Antiseptic Shaving Outfit. (open access)

Antiseptic Shaving Outfit.

Patent for a more compact and improved version of an antiseptic shaving outfit, including illustrations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Braunstein, Aron
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Demonstrating and Testing Piston Packing Rings (open access)

Apparatus for Demonstrating and Testing Piston Packing Rings

Patent for an apparatus that allows for a more accurate and efficient way to test piston packing rings by measuring ease of movement.
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Holland, Kirk D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher (open access)

Mail-Bag Catcher

Patent for a mail bag catcher for a train, utilized to catch mail efficiently of different sizes, weights, and through adverse conditions.
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Fleming, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interlocking Tile. (open access)

Interlocking Tile.

Patent for interlocking tiles that obviate a continuous transverse mortar joint so that all liability of moisture passing through the wall is eliminated and a more substantial wall built.
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Waddell, Clarence W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Connector and Releaser (open access)

Patent for Connector and Releaser

Patent for a connecting device that can be implemented in various situations, and can be instantly detached in emergency situations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Pena, Manuel V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock (open access)

Nut Lock

Patent for device locks a nut to the threaded portion of a bolt.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Blackwelder, Charlie A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin (open access)

Gin

Patent for cotton gin
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit for Wells (open access)

Drill Bit for Wells

Patent for drill bit for drilling wells.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Martin, Robert D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Thief (open access)

Oil Thief

Patent for Oil Thief
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Kaul, Walter H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pumping Jack (open access)

Pumping Jack

Patent for pumping jacks relating to oil wells.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: McCuin, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin Saw Gumming Machine. (open access)

Gin Saw Gumming Machine.

Patent for an improved variation of a gin saw gumming machine with "an adjustable means for clamping the machine to varying diameters of space blocks on gin saws of varying diameters." (Lines 11-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Taylor, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof Swing and Ventilator. (open access)

Fireproof Swing and Ventilator.

Patent for fireproof ventilated swing for the chimney base to prevent sagging of the ceiling.
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Craven, Danniel M., Sr
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight-Steering Mechanism (open access)

Headlight-Steering Mechanism

Patent for an automobile steering mechanism that turns the headlights to match the path of the car as it is steered.
Date: August 2, 1917
Creator: Shannon, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heel-Sweep Brace. (open access)

Heel-Sweep Brace.

Patent for heel-sweep brace "relates to new and useful improvements in attachments to cultivators for strengthening the heel sweep thereof and prevent the same from rocking upon the foot."(lines 15-19)
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Goodlett, Henry Jimison
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Collar. (open access)

Harness-Collar.

Patent for harness collars for horses and mules. This harness collar "is to provide a collar having adjustable fastening mean which preferably are also adjustable as between themselves whereby a better adjustment of the collar is made possible" (lines 22-27)
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Mahone, Edwin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Space Band for Line Casting Machines (open access)

Space Band for Line Casting Machines

Patent for improvments in space bands.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Webb, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Tool (open access)

Well Drilling Tool

Patent for improvments into the tools for boring Artesian wells.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Schubert, Hermann F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo (open access)

Silo

Patent for Silo
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Peirce, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shade and Drapery Fixture (open access)

Shade and Drapery Fixture

Patent for improvements in shade and drapery fixtures.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Crawford, James O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Bearing (open access)

Roller Bearing

Patent for Roller Bearing
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Galbraith, David G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Door Fastener (open access)

Car Door Fastener

Patent for fastener for sliding on rail cars
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Campbell, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Automatic Shift for Saw Sharpening Machines (open access)

Patent for Automatic Shift for Saw Sharpening Machines

Patent for Automatic Shift for Saw Sharpening Machines
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Ross, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for Cotton Chopper
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Wills, Saladin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal Chair. (open access)

Metal Chair.

Patent for a cheap metal chair that can be disassembled and reassembled easily.
Date: June 2, 1917
Creator: Wendell, Peter P.
System: The Portal to Texas History