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Copy Holder (open access)

Copy Holder

Patent for an improved copy holder design that is "adapted for holding stenographers' notebooks and other copies and equipped with an efficient line guide, capable of easy and rapid operation to drop the line indicating means from one line to another with perfect accuracy" (lines 14-19), including illustrations.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Wrede, Albin C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete-Block Machine (open access)

Concrete-Block Machine

Patent for "improvements in means for improving cement or concrete blocks."(ln. 12-14)
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Cathriner, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Knee-pad (open access)

Cotton-Picker's Knee-pad

Patent for "knee pads especially adapted for cotton picker's use." (lines 10-11)
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Boynton, Willie A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Counting-Machine. (open access)

Counting-Machine.

Patent for "a counting machine, and it more particularly relates to an attachment for typewriters (lines 12-14).
Date: March 3, 1914
Creator: Davis, Oscar C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Support. (open access)

Collar-Support.

Patent for improvements to collar supports "...to provide a supporter which may be readily pinned to the collar and which is therefore easily detached therefrom when desired" (lines 11-14) including illustrations.
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Towler, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Stove. (open access)

Collapsible Stove.

Patent for an improved collapsible and portable cooking device.
Date: March 31, 1914
Creator: Davis, Emma
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Tie and Rail-Joint (open access)

Combination Tie and Rail-Joint

Patent for improvement in the safety of tie and rail-joints. Improves the connection so that independent movement of the tie and rail is reduced.
Date: November 17, 1914
Creator: Knaus, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin Holding Post Card (open access)

Coin Holding Post Card

Patent for a postcard that hold coins. This can be used to transport or collect coins.
Date: June 5, 1914
Creator: Bedinger, S. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Educational Chart, Drawing-Board, and Writing-Desk. (open access)

Combined Educational Chart, Drawing-Board, and Writing-Desk.

Patent for "a combined desk and blackboard" (line 68) that includes illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Henderson, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Door and Gate Stop. (open access)

Combined Door and Gate Stop.

Patent for an improved stop for doors and gates, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Ford, John Owen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Paper Holder and Display Device (open access)

Combination Paper Holder and Display Device

Patent for a combination paper holder and display device, that holds paper towels and toilet paper and also has a display device to view.
Date: November 24, 1914
Creator: Dalton, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hat and Coat Rack. (open access)

Combined Hat and Coat Rack.

Patent for a simple hat and coat rack "wherein a hat holder is supported by two garment hooks" and mounted on a wall (lines 11-12).
Date: November 10, 1914
Creator: Trice, Bacon S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Milking Pail and Stool. (open access)

Combined Milking Pail and Stool.

Patent for a new milk pail and stool combination that can be wall-mounted for support.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Rollins, George L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles. (open access)

Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles.

Patent for a temple bow for spectacles which is secured to a lens frame and is adjustable to “accommodate the angle of vision of the wearer” (lines 89-90). The connection joints between the bow and lens frame allows adjustment without bending or twisting the bow, providing a more durable bow and frame.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Blanchard, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Headlight For Vehicles. (open access)

Adjustable Headlight For Vehicles.

Patent for a vertically moving headlight so that the driver can aim light toward the direction in which they are traveling. The headlight is meant to be durable and easy to build.
Date: August 4, 1914
Creator: Gray, Charles B. & Teter, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adding Machine. (open access)

Adding Machine.

Patent for a new and improved adding machine using rotating discs.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Druschke, Julius C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Flue (open access)

Combination-Flue

Patent for a flue which will not crack and open, due to settling or to transverse strain. Also to provide means whereby the flue may be supported from the joists of a ceiling, against settling.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Carl, Reinhold Adolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Loading Device (open access)

Car-Loading Device

Patent for a device used in the loading of train cars with reduced manual effort.
Date: November 16, 1914
Creator: Davison, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism for Gas Engines (open access)

Valve Mechanism for Gas Engines

Patent for improvements in the valve mechanisms of gas engines, with the object being to "provide an air cooling chamber for maintaining the exhaust valve in a cooled condition under all conditions of operations (lines 9-14).
Date: November 12, 1914
Creator: Blumberg, Humble G.
System: The Portal to Texas History