Apparatus for Extracting Wax from Plants (open access)

Apparatus for Extracting Wax from Plants

Patent for "an apparatus for extracting wax from the candelilla plant and other species of plants of the class Myrica." (lines 9-12)
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Frank Thatcher, of El Paso, Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper that can be used for cultivation.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Crow, Jesse J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Billiard Cue (open access)

Billiard Cue

Patent for a billiard cue. This invention is designed with removable tips. Illustration included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Borroughs, John Vertie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Circulating-Fan (open access)

Circulating-Fan

Patent for a circulating fan for cooling rooms. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Jalonick, Hartwell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Coffee-Pot. (open access)

Collapsible Coffee-Pot.

Patent for a new and improved collapsible coffee pot and similar receptacles, including illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Irwin, Walter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brake-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Brake-Operating Mechanism

Patent for a brake operating mechanism for street cars that is easy to operate and behind a guard rail or cover.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Irwin, Walter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lemon-Squeezer. (open access)

Lemon-Squeezer.

Patent for a new lemon squeezer design for "table purposes" (line 15) and "to provide a sanitary lemon squeezer" (lines 19-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Carroll, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolley (open access)

Trolley

Patent for a trolley that has a secure connection to the trolley line.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Irwin, Walter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Regulator (open access)

Feed-Regulator

Patent for a device, used in connection with crushing and/or storage machinery, to assist in the distribution of dry, powdered, or fine feeding materials.
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Searle, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Skirt-Marker (open access)

Skirt-Marker

Patent for a skirt marker. Illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: Zelman, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sleeping-Car (open access)

Sleeping-Car

Patent for a railroad sleeping car with an improved mechanism for folding the seats into beds.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Anson, Warren J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiber Cleaning Machine (open access)

Fiber Cleaning Machine

Patent for a machine for removing the bark or husk and pulp from fibrous plants. This machine promises to be smaller and more efficient than earlier models.
Date: August 22, 1911
Creator: Vaughn, Henry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Cleaning Machine (open access)

Fiber-Cleaning Machine

Patent for a machine for decorticating plants and cleaning the pulp from the fibers. Illustrations included.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Vaughan, Henry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Fastening Device (open access)

Rail-Fastening Device

Patent for a rail fastening device that can be used on various materials and does not require the use of bolts or screws.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Bergen, James V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner (open access)

Oil Burner

Patent for an oil burner. Illustration included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Watts, Simeon Jefferson; Jones, David Crockett & Barton, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dumping-Bottom for Ash-Pans of Locomotives (open access)

Dumping-Bottom for Ash-Pans of Locomotives

Patent for a dumping bottom for ash pans of locomotives that allows the ashes to be quickly dumped through panels that open in the floor.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Golden, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History