Car Coupling (open access)

Car Coupling

Patent for train car coupling. Illustration included.
Date: January 17, 1905
Creator: Jones, Evan S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for "a new windmill design to improve the construction of windmills and to provide a simple, durable, and efficient one" (lines 11-12)
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Benson, Arthur Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Digging Machine. (open access)

Well-Digging Machine.

Patent for an improved oil well digging machine.
Date: December 1, 1908
Creator: Clack, Judge H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spectacles (open access)

Spectacles

Patent for spectacles. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1905
Creator: Trulove, James William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment (open access)

Plow Attachment

Patent for a plow attachment that is used for cutting the plowed stalks and breaking up large chunks of soil. Illustrations included.
Date: July 13, 1909
Creator: Batson, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Stirrup. (open access)

Safety-Stirrup.

Patent for a safety stirrup which has a locking mechanism, which will open if a rider is thrown from the saddle to release the foot from the stirrup.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Batson, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Hanger. (open access)

Harness-Hanger.

Patent for a harness hanger, which prevents the harnesses from getting tangled.
Date: September 14, 1909
Creator: Taylor, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History