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
Sugared Nut Candy (open access)

Sugared Nut Candy

Patent for sugared nut candy. No illustration.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: McDonald, Joseph H. & Hopson, Charley A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Stem Packing (open access)

Valve Stem Packing

Patent for "valve-stem packing for locomotives and steam engines." (lines 8,9) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1903
Creator: McComas, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rocking Chair Fan (open access)

Rocking Chair Fan

Patent for a rocking chair fan. Illustration included.
Date: August 9, 1904
Creator: Gilmer, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeder (open access)

Seeder

Patent for a seeder used for sowing small grain including illustrations.
Date: August 7, 1900
Creator: Fitzgerald, John Thornton & Ramsey, John Shelton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Compress (open access)

Cotton Compress

Patent for "an improved cotton-compress adapted to be used in connection with a cotton-baling press for increasing the density and reducing the size of the bales formed in the press."
Date: August 26, 1902
Creator: Denton, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History