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Bale-Tie (open access)

Bale-Tie

Patent for a bale tie made of aluminum which has a fastener attached to the band.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Brigance, Alice Osborne
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balanced Valve (open access)

Balanced Valve

Patent for a balanced valve for a steam powered sawmill.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Rigsby, Lewis J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Door Stop (open access)

Auto-Door Stop

Patent for a door stop that is cheap to produce and holds doors firmly.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Hill, Ulysses H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with two independently operated plows on the front.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Ferriott, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a wire stretcher, which can stretch and hold a wire for a fence until it is securely fastened to the fence post and is easy to operate.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Dobbs, John & Welborn, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a wire stretcher for use in building wire fences.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Williams, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Disintegrating Fibrous Plants (open access)

Machine for Disintegrating Fibrous Plants

Patent for a machine that filters out the pulp from fibrous plants to obtain their fiber. Illustrations included.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Hartman, Emil
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Splitting Hogs and Cattle Through the Backbones. (open access)

Machine for Splitting Hogs and Cattle Through the Backbones.

Patent for a butchering machine for cutting hogs and cattle through the backbone into two sections lengthwise.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Burleson, Andrew M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Stay. (open access)

Wire-Fence Stay.

Patent for a wire fence stay, which holds wire fences together.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Horsley, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap for Crustacea (open access)

Trap for Crustacea

Patent for a trap used to catch various crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters. Illustrations included.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolley-Pole. (open access)

Trolley-Pole.

Patent for a trolley pole, which is extendable and contractible.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Bouchard, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device (open access)

Measuring Device

Patent for a measuring device that measures fabric. Illustration included.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Teykl, John F. & Wagener, Kenny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post. (open access)

Fence-Post.

Patent for a fence post with a base that expands when put in the ground to hold it firmly in place.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Cherry, Fon T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screen-Hanger. (open access)

Screen-Hanger.

Patent for a screen hanger with a hook for a half window screen and a hook for a full window screen on each end of it.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Rust, Emory G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine. (open access)

Rotary Engine.

Patent for a steam rotary engine, which is a reversible engine.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Risley, Ward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pyrotechnic Device. (open access)

Pyrotechnic Device.

Patent for a firework called a crazy cracker, which prevents accidental ignition from friction by covering the firework in a wood pulp covering.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Graber, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle (open access)

Non-Refillable Bottle

Patent for a bottle that prevents outside liquids from flowing inside. Illustrations included.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Gibson, Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil and Water Well Strainer (open access)

Oil and Water Well Strainer

Patent for an oil and water well strainer used to filter out the sand. Illustrations included.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plowshare. (open access)

Plowshare.

Patent for a plowshare with a reinforced and self-sharpening point.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Awalt, Francis Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Holder. (open access)

Door-Holder.

Patent for a door holder, which is operated by turning the door knob and holds the door open at predetermined positions.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Clark, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drier (open access)

Drier

Patent for a drier used for drying sugar canes from a sugar mill. Illustrations included.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Rayner, Henry William
System: The Portal to Texas History