CAR - SEAT CLEANER. (open access)

CAR - SEAT CLEANER.

Patent for new and improved car-seat cleaners, including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1902
Creator: Ridd, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock (open access)

Lock

Patent for a lock. Illustration included.
Date: November 6, 1906
Creator: Katzenberger, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Boiler (open access)

Steam Boiler

Patent for a stem boiler. Illustration included.
Date: December 6, 1904
Creator: Stucky, Allan C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing Compound for Eggs. (open access)

Packing Compound for Eggs.

Patent for a mixture of shale dust, gypsum, wood ash, sulfur, borax, saltpeter, and salicylic acid. This compound is to be layered around eggs, fruits, or vegetables for the purpose of preserving them.
Date: May 6, 1902
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Transmitter (open access)

Telephone Transmitter

Patent for a telephone transmitter. Illustration included.
Date: June 6, 1905
Creator: Fletcher, Milton J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stick-Candy Machine. (open access)

Stick-Candy Machine.

Patent for a machine for forming a batch of candy into stick candy in uniform sized pieces.
Date: August 6, 1907
Creator: Jenner, Edward J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hand Plow Propeller (open access)

Hand Plow Propeller

Patent for hand plow propeller. Illustration included.
Date: September 6, 1904
Creator: Avant, Leonidas W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Signal System. (open access)

Electrical Signal System.

Patent for an improved electrical signal system which can help ascertain "the position of a train or other obstruction on a railway-track ... at either terminal" (lines 14-16), including an illustration.
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Lacroix, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Signal System. (open access)

Electrical Signal System.

Patent for an electrical system "whereby the position of a train anywhere between the ends of a track can be ascertained at either terminal" (lines 14-16).
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Lacroix, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Press. (open access)

Roller-Press.

Patent for a roller cotton press, which compresses the inner layers of the bale more than the outer layers.
Date: October 6, 1908
Creator: Reagan, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch Mechanism and Train-Carrried Actuating Means Therefor. (open access)

Switch Mechanism and Train-Carrried Actuating Means Therefor.

Patent for a switch mechanism for railroads, which is triggered by the train.
Date: October 6, 1908
Creator: Haas, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Steam Engine (open access)

Rotary Steam Engine

Patent for rotary steam engine. Illustration included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Owen, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process for Extracting Honey. (open access)

Process for Extracting Honey.

Patent for a beehive and extraction process for honey, which does not destroy the wax cells the honey is stored in.
Date: October 6, 1908
Creator: Avant, Leonidas W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint (open access)

Rail Joint

Patent for a rail joint. Illustration included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Ritchey, Andrew M. & Shane, Robert C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin Operating Vending Machine (open access)

Coin Operating Vending Machine

Patent for a coin operated vending machine. Illustration included.
Date: December 6, 1904
Creator: Davis, Alvah B.
System: The Portal to Texas History