Figure Toy. (open access)

Figure Toy.

Patent for a figure toy, which attaches to phonographs and has figures which dance to the music.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Hall, George T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. This invention uses a toggle lever that becomes active after each stroke of the plunger. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Pickard, William Moad
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Tanning (open access)

Composition for Tanning

Patent for new and useful improvements in compounds for tanning, using water, four gallons, fluid extract of phytolacca or common poke root, quarter of an ounce, gum gambier, four pounds, and alum, one pound.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Burrows, Ira I
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Circuit-Closer. (open access)

Circuit-Closer.

Patent for a circuit closer for ignition systems "in which both of the terminals are not only isolated from each other, but are also insulated from the engine frame" (lines 10-12).
Date: February 16, 1909
Creator: Hubbard, Wilson E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Manufacturing a Medicament (open access)

Method of Manufacturing a Medicament

Patent for a method of manufacturing a medicament. This medicament consists of mixing turpentine and the oil derived from the boiling of cattle shanks. No illustrations.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Davis, Henry W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Bracket. (open access)

Portable Bracket.

Patent for a portable bracket holder for mirrors or papers that is worn from the shoulders and can be adjusted for different girths.
Date: August 18, 1908
Creator: Birdwell, Russell Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press with an improved plunger which returns to upright position automatically after pressing the bale.
Date: July 21, 1908
Creator: Hamilton, James William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Tooth Harrow (open access)

Spring-Tooth Harrow

Patent for a spring tooth harrow that may be converted into a rake. Illustrations included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Piester, Laval M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stamp Rack (open access)

Stamp Rack

Patent for a stamp rack. This invention is designed to support ordinary rubber stamps. Illustration included.
Date: December 3, 1907
Creator: Owens, James Powell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridge Construction (open access)

Bridge Construction

Patent for a truss bridge which also uses suspension cables and is lighter than previous truss bridges.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Carroll, John Morton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hydrant and Stop and Waste Cock. (open access)

Combined Hydrant and Stop and Waste Cock.

Patent for a hydrant water cock, which stops water from flowing into the hydrant when it is turned and drains the hydrant.
Date: September 17, 1907
Creator: Bunch, Walter R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Hammer. (open access)

Power-Hammer.

Patent for a hammer operated by a treadle with improved springs for enhanced power.
Date: September 3, 1907
Creator: Kinson, James D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a Hay-Press, for the purpose of bailing hay. Illustrations included.
Date: May 28, 1907
Creator: Hamilton, James William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for a baling press. This invention is a screw operated double acting plunger that compresses the bales. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Tate, William Elbert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk cutter that easily attaches to various farm equipment with wheels.
Date: March 5, 1907
Creator: Frantz, Ezra A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree (open access)

Whiffletree

Patent for a whiffletree. This invention is "contemplated to construct doubletrees or swingletrees of peculiar form and provided with peculiar connecting parts to secure the same together" (line 13-16). Illustration included.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Burton, Robert Redmon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Applying Bands to Bales (open access)

Device for Applying Bands to Bales

Patent for a machine which applies bands to different types of bales. Machine claims to be more efficient than other devices of its kind.
Date: August 21, 1906
Creator: Armstrong, James E. & Eddleman, Dudley E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Press Feeder (open access)

Press Feeder

Patent for press feeder. Illustration included.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Tate, William Elbert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separator (open access)

Separator

Patent for a separator for separating grain. This invention is a separator to separate grain from the straw in threshing machines. The straw is shaken and agitated in order to separate the grain.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Crane, James D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Weatherford Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1906
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch Operating Device (open access)

Switch Operating Device

Patent for a switch operating device. Illustrations included.
Date: December 12, 1905
Creator: Hubbard, Willson E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
End Gate Fastener (open access)

End Gate Fastener

Patent for gate on the back of a wagon. Illustration included.
Date: August 1, 1905
Creator: Clarke, William K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Forming Wire Bale Ties (open access)

Machine For Forming Wire Bale Ties

Patent for a machine that forms wire bale ties. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Frantz, Ezra A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin Saw Gummer (open access)

Gin Saw Gummer

Patent for gin saw gummer. Illustration included.
Date: April 4, 1905
Creator: Frantz, Ezra Allen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History