Insect Catcher (open access)

Insect Catcher

Patent for an insect catcher. This device is for catching cotton boll weevils. Illustration included.
Date: October 3, 1905
Creator: Krenek, Edward Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recharging-Valve. (open access)

Recharging-Valve.

Patent for a recharging valve "to permit recharging the auxiliary reservoirs of an automatic air-brake system without involving the release of the brakes." (lines 8-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 3, 1905
Creator: Williams, Leonard F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a wire-stretcher "to provide a device of the class embodying new and improved features of utility, convenience, indestructibility, and cheapness." (lines 8-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 3, 1905
Creator: Kimbro, John A. & Kimbro, Jeremirah H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Electric Switch (open access)

Automatic Electric Switch

Patent for an automatic electric switch. Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1905
Creator: Guthrie, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calendar (open access)

Calendar

Patent for a calendar. This invention relates to a form of calendar known as "perpetual" calendars. Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1905
Creator: Landrum, Joel Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Music Indicator (open access)

Music Indicator

Patent for a music indicator. This device is readily applied to a piano or other keyed musical instruments in order to properly indicate the various chords, notes, scales, and the like. Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1905
Creator: MacMaster, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for a pump. This invention is a "class of pumps employing one or more rotary propellers for lifting the water" (line 11-13). Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1905
Creator: Park, Henry J. & Ries, Ferdinand H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self Setting Trap (open access)

Self Setting Trap

Patent for self setting trap. Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1905
Creator: Massie, Samuel Jett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shutter - Fastener (open access)

Shutter - Fastener

Patent for an improvement in shutter and blind fasteners. The invention provides a way for someone to lock or fasten blinds so they cannot be opened from the outside.
Date: October 10, 1905
Creator: Niggli, Emil
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester (open access)

Spark-Arrester

Patent for an improved and simplified spark arrester, which deflects sparks and other products of combustion back into the furnace or into a designated receptacle.
Date: October 10, 1905
Creator: Anderson, Oliver Lacy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Breaker Or Reducer (open access)

Stalk Breaker Or Reducer

Patent for a stalk breaker or reducer. Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1905
Creator: Johnson, Robert L. & Robertson, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cable Grip (open access)

Cable Grip

Patent for a cable grip. Illustration included.
Date: October 17, 1905
Creator: Neff, Asa J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carpet Stretcher (open access)

Carpet Stretcher

Patent for carpet stretcher. Illustration included.
Date: October 17, 1905
Creator: Williams, Robbert D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date: October 17, 1905
Creator: Coldiron, George Gipson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning And Condensing Machine (open access)

Cotton Cleaning And Condensing Machine

Patent for cotton cleaning and condensing machine. "This invention relates to cotton cleaning and condensing machinery; and it has for its object to proved simple, durable, and comparatively inexpensive machine for cleaning the cotton fiber and forming it into a bat as it leaves the gin in preparation for the baling press" (9-15). Illustration included.
Date: October 17, 1905
Creator: Reagan, Edgar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoe Attachment (open access)

Hoe Attachment

Patent for a blade attachment to a hoe. Illustration included.
Date: October 17, 1905
Creator: Garner, Samuel Jake
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leg Brace (open access)

Leg Brace

Patent for a leg brace. Illustration included.
Date: October 17, 1905
Creator: Norwood, Robert R. & O'Neall, Elisha V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Platform Treadle For Hand Cars (open access)

Platform Treadle For Hand Cars

Patent for a platform treadle for hand cars. Illustration included.
Date: October 17, 1905
Creator: Allison, Andrew J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biological Survey of Texas (open access)

Biological Survey of Texas

From introduction: "Report on the biological survey of Texas conducted over a number of years through collection of information and specimens. Focus on life zones and their subdivisions and on the mammals and reptiles of the state."
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carpenter's Jack (open access)

Carpenter's Jack

Patent for a carpenter's jack specifically designed for "carpenters or workmen in laying flooring, putting up siding, or any similar operations" (lines 9-11).
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: McCulley, Perry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dehorner For Cattle (open access)

Dehorner For Cattle

Patent for a dehorner to remove cattle horns. Illustration included.
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: Binnings, Charles Elijah
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Bell-Ringer (open access)

Electric Bell-Ringer

Patent for an electric bell ringer that is "operated either by electric wires from a distance or by merely pressing a push-button" (lines 11-13).
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: Hall, Ira W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Cot Or Bed (open access)

Folding Cot Or Bed

Patent for a folding cot or bed. Illustration included.
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: Gusdorf, Adolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furniture Brace (open access)

Furniture Brace

This is a patent for a furniture brace. Illustration included.
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: Nall, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History