Passenger Recorder (open access)

Passenger Recorder

Patent for "automatically auditing the number of passengers and the distance traveled by said passengers while en route on a train or other public conveyance." (lines 9-13)
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Rudolf Brown, of Cuero, Texas.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Commode-Seat. (open access)

Commode-Seat.

Patent for a commode/toilet seat and storage cabinet that holds multiple seats that can be used to provide individual seats for each person using the commode/toilet.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Ainsworth, Lucian M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Registering and Denoting Device and Label-Holder. (open access)

Combined Registering and Denoting Device and Label-Holder.

Patent for a combined registering and denoting device and label holder for use in stores to keep track of how many items are sold and what is left in stock.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Parten, Wilbur
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Computing-Scale. (open access)

Computing-Scale.

Patent for a computing scale for weighing items and calculating their price per pound.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Cameron, Clyde M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Branding-Iron (open access)

Branding-Iron

Patent for a branding iron that expends less fuel than similar brands due to its combustion chamber that is able to better concentrate its heat towards the applied surface.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Thurman, Lee Onadus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrant Valve. (open access)

Hydrant Valve.

Patent for an improved valve for hydrants that, when closed, allows water to drain out of the riser and bib, preventing freezing. Includes illustrations.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Ziller, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment for Cultivators. (open access)

Harrow Attachment for Cultivators.

Patent for an improved harrow attachment for cultivators that can be easily and quickly removed or attached and which allows soil to be worked after rain when it would otherwise be too moist. Includes illustrations.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Stevens, Charles P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel. (open access)

Wheel.

Patent for light weight wheels for use in wheelbarrows and trucks, which are capable of handling large, heavy loads and lubricating its own hub bearings.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Heibeck, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vulcanizing Device. (open access)

Vulcanizing Device.

Patent for a vulcanizing device for use on tires.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Robbins, James M. & Crew, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Windmill-Gearing (open access)

Improvement in Windmill-Gearing

Patent for "gearing for transmitting motion to the pump rod" (lines 9-10) of a windmill. Includes description and illustration.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Roberts, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a type of vehicle wheel made of a unique hub, rim, and resilient spokes. The design allows for the hub and spokes to rotate independently of the rim, reducing the need for compensating gearing. This is done by having the spokes frictionally engaged with the rim rather than a rigid, static design.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Bartle, John N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner. (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that allows foreign materials to blow away from the burner, while it is running and is fuel efficient.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Mills, John H. T. & Mills, Virgil H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System. (open access)

Telephone System.

Patent for a telephone system that can be used for long distance calls.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Controlling Switch. (open access)

Pump-Controlling Switch.

Patent for a pump controlling electric switch that automatically turns on the pump when water covers it and turns off the switch when it is dry.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Gamer, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie. (open access)

Tie.

Patent for a railway tie that has a stronger attachment to the rails than other models.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Wade, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starting Device. (open access)

Engine-Starting Device.

Patent for an engine starting device that does not require the use of a battery.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Huebner, Ferdinand P., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Framing-Tool (open access)

Framing-Tool

Patent for a framing tool designed to ease the laying of "rafters, stair carriages and the like" (lines 14-15). The tool assists in measuring proper "dimensions of cuts to be made in timber to accomplish desired construction" (lines 19-20).
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Whitlock, John N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ignition Regulator (open access)

Ignition Regulator

Patent for an ignition regulator that keeps the explosions in an internal combustion engine going at a regular rate.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Carpenter John C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Resilient Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a resilient vehicle wheel that is made with a rigid frame and springier spokes.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Watts, Robert L. & Onstead, Augustus G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for a pump that does not leak air when the piston is passed.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Murray, Jasper
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Mechanism for Tamper Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Feeding Mechanism for Tamper Cotton-Presses.

Patent for an improved feeding mechanism for tamper Cotton presses.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Lee, Felix L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press that has an improved plunger.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Hightower, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reconnoissance soil survey of the panhandle region of Texas (open access)

Reconnoissance soil survey of the panhandle region of Texas

Soil survey of 26 counties in the panhandle region of Texas. Included are Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler counties. Text describes the area, climate, soils, agriculture, and irrigation of these counties.
Date: October 26, 1911
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, reconnoissance survey, panhandle sheet

Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, railroads, towns, and counties. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: October 26, 1911
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History