Attachment for Phonographs, &c. (open access)

Attachment for Phonographs, &c.

Patent for an attachment for phonographs to be used to have records play on a loop. Illustrations included.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Perrenot, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Chair and Ironing Board (open access)

Combination Chair and Ironing Board

Patent for a chair that can fold and act as an ironing board. Illustration included.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Hufft, Rose; Harrell, Cullen Carr & Hufft, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carpenter's Square. (open access)

Carpenter's Square.

Patent for a carpenter's square, which has a table of rafter cut measurements, a table of measurements in inches, and the standard carpenter's measure table.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Bailey, Louis Eugene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbid-Feed Device for Acetylene-Gas Generators. (open access)

Carbid-Feed Device for Acetylene-Gas Generators.

Patent for a carbide-feed device for Acetylene gas generators, which prevents moisture from getting into the carbide and causing it to stick to the walls of the feed tube.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Weaver, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Indian Club and Dumb-Bell. (open access)

Combined Indian Club and Dumb-Bell.

Patent for a combined Indian club and dumbbell, which are easily interchanged and having varying weights.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Burr, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion and Air Compressing Engine (open access)

Internal Combustion and Air Compressing Engine

Patent for internal combustion and air compressing engine. Illustration included.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Risley, Ward & Risley, Zeph L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Motor (open access)

Hydraulic Motor

Patent for a hydraulic motor. Illustration included.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Schaefer, Herbert Clyde
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swivel Connection (open access)

Swivel Connection

Patent for a swivel connection for pipe joints which does not require packing and allows each pipe to turn independently of the other.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Guild, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for a pneumatic pump that attaches to automobiles and fills up pneumatic tires and self-lubricates.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Kreiter, Richard F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a washing machine, which has rubbing devices that will not injure the clothes and attaches to any tub and braces it.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Zachary, Archie A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie. (open access)

Railway-Tie.

Patent for a compact railway tie with the least possible parts.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Roberts, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Display-Cabinet. (open access)

Rotary Display-Cabinet.

Patent for a rotary display cabinet for lace and ribbons, which has a dust free delivery system, rotates to allow the spools to be wound back up easily, and has a glass window for easy viewing.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Duncan, Delorus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Device (open access)

Signaling Device

Patent for a signaling device to be used on railroads, trolley cars, or engines. Illustrations included.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Smith, William Philip
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Dog Trip for Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Safety-Dog Trip for Cotton-Presses.

Patent for a safety dog trip for cotton presses, which automatically removes the dog rods holding the cotton out of the press when it is sent up for pressing.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Wright, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Head-Rest For Barbers' Chairs (open access)

Head-Rest For Barbers' Chairs

Patent for a headrest to be used for chairs used by barbers and doctors. Illustrations included.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Wallace, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Reversible Engine (open access)

Rotary Reversible Engine

Patent for rotary reversible engine. Illustrations included.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Risley, Ward & Risley, Zeph L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potato-Digger. (open access)

Potato-Digger.

Patent for a potato digger, which leaves the potatoes on top of the soil and can be used in a variety of different soil types.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Herring, Jesie M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an oil burner, which atomizes oil through the injection of steam that helps the oil to burn more easily.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Milton, John Foy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Appliance (open access)

Draft Appliance

Patent for a draft attachment to be used with a animal-drawn vehicle to hitch a third horse to the vehicle if need be. Illustrations included.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Gaines, Wister F.
System: The Portal to Texas History