Bed or Douche Pan. (open access)

Bed or Douche Pan.

Patent for improvements in bed or douche pans, in which it will not spill easily and is easy to clean. Illustration is included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Williams, Bettie C. & Scott, Arthur C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for a harrow, which has adjustable teeth and van also be used as a cultivator.
Date: March 31, 1908
Creator: Wells, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a bailing press machine designed to be more efficient and durable. Illustrations included.
Date: December 3, 1907
Creator: Jones, Thomas A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with adjustable hoe positions.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Hudson, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Quilting-Frame and Ironing-Board (open access)

Combined Quilting-Frame and Ironing-Board

Patent for a quilting frame that can also be used as an ironing board. Illustrations included.
Date: September 10, 1907
Creator: Lowry, Moses M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering Device for Wheeled Vehicles (open access)

Steering Device for Wheeled Vehicles

Patent for steering device for wheeled vehicles. This invention is designed to be used with cultivators, planters, sulky-plows, grain-drills, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: January 22, 1907
Creator: Love, John William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for an animal trap and is spring actuated. Illustration included.
Date: October 30, 1906
Creator: Sandefur, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spirit Level. (open access)

Spirit Level.

Patent for a spirit-level by Allan T. Gibson. Meant for helping users obtain level and perpendicular lines with more ease and accuracy, as well as for determining any intermediate angle.
Date: June 26, 1906
Creator: GIbson, Allen T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mixing Plant. (open access)

Mixing Plant.

Patent for new mixing plants materials and procedures, "comprising novel means for handling, conveying, and mixing the several materials which constitute the feed and for accurately determining the proportion of each such materials" (lines 11-15), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 3, 1906
Creator: Binnings, Charles Elijah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dehorner For Cattle (open access)

Dehorner For Cattle

Patent for a dehorner to remove cattle horns. Illustration included.
Date: October 24, 1905
Creator: Binnings, Charles Elijah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hub Wrench (open access)

Hub Wrench

Patent for a hub wrench. Illustration included.
Date: March 14, 1905
Creator: Hicks, Rufus Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tongue Attachment (open access)

Vehicle Tongue Attachment

Patent for a vehicle tongue attachment. This invention is designed to combine horse drawn and motor options for plows and other farming machines. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Gillespie, David Augustus
System: The Portal to Texas History