rail.
Date: July 28, 1908
Creator: Bohne, Fritz
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Joint. (open access)

Flexible Joint.

Patent for a flexible joint for rigid pipes that allows the pipes to be taken around a bend or moved around easily in the operation of a sand pump or hydraulic dredging machine.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Brown, Martin William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke (open access)

Animal-Poke

Patent for an animal poke which is worn around the belly of the cow or other animal, and pokes the animal when it pushes against a fence and has a hook attached to the back of the poke which will catch onto the fence if they try to go underneath or over the fence.
Date: July 28, 1908
Creator: Bush, Caswell C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector. (open access)

Plant-Protector.

Patent for a plant protector, which forms a canopy over young plants to protect them from the weather.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Caruthers, Martha J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Packer. (open access)

Cotton-Packer.

Patent for an improved cotton packer, which automatically restarts when it finishes a bale.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Cass, Eral B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machinery (open access)

Well-Drilling Machinery

Patent for a machine used to drill water, oil, and gas wells. Illustrations included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Ventilating and Expelling Water from Mines. (open access)

Means for Ventilating and Expelling Water from Mines.

Patent for a ventilation and water pumping system for mines, which pumps out water underground, removes foul air and gases, and keeps the mine supplied with fresh air through pressurizing the air in the mine.
Date: July 21, 1908
Creator: Durack, Patrick H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail Crane (open access)

Mail Crane

Patent for a mail crane. This invention is designed for the delivering sacks of mail to passing trains. Illustration included.
Date: July 28, 1908
Creator: Hagmann, Charles C. & Fitzpatrick, Jacob C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press with an improved plunger which returns to upright position automatically after pressing the bale.
Date: July 21, 1908
Creator: Hamilton, James William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Scraper. (open access)

Road-Scraper.

Patent for a road scraper for excavating, which "automatically returns to an upright position after having been dumped" (lines 12-14).
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Heyer, Friedrich
System: The Portal to Texas History
Track Fastener (open access)

Track Fastener

Patent for railroad track fastener. This invention is made of metallic track fasteners and uses a joint for meeting together the ends of the rails. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Hutchins, William Dennis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Switch-Operating Mechanism

Patent for a railroad switch operating mechanism that is operated from the train which can can close a switch accidentally left open.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Hyman, Henry F. & Hay, G. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Computing Machine (open access)

Computing Machine

Patent for a computing machine for addition and subtraction. Illustration included.
Date: July 21, 1908
Creator: Jackson, Joshua Terry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Veterinary Tool (open access)

Veterinary Tool

Patent for a veterinary tool designed to drenching, floating or treating animal teeth. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Jenkins, Thomas E. & Cator, Bert O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trick Amusement Device (open access)

Trick Amusement Device

Patent for a puzzle toy consisting of a lid and blower. Illustrations included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Judson, Fred I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Implement. (open access)

Cleaning Implement.

Patent for a cleaning tool for cleaning chicken coops, sidewalk edges, or removing ice, which combines a scraper/digger, broom, and brush and which fits in small spaces.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Kuettner, Max
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Paper Bags and Other Articles (open access)

Holder for Paper Bags and Other Articles

Patent for a holder for paper bags and other articles. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Laird, Edwin C. & Bedinger, Singleton B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Planter (open access)

Peanut Planter

Patent for an attachment for planting peanuts. Illustration included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Lanotte, Nicholas J. & Lanotte, Frank L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive number Plate and Holder Therefor (open access)

Locomotive number Plate and Holder Therefor

Patent for a locomotive number plate and holder therefor. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Lape, John K.
System: The Portal to Texas History