Bale-Tie. (open access)

Bale-Tie.

Patent for a bale-fastening device that "may be applied with facility to a cotton-bale or to an equivalent package." (lines 9-11) including instructions and illustrations. The tie comprises "a band, a key engaged with the band and rotatable to coil the same therearound, and a lock fitted upon the band and engaged with the key to prevent reverse rotation thereof" (lines 105-109).
Date: August 30, 1898
Creator: Campbell, Douglas M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Car-Coupling. (open access)

Automatic Car-Coupling.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in automatic car couplings, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 13, 1898
Creator: Pettes, Moses M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel For Bicycles. (open access)

Wheel For Bicycles.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in wheels for bicycles. This design is to "provide an improved tire for this purpose which is adapted to take the place of a pneumatic tire and to operate in a similar manner" (line 13 - 17).
Date: February 8, 1898
Creator: Bowley, James Deamess
System: The Portal to Texas History
Floor - Set. (open access)

Floor - Set.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in floor sets. This invention "is designed for use in laying floors or putting up sidings and ceilings" (line 13-14).
Date: January 4, 1898
Creator: Leavens, Charles William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering Device for Vehicles. (open access)

Steering Device for Vehicles.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in steering devices for vehicles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 28, 1898
Creator: Fisher, Charles Nicholas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pressure-Controlling Valve Mechanism For Hydraulic Presses. (open access)

Pressure-Controlling Valve Mechanism For Hydraulic Presses.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in pressure controlling valve mechanism for hydraulic presses, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Price, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock-Guard. (open access)

Stock-Guard.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stock guards, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Lee, Jacob M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire - Protector (open access)

Tire - Protector

Patent for a new and useful improvements in tire-protectors. This design "has relation to armor for pneumatic tires" (line 8-9).
Date: February 8, 1898
Creator: Cross, Abraham
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine. (open access)

Saw-Filing Machine.

Patent for a new and useful saw filing machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 2, 1898
Creator: Davis, Henry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polisher or Brush. (open access)

Polisher or Brush.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in polishing brushes.
Date: May 17, 1898
Creator: Dumble, William K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Game - Carrier. (open access)

Game - Carrier.

Patent for a new and useful instrument and device to "provide hunters and fishermen with a light, cheap, clean, convenient, and secure means of carrying their game and fish" (line 18 -20).
Date: January 11, 1898
Creator: Parker, McCluer H.
System: The Portal to Texas History