Water-Fence. (open access)

Water-Fence.

Patent for the improved design of a water fence with specifications that allow the passage of a log without fully raising the fence; includes illustrations.
Date: March 26, 1901
Creator: Walton, John H. & Ball, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse Breaking Device (open access)

Horse Breaking Device

Patent for a horse breaking device. This invention is designed to break the horses without balking. Illustration included.
Date: March 8, 1904
Creator: Bump, James G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain Drying Means. (open access)

Grain Drying Means.

Patent for a new mechanism for bulk drying grain. Includes illustrations.
Date: March 3, 1903
Creator: Liles, La Fayette W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post (open access)

Fence-Post

Patent for "improvements in fence-posts, telegraph-poles, and the like."(lines 11-12) These improvements include wings what mount into slots at the base of the posts to anchor them firmly into the ground. Including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 30, 1903
Creator: Childress, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History