Collapsible Crate. (open access)

Collapsible Crate.

Patent for a collapsible crate for shipping berries.
Date: October 8, 1907
Creator: Lewis, Bennett Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chair-Dowel for Building Purposes. (open access)

Chair-Dowel for Building Purposes.

Patent for a chair dowel for constructing chairs, which puts the whole weight of the chair on top of the columns of the chair rather than the sides.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Wilson, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Slat Fastener. (open access)

Blind-Slat Fastener.

Patent for improvements in shutter attachments, in which it locks the slats in place at a desired angle. Illustration is included.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Winslow, Walter W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Audiphone (open access)

Audiphone

Patent for a audiophone which reproduces sounds at their original volume and timbre through the use of diaphragms vibrated by an electric signal.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Baker, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridge Construction (open access)

Bridge Construction

Patent for a truss bridge which also uses suspension cables and is lighter than previous truss bridges.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Carroll, John Morton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Post-Hole Digger and Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Combined Post-Hole Digger and Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a post-hole digger with a wire stretcher attached to it.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Haynes, James H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Applying Dry Hot Air to the Face (open access)

Apparatus for Applying Dry Hot Air to the Face

Patent for a hot air blowing device for blowing on the face that has adjustable temperature settings.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Smith, William Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book or Music Leaf Turner. (open access)

Book or Music Leaf Turner.

Patent for a music page turner, which can be operated by a lever or foot pedal.
Date: October 22, 1907
Creator: Alrich, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condenser. (open access)

Condenser.

Patent for a condenser for a hot water heater for use in homes.
Date: October 8, 1907
Creator: Nenninger, Oscar Alfred
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beamless Brake Mechanism (open access)

Beamless Brake Mechanism

Patent for a beamless brake mechanism. Illustration included.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: McKiel, James B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Stop. (open access)

Blind-Stop.

Patent for a device which locks blinds in place at the desired angle.
Date: October 22, 1907
Creator: Koenig, Charles L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap. (open access)

Animal-Trap.

Patent for an improved animal trap, primarily intended for catching wolves, that is adjustable and economical to construct.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Jones, Isaac W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Henderson sheet

Map displays soil types along with bayous, creeks, ponds, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: October 25, 1907
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of the Henderson area, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of the Henderson area, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Henderson area in Texas.
Date: October 25, 1907
Creator: Ely, Charles W. & Kocher, A. E. (Arthur E.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade Hanger. (open access)

Window-Shade Hanger.

Patent for a window shade hanger, which can be used with different size rollers and is able to be opened from top or bottom.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Brown, William F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Axle (open access)

Vehicle Axle

Patent for a vehicle axles. Illustration included.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Wagner, Samuel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Step (open access)

Vehicle Step

Patent for vehicle step. Illustrations included.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Lannom, Wilson A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk cutter for cutting dead stalks left over from the last crop that has an improved rotary cutter and lifting mechanism.
Date: October 22, 1907
Creator: Klock, George Wade
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrant. (open access)

Hydrant.

Patent for a fire hydrant, which can send a normal pressure flow of water into a hose before a fire engine is attached to allow water to be put on a fire faster. Once the fire engine is attached, the hydrant will switch to high pressure water flow.
Date: October 22, 1907
Creator: Midgett, Franklin G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spike-Puller. (open access)

Spike-Puller.

Patent for a spike remover that firmly grips the spike being removed.
Date: October 22, 1907
Creator: Webb, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Package Gripper and Holder. (open access)

Package Gripper and Holder.

Patent for a package gripper for reaching items on high shelves without climbing a ladder.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Fell, Julius P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Telephone Insulator. (open access)

Telegraph and Telephone Insulator.

Patent for a telegraph and telephone insulator, which prevents the wires from slipping out of the insulator by the use of grooves placed in the holder.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Copper, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grading-Machine. (open access)

Grading-Machine.

Patent for a grading machine for use in building dikes and levees, which can run over obstacles without harming the machine's work.
Date: October 29, 1907
Creator: Barnett, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extension-Cot. (open access)

Extension-Cot.

Patent for an extension cot, which can be widened through the folding out of extra slats from the top of the cot and folds compactly for transportation.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Whitlock, Henry B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History