Automatic Alarm for Railroad Crossings (open access)

Automatic Alarm for Railroad Crossings

Patent for alarm for automatic railroad crossings to alert those nearby of an oncoming train.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Price, Henry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Lock. (open access)

Automobile Lock.

Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in automobile locks", including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Needham, Edmund T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auxilary Transmission-Case Hanger. (open access)

Auxilary Transmission-Case Hanger.

Patent for auxiliary hanger for automobile transmission case. This particular device was designed for use with Ford automobiles, but can be used with other automobiles.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Windsor, Samuel T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Washing Machine (open access)

Clothes Washing Machine

Patent for improvements to a washing machine.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Perry, Robert J. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsable Carrying Crate (open access)

Collapsable Carrying Crate

Patent for carrying case that can be folded up to be put away when unused.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Bomar, Thomas B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker (open access)

Cotton Picker

Patent for machines that utilizes a plethora of needles to harvest cotton.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Johnson, Billie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Reginning Machine (open access)

Cotton Reginning Machine

Patent for machine that improves the grade of harvested
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Stephens, Louis K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutting Mechanism for Display Racks (open access)

Cutting Mechanism for Display Racks

Patent for Cutting Mechanism for Display-Racks.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Lanford, David L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Operating Mechanism for Mail Boxes (open access)

Door Operating Mechanism for Mail Boxes

Patent for door for mail boxes that can be quickly opened or closed by postal workers.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Calcote, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Washstand (open access)

Folding Washstand

Patent for washstand that can fold up and be put away when not being used.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Ewell, Ocie D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch. (open access)

Gate Latch.

Patent for an automatically releasing latching bolt and other improvements for a gate latch, including illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Howard, Frank L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guard Doors and the Like (open access)

Guard Doors and the Like

Patent for improved guards for doors.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Agee, Howard L. & Agee, Sidney A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Picture Display Machine (open access)

Picture Display Machine

Patent for machines that display advertising machines that will rotate in the advertisements it displays.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Osborne, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Gate (open access)

Railway Gate

Patent for gate for rail and train tracks.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Burress, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cuspidor (open access)

Sanitary Cuspidor

Patent for cuspidor that can be hidden from view, as well as hiding any unappealing odors.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Lovece, Nicola
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber (open access)

Shock Absorber

Patent for
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Stafford, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock Feeding Apparatus (open access)

Stock Feeding Apparatus

Patent for clock controlled aparatus for feeding domestic livestock.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Bass, Fredie E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tire (open access)

Vehicle Tire

Patent for improved vehicle tire.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Russey, Edward W.; Coyle, Henry J. & Coyle, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for ratcheting wrench
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Furgerson, Jesse S.; Davis, George W. & Furgerson, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Destroying Insects. (open access)

Apparatus for Destroying Insects.

Patent for improvements to a device for exterminating insects, in particular corn weevils, including illustrations.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Geeslin, Robert Worn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle. (open access)

Bale-Tie Buckle.

Patent for bale-tie buckle improvement for tightly securing single length wire prior to pressure release around a cotton bale. Further bale-tie buckle improvements include sharper bends using flat or oval wire to further decrease slipping of wire.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Frantz, Erza A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bracket (open access)

Bracket

Patent for an improved bracket.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Mertz, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Candy Wrapping Machine (open access)

Candy Wrapping Machine

Patent for a machine that will enrobe stick cand with a wrapper. It will recieve the candy stick by stick, wrap it in paper, and twist the ends.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Greer, Jesse W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check-Protector. (open access)

Check-Protector.

Patent for check-protectors that prevent unauthorized tampering with perforating rollers with springs and jaws.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: McCombs, Charles Cleveland
System: The Portal to Texas History