Amusement Device (open access)

Amusement Device

Patent for an amusement device. Illustrations included.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Dougherty, James P. & Beeman, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Sulky Plow (open access)

Wheel Sulky Plow

Patent for wheel sulky plow. Illustrations included.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Renfro, William T. & Renfro, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Triple Valve (open access)

Triple Valve

Patent for a triple valve for air brakes on trains that gives the engineer more control over the brakes.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Anderson, Williamson D. & Shearer, Edward J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for a washing machine that also includes a wringer.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Biggers, Samuel A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner (open access)

Oil-Burner

Patent for an oil burner for stoves that can still operate even if there are impurities in the water used to create the steam employed in getting the fuel to burn.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Mills, John H. T. & Mills, Virgil H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cylinder for Cotton-Gins (open access)

Cylinder for Cotton-Gins

Patent for a cylinder for cotton gins that can have one disk removed for repair without taking apart the whole cylinder.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Fuller, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clamp (open access)

Clamp

Patent for a clamp for well tubes that can be used to remove the tubes for repair.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Maxwell, Thomas A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Counterbalance for Pump-Rods (open access)

Counterbalance for Pump-Rods

Patent for a counterbalance for pump rods that increases the efficiency of the pump.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Bowman, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker. (open access)

Cotton Picker.

Patent for an improved cotton picker and cleaner that is cylindrical in design, with a drum that contains rows of spikes or teeth and which rotates by a connecting shaft that can be connected to a motor. Includes illustrations.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Ball, William D. & Bradburn, Justin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History