Combined Tie-Plate and Rail-Anticreeper. (open access)

Combined Tie-Plate and Rail-Anticreeper.

Patent for a combined railroad tie and rail anti-creeping device, which prevents the rails from spreading.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for a clothes pin that is durable and strong.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: French, Alfonso Claude
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beehive (open access)

Beehive

Patent for a concrete beehive whose walls keep the temperature even, is ventilated, and large enough to fit honey frames into.
Date: September 7, 1909
Creator: Weaver, Phillip
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baggage-Fastener (open access)

Baggage-Fastener

Patent for a baggage fastener which ties around the box securely.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Moses, Jacob Bernhard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade Bracket. (open access)

Window-Shade Bracket.

Patent for a window shade bracket, which holds the shade straight.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Brown, Colbert W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Pouch-Transferring Apparatus. (open access)

Mail-Pouch-Transferring Apparatus.

Patent for a mail pouch transferring apparatus for use on trains, which consists of a crane that can be used in the same position no matter which direction the train is going past it.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Pepple, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Brace for Plows. (open access)

Sweep-Brace for Plows.

Patent for a sweep brace for plows, which can be easily attached and removed.
Date: September 7, 1909
Creator: Wheeler, George M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating-Package. (open access)

Refrigerating-Package.

Patent for a refrigerating package for shipping oysters, which uses ice and ice water kept at a constant level to keep the oysters cool and blocks contaminants.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Folsom, Andrew W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case. (open access)

Show-Case.

Patent for a show case for goods in stores, which noes not require taking the goods in and out of the case to show them to customers.
Date: September 7, 1909
Creator: Ludeman, Bernard W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand and Slime Separator and Classifier. (open access)

Sand and Slime Separator and Classifier.

Patent for a sand and slime separator and classifier for use in mining operations.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notching Means for Wire-Winding Machines. (open access)

Notching Means for Wire-Winding Machines.

Patent for notching means for wire winding machines, which evenly notches well screens with a chisel.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Wergin, William Lewis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for a rail joint, which does need bolts to fasten it together.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Perkins, Wallace P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Holder. (open access)

Door-Holder.

Patent for a door holder, which will hold the door in place at various preset positions.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Daly, Henry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper, which cut the cotton into hills of equal distance apart.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Alexander, Winston B.
System: The Portal to Texas History