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Copy-Holder. (open access)

Copy-Holder.

Patent for a copy holder with a firmer clamp and a better support for the line indicating bar than previous versions.
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: Flynn, Melvina L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate or Coop (open access)

Crate or Coop

Patent for a coop for the transportation of livestock which can be folded compactly to occupy smaller space. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: La Bauve, Odelon Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum (open access)

Apparatus for Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum

Patent for an apparatus for using the sulfur content of petroleum found in the oil fields of Texas. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Eggleston, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chafing-Iron (open access)

Chafing-Iron

Patent for a chafing iron for passenger cars designed to prevent injury to passengers who place their hands in between the irons. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Labadie, Victor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater (open access)

Water-Heater

Patent for a water heater which operates by connecting to the smoke stack of a furnace. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Miles, Joseph Furnas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater (open access)

Water-Heater

Patent for a water heater operated by heating pipes and coils. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Wood, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Gearing. (open access)

Windmill-Gearing.

Patent for a gearing for windmills, which provides "a more even and steady... stroke of the pump rod" (lines10-11).
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: Keys, Milton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Pumping Apparatus (open access)

Well Pumping Apparatus

Patent for well pumping apparatus. This invention is designed for the improvement of pumping liquid from deep wells. Illustration included.
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: Stephenson, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for a valve, which attaches easily to all sorts of liquid-filled reservoirs and is durable.
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: Craddock, Lee Larrence & McCleary, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insulator (open access)

Insulator

Patent for an insulator to be used to attach electric conductors and wires to walls or posts. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Marshall, George B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a "blow-off valve" (line 16). Illustrations included
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Koch, Rudolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hot Box Cooler and Oiler (open access)

Hot Box Cooler and Oiler

Patent for a hot box cooler and oiler. This device is for cooling and lubricating journal boxes of railway cars. Illustration included.
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: Barnes, Ned Eastman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator-Guide (open access)

Elevator-Guide

Patent for an elevator guide to be used for safety elevators used in mines. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Martini, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shutter Attachment. (open access)

Shutter Attachment.

Patent for a shutter attachment to hold the slats in place in a variety of different positions and prevent them from rattling.
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: McCaleb, John Lafayette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screw-Driver (open access)

Screw-Driver

Patent for a screwdriver. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Winfrey, Edgar M. & Lilins, Thomas W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scraper. (open access)

Scraper.

Patent for an adjustable road and ditch building scraper.
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: Edzards, Harm Uden
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Device or Saw-Guard. (open access)

Safety Device or Saw-Guard.

Patent for a saw guard to protect the fingers from accidentally being cut while cutting timber.
Date: September 29, 1908
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Massage-Machine (open access)

Massage-Machine

Patent for a massage machine which uses air pressure to perform massages. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Davenport, Walter D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Catch for Mine-Cages (open access)

Safety-Catch for Mine-Cages

Patent for a safety catch to stop falling mine cages.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Martini, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Cabinet (open access)

Display-Cabinet

Patent for a display cabinet "whereby laces and the like may be displayed and dispensed from the cabinet" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Martin, Lemuel T.
System: The Portal to Texas History