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Serial/Series Title
Country
States
Year
Month
Measuring Device
Patent for a measuring device that measures fabric. Illustration included.
Date:
November 3, 1908
Creator:
Teykl, John F. & Wagener, Kenny
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ticket Selling Machine
Patent for a ticket selling machine.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Tree
Patent for a meat tree to hold meat in col storage or for smoking.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Ventilating and Expelling Water from Mines.
Patent for a ventilation and water pumping system for mines, which pumps out water underground, removes foul air and gases, and keeps the mine supplied with fresh air through pressurizing the air in the mine.
Date:
July 21, 1908
Creator:
Durack, Patrick H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milking Apparatus
Patent for a milking apparatus. This invention is designed to imitate the action of hand milking or a calf's sucking. Illustration included.
Date:
August 4, 1908
Creator:
Sinclair, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail Crane
Patent for a mail crane. This invention is designed for the delivering sacks of mail to passing trains. Illustration included.
Date:
July 28, 1908
Creator:
Hagmann, Charles C. & Fitzpatrick, Jacob C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milking Apparatus.
Patent for a manually operated milking device, which eliminates the need for the milkers hands to touch the cow's teats or the milk, thereby lessening germ exposure.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Hardy, Augustus Williams
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tread Chain for Automobile-Wheels, &c.
Patent for a tire chain for automobiles to prevent skidding and help keep the tire in better shape on rough roads.
Date:
July 21, 1908
Creator:
Thomas, James Clarence
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Changing Gear.
Patent for an automatic speed changing gear for trains.
Date:
October 27, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark Arrester
Patent for a spark arrester. Illustration included.
Date:
June 9, 1908
Creator:
Bender, Rudolf A. & Schomburg, William F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spindle-Upsetting Device
Patent for a spindle-upsetting device designed to stave up the spindle of a vehicle axle for the purpose of restoration. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 15, 1908
Creator:
Blake, Samuel L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spike Puller
Patent for a spike puller. This invention uses a clawed head set on a roller where by a fulcrum can move inward to apply power to pull the spike. Illustration included.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Bradshaw, Richard A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Hitching-Block
Patent for a portable hitching block that is retractable and is able to hold a hitching rein at any length. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 5, 1908
Creator:
Barnett, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Knee Pad
Patent for a pneumatic knee pad. Illustration included.
Date:
June 23, 1908
Creator:
Gibbs, Paalgo P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle.
Patent for a wooden cube puzzle made up of many irregular shaped pieces, which can be manufactured to be hard or easy.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Critchett, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Clevis.
Patent for a plow clevis that moves horizontally and vertically.
Date:
January 21, 1908
Creator:
Digby, Martin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Flue Expander
Patent for a pneumatic flue expander. This invention allows for the ability to expand the ends of flue sheets of a steam or other boiler. Illustration included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Kelley, Harry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Furnace.
Patent for a portable coal burning furnace for use in cooking in pots that can be adjusted for different size pots.
Date:
August 11, 1908
Creator:
Ruhmann, Gustav E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow. Illustration included.
Date:
August 4, 1908
Creator:
Messer, Jeremiah Clark & Deen, Irwin Johnson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sunshade
Patent for a sunshade to shield field workers from the sun. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Ridout, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Scraper.
Patent for a mud scraper attachment for vehicles, which prevents mud from getting in the wheels of the vehicle on muddy dirt roads.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Whitaker, Ira Paschal
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stone-Drilling Machine.
Patent for a stone drilling tool, which has water automatically flowing through it.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Weiss, Adolf
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tag
Patent for a tag. This tag is intended for use with dry goods, material bolts, and like items. Illustration included.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Brown, Sampson H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock
Patent for a nut lock to keep nuts and bolts fastened. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 22, 1908
Creator:
Zoll, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History