Capsule Filler (open access)

Capsule Filler

Patent for a device that fills capsules with medicine. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Brown, Patrick Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Animal-Trap and Chicken-Coop. (open access)

Combined Animal-Trap and Chicken-Coop.

Patent for a combined animal trap and chicken coop, which has a compartment attached to the coop that is a trap for rats and other animals.
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Moore, Henry Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper or Cultivator. (open access)

Cotton Chopper or Cultivator.

Patent for a cotton chopper whose shovels are adjustable and that leaves the cotton in small piles behind it.
Date: January 21, 1908
Creator: Ferriott, Charles L.
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
Journal-Box. (open access)

Journal-Box.

Patent for a journal box for railroad cars with an improved bearing and lubricating system.
Date: October 20, 1908
Creator: Jones, Jefferson Davis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Automatically Closing Electric Circuits (open access)

Means for Automatically Closing Electric Circuits

Patent for a means for automatically closing electric circuits, specifically for railway systems. Illustrations included.
Date: February 18, 1908
Creator: Keeler, Fayette William
System: The Portal to Texas History